2012 HSJC Wish List

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Forever Fostering Friends Circle

Positively impact the lives of hundreds of animals right here in Johnson County…. more click here

Memorials & Honorary Donations

A friend or family member can be honored by making a donation in their name to HSJC. Honoring a person by helping us continue our life saving work is a great way to pay tribute to a special individual.

Remembering a Pet

Your beloved pet, or that of a friend, can be remembered with a donation in the pet’s name. The pet will be honored in the “Over the Rainbow Bridge” section of the Tattle Tail. These memorials go to helping other pets find their forever hom. Call us for more details.

Dudley Fund

The Dudley Fund was established several years ago when one of our members found a Jack Russell terrier injured by the side of the road. The little fellow escaped from his owner, a 10 year old boy, and was hit by a car. The boy was devastated, but his parents were low income and couldn’t afford the medical care that Dudley needed. HSJC stepped in and with help from pet lovers in the community financed the needed surgery, assisted with Dudley’s recuperation, and made it possible for him to go home again. You can help keep this fund active by donating to the Dudley Fund and helping animals in need like Dudley

Matching Gifts

You can increase your personal contribution to HSJC if your company has a Matching Gifts Program. Check with your Human Resource Office.

Supplies on our Wish List

This list changes from day-to-day. For an up-to-date list, call our office. Currently, we are looking for supplies for our foster program. These items include dog crates, dog leashes and collars, litter boxes, carrying kennels (all sizes), puppy exercise pen, dog and cat training or breed specific books, and portable dog runs/kennels.

Planned Giving

Every year, the Humane Society of Johnson County is called upon to help more and more animals in need. The funds to care for these animals and find them new homes, as well as for our many educational and outreach programs come from friends and supporters in our community. By including HSJC in your estate planning, you can help insure that HSJC will always be there to help our animal companions.

Charitable IRA Rollover Extended for 2010 and 2011

Among items included in the Tax Relief Act, signed into law by President Obama on December 17th, was an extension of the Charitable IRA Rollover provision through the end of 2011. This rollover provision gives you the opportunity to help HSJC and the dogs and cats in our care between now and the end of the year. The following are some important points you need to remember:

Individuals age 70 ½ and older may once again request direct transfers of funds from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to the Humane Society of Johnson County without income tax on gifted funds.
The funds must be directly transferred from IRA accounts to HSJC (donors should ask their IRA custodians for special forms to make these requests).
Each individual is entitled to make a total of $100,000 in gifts to charities each year under this provision.
2010 IRA rollover gifts can be made through January 31, 2011.
For those individuals who have not yet taken their IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) for 2010, they may partially or wholly satisfy that requirement through an IRA rollover gift made by January 31, 2011.
These contributions do not qualify donors for an additional charitable income tax deduction as not being taxed on the withdrawal is worth even more than a standard charitable deduction.
Only standard IRAs and Roth IRA accounts qualify under this law; other retirement accounts such as 401(k), 403(b), SEP, KEOGH, and SIMPLE IRA plans cannot be used to make an IRA rollover gift.

The provision is a significant opportunity for donors who:

hold assets in their IRAs that they do not need;
would like to make a large one-time gift;
are subject to the 2% rule that reduces itemized deductions;
do not itemize; or
plan to leave part or all of their IRA to HSJC at death