Why Donate?
With your help, The Lazarus Project is able to serve the community by helping people that are otherwise hopeless. Participants in our program aspire to be a valuable part of this community, but because of their situation, they are unable to do so without the aid of our organization.

Your donation will allow The Lazarus Project to continue to provide and increase the amount of essential services and support, like housing, food, clothing, health care access, financial assistance, and program development along with individual case management to meet the growing need.

"The Lazarus Project has meant a fresh beginning for me. I have found myself believing that I can be a successful person who has a lot of potential and I am capable of living up to my potential. I now have a future of stability and happiness with my three daughters and granddaughter and enjoy healthy relationships with all them. That is what this program has meant to me. Without it, I think I would have had a complete mental breakdown."

With the knowledge that transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and a multi-service center restores lives and build community for the betterment of all, we ask you that you help us financially.

  • $20 a month provides one man housing for one month at our Sierra Home.
  • $50 a month provides transportation costs for one month.
  • $80 a month provides one month of utilities for four program participants.
  • $100 a month provides six women housing for one month at our Schiele Home.
  • $135 a month provides case management services for one program participant.
  • $500 a month provides one year of basic needs (food) and services for one program participant.
  • $800 will provide one month’s organizational operating expense for one program participant.
  • $1,000 a month will provide us with enough money to pay for our program housing costs.
  • $1,700 will provide us with enough money to pay for our House Manager for one month.
  • $4,500 will provide our organization with one week operating expenses.

Every day I receive calls from families who struggle to care of their son or daughter with mental health issues, substance abuse, divorce, domestic violence, and homelessness. Here is your opportunity to show that you love your neighbor as you love yourself and invest in a program that will always be there for them. Here is your chance to let your treasure follow your heart and help re-build lives. Become a loving neighbor, become an investor in The Lazarus Project.

We are a 501(C)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Tax identification number 94-3312292.

Wills and Estate Planning

Family is perhaps the most precious thing to us here on earth. Entire lives are spent providing for their needs and protecting their future. It is an investment worth safeguarding, nurturing and building into a family legacy. If you are interested in naming the The Lazarus Project as a beneficiary in your will, or an estate planning instrument, your attorney will find the following information valuable:

A Professional Law Office
Attn: Lazarus Wills & Estate
Don Branner
6542 Lonetree Blvd
Rocklin, Ca 95765
916-774-1628
don@brannerlaw.com

We are a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in the state of California. Our tax identification number is 94-3312292 Sample Bequest Language I bequeath the sum of $____________ or ____% of my estate to The Lazarus Project, Inc., Attn: Estate Planning, 6542 Lonetree Blvd, Rocklin CA 95765, to be used for its work in support of homelessness and poverty. If you have already included The Lazarus Project in your will, please contact us at the number above so we can say "thank you."

Retirement Plans

Because your qualified retirement plans, including IRA, 401(k), 403(b), Keogh and SEP, are considered part of your taxable estate at death, they may be subject to taxes in excess of 70 percent. Careful planning can help you minimize or even eliminate these taxes. Amounts left from retirement plans for charitable use are still included in the taxable estate, but they are fully deductible from the estate as charitable gifts.

Rather than see retirement assets diluted by taxes, you can direct these assets to be used to make charitable gifts from your estate. After you have discussed your estate and financial plans with your advisor and decide to make a gift from your retirement assets, the procedure is very simple. Ask your retirement plan administrator for a Change of Beneficiary form, and indicate the amount or percentage you would like to go to charity. Simply insert The Lazarus Project's name and the amount to be given to the ministry. You can change your beneficiary designation or distributions at any time.

A Professional Law Office
Attn: Lazarus Wills & Estate
Don Branner
6542 Lonetree Blvd
Rocklin, Ca 95765
916-774-1628
don@brannerlaw.com

We are a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in the state of California. Our tax identification number is 94-3312292 Real Estate Gifting real estate to The Lazarus Project is an excellent way to help the ministry further its mission. If you own property and wish to make a charitable gift, you may find real estate gifting an efficient way to accomplish your goal. You will appreciate our thorough review procedure for this type of asset giving because every real estate gift is unique. Someone who donates real estate that has been held for more than one year is generally entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the full fair market value of the contributed property. Also, the donor can avoid the capital gain tax on the appreciated portion of the property that would have been taxable if the property was sold. Estate tax savings as well as avoiding probate are other possible benefits.

If you would like more information, please contact: A Professional Law Office
Attn: Lazarus Wills & Estate
Don Branner
6542 Lonetree Blvd
Rocklin, Ca 95765
916-774-1628
don@brannerlaw.com

Life Insurance

Life insurance may be one of your many assets. It's an asset that could also add flexibility to your charitable giving plans. Sometimes life changes alter your life insurance needs. You may currently own previously purchased policies that are no longer necessary. These policies could play a major role in your charitable giving plans.

Examples of unnecessary policies include:
  • A policy on your life to protect a spouse for whom it is no longer necessary, or a child who is now financially independent.
  • A policy bought to guarantee that money will be available for your children's education, but their education was paid by some other means.
  • A policy purchased to protect a business that no longer exists or no longer needs protection. These life insurance policies may be considered "obsolete" and don't need to be held. While the policies may not benefit you for the purpose for which they were originally intended, they could assist you in meeting other goals. Benefits of donating to a charitable organization through your life insurance:
  • The gift is immediate, which also gives you immediate tax deductions.
  • Your confidentiality is assured, as life insurance is not a matter of public record.
  • A gift of life insurance is flexible and can be designed to meet your giving desires.

If you are interested in making a charitable donation through your life insurance, please contact :
A Professional Law Office
Attn: Lazarus Wills & Estate
Don Branner
6542 Lonetree Blvd
Rocklin, Ca 95765
916-774-1628
don@brannerlaw.com

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