Making a planned gift to save greyhounds has never been easier!
Remembering the GREY2K USA Education Fund in your estate plans is a great way to ensure needy greyhounds get the second chance they deserve. Take advantage of our new and secure online drafting tool or feel free to use the more traditional methods described below.
There is no cost to you and you can change your instructions at any time. If you have any questions about planned giving, please email our President, Christine Dorchak at christine@grey2kusaedu.org.
New! Through our partnership with FreeWill, we are excited to offer a powerful resource to facilitate all your estate planning goals. Our easy-to-use platform allows you to write a legally valid will in just twenty minutes online. Make bequests to friends and family, record lifesaving instructions for the care of your companion animals, and also leave a gift for the greyhounds if you choose. There is no cost to use this tool.
Prefer a more traditional approach to estate planning? Please follow the instructions below.
Ways to give:
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Transfer Funds from your DAF
Do you have a Donor Advised Fund through Fidelity, Schwab or other investment firm? Then please consider nominating GREY2K USA Education Fund for a gift today. Donate cryptocurrency
Make a direct cash gift now
Leave a bequest
Providing for the GREY2K USA Education Fund in your will is a “greyt” way to support greyhound advocacy. Here is our identification information:
GREY2K USA Education Fund
P.O. Box 122
7 Central Street
Arlington, MA 02476
781-488-3526
EIN. No. 04-3553133
Because the laws governing wills and bequests may vary from state to state, we strongly recommend that you consult with independent legal counsel. Simply ask your attorney to include a bequest to the GREY2K USA Education Fund in your current will or trust. You may also instruct counsel to add a codicil (addendum) that inserts new provisions into an existing testamentary document.
Add a beneficiary to your retirement plan
By naming the GREY2K USA Education Fund a beneficiary of your IRA, 401k, 403b, pension, or other retirement plan(s), you can make a significant charitable gift while leaving other assets to your heirs. Many plans simply require you to fill out a form listing the GREY2K USA Education Fund as a beneficiary. Please check with your plan administrator or financial advisor for the best way to add or change beneficiaries of each plan. And if you are 70.5 years or older, consider making a tax free Qualified Charitable Distribution through your IRA.
Make a gift of stock
When you choose to make a gift of appreciated stocks, bonds, mutual funds or exchange traded funds, you avoid high federal and state capital gains taxes and also receive a tax deduction for the full value of transferred assets! Particularly given proposed changes to tax law, this is a great time to help the greyhounds while reducing your tax burden on investment income by as much as 70%. If you would like to take advantage of this smart wealth management tool, please email christine@grey2kusaedu.org for our brokerage information.
Give an outright gift
Every dollar donated helps us to sponsor greyhounds as they leave closing dog tracks and to educate the public about the cruelty of dog racing. Thank you for caring about the greyhounds!
About Hope
Hope was one of the last dogs to race at Wonderland Greyhound Park in Revere, Massachusetts. Her happy ending is what we work to achieve for all greyhounds. Read Hope's Story.
Meet Jane
Jane Lueders is a longtime volunteer and has also left a generous gift in her will to help the greyhounds. Read Jane's story.
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