Second Chance Society

1. Contact developmentdirector@hamiltonhumane.com for assistance. We are more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

2. Choose your estate planning vehicle and remember to consult your legal, tax or financial advisor for support in making a legacy gift.

3. Enroll in the Second Chance Society by notifying us of your intent to make a future gift and filling out our non-binding Statement of Intent.

Your love of animals will live on by naming the Humane Society for Hamilton County in your will.

Language for your will: 

“I give and bequeath to the Humane Society for Hamilton County, Inc. located at 10501 Hague Rd., Fishers, IN 46038, in the sum of _____ dollars ($) or _____ percent (%) of my estate, to be used for such uses and purposes as its governing body shall deem appropriate.”

If you are interested in making a gift restricted to a specific HSHC program, please contact developmentdirector@hamiltonhumane.com.

Avoid capital gains through a gift of highly appreciated stock while taking a full value deduction on your tax returns.

For stock transfer and delivery instructions, please contact developmentdirector@hamiltonhumane.com.

If you are 70 1/2 or older, making an IRA Charitable Rollover Gift is a wonderful way to support HSHC’s lifesaving efforts. Make a gift from your IRA of up to $100,000 per year — tax-free — while satisfying your IRA required minimum distributions.

This giving option is a direct contribution made from your traditional or Roth IRA to a public charity like HSHC, and it’s a great option if you have significant assets in your IRA or you don’t normally itemize your charitable deductions.

Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) 

Different types of valuable assets may be sold through a charitable remainder trust to provide payments for life – or a period up to 20 years – to the creator of the trust. When the trust later terminates, the trust assets can be used to benefit the Humane Society for Hamilton County.

Generally, the sale of valuable assets through a CRT delays and sometimes eliminates the capital gains tax on any appreciation and reduces or avoids estate and gift taxes.

Lead Trusts

Valuable assets may be put in a trust that provides an annual payout to one or more charities for the term of the trust. At the end of the term, the remaining property in the trust is distributed to family members of the creator’s family.

You can name the Humane Society for Hamilton County as a full, partial or contingent beneficiary of any life insurance policy or you can donate a life insurance policy that is no longer needed outright so that HSHC receives the current cash value.

Please request a beneficiary form from your insurance carrier to make a gift of life insurance.