Gifts in a will or by beneficiary designation are two easy ways to make the world a better place for animals for years to come — and they don’t cost anything now.
If you have already included a gift in your estate plans to benefit the future of World Animal Protection, be sure to let us know so that we may best honor your wishes.
Gifts in a Will
Making a legacy gift in your will or trust is one of the easiest and most popular ways to make a lasting impact for World Animal Protection. Once you have provided for your loved ones, we hope you will consider making our work part of your life story through a legacy gift.
A gift in your will is one of the easiest ways to create your legacy and offers the following benefits:
LASTING IMPACT
Your gift will create your legacy of protecting animals everywhere.
FLEXIBLE
You can alter your gift or change your mind at any time and for any reason.
NO COST
Costs you nothing now to give in this way.
Four simple, “no-cost-now” ways to give in your will
General gift
A general bequest is a gift of a specific amount.
Residuary gift
A residuary gift is a gift of all or a percentage of the remainder of your estate after specific bequests and expenses have been paid.
Specific gift
A specific gift is a gift of a particular piece of property. For example, real estate, funds in a bank account or shares of a corporation.
Contingent gift
A contingent gift takes effect only if the primary beneficiary or beneficiaries do not live longer than you. In other words, your gift is contingent upon whether or not they survive after you.
You can mix these no-cost ways together. For example, you might consider leaving a specific percentage (such as 50%) of the residual to World Animal Protection contingent upon the survival of your spouse.
We have a new estate planning tool, courtesy of FreeWill to help you get started on your plans for free and even help you make provisions that protect your own companion animals.
Gifts by Beneficiary Designation
It’s easy to put your bank accounts, retirement funds, savings bonds and more to use in ending animal cruelty and suffering — and it costs you nothing now.
By naming World Animal Protection as a beneficiary of these assets, you can power our mission for years to come and establish your personal legacy of protecting animals worldwide.
Potential benefits of gifts by beneficiary designation:
Reduce or eliminate taxes
Reduce or avoid probate fees
No cost to you now to give
Create your legacy with World Animal Protection
Types of Gifts
Retirement plan assets
You can simply name World Animal Protection as a beneficiary of your retirement plan to help move the world to protect animals.
Our free IRA-giving tool walks you through the process of making this gift.
Life insurance policies
You can name World Animal Protection as a beneficiary of all or a portion of your life insurance policy. With this gift arrangement, World Animal Protection will receive the proceeds of your policy after your lifetime. You can change your beneficiary at any time and may reduce your estate taxes.
Bank or brokerage accounts
This is one of the easiest gifts to give and one of the most useful in accomplishing your philanthropic goals. The next time you visit your bank, you can name World Animal Protection (EIN 04-2718182) as the beneficiary of a checking or savings bank account, a certificate of deposit (CD) or a brokerage account. When you do, you’ll take a powerful step toward protecting animals in need for generations to come.
Funds remaining in your donor-advised fund
What remains in a donor-advised fund is governed by the contract you completed when you created your fund. When you name World Animal Protection as a “successor” of your account or a portion of your account value, you enable a better life for billions of animals around the globe.
The button below will direct you to our free DAF tool that integrates with your DAF custodian automatically and saves you the extra step of notifying us about your gift.
How to update a beneficiary designation:
Simply contact your bank, retirement plan administrator, insurance company or other financial institution to request a beneficiary designation form. You may also be able to log in to your account and update your beneficiaries online.
Please use our legal name: World Animal Protection
Include our EIN number: 04-2718182
If you have already arranged a planned gift in your will, you can notify us of your intentions when you submit this brief form so we can ensure that your wishes are carried out.
Our Team is Here to Help
Our experienced team is here to help you…
- Learn about special projects that align with your interests.
- Structure a donation that maximizes benefits for you and your loved ones.
- Stay up to date on how your gift is used.
- And more!
Kara King
Development Manager
