By donating, you are helping secure the future of Down Home Ranch and enabling the Ranch to continue building and enhancing services for years to come.

Donate to a Specific Campaign

The Ranch has developed a few specific funds that support the Rancher's programs and allow for you the donor to decide what you would like to support.

Maintenance Endowment

  • Ensures stewardship of Ranch buildings and facilities
  • The fund supports the Ranch to keep the spaces we all love safe and looking great

Rancher Activities

  • Medicaid only pays for basic services
  • Activities and events that occurs during the week or on the weekends aren't covered
  • The fund subsidizes or cover the costs

Animal Welfare

  • Support the Ranch to be a haven for animals who need a home
  • The farm animals are core to the vocational program that employs more than half of the Ranchers
  • Help the Ranch to cover the animal expense

Campership

  • Camp is a place where people where people build community and find themselves
  • Help offset the cost of Camp
  • We serve people with disabilities age 13 – 90

Ways to Give

These 410 acres support a community where people learn, grow, and achieve new levels of independence.

Through comprehensive care, meaningful employment opportunities, and enriching camp experiences, the Ranch supports people with disabilities to lead fulfilling lives. Your generous support allows the Ranch to meet the growing needs and ensure sustainability of vital programs.

Giving & Major Gifts

Qualified Charitable Distribution

A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) is an option if you’re age 70½ or older at the time of distribution.

A QCD generally does not increase your adjusted gross income (AGI), allows you to avoid paying associated taxes and can satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD)

People with traditional IRAs can elect to send money directly to the Ranch from their retirement account in the form of a QCD. This must be done by the IRA trustee to receive the tax benefit.

Contact your IRA trustee, it is a simple process. However there is additional information to consider.

Wills

Wills can provide the opportunity to give instructions for how you want your assets to be distributed after you pass, including making an outright, testamentary gift to a charity.

Because estates are eligible for unlimited charitable tax deductions, this can be a good way to help minimize potential estate taxes.

Wills are subject to the probate process.

There is specific information that must be written into the will.

Contact us for specific instructions.

Contact us to learn more about these options development@downhomeranch.org or by calling (512) 856-0128 option#4