Continuing Care Program

Many pets lose their homes when their owners die or become disabled. Family and friends are not always able to take on the responsibility, and the pet is left to an uncertain fate. By enrolling and contributing to the Continuing Care Program, owners are secure in the knowledge that when they are no longer able to care for their pet, the pet will receive the love, care and attention it has always enjoyed. 

The Continuing Care Program is designed to provide the best possible living arrangement and safety net for your beloved pet. Depending on the unique need of your pet, it will live either in our on-site-facility or in a carefully selected foster home. 

The continued operation of the program is dependent upon private donations and gifts. Each animal enrolled in the program requires a donation that is managed by Little Woman Home for Animals. This donation provides the financial support necessary for the care of your pet. If you remain healthy and able to care for your pet yourself throughout its life, your donation will remain an enduring memorial in honor of your pet and will help with the care and welfare of our other animals. You still benefit from your tax-deductible donation so everyone wins. 

Little Woman Home for Animals Honoree 

By enrolling in the Continuing Care Program, making a charitable bequest, or legal intent to bequest means immediate acceptance as a Little Woman Home for Animals Honoree. 

Enrolling 

To enroll your pet in the Continuing Care Program, you need only make a one-time, tax deductible, donation in his or her name to Little Woman Home for Animals. The amount of the donation varies with your age, and may be determined from the table below. 

Determine your qualifying donation 

Your Age*                                    Qualifying Donation

39 or under                                                  $   600.00

04-49                                                               700.00

50-54                                                               800.00

55-59                                                               900.00

60-64                                                             1200.00

65-69                                                             1400.00

70-74                                                             1600.00

75-79                                                             1800.00 

*Couples use age of youngest person

Donations can be made in a variety of forms: 

1. Monetary donation. 

 

2. Appreciated property, such as marketable securities. The current value of such property is tax deductible to you, and you avoid incurring a capital gains tax. 

 

3. A paid-up life insurance policy. 

Whatever form of donation you choose, once it is made your pet is permanently enrolled. No other donations or charges are necessary. 

You need only fill out the requested information, and choose your method of payment. For the Continuing Care Program, we ask you to certify that you (or at least one of you, where couples are concerned): 

1. Have not been diagnosed with a terminal, degenerative, or mentally disabling condition, and 

 

2. Are less than eighty-years of age. 

If you do not meet the conditions for the program, do not despair. We will be happy to discuss alternative arrangements with you. 

(936)435-9820

Little Woman Home for Animals 

66 Evelyn Lane 

Huntsville, Texas 77340 

Charitable Bequests

Protect the animals you love. Create a lasting partnership with Little Woman Home for Animals. Your planned gift makes it possible. 

You can make your bequest for a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or specific assets from your estate. Bequests, like other gifts, can be designated for many purposes or given without restriction. 

Your first step, once you decide to leave a gift, is to contact your attorney to help draw up your will. Little Woman Home for Animals requests a minimum of $10,000. 

There are three main types of bequests: percentage, residual and specific.

The Percentage Bequest 

A Percentage Bequest is a certain percentage of your estate or of another asset. (For example, you might provide that, upon your death, your house will be sold and each of your three children will receive one-third of the net proceeds.) 

A Percentage Bequest to Little Woman Home for Animals designates that a specific percentage, anywhere from 1-100% of your estate, is left to Little Woman Home for Animals. The greatest advantage of this structure is that, as your estate increases in value over time, your gift will keep pace and your support for Little Woman Home for Animals will grow. 

The Residual Bequest 

A Residual Bequest is a portion of the remainder or residue of your estate after specific and other bequests have been distributed. (For example, you might provide that everything that remains after all previous bequests have been satisfied should be given to the American Heart Association.) 

By naming Little Woman Home for Animals as the beneficiary of this residue, you simplify the probate process and ensure that the government allocates the remainder of your estate as you see fit. 

The Specific Bequest 

A Specific Bequest is for a specific item or dollar amount. (For example, you might provide that your baseball autographed by Babe Ruth be given to your nephew, Billy, at your death.) 

Legal Information 

Our legal name is Little Woman Home for Animals, 66 Evelyn Lane, Huntsville, Texas 77340 

We are a non-profit charitable organization with a 501c3 status under the Internal Revenue Code 

Our I.D. number is 35-2159518

Language for Your 

Will Below are examples of standard language used to include a charitable bequest in your will. 

Percentage Bequest 

I give, bequeath, and devise (state percentage amount) to Little Woman Home for Animals, a qualified 501c3 charitable institution, located in Huntsville, Texas, to be used to provide lifetime care for special needs dogs and cats that, while still able to lead a quality life, are unable to find a home due to age, chronic treatable disorder, handicap or similar reason. 

Residual Bequest 

I give, bequeath, and devise (all, or state percentage or shares) of the rest, residue, and remainder of property, both real and personal, wherever situated, which I may own or be entitled to at my death, to Little Woman Home for Animals, a qualified 501c3 charitable institution, located in Huntsville, Texas, to be used to provide lifetime care for special needs dogs and cats that, while still able to lead a quality life, are unable to find a home due to age, chronic treatable disorder, handicap or similar reason. 

Specific Bequest 

I give, bequeath, and devise (state amount or item) to Little Woman Home for Animals, a qualified 501 c 3 charitable institution, located in Huntsville, Texas, to be used to provide lifetime care for special needs dogs and cats that, while still able to lead a quality life, are unable to find a home due to age, chronic treatable disorder, handicap or similar reason.