Support through Planned Giving

It is because of your continued support, and the support of people such as yourself, that Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue is able to provide food, shelter, medical treatment and love to these animals while they await their forever homes. But what will happen when you are gone?

Making Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue your Planned Benefits beneficiary can be as simple as placing Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue's name on the beneficiary line on any one of the policies listed below:

• Life Insurance Policy
• IRA
• 401 (k)
• 403 (b)
• Keogh Account
• Any other qualified retirement plan

Naming Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue as the beneficiary of your life insurance or retirement plan is a simple and smart way to provide for Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue for years to come. When a retirement account is left to a charity such as Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue, the organization does not pay the income tax otherwise due if left to a non-spouse family member or a friend. If you no longer need the life insurance that was purchased years ago to provide for your children or other family members, please consider leaving it as a legacy to Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue.

There are many reasons to make a bequest. You may want to support Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue and its programs in the future, just as you may be doing during your lifetime. Giving by bequest costs nothing now, yet it may give you a great deal of satisfaction to know that your future gift will live on. Bequests are very private gifts, too. You may change your bequest at any time, and, if you wish, you may make your plans anonymously.

You don't need a large estate to make a significant gift to Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue and your assets remain in your control during your lifetime.

* You can direct your gift to a particular purpose (be sure to check with us to make sure your gift can be used as intended).

If you choose to include Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue in your will, please send us a confidential copy of the section of your will. This will give us the opportunity to express our thanks and to contact you in case there are any questions concerning your bequest.

To designate a bequest to Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue, you must use HTDR's formal corporate name, address and federal tax ID number, as shown below.

Here are some examples of the most common language used when making a bequest to Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue:

I hereby give $________________ (amount of gift), or

I hereby give _________________ (description of asset), or

I hereby give _________________ (percent of estate) to

Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue, for its general purposes, located at PO Box 116, Queen Creek, AZ 85142-7018 Tax ID# 45-2967840

For a private and confidential discussion regarding Estate Planning contact us by emailing happytailsdr@yahoo.com.

For information on the benefits of estate and/or planned giving gifts to Happy Tails Dachshund Rescue, please speak to your tax advisor, planner or legal counsel.