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CRITTER CHATTER MAGAZINE news from SPCA of Wake County Yesterday’s Today’s Tomorrow’s Stories Rescues Opportunities
CRITTER CHATTER
MAGAZINE
Photo by InBetween the Blinks Photography
Published by the SPCA of Wake County
© 2017 SPCA of Wake County, Inc. All rights reserved.
SPCA of Wake County Main Office:
SPCA Pet Adoption Center
200 Petfinder Lane • Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: 919-772-2326 | www.spcawake.org
Give Local. Rescue Local.
Above: Kim at the RDU airport during a massive animal rescue effort by multiple groups.
T
his is no easy letter to write.
Right now we are celebrating the holidays while still nursing
Founded in Raleigh, NC on June 7, 1967, the broken hearts from what feels like the all too present natural
SPCA of Wake County has been transforming disasters of devastating hurricanes, fire, as well as the unspeakably
the lives of pets and people for 50 years. horrific man-made disasters in places like Las Vegas and Texas.
We depend entirely on donations to fund our
many life-saving programs. Our hearts are still breaking. This hasn’t been an ordinary few months. And
still, the two bright hopes I see are that so many of us are looking for ways to
expand our positive impact on the world, and in times of disaster and major
SPCA Staff Contacts life events, the meaningful role animals play in peoples’ lives is on display all
Kim Janzen, President and CEO around us.
919.772.2326, ext. 2090
kjanzen@spcawake.org I’ll share the rewarding experience that your support made possible for 39
ADOPT: 919.772.2326, ext. 2070 dogs left stranded in one of the worst hit areas in Puerto Rico. In October,
Kim Flowers, Director of Adoptions the SPCA of Wake County partnered with the Humane Society of the United
kflowers@spcawake.org States and a few other NC rescues to bring in almost 100 animals from
DONATE: 919.772.2326, ext. 2083 hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. These dogs were already in an overcrowded
Mondy Lamb, Director of Development animal shelter when hurricane Maria hit and overwhelmed the shelter and
mlamb@spcawake.org the township. By evacuating the shelter pets, the local people had a space to
VOLUNTEER: 919.772.2326, ext. 2085 house pets displaced by Hurricane Maria while owners searched for them.
Naomi Avissar, Director of Volunteers
Thirty-nine of those dogs came into in our care – we met the HSUS on the
navissar@spcawake.org
tarmac at RDU. For the first time in weeks the animals had a soft bed, full
tummies and physical safety. As I write this, only two remain without homes
and in our care. YOU made this rescue possible and by doing so, you help
connect all of us to a greater effort to help people.
The truth is that every single person reading this is a light of hope in the
2017 SPCA Board of Directors:
world. Each of us – and all of us – have a small flame that is aching to be
Melanie Reeve, Chair J. Kenneth Edwards
shared, to be fanned into a fire, and to cast light into the shadows.
Missy Orr, Chair-Elect Jill Hendrickson
Jay Sharpe, CPA; Treasurer Herman D. Jeffer, DVM I hope you’ll take a moment during this busy holiday season to pause,
Shane Johnston, Secretary John Lane appreciate those you love, and remember the difference you made for the pets
George S. Ghneim, DVM, PhD Eric A. Latalladi and people in our community. From the bottom of my heart, thank you, for
Geeta Bhat, DDS Steve Lindsey, CPA making it all possible.
Mark Carlton Steven Peedin
Eric Curran, CPA Matthew Rahn
Kelly Margolis Dagger JoEllen Wilkes, CPA Kim Janzen
President and CEO
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Your Impact
Tis the Season...
On the Cover
Oswald
Rescued and adopted: Fun loving, toy-obsessed Bishop.
On the Envelope
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o be with family and the ones you love.
It’s also the season of giving, the most impor-
tant time of year for nonprofits like the SPCA
of Wake County. This is the reason you might have
seen Gizmo’s sweet, grey-muzzled face on a piece of
mail addressed to you in the last few weeks.
Gizmo is the spokesdog for the SPCA’s “Home
for the Holidays” campaign, one last push to remind
you of the amazing, life-saving impact your support
has for pets in need. And to once again, humbly ask
for your continued support to make this important work
possible.
Thankfully, Gizmo
found a home in time
for Christmas. So has
Above: Atticus, a 2-year old tuxedo cat was rescued from a
Oswald, an injured kitten
location near Umstead State Park. He found a loving home
after just a few days in our care. who needed extra medical
attention to save his life.
Below: Pets of all ages get a second chance at the SPCA! For the first time in his
Roscoe was 12-years old when his owner passed away, life, he is loved and cher-
and the dog was surrendered to a local animal shelter. ished as a family member.
Transferred into the care of the SPCA, this senior dog found
Your past support has Gizmo
a new home just a few weeks later.
helped Gizmo, Oswald
and thousands of home-
less pets find loving homes. Still, hundreds will spend
All photos by InBetween the Blinks Photography
the holidays in the care of the SPCA. Until these
homeless companion animals find their forever family,
YOU are their family...and that makes us family too.
Since you’re family, why don’t you come by for
a visit? Give us a call or send an email to schedule a
tour and see for yourself how your support makes a
real and lasting difference.
Mondy Lamb
Director of Development
919-532-2086 | mlamb@spcawake.org
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Your Impact
Let us Keep You up to Date On the Heart-Warming,
Life-Saving Work YOU make possible every day!
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join us online @ www.spcawake.org 5
50 Years of Dedication
Pictured:
Proud octogenarian –
Joan Gulledge – at the
SPCA Pet Adoption
Center in mid-2017.
After helping establish
the SPCA of Wake
County, she continued to
dedicate herself to the
organization’s success for
the next five decades.
Volunteers
Move the World
Profile of an SPCA Founder by Beth Schulman and Mondy Lamb
The SPCA of CELEBRATING
J
Wake County
oan Gulledge is a frequent visitor she is of the organization she helped was founded
to the SPCA of Wake County’s build. Joan is more humble about her in Raleigh, NC
two animal shelters. contributions than she should be, so in 1967 by a
She walks around the cat we thought we’d speak up about her small group of
and dog areas to see who was role as a founding mother. concerned citizens who believed
adopted and who is still waiting. She Over the years, Joan has done it the world could be made a little
stops to catch up with volunteers and all, from cleaning windows to serving better if we could improve the
staff. Joan is one of many visitors who on the board of directors. Joan was treatment of the community’s
makes routine trips to the SPCA’s Pet chairman of the SPCA membership most vulnerable – the homeless
Adoption Center in Raleigh. Some committee, and she sold stationery to animals. In the 50 years since,
SPCA volunteers, supporters and
regular visitors come every few weeks, raise money.
advocates have indeed changed
and some have been coming for years. No task was too small, and Joan
this community for the better,
However, what sets Joan’s visits never said, “That isn’t my job.”
helping over 320,000 animals in
apart from most other visitors to the Joan also served as the SPCA’s
need and hundreds of thousands
adoption center is her perspective. archivist, collecting hundreds of of people who care about them.
Joan is looking at the SPCA of Wake newspaper articles over the years
County through the eyes of someone that documented the organization’s
who helped shape and grow the activities and impact on the greater A Trip Down Memory Lane
organization into a state leader of Raleigh community. Recently, Joan sat down with
animal cruelty prevention and animal We cherish these pieces of history us and chatted about life and the
welfare. and wouldn’t have the detailed SPCA’s early days. In early 1967,
Joan’s love for the SPCA is understanding of the organization’s Mrs. Martha Gappins passed away
contagious. Spend just a few minutes history if Joan hadn’t been and left $5,000 of her estate to the
with her, and you’ll see how proud thoughtfully recording it. Raleigh SPCA. The trustee called
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around in search of an animal welfare society in the
state capital – only none existed. The call eventually
TBD
A timeline of the SPCA’s history
found two leaders in Raleigh’s philanthropic
community: Dot Helms and Diana Maupin. Both
1960s 1970s – 1980s
women had a love for animals and knew that the 1974 1974
city of Raleigh desperately needed a Society for the The privately- The first issue of
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. operated Critter Chatter,
The women placed a public meeting announce- kennels that the SPCA’s regular
ment for the new group in the Raleigh Times, and it the City of newsletter, is
caught Joan’s eye. More than 200 people attended Raleigh used published.
the first interest meeting, held in downtown Raleigh to impound
at the S&W Cafeteria. stray animals 1975
That meeting gave the fledgling group the came under SPCA adopts
volunteers it needed and the SPCA’s articles of criticism for a mandatory
incorporation were filed just days later on June 7, the inhumane sterilization
1967. Four women emerged as those who would be conditions at the program. This
1967
most involved in charting the course of the SPCA’s facility. Public change increased
The Wake County
early history: Dot Helms, Diana Maupin, Cookie outcry prompted an adoption fees, but
Society for the
McGee, and Joan Gulledge. included the cost
Prevention of Cruelty investigation, and the
kennels were shut to have the pet
A 1971 Grand Opening to Animals was
down. spayed/neutered at
When the SPCA built the region’s first animal founded in Raleigh,
a local veterinarian.
shelter on U.S. 70 in Garner, Joan was part of the NC. Over 200 people
team setting up the shelter ahead of its opening. showed up for the
Joan recalls the very first animal who arrived at first interest meeting.
the new shelter – a full week before it even opened.
On this particular day, Joan and Cookie were at Armistead Maupin
the facility making preparations for a truck full incorporated the Raleigh leaders
of supplies that would arrive later that week. The agency on June 7, turned to the SPCA
1979
windows were still covered with paper, and the 1967, and Harry for help with a
SPCA expands
women had locked themselves in the building, Johnson served as sheltering program
building on US-
knowing they weren’t expecting deliveries that day. the first president. that involved a focus
70. Kennel space
They were quite surprised to hear a knock at Pets were housed on the humane
increased five-fold,
the door. Joan opened the door, and the woman on farmland in treatment and
and the new clinic
standing outside said, “I need to get rid of this North Raleigh while rehoming of the
used for sick or
thing,” referring to the golden retriever at her side. volunteers raised animals.
injured animals
Joan explained that the shelter wasn’t even open, money to build a increased from 6’x6’
that they were still getting the building ready and shelter. The SPCA entered
into its first animal to 12’x20’.
didn’t have bowls or dog food or any supplies needed
to care for the dog. Joan asked the woman to take 1971 sheltering contract
the dog home and if in a week she still felt the same The SPCA’s first with the City of
way, the shelter would be open and could help. shelter opens on Raleigh. This contract
Joan and Cookie went back to work but heard a US-70 in Garner. continued through
scratch at the door a few minutes later. The woman mid-2010.
had driven off and left the dog behind.
They decided that Cookie would take the dog
home until the facility officially opened, but Joan
says the dog never needed to look for another home
after leaving with Cookie that evening.
Thank you Joan, for being the cause of so much good.
And thank you to all the SPCA volunteers who continue continued on page 11
to care for the animals with nowhere else to turn.
join us online @ www.spcawake.org 7
Rescue Stories
YouYourMaKe All The Difference
support gave these pets a second chance.
Isabella isn’t going to grow up on the streets. Though she was found abandoned at a house at only
A two months old, she is now living in an SPCA foster home, learning what it’s like to be loved and
cared for. The welts and scratches she has are healing, and soon she’ll be ready for adoption and
find a family all her own.
Phoebe was rescued off the streets of Cary and received medical care for her eyes. Though her eyes
B may always be cloudy, she doesn’t let that slow her down. She’ll make a toy out of anything within
reach, and her adopters are smitten with her.
A B C
E F G
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Sabina has access to all the nutritious food she needs. She doesn’t need to worry about how long it will be before
C she finds her next meal. Sabina can relax in her foster home and get back to a healthy weight. After just three
weeks, she has gained almost 15 lbs.
These three puppies received much needed medical attention for open wounds on their backs. They were
D excellent patients and were soon ready for adoption. They may always have physical scars, but now they know
what it’s like to have a loving home. Top photo by InBetween the Blinks Photography.
This little boy is growing up with his newly adopted kittens. After visiting the adoption center, he went home
E and made a special bed (right beside his) for two spunky kittens that he and his family adopted the very next
day. You are transforming the lives of pets and people!
Hershel has a reason to smile today. He is active and healthy, and his G
F adopter is head-over-heels for him. Hershel was surrendered to an animal Thirty-nine dogs have a warm
shelter by his breeder. His front right leg was deformed, and Hershel was place to stay and a full tummy
reluctant to walk on it. He received surgery to remove the leg and give him a tonight. They were transferred
chance to have a normal life. Photo by InBetween the Blinks Photography. out of animal shelters in Puerto
Rico after Hurricane Maria
devastated the island. By
bringing these dogs to North
Carolina, those shelters have
more space to house pets that
were displaced by the hurricane
and are waiting to be reunited
with their owners. Read more
about the evening they arrived at
spcawake.org/blog.
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You saved Lightning, Lil
Possum, and their three siblings
from the intense summer heat
and a flea infestation. They
were rushed to the SPCA this
summer after being found on
a local horse farm. Read more
about them on page 13.
I
H Dorothy (10-year-old orange
tabby), Rose (10-year-old brown
tabby), and Blanche (12-year-old
dilute calico) are going to find
a home together. They were left
in a crate outside a local shelter,
but now they can frequently be
seen snuggling in the same bed
at the SPCA while they wait in
comfort for the perfect family to
I take them home.
join us online @ www.spcawake.org 9
50 Years of Rescue Stories
50 Years of Caring
CELEBRATING
December 11, 1972:
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The young Johnston County
n 50 years, there are 600 that stayed the
months, 2600 weeks, or same.
man told SPCA animal shelter
17,800 days – any way you One thing that hasn’t changed workers he had nowhere else
look at it, it’s a long time. over the years is the compassion and to go for help.
Thanks to a community of willingness of the community to
supporters who care about the fate go the extra mile for pets in need. – quote from the
of homeless pets, the SPCA of Wake Another is that the SPCA still serves Raleigh Times article about a
County has been working tirelessly as the safety net for thousands puppy injured in a leg trap
for 50 years to protect animals and of animals every year who have
help people. nowhere else to go.
Many things have changed in the
time since the SPCA was founded. Citizens Save Collie-wollie (Twice)
Improving the lives of pets looks Colloe-wollie was a pet in need in
different from decade to decade or June 1973. Her owners had moved
even year to year. away and left her “closed under the
Looking through the history of house.” A neighbor finally realized
the SPCA highlights the differences she was there, but not before she had
from year to year, but it also has a nearly starved. Collie-wollie weighed
way of bringing out those things just 34 pounds, about half of her
10 SPCA CRITTER CHATTER MAGAZINE | Winter 2017 (continued)expected weight, and was only 2.5 inches across
the small of her back when the neighbor called the
TBD A timeline of the SPCA’s history
continued from page 7
SPCA to help her. The SPCA spent several months 1990s – 2000s 2010s
getting her healthy, only to have her test positive
for heartworm disease.
At that time, treatment was expected to cost
$100 (about $570 in 2017 dollars). The SPCA
1996
had already spent about that getting Collie-wollie
First Fur Ball Gala
back to a healthy weight and wasn’t financially
is held. Today, the
able to treat her. After a public appeal explaining
annual Fur Ball is one
the situation, the community stepped up and
of the SPCA’s most
donations began coming in. A college professor, a
important fundraising
middle-school student, business owners, a couple
events.
whose collie had passed from the same disease -
everyone pitched in what they could. In the end,
2003
$370.36 was donated for Collie-wollie’s treatment. 2009 2011
Leaders from the
The additional money was put into a fund to help SPCA opens the By 2011, 2,346
SPCA and the
dogs with similar problems. Saving Lives Spay/ fewer animals
government-run
Neuter Clinic which were euthanized,
Hitchhiking to Save Puppies Wake County Animal
provides low-cost and the county-
When a man found two puppies, he knew Shelter (WCAS) form
spay/neuter services wide incoming
they needed help. Not knowing where else to a historic partnership
for the community. animal population
go, he hitchhiked from Johnston County where and 10-year plan
Between 5,500 decreased for the
the puppies were found to the SPCA’s shelter to dramatically
and 9,000 spay/ first time since
in Garner. He and a staff member returned to reduce the number
neuter surgeries are 1971 when the
Johnston County to pick up the puppies where of animals being
performed each year. SPCA opened the
the man had a friend watching over them. The euthanized each
first animal shelter.
puppies smelled of kerosene and one had a badly year in Wake
2010
injured leg. After getting a much-needed bath, the County (which was
In mid-2010, Raleigh, 2016
uninjured puppy was adopted quickly. The other consistently around
Cary and Garner The Adoption
was seen by a vet who amputated the mangled leg, 10,000 animals).
Animal Control move Center opens to the
believed to have been caught in a trap.
from the SPCA to the public seven days a
2004
Kindness of Strangers WCAS to centralize week.
A new SPCA Pet
In November 1974, a dog, who was later named pet lost and found in
Adoption Center
Stitches, was hit by a train in the Method area. Wake County. 2017
opens in Raleigh.
Workers at the nearby Dillard Paper Co. found her The SPCA
The building was
in pain and badly injured. They were advised to 2011 celebrates the
designed to make
call a city humane officer, but decided she needed For the first time, 50th anniversary of
both pets and visitors
more immediate attention. Instead, they rushed SPCA adoptions helping pets and
comfortable.
her to a veterinarian where she got 37 stitches, exceed 3,000 per people.
hence her name, and they got a $55 bill. Dillard year.
workers and customers pitched in and raised the The SPCA develops
money to cover her medical care. Once she was a strategic plan to
healed, she was taken to the SPCA to find a family end the euthanasia
and a fresh start. of adoptable
animals by 2025.
A Treasured Tradition
The people of North Carolina have always
been passionate about pets. That support is what
enabled the SPCA to reach this anniversary and
what allows us to reach for bigger and better things
for animals in the years to come.
join us online @ www.spcawake.org 11Going the Extra Mile
Left and below: Sissy’s love of
toys soon became apparent at
the SPCA Pet Adoption Center.
Just Be Brave
Down to their last chance:
Below: If Lucille became
overwhelmed, she could find
a safe place to hide.
Two nervous dogs learn to trust
L
ily and Sissy know what it Monsters Everywhere
feels like to be loved. They It didn’t take the staff long to
get plenty of attention when realize the dogs had received minimal
they want it, and can find a socialization and training. The dogs
spot to be alone if they so choose. were terrified.
Little luxuries like these are Some would freeze with fear while
Baby Steps
something they didn’t have just a few others would snap at hands or leashes
Once the dogs were comfortable
months ago. that came their way. These were
enough to be handled, some of the
incredibly nervous dogs. In their eyes,
Living in a Nightmare braver ones began taking trips to the
we were monsters and nothing good
Less than two weeks before these visit the staff office area. These trips
would come from interacting with us.
photos were taken, Sissy the two- gave the dogs another chance to be
year-old Feist mix was living a very Making the Monsters Disappear around people with whatever level of
different life. In late February, Sissy SPCA staff members know how interaction they found comfortable.
and 24 other dogs were living in a to handle worried dogs. You read Sometimes they sat on someone’s lap.
hoarding situation. It’s not hard to them stories. No, really. Staff would Other times they hid under a desk. It
imagine what life was like in a house sit in the kennels and read aloud to was all up to them.
with 25 dogs. The conditions were far the nervous dogs, allowing them to Sissy’s friend Lucille spent an
from ideal, and it was no way to live get accustomed to their voices and afternoon watching the staff go about
for the dogs or the people involved. presence. Nothing was required of the their daily routines. She sat on a staff
The owner surrendered them to the dogs. They weren’t touched or even member’s lap to help with emails.
Wake County Animal Shelter. From approached. It was the least stressful After an encounter with the office cats,
there, Sissy and six of the other way to teach the dogs that humans Lucille took cover on the desk, behind
dogs were transferred to the SPCA. weren’t the monsters they thought. the computer monitor.
(continued)
12 SPCA CRITTER CHATTER MAGAZINE | Winter 201725-Cat Farm Rescue
I
t all started with a call to the Thanks to
owners of a Clayton miniature you, the SPCA
horse farm about the SPCA’s is still working
new working cat program. As it with the owners
turned out, the farm already had several of the farm
working cats of its own. Because of its to trap the
rural location, the farm had become a remaining cats.
popular place for people to illegally drop Your support
off unwanted cats. The farm’s owners did allowed the
what they could for the cats and made SPCA to say
sure they had enough to eat, but didn’t yes when the
have the resources to get them spayed opportunity
and neutered. arose to help
people and pets in need. Your support
Mission in Action means happier, healthier lives for 25
Over the summer, staff (and a felines. Thank you for making this work
dedicated volunteer) caught 25 cats. possible!
Eight cats had no desire for human
interaction and enjoyed life on the farm. Above: Three kittens found on the farm in
They were spayed/neutered and September.
vaccinated then returned to the farm. Right: One of the adult cats trapped on
The other 17 were kittens of varying ages. the farm. She was afraid of people and
Some have been adopted into new homes was returned to farm life after receiving
and others are in SPCA foster care. medical care.
One Saturday morning, the farm
owner moved a bale of hay and found
five tiny kittens. A staff member picked
them up and brought them to the SPCA.
They were infested with fleas but staff
and volunteers jumped in to help. One
at a time, each kitten received some
SPCA TLC. One person bathed, another
picked fleas out of their fur, one person
dried, and another syringe fed them
kitten formula after their baths. Life on the miniature horse farm.
Just Be Brave continued around helped. She would follow dogs, all needing intense socialization
The Ultimate Field Trip Sissy to the play yard and back when and staff resources is quite an
Sissy was the first to make the it came time to go in or out. The undertaking. It is because of your
journey to the adoption center. She happiest part of their story is that support that we were able to make
enjoyed exploring the outdoor play Sissy and Lucille found their new such a commitment.
yards. She seemed to open up and home together in mid-March. With your continued support, the
discovered a love of soft, squeaky toys. SPCA will be there to help pets when
A few days later, Lucille followed All Thanks To You and where they need us. Sissy, Lucille,
suit and their reunion was a happy We know life will be better for these and the five other dogs rescued that
one. Lucille was always the more dogs now and none of it would be day thank you for playing such an
nervous of the pair, but having Sissy possible without you. Taking in seven important part in their happy endings.
join us online @ www.spcawake.org 13Unite for the Cause
WALK
DOG
& WOOFSTOCK
In April, North Carolinians
showed their dedication
to helping homeless pets.
It was a fun-filled day for
humans and canines alike,
but taking the state’s largest
dog-friendly selfie made the
event a day to remember.
Thanks to the community’s
efforts, the event raised
$222,000 for homeless
pets. Thank you to everyone
who made the event such a
success!
Join us on Saturday, May 12,
2018, at Koka Booth in Cary,
for the 19th Annual SPCA
K9-3K Dog Walk.
Thank you sponsors!
Dogtopia
Marianne Mansour, KW Preferred Realty
Town & Country Animal Care Center
Spangler Restoration
Harenhaus K-9
14 SPCA CRITTER CHATTER MAGAZINE | Winter 2017Thank You Sponsors Join us as a community partner in 2018!
Contact: Amy Crum, Manager of Special Events, acrum@spcawake.org
Exceptional care
and compassion for
pets and the people
who love them.
Contact Us: 919-462-1212
www.graceparkanimalhospital.com
join us online @ www.spcawake.org 15Contact: Will Anzenberger
Director of Donor Relations & Major Gifts
plannedgiving@spcawake.org
phone: 919-532-2082
Planning a Legacy of Compassion
NEW! Check out the SPCA’s online interactive toolkit
Review YOUR possibilities at https://spcawake.planmylegacy.org
Use our gift planner, which can help you see the most popular gift types
based on your age, your assets, and your potential giving amount. Our
TOOLS FOR YOU
new web pages are an easy-to-understand and comprehensive guide to
creating options that benefit you and can build your legacy of compassion.
You are invited to join the Animal Legacy Society of North Carolina
Legacy giving does not require a large income or a big estate. Legacy giving only
requires a thoughtful intention to make a difference. We would be glad to discuss any
planned giving option with you, in confidence and without obligation.
Rollover! Good IRA! Tax-free giving to help animals
If you are 70½ years old or older, you can make a tax-free gift from your individual
retirement account (IRA) directly to the SPCA. You may transfer any amount up to
$100,000 directly from your IRA to the SPCA of Wake County, which is qualified,
501(c)(3) charitable organization!
Planned gifts, which are donations made through your long-term estate or financial plans, allow you to contribute to
a cause you care deeply about while considering your needs and tax-planning strategies. When planning your gift,
the following is essential information to share with your attorney:
Legal name: SPCA of Wake County, Inc Federal Tax ID#: 56-0891732 Address: 200 Petfinder Lane, Raleigh, NC 27603
16 SPCA CRITTER CHATTER MAGAZINE | Winter 2017 This information is not intended as legal or tax advice. Please consult an attorney or tax advisor.You can also read
