You must be a member for three months before voting privileges will be applied to your membership. Members with voting privileges may vote at the HAWS annual meeting, held each September. These properties, if held for more than 12 months before being transferred to the Humane Animal Welfare Society, will allow the donor to avoid the capital gains tax. The total market value of the gift is tax deductible. Gifts of Insurance Life insurance policies naming the Humane Animal Welfare Society as the beneficiary may be purchased.
All premiums paid by the donor are deductible as cash contributions.
If HAWS is named as the secondary or final beneficiary, the funds received will be a charitable deduction with regards to federal estate taxes. Gifts of Real Estate Donating assets that have increased in value can save the donor capital gains taxes, generate a current tax deduction and reduce federal estate tax. Note All references to tax advantages and benefits are made in accordance with current tax laws. Since such laws change frequently, a professional familiar in this area should be consulted at the time the gift is being considered.