Legacy Giving

Including the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County in your estate plans ensures that your love and support for animals will continue beyond your own lifetime, provides a stable financial future for our organization, and helps countless animals in our community.

The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County is a proud member of Leave 10 South Sound, a movement to educate, encourage and inspire people to leave at least 10% of their estate to non-profit organizations. If everyone in the South Sound left 10%, imagine all the good work area non-profits could do!

There are many ways your estate plans can help the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County and benefit the animals including a simple bequest, a Charitable Reminder Trust or Gift Annuity, or with a beneficiary designation on your IRA, retirement plan, or insurance policy.

Create Your Legacy With FreeWill

If you need to create or update your estate plan, you can do so for free using this trusted online resource from our partner, FreeWill! This will-building tool helps you name a guardian for pets and minor children, protect the people and belongings you love, and start your legacy with the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County in just a few minutes online. 

If you prefer to see an attorney or have a more complex estate, you can still use FreeWill to print out a set of documented wishes, saving you time and money at the office. 

Create your will today!  

Have you already included a gift to us in your will or trust? Please take a minute to fill out this form so we can thank you for your lasting commitment to our animals and ensure our records are up-to-date.

Beneficiary Designations

Did you know you may have additional assets not covered in your will or trust? If you have an IRA, 401(k), life insurance policy, or any additional accounts, these are called “non-probate assets” and they need to be planned for separately.  

Using the free online tool below, you can log all of your assets, name Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County as beneficiary to strengthen our life-saving work for pets in need and receive printable instructions on how to set each one up with your broker. 

Plan your beneficiaries today. 

What You Need to Know

If you decide to include the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County in your estate plans, you will need the following information:

• Legal Name: The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County
• Legal Address: 2608 Center Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
• Federal Tax ID: 91-0577128
• Type of Organization: 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Honoring Our Donors

The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County gratefully recognizes the many individuals who have left a legacy of love for animals by naming the shelter in their will or estate plan. These bequests provide essential support for programs and services that help animals.

If you’re interested in naming or have named the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County in your will or estate plans, please contact our Development team by emailing [email protected]. It’s a wonderful way to ensure your compassion for animals will continue long past your lifetime.