Welcome to Idaho Youth Ranch Office of Planned Giving
Thank you for your interest in the Idaho Youth Ranch. Our Planned Giving Office is housed under our Foundation and as such is the support arm of the Ranch. Our hope is to serve you and your family with helpful information regarding bequests and lifetime gifts with income. We have an increasing number of friends at IYR who now are benefiting from life income gifts, gift annuities and other plans. We're hoping you will join them.
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Weekly Article
Planning for Your Loved Ones Margaret was in the last year of her battle with a long term illness. Coming to grips with this reality, she frequently spoke at luncheons about how she was dealing with this final phase of her life. More ...
While planned gifts can provide a stable stream of income to you and your beneficiaries, and offer real tax advantages, your rewards will be far greater as you will know that you have created a lasting legacy that will benefit the girls and boys served by the Idaho Youth Ranch forever. To learn more about some of these benefits, just click on any of the pictures below.
Part Gift and Part Sale Sue and Jim Wilson bought their first home many years ago. As they were landscaping in the yard, painting and fixing up that home, Jim was impressed with the home improvement store. More on Part Gift and Part Sale >>.
Current Gifts As is the case with many families, there are times each year when Jim and Sharon focus their attention on gift giving. For years, they have created a gift list that includes family members, friends and loved ones.
More on Current Gifts >>.
A Bequest to Further Good Work Nancy and David Atkins were dedicated volunteers. Over the years, they had seen many individuals impacted by the good work of our organization. They wanted to create a legacy to provide future support to continue our mission. More on A Bequest to Further Good Work >>.
Steps to Wise Giving
There are several steps to help you make wise and prudent gifts. These pages are here to help you learn how gift planning ideas can be of personal benefit. Let us suggest a few steps that would help you in that process.
Chris Paul Nelson
Asst. to the President for Foundation Dev.
Thanks for visiting us! I welcome the opportunity to work with you and your professional advisors to design a gift plan that helps you achieve your charitable goals. All consultations are held in strict confidence. Click here to email me for more information, or to request a personalized illustration of how a planned gift can benefit you.
Professional Advisors
We also have a complete tax update service for CPAs, attorneys, CLUs, CFPs, ChFCs, trust officers and other professional friends. The GiftLaw services are made available to all advisors as a free service. We also are always available to assist in helping you provide clients with clear and understandable gift illustrations. If you would like assistance with a gift illustration, please contact cnelson@youthranch.org.
If you are a professional advisor, you may take the following steps on this site.
Margaret was in the last year of her battle with a long term illness. Coming to grips with this reality, she frequently spoke at luncheons about how she was dealing with this final phase of her life. 
Steps to Wise Giving