What's New

A new vocational class at Yellowstone Academy began in 2023.

Basic Automotive Care and Maintenance is teaching youth how to perform routine car care such as checking oil and other automotive fluids, inspecting tires, maintaining and installing batteries, and rudimentary diagnostics. 

The goal of the class is to provide youth with fundamental automotive skills and introduce them to a potential career path.  Upon completion of the class, youth will be provided with their own toolkit.

The Basic Automotive Care and Maintenance class is one of the projects for which we are currently fundraising.  Learn more about this and other immediate needs at Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch in our PICK A PROJECT story online.

We love our donors, and we love it when our donors share with others how much they love YBGR.

Here’s a video clip of one such donor testimonial from Bruce of Livingston, Montana.  His enthusiasm for planned giving and supporting the work of YBGR is infectious.

Just like Bruce, we welcome you to come and visit the YBGR campus, meet our staff, and find out how you can participate and support the Yellowstone mission.

Visit our Video Page for more great clips.

 

“The world just got so overwhelming to me.  So many bad things were happening.” 

Family crisis sent young Peter into a downward spiral of anxiety and depression.  Peter’s parents tried to help and wanted to get their son back on the track.  But Peter was being bullied at school and on the internet.  They reached out YBGR.

When Peter arrived on campus he quickly became involved in YoungLife, participating in bible study, prayer, and counseling with Chaplain John.  Peter started to regain his faith.  

“I heard a voice in my head telling me that it would all be OK, that I was loved and that my family was not being punished because I was bad.”

Peter found the strength to face his life challenges and was able to reunite with his family at Christmas. 

Read Peter’s story in full here.  Peter’s Story is featured in the latest Wrangler Newsletter.

The Winter 2023 Wrangler newsletter is online now!

In this issue’s cover story, you’ll meet Peter, who suffered both family and personal crisis before coming to Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch where he found help and found his faith again. 

There’s a beautiful two-page centerfold pictorial roundup of Christmas-at-the-Ranch. 

We have reports from leadership, as well as sponsorship and supporter acknowledgments.  We also are asking for your help on four immediate-needs projects.

There is much more, so don’t miss out on our Good News! Sign up for the Wrangler newsletter today!

Like what we do?  Share the Wrangler’s inspiring stories with family and friends.  And, remember, your tax deductible gifts make it all possible!

Meet the newest member of the YBGR Equestrian Program, a 6-month old female quarter horse now named Presley. 

A naming contest was held and the top four names suggested by YBGR kids were Presley, Dixie, Paisley, and Cheesecake.  Presley won the final vote. 

This young filly’s serious training as an equine program horse will begin when she is 2 years old.

Until then, YBGR’s Equine Specialist MacKenzie Warren, pictured at left, and youth enrolled in the Equestrian Program will work with Presley on basic skills and building trust with humans.  

Presley is being fostered by Sophie Sue, one of the Ranch’s mares, who can give the youngster a sense of safety and security and a trained adult horse to learn from and emulate.

Oh, the weather outside is frightful
but Gift Annuity Income is so delightful
and since Yellowstone is the place to go
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

The payment guidelines we consider as sponsoring members of the American Council on Gift Annuity just increased.  When you fund a Yellowstone Gift Annuity today, your payments will be at higher rates than in recent years.  Once you fund a gift annuity, your rate and your payments never change.  With the new higher rates, the rate you lock in today is yours for as long as you live.

A good decision just got better!  A Yellowstone Gift Annuity gives you:

– Fixed payments for life.
– An income tax deduction this year for a portion of the funding amount.
– Capital gains benefits when funded with appreciated securities.
– Payments for one or two lives.

Contact us today to find out what a Yellowstone Gift Annuity do for you! 

At year-end 2022, Congress passed the Secure Act. 2.0 which allows for a limited one-time IRA direct rollover to a qualified Charitable Gift Annuity:

• Applies to IRA owners Age 70 1/2.
• Allows a one-time tax-free transfer of up to $50,000 from an IRA to a Charitable Gift Annuity.
• The IRA to Gift Annuity allows payments to the IRA owner and spouse.
• The IRA transfer qualifies as your annual Required Minimum Distribution.
• The IRA to Gift Annuity generates income for life based on the American Council on Gift Annuity rate guidelines.

Contact Yellowstone Foundation today to learn how you can take advantage of this new charitable gift annuity opportunity.