Planned Giving
Create lasting impact by including PAWS® in your estate plans.
Start Your Legacy Today
You can help future PAWS clients enhance their independence and quality of life by naming PAWS in your will or estate plans. We look forward to helping you get started.
If you have included PAWS in your will or estate plan, please let us know. We would like to thank you and add you to our Legacy Society.
Legacy Giving Options
Planned Giving
Your planned gift to Paws With A Cause will strengthen our ability to serve more clients and communities in the future. The decision to make such a commitment to PAWS is an extension of your belief in our mission. We wish to provide you with the resources you need to make the process as straightforward as possible.
If you wish to name Paws With A Cause® in your will or estate plan, we should be named as:
Paws With A Cause®, a nonprofit corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, with principal business address of 4646 Division Ave, Wayland, MI 49348
Federal Tax Identification Number: 38-2370342
Date of Incorporation: March 10, 1981
Paws With A Cause® is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Beneficiary Designations
If you are not ready to commit to making a gift in your will or estate, a simple and flexible way to remember Paws With A Cause® in your planning is to make us a beneficiary of funds such as retirement plans, life insurance policies, and bank/brokerage accounts.
It only takes a few steps to make this possible:
- Contact the fund administrator to request a change-of-beneficiary form or download one from the provider’s website.
- Decide what percentage (one to 100) you would like us to receive and list us on the form.
- Return the completed form to your plan administrator, company, or financial institution.
Start a Conversation
For support in thinking through how to begin the process of leaving a charitable legacy to strengthen PAWS’ work, contact:
Teresa A. Newmarch, MPA, CFRE, CAP®
Director of Leadership & Legacy Giving
(616) 877-7297 ext. 246
tnewmarch@pawswithacause.org
Stocks & Securities
Appreciated securities are perhaps the most cost-effective assets to use in making a gift. When you transfer ownership of long-term holdings to Paws With A Cause®, you receive a charitable deduction for their full market value, and you would pay no capital gains tax (subject to IRS deduction limits).
Since a donor’s information accompanying electronic stock transfers is not always shared in full, please alert us in advance that you plan to give stock, including the stock’s name and number of shares. To simplify the process, our Stock Transfer Form can be completed by you or your broker.
Paws With A Cause®, a nonprofit corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, with principal business address of 4646 Division Ave, Wayland, MI 49348. Federal Tax Identification Number: 38-2370342 Date of Incorporation: March 10, 1981 Paws With A Cause® is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
For questions or to transfer stocks or securities, contact:
Teresa A. Newmarch, MPA, CFRE, CAP®
Director of Leadership & Legacy Giving
(616) 877-7297 ext. 246
tnewmarch@pawswithacause.org
Charitable Gifts Through Your IRA
Please call us to learn how to make a taxwise Qualified Charitable Distribution to PAWS® from your IRA. Paws With A Cause®, a nonprofit corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, with principal business address of 4646 Division Ave, Wayland, MI 49348. Federal Tax Identification Number: 38-2370342 Date of Incorporation: March 10, 1981 Paws With A Cause® is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Teresa A. Newmarch, MPA, CFRE, CAP®
Director of Leadership & Legacy Giving
(616) 877-7297 ext. 246
tnewmarch@pawswithacause.org