Leave a Legacy of Compassion
Make Your Impact with a Future Gift
When you give to Compassion Without Borders, you help us make a life-changing difference for animals in need.
Our Legacy of Compassion program lets you include a donation to CWOB in your will or trust. Your care for animals will live on through your gift.
YOU DECIDE HOW YOU GIVE. START HERE.
Gift Options and Resources For Now and The Future
Including Compassion Without Borders in your will or revocable living trust can be a lasting gift for animals in need. The gift costs you nothing today but ensures sustainable support on our work long into the future. To help you get started on your plans and legacy, you can use FreeWill, an online tool that guides you through creating your estate plan. Use this resource on its own, or use it to document your wishes before finalizing your plans with an attorney.
Have you already included a gift in your will or trust? Please fill out this form to let us know! We would love to thank you for your generosity.
Member benefits of the Legacy of Compassion Planned Giving Program:
•Invitations to special events celebrating our mission and the people who make it possible, as well as behind the scenes tours and van arrivals
•Recognition on our Legacy Kennels, a lasting tribute to your compassion and generosity
•Peace of mind for your own pets through our exclusive Loved for Life Program, offering a loving home for your animals after you’re gone (qualifications apply)
•Ongoing individualized communications, along with our e-newsletter, including a personal contact at Compassion Without Borders for feedback, questions, suggestions, and updates
For any questions and to learn more, contact bequest@cwob.org
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Bequest Gifts
Give a specific item (e.g. cash, stock, real estate) to Compassion Without Borders by adding us to your will or trust.
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Our Loved for Life program ensures your pet is taken care of when you’re gone
If you don’t have a loved one to step in should you no longer be able to provide for your pet’s care, Compassion Without Borders Loved for Life Program or a pet trust might be the answer. Click here for more information.
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Beneficiary Designations
Do you have an IRA, 401(k), life-insurance policy, or any other assets not included in your will? If so, these are called non-probate assets and you must plan your beneficiaries for them separately. Use this online tool to make your plans and designate us as a beneficiary of one or more of these assets.
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Resources to help you create your Donor Advised Fund:
Donor Advised Funds Provide Tax Relief Now, Donations When You Choose.
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Recent Change in Tax Law
With a recent change in tax law, you can now give any amount (up to a maximum of $100,000 per person/per each spouse) per year from your IRA
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Charitable Donation Acceptance Policy
This policy outlines the guidelines for accepting charitable donations from individuals, corporations, foundations, and other entities.
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SUPPORT CWOB DURING OR AFTER YOUR LIFETIME
Now, later or both
Let Us Know Your Wishes
To include Compassion Without Borders in your estate plans, please complete our non-binding Letter of Intent. It helps us understand your goals and vision our organization’s future.
CWOB form to notify of planned giftDonate Now
You can also choose to make a one-time gift today, which will go directly towards helping an animal in need.
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Hear from our Donors
Bobbie and Loren Theodore
Bobbie Theodore, CWOB Board Member and Longtime Supporter: I found CWOB 20 years ago after returning from a tropical vacation where I saw starving, suffering dogs and vowed to model compassion for my children. CWOB’s mission, founders and results were a perfect fit, and I have been a donor and Board Member for years.
This organization has integrity and passion. I know from the “inside” that funds are used responsibly to maximize helping the most needy animals and their people.
My husband’s and my donations have included appreciated stock and cash. We created a Donor Advised Fund in a year that we needed the most tax relief, and we’re using that for upcoming annual gifts. We have also included CWOB in our trust to ensure their work will continue as part of our legacy. We can’t save them all, but we can support a group that saves so many.
Alicia Robb
CWOB Board Member and Longtime Supporter
I first met Christi and Moncho when I lived in the Bay Area and was looking to get involved with animal rescue. After volunteering at one of their spay/neuter clinics in Juarez, Mexico, I was hooked. I fostered a young dog that needed two months of medical treatment before being able to be put up for adoption. I fell in love with her and Chalula spent the next 12 years living an amazing life in California, Colorado, and Arizona.
I have been a donor and Board member for many years and I see first-hand the amazing work CWOB is able to do. This organization is more effective than many organizations that are much larger so I know my support having an impact.
My husband and I included CWOB in our estate plans, but we are also monthly donors and contribute to other campaigns throughout the year, including the capital campaign for the new clinic and rescue center in Mexico.
We are continually impressed with the work they do in Mexico and the United States. The need is great and we know CWOB is having a major impact in decreasing the suffering of animals in both countries. We are proud and excited to support the efforts of CWOB as the organization continues to grow and have an even greater impact.
Kathy Cangello
I have chosen to support Compassion Without Borders with both funding and volunteer time for the past 20 years because no other organization does as much to end animal suffering. The dogs I’ve adopted from CWOB, who once endured so much on the streets of Mexico or Central California, have become the most grateful and joyful companions. It’s the joy of my life to watch them blossom into happy, fun-loving dogs.
In addition, the low-cost spay/neuter clinics they offer in low-income areas provide a lasting solution to recurring overpopulation.
All of my assets will be directed to CWOB because I’ve seen firsthand how they utilize every donation to its fullest extent to alleviate suffering."
Barbara and Nick Makris
Nick and I have been contributors to Compassion Without Borders for approximately 18 years. We had been donors for various rescue organizations but were looking for one with real passion and commitment to the animals in need. It was after meeting Christi and Moncho and learning of the efforts of CWOB that we decided this was the one we had been searching for. We have not been disappointed. From the sometimes harrowing efforts to save dogs and cats in Mexico and the Central Valley, to the dedicated staff and volunteers, this organization is where we feel our donations are most appreciated, needed and applied. We plan to keep on donating via our estate planning, knowing our contributions will always go to good use.
The information on our website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor.
Compassion Without Borders is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our tax identification number is 20-4698227.