By making a bequest or other planned gift to PAWS Chicago, the city’s largest No-Kill humane society, you will continue to save the lives of homeless animals for years to come.

With so many homeless cats and dogs killed in our community each year, your bequest to PAWS Chicago will provide shelter, food, veterinary care, medicines and loving new homes for countless thousands of animals long after you are gone. Your gift to PAWS Chicago will be your legacy to the animals.

Donors who have put PAWS Chicago in their will or made other planned gift arrangements automatically join the growing roster of PAWS Chicago Guardian Angels.

Your attorney or financial advisor can help you with your plans

Your attorney or financial advisor can work with you to include PAWS Chicago in your will, trust, or codicil. Bequest options include:

• Specific Bequest
  States a specific dollar amount, percentage of your estate, or property to PAWS Chicago.

  Sample language to get you started: “I give, devise and bequeath ____% of my estate (or specific assets) for the benefit of PAWS Chicago, 1110 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609, FEIN 36-4219778, to be used for its general purposes.”



• Residuary Bequest
  Made when you intend to leave the residue portion of your assets after other terms of the will have been satisfied.

  Sample language: “All the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, both real and personal,I give to PAWS Chicago, 1110 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609, FEIN 36-4219778, for its general purposes.”

• Contingency Bequest
  Allows you to leave a portion of your estate to PAWS Chicago if your named beneficiary does not survive you.

  Sample language: “If (beneficiary) does not survive me, I devise and bequeath my residuary estate to PAWS Chicago, for its general purposes.”

• Restricted Bequest
  Allows you to designate how your gift to PAWS Chicago will be used, such as to name an endowment or to support a specific purpose, such as the Lurie Spay/Neuter Clinic or the Adoption & Humane Center.

  You can leave real estate, IRA’s, insurance policies, and personal property. Gift annuities and stock are also considered planned gifts and may offer substantial tax advantages. Trusts may provide life income while ultimately benefiting PAWS Chicago.



Your gift to PAWS Chicago is your legacy to the animals that you love.

For more information, contact:
Sarah Ahlberg, Development and Communications Manager
PAWS Chicago
1110 W. 35th Street
Chicago, IL 60609
773-890-5116, sahlberg@pawschicago.org