Additional Ways to Donate

Giving appreciated securities that you have owned for more than one year may provide greater benefits to both you and Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland. 

If you are interested in donating stock or other appreciated long-term marketable securities to Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland, please go to Every.org to start the donation process and receive transfer instructions. 

You should then contact your broker and request a direct donation to Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland, providing your broker with the transfer instructions. 

Your broker can subsequently transfer the securities directly to Every.org on behalf of Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland. The securities must be transferred before being sold to avoid capital gains taxation. 

If you want your gift to be used for a specific purpose, please reach out to us at info@friendsofcitydogscleveland.com. 

If you are 70 ½ years old, you can support the work of Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland by making an IRA charitable rollover. The benefits of an IRA charitable rollover include: 

• You can avoid taxes on transfers up to the IRS indexed limit ($105,000 for tax year 2024) from your IRA directly to our organization. 
• Make a gift that is not subject to the deduction limits on charitable gifts.
• Help further the work and mission of Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland.

How an IRA charitable rollover gift works: 

1. Contact your IRA plan administrator to make a gift from your IRA to us. 

2. Your IRA funds will be directly transferred to Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland to help continue our important work. 

3. Please note that IRA charitable rollover gifts do not qualify for a charitable deduction. 

4. If you wish your gift to be used for a specific purpose, please contact us at info@friendsofcitydogscleveland.com. 

5. For transfer instructions or additional information, please have your IRA plan administrator contact us at friendsofcitydogsclefinance@gmail.com