Ways to Donate Online
Help AnimalKind rescue abandoned, homeless, abused and injured cats. It’s through YOUR donations that we can maintain our shelter, help sick and injured strays, provide free or low-cost medical services and humanely attend the crisis of overpopulation of unplanned animals.
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Checks can be sent to:
AnimalKind
PO Box 902
Hudson, NY 12534
All donations to AnimalKind are fully tax deductible, as we are a 501(c)(3) animal welfare organization.
Your donations help us save lives and provide services to thousands of stray, abandoned, abused, and injured animals every year
Your donations also let us provide a critical safety net to help our community keep their beloved pets despite financial hardship
Donate now to help AnimalKind save lives and help those in need!
More Ways to Donate
• Donate through our Amazon Wishlist or Chewy Wishlist
• Leave a legacy – Learn more
• Ask your friends and family to donate to AnimalKind on your birthday
• Corporate sponsorship
• In-kind donations
We always need animal food, cleaning supplies, paper towels, scratching posts, bedding, and other supplies. Contact us if you’d like to donate or see our Amazon wish list.
How Your Donation Helps Us Help Them
Planned Giving, A Legacy of Kindness
Will or Trust
There are several ways you can make a gift through your will or trust:
Specific gift: You describe exactly what kind of gift you want to leave to a specific individual or organization and the designated source. If you want to leave a specific dollar amount from a specific source or a particular item, this is the type of bequest you would use.
Residuary gift: This type of bequest is honored after all other bequests have been made, and all debts, expenses and taxes have been paid.
Contingent gift: This type of bequest is fulfilled if certain conditions are met. For instance, if your primary beneficiary does not survive you, you can indicate your next choice through a contingent bequest.
Retirement Assets
A gift of your retirement assets, such as a gift from your IRA, 401(k), 403(b), pension or other tax-deferred plan, is an excellent way to make a planned gift to AnimalKind. If you are like most people, you probably will not use all of your retirement assets during your lifetime. Typically, retirement plan balances are subject to both income and estate taxes. Because AnimalKind is a nonprofit organization, we won't pay income tax on the distribution nor will the gift be subject to estate tax. Your retirement assets may be transferred to AnimalKind by completing a beneficiary designation form provided by your plan custodian.
Life Insurance
You can name AnimalKind as a primary life insurance beneficiary or as a contingent beneficiary should your other beneficiaries not survive you. After your lifetime, the benefits from your policy pass to AnimalKind, free of federal estate tax. To make this gift, simply contact your insurance carrier and request a beneficiary form.
Outright gift
An outright gift of cash or appreciated property is another easy and wonderful way to contribute to the work of Best Friends. Your gift will be put to immediate use, and you will be entitled to a charitable income tax deduction for the full value of your gift.
IRA
If you make a contribution to AnimalKind through your individual retirement account (IRA), you'll be saving the lives of homeless pets and you'll get great benefits, too!
A charitable IRA rollover is a great option for people 70 and older. That's because it allows you to make a gift to the animals - from $100 to $100,000 - and the distribution won't count as taxable income. An IRA rollover is also a great option if you don't normally itemize your charitable deductions.
AnimalKind’s Federal tax ID: 14-18-20248
