• Through a tax-deductible contribution
  
  
• Through a deferred gift including life insurance or a bequest through your will
  
  
• Through various fund-raising efforts and special events with proceeds benefiting the GDCA Charitable Trust 

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EVERYONE WHO LOVES AND CARES ABOUT GREAT DANES CAN SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE TRUST

Please see our list of GDCA Charitable Donors

Since its inception, the GDCA Charitable Trust has been a well-utilized vehicle for many fanciers intent on improving the lives of this breed we all so dearly love. Currently the Trust supports all GDCA rescue efforts on a national basis, assisting on average 1800 Great Danes each year who find themselves in need of shelter, food and medical care. In addition the Trust funds critical medical research which is assisting the scientific and medical communities in their efforts to help our dogs live longer, healthier lives. Each year scholarships are awarded to deserving young people involved with Great Danes, to assist them in their educational pursuits at the college level. Hopefully, these talented individuals will include Great Danes in their adult lives, and continue the legacy of caring and protection of the breed well into future years.

Although the Trust, in these very early years, is already experiencing considerable support from the Great Dane fancy, increased support is necessary if we are to fulfill our mission. As they say, "no contribution is either too small or too large". Many individuals have begun directing honorariums and remembrances to the Trust in lieu of other monetary expressions of gratitude, celebration and sympathy. All of these funds assist the GDCA in its efforts to better the lives of Great Danes. 

We encourage you, your friends, family and business to consider making a gift to the Trust the next time you are providing a birthday wish, wedding or anniversary present, memorial on behalf of a recently departed loved one (human and non-human alike), specialty judges gift or any other occasion in which a meaningful expression of kindness is in order. In addition, we encourage you to consider including the Trust in your estate plans. It seems only fitting that we remember these animals which have brought us so much joy during our time on earth after we are gone.

There are many ways in which one may contribute to the Trust. Some individuals choose to send a monthly contribution, others make an annual gift. Others utilize the Trust for special occasions. Whatever you may choose, it's an ideal way to make a tax-deductible gift that you know will go directly to the health and welfare of the Great Dane.