
Every year at the Humane
Society of Greater Kansas City, we touch the lives of thousands of animals
through our proactive programs. We're able to do this because of people
like you-- people who believe in the value of an animal's life
and well-being.
We are supported entirely through private
donations and therefore rely heavily on the generosity of individuals
and families within our community. We hope that you decide to become
one of these individuals through your support!

The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City is a not-for-profit
501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All contributions are tax-deductible
as provided by law. The Humane Society does not sell or trade your name
with other organizations.
How You Can Help The Animals:
One-Time
Donation or Monthly Donations
The
Gabriel Fund: Helping injured
& sick homeless animals
Ray
of Hope: Saving city shelter pets when "their
time is up"
Memorials & Honorariums
Sponsor A Shelter Pet
S.P.O.T.S. Program: Sponsoring a
spay/neuter for low-income pet owners
Memberships
Engraved Brick
Trees for Pets Program
Planned
Giving & Estate Planning
In-Kind Donations (Wish List)
Organize Your Own Fundraiser
Matching Funds
Does your employer have a matching gifts
program? If so, please make your gift to HSGKC multiply
by having it matched by your company. Please see your personnel
department for details.
One-Time Donation or Monthly Donations
Your one-time or monthly gifts will provide food,
shelter and medical care to thousands of homeless animals that
need your help.

Or
download a Donation Form
PDF. (Adobe
Acrobat or PDF viewer required.)
Gabriel's Fund: Helping sick and
injured homeless pets
Here at the Humane Society we believe that every
pet's life has value.
When we first met Gabriel, he was a tiny puppy
who'd been hit by a car and left to fend for himself with three
broken legs. He couldn't even stand up but his little tail wouldn't
stop wagging. We took him to a veterinary clinic and Humane Society
staff and volunteers quickly chipped in to cover the cost of x-rays
and surgery. In his honor, we established Gabriel's Fund to help
other homeless pets who come to us needing extra care.
Gabriel made a complete recovery and has been
adopted into a loving home. By making a donation today you can
help save the life of another deserving animal.

Visit the Gabriel's
Fund page for more information.
Ray of Hope Program: Saving
city shelter pets when “their time is up”
In January 2009, The Humane Society of
Greater Kansas City began a partnership, called the
Ray of Hope, with the KCK Animal Control to
reduce the euthanasia rate in the city shelter. The results have
been amazing: 2,400 pets have been saved in 2009 and
the KCK Animal Control's euthanasia rate has decreased from 70%
in 2007 to under 3% in 2009.

Visit The Ray
of Hope page for more information about this life-saving
program.
Memorials/Honorariums
Memorial & Honorarium Donations honor the
people or animals that have meant so much to you during your life.

Or download a Memorial/Honorarium
form to print off and mail in. (Adobe Acrobat or PDF
viewer required.)
Sponsor a Shelter Pet
As you know, our animals stay with us until they
are adopted. This means that sometimes our friends are with us
for quite awhile. You can become a friend to these pets through
your sponsorship of them. You'll receive a photo and information
about the pet you've chosen and we'll make a special card for your
pet's cage so that everyone knows that YOU care!

Visit our Sponsor-A-Pet
Page for more information.
S.P.O.T.S.: Stop
Pet Overpopulation Through Surgery
Through our low-cost clinic here at the Humane
Society, we spayed or neutered nearly 6,000 pets in 2009 and we're
set to do even more in 2010. It's part of our organization's mission
and key to ending the problem of pet overpopulation.
S.P.O.T.S. (Stop Pet
Overpopulation Through Surgery) is a special fund we've created
to assist very low-income people with spay/neuter fees. By sponsoring
a spay or neuter surgery through the S.P.O.T.S. program you can
help reduce euthanasia in the KC metro area.

Visit our S.P.O.T.S.
Page for
more information.
Membership
Being
a member of the Humane Society provides you with the following
benefits:
quarterly newsletter which keeps you current
on everything that's happening at the shelter
tax deduction-- as a nonprofit organization, gifts towards our agency
are tax deductible to the full extent of the law
special notice and invitations to Humane Society functions
the good feeling that you are helping the pets in Kansas City who need
our care
Memberships are for one year.

Or download a mail-in
membership form. (Adobe Acrobat or PDF viewer required.)
Engraved Brick
Purchase an engraved,
personalized brick to be placed in our memorial pathway outside
of the Humane Society. This special section of the shelter has
been reserved for personalized memorial and honorarium bricks for
those who wish to pay tribute to their pets, family members, or
other loved ones.

Or visit our Bricks
for Pets page for
more information and to download
an order form.
Trees for Pets
Trees for Pets allows individuals to donate a
tree with a $150 gift as a personalized memorial to their pets,
family members or loved ones and have it planted on the Humane
Society's grounds.

Visit our Trees
for Pets page for more information.
Planned Giving & Estate
Planning
A wonderful way to show your commitment
to a better world for unwanted and forsaken pets even past your
lifetime is to include The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City
in your will and/or estate planning. Please always consult a legal
professional when developing your estate plans to ensure that your
wishes are properly carried out. When including the Humane Society
in your estate planning documents, please use our legal name and
include our EIN number: The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City,
EIN number: 48-0581965.
Charitable Remainder
Trust
You can set up a trust which provides you with a regular monthly income.
At your death, the assets in the trust provide much-needed help for the animals.
You also receive a tax deduction at the time the trust is established.
Unrestricted Bequests
A bequest can be in the form of cash, real estate, a percentage of your estate,
life insurance policies, IRAs and other retirement plans, annuities and
securities. Always consult independent legal advice before finalizing any
changes to your will.
In-Kind Donations (Wish List)
The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City can
use all kinds of goods and services, including office equipment,
appliances, paper products and volunteer help. We've put together
a wish list of
items and services we'd appreciate receiving as donations.
Organize Your Own Fundraiser
Love animals and want to help Kansas City's homeless cats and dogs?
Why not organize your own fundraiser and donate the proceeds
to the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City?
You could rally your friends and neighbors
to help you organize a bake sale, garage sale, car wash, etc.
Or many of our supporters collect items from our wish list from
people at their school, work or church. See our wish
List to find out items the animals currently need.
Let us know in advance if you are organizing
a fundraiser for the animals. Call 913-596-1000 ext. 114 or 22
to give us all the details.
To
learn more about any of our donation options,
please contact us at (913) 596-1000, ext. 114 or 122 or
send an e-mail.
Thank you for helping the animals!
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