Our work, and our success, is not about maintaining the status quo. It is about providing a 'safe haven' for Idaho's children and their families; an enviroment where they can learn to build upon their strengths, and give up negative, destructive ways of being. Through this process, they also learn healthy coping strategies and new ways to view and solve problems; leading to a more productive, successful life. It's about commitment...
When it comes to helping children overcome their troubled histories, there are a variety of giving options. Take a moment to look around our site, and discover the method that will best assist you in achieving your charitable and financial goals. Please call me with your questions on our toll-free number 1-877-817-8141, or simply click here to send me a note.
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Personal Planner
Chronic Illness – Care of Your Person If you have a chronic illness, your personal planning will need to involve careful consideration of your condition. Many Americans experience ALS disease, Alzheimer's, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) or other types of chronic diseases. More ...
Benefits For Your Family and the Ranch
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.
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.
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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 >>.
Deferred Gift Annuity Several years ago Larry and Allison invested $30,000 in what they believed to be an attractive stock. It turned out to be a very wise decision, because the value of the stock increased to $100,000 a few years later.
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Major IRA Gift Tom is a retired CPA. With good investments, his IRA had grown to become over 80% of his total estate. Tom was looking for a way to rebalance his estate. He wanted to make a major gift to charity, but needed to protect his home and personal savings. More on Major IRA Gift >>.
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.
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.
If you have a chronic illness, your personal planning will need to involve careful consideration of your condition. Many Americans experience ALS disease, Alzheimer's, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) or other types of chronic diseases. 
Steps to Wise Giving