How Your Donor-Advised Fund Can Change a Life Today

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is one of the simplest and most effective ways to support the causes you care about. Established through a sponsoring financial organization, a DAF allows you to make charitable contributions, receive an immediate tax deduction, and direct support to nonprofit organizations when you're ready.

For many donors, a DAF serves as a way to plan their charitable giving. But while those funds wait to be distributed, important needs continue to grow in communities across the country.

At ICAN, every service dog begins a journey that leads to greater independence, confidence, and opportunity for a person living with a disability. These remarkable dogs spend years learning specialized skills that can transform daily life for children, adults, and Veterans. From retrieving dropped items and opening doors to providing mobility support and increased independence, their impact is truly life-changing.

Your donor-advised fund can help make that journey possible.

It costs ICAN more than $30,000 to raise, train, and place a single service dog. Yet, in an effort to make these life-changing partnerships accessible, ICAN only charges clients a small fraction of that cost, about 10% of the total investment. For qualifying military Veterans, the placement fee is waived entirely. This commitment ensures that financial barriers do not stand in the way of greater independence, confidence, and mobility.

When you use your donor-advised fund to support ICAN, you help bridge that gap. Your generosity provides the resources needed to train and place more service dogs while keeping these life-changing partnerships affordable for the individuals and families who need them most.

A gift through your donor-advised fund is more than a charitable contribution. It's an investment in greater independence, confidence, and opportunity for children, adults, and Veterans whose lives can be transformed by the partnership of an ICAN service dog.

If you have a donor-advised fund, consider making today the day your charitable dollars begin creating life-changing impact. Together, we can help more extraordinary dogs unlock extraordinary possibilities.

Put your Donor-Advised Fund to work today and help unleash abilities across the Hoosier State.

If you have additional questions about charitable giving at ICAN, please contact ICAN Director of Philanthropy Samantha Wodecki at swodecki@icandog.org.