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Become a Forever Friend with Best Friends

The gifts of generous donors like you give homeless pets love and safety long into the future.

We call donors who give through their estate plan our Forever Friends. Forward-thinking, animal-loving people just like you, Forever Friends know they can make a difference for the animals for years to come by leaving a gift to support lifesaving efforts.

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Perks for our Forever Friends

Leaving a gift to the animals comes with a host of special gifts as our way of saying thanks.

As a Forever Friend, you'll receive Best Friends lodging discounts, invitations to special events, fireside chats, and select Sanctuary activities — plus a personal contact at Best Friends to help with any questions.

Forever Friends also receive a lifetime subscription to Best Friends magazine and the Forever Friends newsletter.

Turn your savings into lifesaving

Explore the ways you can make a gift that will help save animals for years to come, making you a Forever Friend.

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Will or trust

Making a gift through your will or revocable living trust is a simple and flexible way to save the lives of homeless pets for years to come.
Giving through your will or trust
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Retirement assets

You can allocate any of your unused retirement assets as a gift to our lifesaving efforts, helping to save the lives of cats and dogs.
Giving your retirement assets
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Life insurance

You can name Best Friends as a primary life insurance beneficiary or as a contingent beneficiary should your other beneficiaries not survive you.
Giving your life insurance
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Charitable gift annuity

You can create both a brighter future for homeless pets and receive lifetime income at the same time.
Giving your charitable gift annuity
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Give today

Your donation will be put to immediate use while entitling you to a charitable income tax deduction for the full value of your gift.
Give today
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IRA rollover

Make a gift to the animals by rolling over your IRA, and the distribution won't count as taxable income.
Rollover your IRA
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Stock gifts

A donation of stock is a great way to support the lifesaving of Best Friends; plus, you’ll receive a significant tax break from the IRS.
Giving your stocks

Leave your legacy

When you leave a gift to Best Friends through your estate plan, you become a Forever Friend — to us and to the animals.

Leaving a gift to Best Friends comes with the peace of mind of knowing that your savings will continue leaving a legacy of kindness for homeless dogs and cats, even after you’re gone.

Become a Forever Friend