Give hope to homeless animals.
Leave a legacy of love.
As a CAP legacy donor, you'll have the fulfillment of knowing you're providing care, shelter, and loving homes for abandoned and neglected animals, both now and for years to come. Best of all, you'll offer these vulnerable pets a second chance at life filled with the unconditional love, comfort, and companionship they deserve.
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Leave a lasting legacy for homeless animals.
At CAP, we believe every animal deserves a loving home. By joining our exclusive Codicil Club, you can ensure a brighter future for homeless pets in need - even after you're gone. The Codicil Club is our legacy giving program for compassionate individuals who have pledged a bequest to CAP in their will or estate plans. When you make this commitment, you become a valued member helping to sustain our life-saving work for years to come.
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your gift’s impact
why choose CAP?
Leaving a gift to CAP through your will or trust is easier than you might think. Your generous bequest will provide vital funding to help us:
- Shelter homeless animals
- Provide spay/neuter surgery
- Provide veterinary care, food, and supplies
- Find loving forever homes through adoptions
- Expand our efforts to save more lives
Join us today and help pave the way for a future where no animal is left behind. Simply inform CAP of your bequest intention, and we'll gratefully welcome you into the Codicil Club.
- Invitation to two annual luncheons to connect with fellow legacy animal lovers
- A beautiful Codicil Club pin as a symbol of your compassion
- The satisfaction of knowing your gift creates an enduring legacy
We are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that receives no government funding, and relies solely on private donations and fundraising efforts.
- Platinum Transparency rating on Candid
- Award of Excellence from the BBB in 2023
- 4 star rating from Charity Navigator
- National Humane Award of Excellence from PetSmart Charities
- Exceptional Adoption, Placement Program Award from the New York ASPCA
- Houston’s Best Animal Shelter by Houston PetTalk Magazine (reader’s choice)
The content provided on this website is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional legal or financial advice. For guidance on legal matters or tax implications related to donations or charitable giving, we recommend consulting with a qualified attorney or tax professional. Our organization does not provide legal services or tax advice.
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
~Anatole France
Ways to Give
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life estates
Deed your home to CAP and continue living in it during your lifetime.
life insurance
When giving through a life insurance policy, you can designate CAP as a beneficiary or as an owner and beneficiary.
will/trust
Designating a bequest to CAP through a will is one of the simplest ways to extend your legacy after your lifetime.
You can designate CAP as the beneficiary of a percentage of or all of your IRA or retirement account.
ira/retirement
A donor advised fund allows you to recommend how much money is granted to CAP.
donor advised FUND
One of the most impactful ways to support our mission is through a legacy gift. Legacy gifts allow you to make a meaningful contribution that will benefit the animals for years to come.
Establish your legacy as a champion for the animals.
Use your Estate Plan to create a planned effort that will continue supporting the animals.
“It is a way to give back to the community and what is important to me after I have passed on. My future donations can help with food, shelter, meds and finding the right home for each animal."
~ Codicil Club Member, Cassandra
Life estates in Texas work through creating a joint ownership interest in a property. The ownership interest is created by filing a notarized life estate deed.
You hold the right to use and occupy the property for your lifetime, after which CAP takes possession of the property.
A life estate can include both a home and property.
Did you know?
Life Estate donors can receive an immediate charitable income tax deduction for a portion of the property's appraised value in the year of the gift.
For federal income tax purposes, donors can deduct up to 30% of their adjusted gross income, and any unused deductions can be carried over for up to five years. Donors can also avoid capital gains tax on the appreciated value of the property.
life estates
Deed your home to CAP and continue living in it during your lifetime.
To make a permanent gift of life insurance to charity while you're still alive, you can transfer ownership of your policy to Citizens for Animal Protection. The policy's death benefit will go to CAP once you've passed away if we are named as the beneficiary.
life insurance
Name CAP as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy.
Did you know?
Life insurance policy proceeds are among the largest gifts CAP will receive.
Planned giving contributions are vital to our longevity and the ability to carry out our mission. Additionally, they can help us weather annual fluctuations in charitable donations.
If you’re passionate about making a difference in the lives of animals, life insurance can be an excellent way to make that happen.
One of the most straightforward ways to make a charitable donation to CAP after death is via a bequest through your will.
A bequest is a gift of money, property, or assets that is designated in your will or trust.
You can choose to leave a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or a specific asset.
The proper wording to include is, “I give, devise and bequeath to Citizens for Animal Protection, Inc. the sum of _____ or _____ % of the residue of my estate in support of its general purposes.”
bequests
Include instructions in your Trust or Will that a gift should be made to CAP upon your passing.
Did you know?
Anyone can make a bequest—in any amount—to an individual or charity. Bequests can be simple or complex, with conditions about how the gifts can be used.
When you name Citizens for Animal Protection as a beneficiary to receive your IRA or other retirement assets upon your death, the full amount of your retirement account will directly benefit CAP and the animals.
Making us the beneficiary of your IRA or other retirement assets is typically straightforward: Fill out a designated beneficiary form through your employer or your plan administrator.
ira / retirement account
You can designate CAP as the beneficiary of all or a percentage of your IRA or retirement account.
Did you know?
People who are age 70 ½ or older can contribute up to $100,000 from their IRA directly to a charity and avoid paying income taxes on the distribution. This is known as a qualified charitable distribution.
A donor-advised fund (DAF) offers a flexible and tax-efficient way to manage your charitable giving both now and in the future.
By creating and contributing to a donor advised fund, you can take an immediate tax deduction while retaining the ability to make grants to CAP over time, as well as designate the entirety or a portion of the fund to be distributed to CAP upon your passing.
This allows you to support our ability to care for the animals that count on us during your lifetime while also creating a lasting charitable legacy.
donor advised funds
Create a philanthropic legacy by naming CAP as a beneficiary of the fund or a percentage of it, ensuring continued support for our mission of providing shelter, care, and hope to homeless animals even after your lifetime.
Links to Donor
Advised Fund Sites
Did you know?
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) accept a wide variety of assets beyond just cash contributions, including:
- Stocks and Bonds
- Mutual Fund Shares
- Money Market Holdings
- Real estate
- Privately Held Business Interests
- Collectibles and Artwork
- Life Insurance Policies
- Retirement Assets / IRAs & 401k
- Tangible personal property
Citizens for Animal Protection does not specifically endorse any of these organizations. Please speak with your financial advisor for assistance.
We also encourage you to make an early gift to the Endowment fund during your lifetime, so you can experience the profound joy and satisfaction of witnessing the positive impact your generosity has on the animals.
THANK YOU
Requests for estate gifts to remain anonymous are always honored.
Mailing Address
17555 Katy Freeway
Houston TX 77094
Email Address
Phone Number
website
Kappy Muenzer
kappycap@comcast.net
281-497-0591
281-705-0686
www.cap4pets.org
www.love4cap.com/legacygift