Other Donation Options
Donate by Check
You are always welcome to make a donation by mail. Please make your check payable PetConnect Rescue, Inc. and mail it to the address below:
PetConnect Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 60714
Potomac, MD 20859
Gifts In Memory or In Honor
PetConnect Rescue is pleased to accept donations made In Honor or In Memory of someone special in your life. Please include the name and email or mailing address of the person you would like notified of your donation, along with the name of the person or pet being honored or remembered. Donations may be made online or by mail (address above).
IRA (QCD) Donations
If you would like to donate to PetConnect Rescue from your IRA using a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), you can click HERE for more information or email Sandy Haynes, Operations and Finance Director, at shaynes @petconnectrescue.org.
Stock or Securities Donations
If you would like to make a gift of stocks or securities to PetConnect Rescue, we will be happy to provide you with the information required by your financial advisor or brokerage. You can find our Stock Transfer information HERE. Or please contact Sandy Haynes, Operations and Finance Director at shaynes @petconnectrescue.org for further assistance.
Estate Planning
A bequest to PetConnect Rescue through your Will or Trust helps ensure that we can continue to carry out our mission to rescue abandoned animals and place them in safe, loving and permanent homes. By remembering PetConnect Rescue in your estate planning, you can leave a legacy that will benefit future generations of animals and help provide for our future work. The federal government encourages these gifts or bequests, by allowing an unlimited estate tax charitable deduction. There are various methods for making such a bequest:
Specific Bequest
A specific bequest allows you to leave a specified gift in the form of a cash distribution. To make such a bequest, use the following language: “I give, devise and bequeath to PetConnect Rescue, a nonprofit organization, Tax ID/EIN 55-0857806, P.O. Box 60714, Potomac, MD 20859, the sum of (insert amount) to be used for its general purposes.”
Residuary Bequest
A residuary bequest allows you to leave a “remainder” of a percentage of your estate to PetConnect Rescue. To make a residuary use the following language: “I give, devise and bequeath to PetConnect Rescue, a nonprofit organization, Tax ID/EIN 55-0857806, P.O. Box 60714, Potomac, MD 20859, all (insert percentage amount) of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, to be used for its general purposes.”
Contingency Bequest
A contingency bequest allows you to make a gift contingent on certain circumstances. To make a contingency bequest use the following language: “If any of the above-named beneficiaries should predecease me, I hereby bequeath his or her share to PetConnect Rescue, a nonprofit organization, Tax ID/EIN 55-0857806, P.O. Box 60714, Potomac, MD 20859, to be used for its general purposes.”
To share your planned giving arrangements with us, please contact us at donations @petconnectrescue.org. If you require additional information, you may also contact Sandy Haynes, Operations and Finance Director at shaynes @petconnectrescue.org.
Shopping:
Do you shop online? If you do, please shop using iGive.com. Every time you shop at any of 700+ online stores in the iGive network, a portion of the money you spend benefits PetConnect Rescue. It’s a free service, you’ll never pay more when you reach a store through iGive, and up to 26% of each purchase benefits PetConnect Rescue! Smart shoppers will enjoy iGive’s repository of coupons, free shipping deals, and sales. To get started, just create your free iGive account. And if you buy via iGive within 45 days of creating your new account, you’ll earn an extra $5 for PetConnect Rescue! To get started, just click here.
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Vehicle Donation
You can help PetConnect Rescue’s animals by donating that unwanted car, truck, motorcycle, boat or RV! PetConnect benefits with each vehicle that is donated, and every penny goes toward helping our animals. You receive a tax donation, as well. Begin the process by visiting our partner CARS (Charitable Adult Rides & Services).