About the fund
Lyle Carter graduated from Philomath High School and many years later, became a teacher there until his retirement. He was remembered fondly by his students. Lyle also had several Great Danes, and after he died at age 83 on August 31, 2008, he left behind a carefully planned and generous gift to Heartland Humane Society. Heartland’s board of directors decided the best use for a large portion of the gift was to create an endowment that could support Heartland Humane in perpetuity. They used $100,000 of the gift as seed money for the Heartland Humane Society Endowment Fund.
Now operating as Heartland Humane Shelter & Care, the organization is a nonprofit focused on animal wellbeing. They provide care for animals and the people who love them in Benton County, OR and beyond. Heartland operates a location-based animal shelter serving the pets and families of Benton County and Corvallis with animal wellbeing programs and humane education. Heartland will never turn away a Benton County pet in need because of poor health, age, breed, or temperament. In addition, the organization provides lost and found services, and distributes pet food to pet owners with low incomes.
Heartland Humane’s Board of Directors evaluates each major gift received with the goal of balancing the needs of the organization today and the support of the organization in the future. Some or all of these gifts are reinvested in the Heartland Humane Society Endowed Fund at Benton Community Foundation, where earnings from these gifts will support in perpetuity the general care of animals at Heartland Humane. This includes spay and neuter services, vaccinations, surgery, foster care programs, and return-to-owner services. The community and Heartland Humane Shelter & Care’s animals will benefit from these gifts in perpetuity.
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