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Benton Franklin Humane Society
BEQUESTS and ENDOWMENTS
Provide for the Benton Franklin Humane Society in your will, at any amount. This is a very popular way that long-term pet owners honor the many pets that have provided them joy and companionship over the years. In the will, the Benton Franklin Humane Society should be specifically named. A specific amount or percentage must be identified in order for the executor to make a legal payment.
Endowments to the Benton Franklin Humane Society are assets donated to us that are invested and which produce perpetual income for BFHS. Such donations are best made through a Donor-Advised Fund administered by the Three Rivers Community Foundation, a Tri-Cities umbrella organization for managing charity funding.
RESTRICTED FUNDING
Donors may require that donated funds be for a specific purpose. If so restricted, BFHS's accountants will identify the restricted funds, which will only be used for the stated purpose. An example would be donations made for the Spay/Neuter Program or for the New Building fund.
UNITED WAY
Most Tri-Cities employers allow employees to have a specified donation made to United Way as a deduction from each paycheck. Such donations, if unspecified, are distributed by United Way according to formula decided by the local United Way Board. Donors also have the option of specifying that all or a portion of their UW donation go to a specific qualified charity, such as the Benton Franklin Humane Society. (Please be advised that United Way retains 20% of a directed donation.)
Research
Financial Advisors usually recommend that anyone desiring to become philanthropical at any level do some basic research first, especially if they are not wholly familiar with the intended recipient charity. The Benton Franklin Humane Society is listed in Guidestar, which is the leading charity evaluation and listing service. Another well-known charity evaluator, Charity Navigator, does not list BFHS since our size is below their minimum level of funding for listing. Please note that BFHS provides information to only Guidestar. Information found on other charity reporting sites was provided by others.
Provide for the Benton Franklin Humane Society in your will, at any amount. This is a very popular way that long-term pet owners honor the many pets that have provided them joy and companionship over the years. In the will, the Benton Franklin Humane Society should be specifically named. A specific amount or percentage must be identified in order for the executor to make a legal payment.
Endowments to the Benton Franklin Humane Society are assets donated to us that are invested and which produce perpetual income for BFHS. Such donations are best made through a Donor-Advised Fund administered by the Three Rivers Community Foundation, a Tri-Cities umbrella organization for managing charity funding.
RESTRICTED FUNDING
Donors may require that donated funds be for a specific purpose. If so restricted, BFHS's accountants will identify the restricted funds, which will only be used for the stated purpose. An example would be donations made for the Spay/Neuter Program or for the New Building fund.
UNITED WAY
Most Tri-Cities employers allow employees to have a specified donation made to United Way as a deduction from each paycheck. Such donations, if unspecified, are distributed by United Way according to formula decided by the local United Way Board. Donors also have the option of specifying that all or a portion of their UW donation go to a specific qualified charity, such as the Benton Franklin Humane Society. (Please be advised that United Way retains 20% of a directed donation.)
Research
Financial Advisors usually recommend that anyone desiring to become philanthropical at any level do some basic research first, especially if they are not wholly familiar with the intended recipient charity. The Benton Franklin Humane Society is listed in Guidestar, which is the leading charity evaluation and listing service. Another well-known charity evaluator, Charity Navigator, does not list BFHS since our size is below their minimum level of funding for listing. Please note that BFHS provides information to only Guidestar. Information found on other charity reporting sites was provided by others.
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