The Mission of Peace Ranch is
To provide Professional Equine Assisted Counseling & Education (PEACE) for all in need regardless of ability to pay.
Kids with severe behavior issues headed for residential treatment ($2500-4000 a week) came for therapy at Peace Ranch 1 or sometimes 2 times a week for 4-8 weeks at $150 a session (or whatever came in) and things improved at home, school, wherever there were issues and most of them went on with their lives and we never saw them again.
Today, with nearly 20 years’ experience, Peace Ranch has become a leader nationally in the EAP community and has mentored the start up several programs in Michigan.
Today, Peace Ranch continues to serve clients that have not been able to benefit from traditional therapy. Full pay on the Peace Ranch sliding scale is $200 a session. In 2024, Peace Ranch provided 1000 hours in direct service. Income from services ranged from $25-150 per hour. This illustrates how we are dependent on the generosity of our community to close the funding gap. The ranch offers a sliding scale and never charges clients the amount not covered when referred to by local and government social missing a word here?
Your gifts help close the gap so we can give more people hope and a future. There are many ways to support the efforts of Peace Ranch.
“How we walk with the broken speaks louder than how we sit with the great.”
Direct Your Gift
Our commitment to all Donors is that we will uphold your wishes regarding how you want your gift used. Designating your contribution will ensure you gift is used for what is important to you.
Sponsor a Horse
Sponsors provide for all the needs of their horse including hay, feed, hoof care, health care (supplements, worming, dental, and veterinary), and upkeep of their home. Sponsors also provide for any special health, training, or equipment needs for their horse, guaranteeing they receive individualized care. The Horses at Peace Ranch are in full-time service to the community, helping children and families in crisis, Military/EMS, and anyone in need. They deserve the best we can give them.
Special Projects and Programs in Process
The Rustic Retreat Project: Need Approximately $500,000
The Rustic Retreat Project is a capital project that will expand our services to include retreat style learning and therapeutic programming. Our goal is a 2-story building with several private rooms for 1-to-2-night stays on the first level and a fully equipped lodge-style meeting space. Peace Ranch will prioritize programming created at the ranch.
[COMPLETED] 5 acres donated - Value: $50,000
[COMPLETED] Perimeter fenced & cleared - Need Cost
Build Retreat & Training Center - In Planning Stage
Mustangs & Veterans Program: In Process
[COMPLETED] Became a BLM Certified for Adoption 2023
[COMPLETED] Got First Mustang from off the range May/2023
[COMPLETED] Natural Lifemanship Training & Consultation
[COMPLETED] Pilot Program Principles with Ranch Volunteers
[COMPLETED] Add 2 more Mustangs April/2025
2025: Build a Horse Shelter in the Front Pasture: Need $3000
2025: Upgrade Horse Watering Systems in all Pastures
Cabin Pasture - Need Cost
Summer Pasture - Need Cost
Mini Pen - Need Cost
Lower pasture - Need Cost
Types of Funds
Unrestricted Funds
Undesignated contributions go to the general fund and are used to fill the gap wherever needed.
Forever Friends
Leave a lifesaving legacy that impacts a horse, and all they impact for their lifetime. Planning your gift today will make a difference for the animals for years to come, making you a Forever Friend. The gifts of Forever Friends provides Sanctuary for horses at peace assuring their needs be met long into the future.
Legacy Gifts
Making a gift to Peace Ranch through your will or revocable living trust is a simple and flexible way to support the restoration of hope and transformation of lives for horses and humans. Gifting through your will or trust allows you the flexibility of specifying a dollar amount or a particular asset, such as real estate or stock. It also allows you to donate either a percentage or the remainder of your estate. mans Peace Ranch’s for years to come.
By preparing your will or revocable trust now — either through a specific gift or contingent gift — you can enjoy peace of mind, knowing that you have taken care of those you love and the causes that are important to you.
Other ways to give
Property
Stocks
Through your will or trust
Paraklesis Inc dba Peace Ranch is a charitable organization located in Traverse City, and exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Tax identification number: 38-2950162
