The Mission of Peace Ranch is
To provide Professional Equine-Assisted Counseling & Education (PEACE) to all who need it—regardless of their ability to pay.
For nearly 20 years, we have walked beside children and adults who carry invisible wounds—trauma, loss, fear, and the feeling that nothing has worked for them. Many arrive on the brink of residential treatment, with families exhausted and out of options. Programs like these can cost $2,500–$4,000 a week.
But at Peace Ranch, they find something completely different: hope, connection, and a chance to heal without barriers.
A child who comes to us once or twice a week for a month or two can experience changes that ripple through every part of their life—home, school, relationships, and their sense of self. And when healing takes root, most of them move forward into their futures with strength and stability.
Peace Ranch has become a national leader in Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, but at our core, we remain what we have always been: a safe place where people and horses walk the road of recovery together.
This past year, we provided 1,000 hours of direct care. A full-fee session is $200, but many of our clients can only contribute $25–$150. We never turn anyone away. We never bill for what a family cannot pay. And we never put a price on someone’s chance to heal.
That is why your generosity matters so deeply.
Your gift fills the gap between what families can afford and the true cost of care. Your generosity keeps a child out of residential treatment. It helps an adult rediscover their worth. It allows a rescued horse to offer healing only a horse can give.
You make hope possible.
You make healing possible.
You make futures possible.
There are many ways to support Peace Ranch—and every gift, of any size, becomes part of someone’s story of recovery.
Thank you for believing in the work. Thank you for believing in them.
Direct Your Gift
We honor every donor’s intentions. When you choose to designate your contribution, we ensure your gift is used exactly as you intend—supporting the programs, animals, or initiatives that matter most to you.
Sponsor a Horse. Change a Life.
At Peace Ranch, our horses do more than graze in pastures.
They carry the weight of someone’s hardest day.
They stand with children who cannot speak their pain.
They steady the hands of veterans and first responders whose memories still shake them.
They offer comfort, trust, and connection to families fighting battles no one sees.
These horses give everything they have—their strength, their patience, their quiet wisdom—every single day. And in return, they ask for only what keeps them healthy, safe, and able to serve.
When you sponsor a horse, you become their guardian. You provide:
their hay, their food, their hoof care, their vet visits…
the supplements that ease their aches…
the dental care that keeps them comfortable…
the training and equipment that help them do their healing work.
You ensure they receive individualized, tender, and expert care, exactly when they need it.
Your sponsorship protects the very heart of Peace Ranch. Because without our horses, there is no healing. There is no breakthrough for a struggling child. No calm moment for a veteran. No restored hope for a family in crisis.
Our horses serve this community full-time. They show up for every person who walks into that arena, hurt, afraid, grieving, or lost. They are heroes. They deserve the best we can give them. And with your sponsorship, they will have it.
Sponsor a horse. Honor their work. Protect their future. Be part of every life they touch.
Legacy Gifts
Leave a legacy of hope. Let your compassion live on.
A legacy gift to Peace Ranch is more than a line in a will, it is a promise.
A promise that long after you are gone, children will still find safety here…
horses will still find refuge…
and people who feel lost will still discover healing and hope.
By including Peace Ranch in your will or revocable living trust, you extend your love and generosity far into the future. It is one of the simplest, most flexible ways to ensure that the life-changing connection between horses and humans continues for generations.
You can choose to leave:
A specific dollar amount
A particular asset—such as real estate or stock
A percentage of your estate
Or whatever remains after providing for those you love
Every option allows you to shape a legacy that reflects your values and your heart.
When you prepare your will or trust now—whether through a specific gift or a contingent one—you gain the peace of mind of knowing you have cared for your family and the causes that have touched your life most deeply.
Your legacy can be hope.
Your legacy can be healing.
Your legacy can be Peace Ranch.
For years to come, your gift will open doors for the hurting, offer sanctuary to the vulnerable, and ensure that the mission of Peace Ranch continues with strength and purpose.
Let your kindness endure. Let your impact outlive you. Leave a legacy that truly transforms lives.
Be a Hero. Be a Unicorn. Change a Life.
At Peace Ranch, horses help heal the hidden wounds of trauma for veterans, children, and families. Now, you can make that healing possible.
Unicorn Sponsorship – $1,500
Give children the chance to rewrite their story. Your gift provides 8 clinical sessions with horses to bring hope, healing, and lasting change.
Pegasus Sponsorship – $1,500
Support veterans on their journey of recovery. Your gift provides 8 clinical sessions with horses to address the biological impact of trauma on the body and nervous system.
Other Ways to Give
Your generosity can take many forms—and every gift helps create hope and healing at Peace Ranch.
Property
A gift of property can make a lasting impact, providing meaningful resources to support our horses and the people they serve.
Stocks
Donating appreciated securities is a simple, tax-wise way to give while supporting the heart of our mission.
Through Your Will or Trust
Including Peace Ranch in your estate plans ensures that your kindness continues to touch lives far into the future.
Paraklesis Inc., dba Peace Ranch, is a charitable organization located in Traverse City and is exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Tax Identification Number: 38-2950162
