Donations

Donations & Funding Opportunities

How You Can Help
Provide Memories to Last a Lifetime

Youth Haven Ranch in Pleasant Valley is proud to celebrate more than 20 years of service, which have been made possible by the generosity of our supporters. Thank you for investing in our efforts and for bringing hope, love, healing and life changing stability to so many young people. Your contributions make a difference!

Please know that every dollar contributed helps us tremendously in our mission to enhance the lives of young people impacted by poverty and homelessness and brings youth homeless awareness to the greater community. Whether you, your company, or organization can contribute $1, $100, $1,000, $1 million or donate your time... it makes a profound difference.

Today you can make a financial contribution for general operating support, or, if you wish to designate your gift to a specific program or initiative; a sampling of the ways you can designate your financial support to a specific Youth Haven Ranch project, initiative , or sponsor the experiences of individual campers follows. For additional information about program and capital sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jeffrey Moody at 1-815-947-3414.

Any Amount		We will gladly accept any amount for a donation. We have many projects and needs. If you would like your donation to be applied to any of the categories below just let us know or if you would like to pay by check you can use the provided Pay by Check Form and mail it in.
A-$25		Provides birthday presents and cards for 5 campers
B-$50		Provides disposable cameras for a cabin of 8 children, helping to preserve precious camp memories!
C-$75		Provides phone cards which allow our Junior Counselors to stay connected with their family while they work with us for more than a month at summer camp.
D-$100		Provides decorations for special themed nights during camp sessions
E-$200		Provides life skills education materials for one resident in our homeless youth transitional living program
F-$250		Provides needed supplies to stock our “Club Meds” infirmary, which is utilized by youth who need medical care at camp.
G-$300		Provides new sleeping bags for our teenage overnight camping programs
H-$500		Feeds an entire cabin of 8 youth during a week-long summer camp session
I-$1,500		Sponsors 4 youth's experience at one of our 4-day "mini sessions" or 4 teen's experience at our National Retreat for Young Adults
J-$2,000		Sponsors 8 youth's week-long summer camp experience
K-$3,500		Sponsors a generator for a cabin or a small building
L-$5,000		Sponsors a generator our current main building or a future large building
M-$7,800		Sponsors the purchase of 2 ATV’s to enhance the enjoyment of the summer camp experience for under privileged and at-risk youth
N-$9,800		Sponsors the purchase of 2 snowmobiles to enhance the enjoyment of the Winter school break camp experience for under privileged and at-risk youth
O-$10,000		Sponsors one youth's participation, education and personal development in our 18 month transitional living program and community of support
P-$10,000		Endows our Client Assistance fund for families in crisis impacted by homelessness
Q-$15,000		Sponsors 30 youth's week-long summer camp experience
R-$15,000		Sponsors the complete construction of one summer camp cabin to house 8 youth. (exclusive naming rights available)
S-$15,000		Sponsors the complete construction of one summer camp cabin to house  8 youth
T-$55,000		Sponsors the complete construction of one executive suite cabin with whirlpool, to be used by visiting parents of transitional living residents.  (exclusive naming rights and 2 weeks X 3 years use available)
U-$128,000		Sponsors a new in-ground pool
V-$450,000		Sponsors completion of facility expansion, (our new transitional living home), allowing us to better house our homeless youth and to make much-needed updates to Youth Haven Ranch's present facilities (exclusive naming rights available)

Community Service related sponsorships:

W-$55		Sponsors the notification, verification and delivery of documents, to the homeowner, necessary for and individual in foreclosure to receive a forbearance from their lender, or have their loan reinstated
X—$255		Sponsors the notification, verification and the mediation necessary, on behalf of the homeowner in foreclosure, to receive a forbearance from the lender, or have the loan reinstated
General Donations:
Z-$1-$1,000,000		We will use your unspecified donation for our most pressing needs by putting it into our general operating expense account. Pay by credit card by clicking the Donate button or check using the provided Pay by Check Form

Become an Everyday Hero
Make a profound difference in the life of a young person impacted by poverty and homelessness everyday by becoming a monthly donor through Youth Haven Ranch's Everyday Hero program. All it takes is a support commitment of $1,000 a month for 12 months!

Make a Financial Contribution Today
Donations to Youth Haven Ranch in Pleasant Valley, Inc. can be made on-line or via mail. And, remember, if your employer matches gifts, you may be able to double your contribution!

MAIL: Financial contributions by check or credit card can be sent to:
Youth Haven Ranch in Pleasant Valley
7385 South Illinois Route 78
Stockton, Illinois 61085
Fax: (815) 947-6080

For your convenience, a printable donation form is provided. Please print out this page, fill in your check or credit card information and mail it to the address above.

Events Every year, special events will be held to raise funds for Youth Haven Ranch's programs. We are always looking for sponsors to help underwrite our expenses and contribute to the monetary success of these events. To find out more about these opportunities, please contact Stephanie Moody at 1-815-947-3414

Our Commitment to Donors:
Youth Haven Ranch is committed to protecting the privacy of our donors, volunteers, employees, and clients. We do not sell or rent our donor list, or any portion of this list, to any other entities. Addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, credit card numbers and other types of donor information are kept confidential. Upon making a donation to Youth Haven Ranch, donors may expect to be contacted in the future by the organization, unless requested otherwise. Donors may also expect publication of their names in the Youth Haven Ranch annual report or other periodic publications, unless the donor has requested anonymity. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact  Youth Haven Ranch by email or at 1-815-947-3414