Where your gift goes
Donor dollars at work.
Intake essentials, birthday weekends, prom, summer camp, annual road trips, holiday gifts — the small daily things and the big annual events that turn sixteen beds into one home.
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One-time or monthly.
Pick your impact.
Sixteen Missouri teens. One front door. Every gift funds the texture of an actual childhood — birthday cakes, school supplies, prom, summer camp, the everyday extras.
Immediate emailed receipt. Personal thank-you from us within a week. Quarterly impact updates if you opt in — never spammy, always specific.
Why give to HOC
Plain accountability.
501(c)(3) status
Federal tax-exempt nonprofit. EIN available on request. Donations tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Financial review
Annual financial review by an independent CPA firm. Latest Form 990 available on request and via Guidestar.
% to programming
Target: 85%+ of donations directly fund resident programming. Operating overhead minimized intentionally.
Board oversight
Volunteer board of directors with quarterly review. Member list available on request.
Where your money goes
Specifically. Concretely. Here's the menu.
Every gift earmarks to one of these — or you can let us put it where it's most needed.
For the kid whose birthday hasn’t been celebrated in three years.
Personal essentials for a new resident — sheets, pillows, towels, hygiene products. The basics of having a place to land.
The unglamorous costs of running a real home — cleaning products, laundry detergent, paper goods, bathroom essentials, kitchen staples. The basics that keep sixteen residents living, not just housed.
An afternoon out together — bowling, an arcade, dinner at a real restaurant. The kind of memory the boys keep referring back to months later.
Healthy, balanced, home-prepared meals with quality ingredients. Family-style dinners every night — the rhythm of a real home.
Group trips that turn weeks into memories — bowling, arcade nights, go-cart afternoons, movies out, dinners at a real table.
The big once-a-year trip. Outdoors, fishing, fire, real time away from the routine. The kind of memory that stays.
Holiday gifts, facility enhancements, food and snacks, transportation, and the other invisible costs that keep HOC running like a home.
Recurring giving
The most useful gift is the one we can count on.
Monthly gifts let us commit to multi-month enrichment — a season of soccer, a year of music lessons, a full college-prep cycle for a senior. Pick a tier or write your own.
Funds the small things that don’t make the news: birthday cards, bus tickets, late-night ice cream runs.
Underwrites the recreation calendar — sports leagues, music lessons, outdoor trips.
Sponsors a senior’s college-prep year: tours, applications, books, the works.
Choose your own. Recurring or one-time. Every dollar earmarked or unrestricted — your call.
Set up recurring giving.
Defaults to monthly. Pick your amount, set it once, change anytime.
Other ways to give
However works best for you.
For any of these, contact us and we'll walk you through the process.
Donor-advised fund
We accept DAF grants — ask your sponsor or contact us.
Employer matching
Many of our donors double their gift this way. Contact us for help.
Planned giving / bequest
Legacy gifts welcome — contact us to discuss.
Stock or appreciated securities
Transfer instructions on request — contact us.
In-kind donations
Amazon Wish List or direct — contact us for the current needs list.
Corporate partnership
Sponsorship, volunteering, skills-based pro bono. Contact us.
Corporate partners
Some of the companies that make this possible.
Want to talk before you give?
Direct line for major gifts, corporate partnerships, planned giving, and skills-based pro bono.