Planned Giving

Planned giving is a powerful way to make a lasting impact for wildlife, wild places, and the remarkable dogs that help protect them. By including Working Dogs for Conservation in your will or estate plans, you’re ensuring that your legacy continues on supporting conservation, rescue dogs, and a healthier planet for generations to come.

Whether you want to make a simple bequest, name WD4C as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or life insurance policy, or explore other planned giving options, your legacy will help us:

  • Rescue and train more high-energy dogs

  • Protect endangered species and fragile ecosystems

  • Expand conservation efforts across the globe

  • Mentor and collaborate with the next generation of conservation leaders

We are honored to be part of your legacy and are happy to work with you or your financial advisor to make the process simple and meaningful. This can include charitable bequests, retirement accounts, charitable gift annuities, deferred payment gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, IRA rollover gifts, and others. Please contact your financial planner to see if these types of gifts are right for you. In the right situation, planned gifts can help you save on your taxes, avoid capital gains tax on the sale of appreciated assets, and plan and save for the future.

For a charitable bequest, here is an example of language you can use: 

“To Working Dogs for Conservation, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization incorporated in the state of Montana in 2000, having as its principal address 10971 Rustic Road, Missoula MT 59802, and tax identification number EIN: 20-2708654, I, [name], of [city, state ZIP] hereby give and bequeath the sum of $______ or _____percent of my estate to be used as determined by WD4C for the general purposes of WD4C.”​

To learn more about planned giving or to inform us that you have included WD4C in your estate plans, please let us know by calling or emailing us! We’d love to show you our appreciation. Inform us of the designation of your gift by contacting us at donate@wd4c.org.

Thank you for considering this extraordinary way to protect the planet - one dog at a time.


Leave more than a pawprint - through planned giving you can leave a lasting legacy and ensure conservation dogs can continue to protect what matters most.