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Your donation will provide life-changing assistance dogs to people living with a disability.

$
only $5/month

Provides high-quality food and enrichment toys for one dog in training.

$
only $10/month

Provides resources for food and other supplies for one litter of newborn puppies.

$
only $20/month

Provides a dog crate, food, treats, cape, harness, Kong and food bowls for one dog.

$
only $84/month

Supports planned and unplanned vet expenses such as X-rays, surgeries, etc.

ONE-TIME DONATION
MONTHLY DONATION

Sustaining Monthly Gifts

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Our assistance dogs are Heroes for their human partners, and now we are asking you to become a Hero as well.

By choosing to become a monthly donor for Can Do Canines, you’ll join our group of amazing Monthly Heroes and will sustain our work by ensuring that we continue to train life-changing assistance dogs. Becoming a Monthly Hero is simple and has an immediate impact.

PERKS! You will also receive a special “Insiders Perspective” video quarterly, available only to our Monthly Heroes.

Become a Monthly Hero

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Estate and Planned Giving

Remembering Can Do Canines in your estate plan is an impactful way to help sustain and strengthen our services for many years to come. Extend your support of Can Do Canines and make a lasting impact on individuals in need of an assistance dog.

Our development staff welcomes the opportunity to work with you to create a plan that will help realize your needs and philanthropic intentions.

Listed below are descriptions of a variety of planned giving opportunities, such as bequests, beneficiary designations on retirement accounts and life insurance, charitable gift annuities and charitable trusts.

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Legacy Club

The Legacy Club is a select group of donors who share the conviction of our mission now and in the future. They express that conviction by including Can Do Canines in their estate planning.

Learn More About the Legacy Club

View our 2021 Volunteers and Donors List, which includes those who are part of our Legacy Club.

Bequests

A bequest to Can Do Canines is a meaningful way to support our work. Your bequest may be for a specific amount or a percentage of your estate. You may also create a bequest that helps us after you have provided for your family and friends, called a residual bequest.

Get started at FreeWill's site.

If you’re ready to leave a bequest to us, it’s important to include our correct legal name and address and tax I.D.
Can Do Canines
9440 Science Center Drive
New Hope, MN 55428
Tax I.D.: 41-1594165

Charitable Gift Annuities

A charitable gift annuity is a gift of an asset in exchange for a flow of income. Today, the concept includes valuable tax benefits for donors. Perhaps even more valuable than the financial advantage is the satisfaction you’ll gain by helping us continue our vital work.

Retained Life Estates

One of your valued possessions—your home—can become a valued gift to Can Do Canines, even while you are still living in it, and even if you want your spouse or another survivor to continue living there for life. This arrangement is called a retained life estate.

Wealth Replacement Trusts

You can make a sizable contribution to Can Do Canines now to help meet our current needs, but without reducing the estate you will eventually pass to your family. A wealth replacement trust can accomplish this goal through the purchase of life insurance.

Charitable Remainder Trusts

A charitable remainder trust can help you achieve a number of personal and financial goals. Depending on your circumstances, this plan can increase your income, reduce your taxes, unlock appreciated investments, rid you of investment worries and ultimately provide very important support to our organization.

Charitable Lead Trusts

You can provide an inheritance for your children and also make a significant charitable gift to Can Do Canines through your estate. A charitable lead trust can help you meet both objectives.

Real Estate

If you own real estate that is fully paid off and has appreciated in value, an outright gift of that property to Can Do Canines may be the simplest solution to your giving objectives. You can deduct the fair market value of your gift, avoid all capital gains taxes and remove that asset from your taxable estate. You can transfer the deed of your home or farm to us now and keep the right to use the property for your lifetime and that of your spouse.

Life Insurance

You can donate a life insurance policy to Can Do Canines or simply name us as the beneficiary. For the gift of a paid-up policy, you receive an income tax deduction equal to the lesser of the cash value of the policy or the total premiums paid. To qualify for the federal charitable contribution deduction on a gift of an existing policy, you must name us as owner and beneficiary.

Retirement Plan Assets

People who have planned carefully for their retirement may find that the assets in their IRAs and other qualified plans exceed their needs. You can designate the assets remaining in the plan after your death to Can Do Canines. This strategy can be far more advantageous than having those assets included in your taxable estate or leaving them to heirs, which could be taxed at a cumulative rate of over 65%.

If you are 70.5 and have a traditional IRA, you are eligible to give a tax-free gift to Can Do Canines directly from your IRA. Get started now at Freewill's site!

Highlights

  • No estate tax is due on the retirement plan assets that pass to Can Do Canines
  • The gift will qualify your estate for a charitable deduction
  • The funds may be used to establish a life income trust for a person of your choice

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Workplace Giving

You can donate through payroll deduction plans, such as United Way, the Combined Federal Campaign or Community Health Charities by designating Can Do Canines for all or part of your contribution. While Can Do Canines is not a partner agency of United Way, they still allow a donor to request where their funds are designated, including Can Do Canines. Please ask your HR representative or your charitable contribution coordinator for the designation form.

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Employer Matching Gifts

You can double — or even triple — the impact of your donation to Can Do Canines with a matching gift from your employer. Employer matching gifts are a simple way to maximize your donation to Can Do Canines — providing more resources to train and place assistance dogs for people with disabilities at no charge!

Matching your donation is easy! Just contact your human resources or business office for a matching gift form or for more information.

Most companies ask you to complete and return a short form and may require Can Do Canines’ tax identification number: 41-1594165.

If your employer does offer a matching gift, please send your completed form to:

Can Do Canines
Employer Matching Gifts Program
9440 Science Center Drive
New Hope, MN 55428

If your employer has an Employee Contributions Club that funds local grants, please let us know. We’ll be happy to submit a proposal to help support our services.

Questions about the Employer Matching Gift Program? Contact Can Do Canines Development Department:

Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Email: jcobus@candocanines.org
Phone: 763-331-3000, ext. 153

All gifts made to Can Do Canines through workplace giving are tax deductible.

View our 2021 Volunteers and Donors List, which includes those who participated in workplace giving.

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Community Health Charities

Can Do Canines is a proud member of Community Health Charities.  Community Health Charities is an alliance of leading nonprofits that raises awareness and resources for health and wellness by connecting more than 40 of the most trusted health charities in Minnesota with more than 17 million caring employees nationwide through workplace giving campaigns, causes, wellness programs, and employee engagement.  When donating through a Community Health Charities campaign or a campaign Community Health Charities is a part of be sure to designate your gift to Can Do Canines (B01410).

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Combined Federal Campaigns - CFC #67285

The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) allows Federal employees to support the international, national and local charities they care about. Most Federal employees elect to pledge a specific amount to be withheld regularly from their pay beginning in January and continuing through December. One-time gifts are also possible.

The payroll deduction method has many advantages. It’s efficient. Workplace giving campaigns are the most cost-effective method to raise funds for charity, including the designated group. It is also easy. Donors find workplace giving a simple, convenient way to support the charities they care about.

The CFC has been around for over 40 years. Every year, tens of thousands of charities apply to participate. Only those that meet strict standards of eligibility are admitted. Can Do Canines is proud to be one of those charities.

To support us through your CFC campaign, designate our assigned code (67285) on your donation form. Thank you!

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United Way

To designate money through a United Way campaign, please write in both the complete name and address of our organization:
Can Do Canines
9440 Science Center Drive
New Hope, MN 55428

Some procedures vary with each local or regional campaign, please check with your workplace giving coordinator to make sure that you designate your donation correctly.

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More Ways to Give

Can Do Canines relies on donations from people like you to train and place life-changing assistance dogs. There are many ways you can make a difference in the lives of people living with a disability who need an assistance dog. Here are a few:

  • Host a fundraiser or make a fundraising webpage
  • Name a Can Do Canines puppy
  • Give a gift in memory or in honor of someone or a beloved pet
  • Sponsor a team
  • Donate Cryptocurrency
  • Get involved through an International Lions Club or service club
  • Donate stock
  • Donate with Donor-Advised Funds
  • Give a tax-free gift from your IRA
  • Donate items or services
  • Donate a puppy

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Wish Lists

Our wish lists show specific items we need for various purposes.

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Items for Clients

Whenever a client receives their Can Do Canine, we provide them with a starter kit of basic necessities. You can contribute to this by purchasing items on our Client Supplies Wish List.

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Items for Whelping

It takes a lot to take care of a newborn baby, and puppies are no exception. Please consider contributing by using our Whelping Supplies Wish List.

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Items for Prison Programs

As a way to thank the inmates and prisons that partner with us, we send them new dog toys and treats for their pups each fall. Check out our Prison Program Toys Wish List to contribute to this cause.

Where to Shop

If you do shop on Amazon, you can have the items shipped directly to our facility. Keep in mind that using AmazonSmile will benefit us as well. We've put together step-by-step instructions to sign up for AmazonSmile.

You are also welcome to buy approved items at your preferred pet supply store. You can bring your donations to our campus and drop them off at our front desk. Or, to arrange for a contribution of wish list items, please email Kathy Broten or call 763-331-3000, x152.

Other Helpful Items

If you have some of the below items that you no longer need or want, contributing them makes a lot of sense. You’ll help us, spare the environment and turn your unwanted goods into a possible tax deduction!

Miscellaneous

  • Bug Spray (sport, non-oily)
  • Dog Beanie Babies
  • No-Iron Black Tablecloth/Draping for 6’ tables
  • Office supplies (copy paper, markers, stamps)
  • Bleach, glass cleaner
  • HE laundry detergent
  • Nature’s Miracle Cleaner

Gift cards to:

  • Pet Stores
  • Grocery stores
  • Office and craft supply stores

Automotive

  • Any used auto, motorcycle or boat
  • Auto repair/maintenance

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