Giving Opportunities
The tuition at Hope Ranch/Star Meadows Academy is intentionally kept lower than the average cost of other programs around the country. The tuition covers a portion of the costs to run Hope Ranch. Generous donors like you make up the difference. To help meet these general operating needs at Hope Ranch/Star Meadows Academy, we would be honored for you to partner with us by becoming a donor. You can email us at exec@hoperanchmt.org to discuss ways in which you might help.
Planned Giving Opportunities
Would you like to leave a lasting legacy of helping to heal the lives of young people? Hope Ranch/Star Meadows Academy would be honored to be included in your planned giving. Planned giving involves more than just estate planning, and we are prepared to work with you and expert advisors to help you leave a legacy.
The Hope Ranch Charitable Foundation
The Hope Ranch Charitable Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, charitable corporation and exists specifically to benefit Hope Ranch and the needs of teenagers and families in crisis. The Foundation has the ability to accept gifts in the form of directed gifts to Hope Ranch/Star Meadows Academy or to an endowment. In Montana there are specific tax advantages encouraging donors to give to endowments detailed below.
The Montana Income Tax Credit for Endowed Philanthropy:
The 2003 Montana Legislative Session House Bill 616 enacted amendments to the state charitable endowment tax credit law returning it to 2001 levels. A brief synopsis of the changes made by the Special Legislative Session to the tax credit law as we understand it:
From July 1, 2003 to December 31, 2007
- Planned Gift - Credit against state income tax liability in the amount of 40% of the present value of any planned gift to a permanent endowment of a Montana charity up to a maximum amount of $10,000 per year per taxpayer. [Applies to individual or business entity taxpayers.]
- Outright Gift - Credit against state income tax liability in the amount of 20% of the present value of any outright gift by a business entity to a permanent endowment of a Montana charity up to a maximum of $10,000 per year per taxpayer. [Applies to corporations, small business corporations, partnership or limited liability company taxpayers.]