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A Home of Our Own

The goal for the Home of Our Own initiative is to fully utilize the first-floor rents to fund our growing ministry. To do that, we need to retire the building debt.

The Need

There has been an increased need for our services, but not an equal increase in admin donations to provide our services “Fee Free.”  We need a solid and larger source of revenue from the building rents to fund office overhead.

Historical Data:

  • Purchased office building in 2015 for $346,574
  • Remodeled building in 2020 for $238,428
  • $346,574 + $215,000 = $585,002 total debt.
  • Based on current comps building value $625,000+
  • In 5 years paid debt down by $325k
    • Seven large donor gifts
    • Our own scrimping and making payments
  • Leaving $260,000 to retire debt.

2 Scenarios:

$3k per month income to Orphanos would require:

$700k fundraising campaign with funds invested in something earning at least 5%.

$260k fundraising campaign to retire debt and use 100% of rental income for admin.
Clearly the better option.

The Solution:

17 Year-End Special Gift Donors:
  
1 Donor$50,000.00$50,000.00
3 Donors$25,000.00$75,000.00
5 (3)Donors
$10,000.00$50,000.00
8 (6) Donors$5,000.00$40,000.00
10 (7)Donors$2,500.00$25,000.00

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Orphanos is an approved IRS 501(c)(3) organization, a member of ECFA, CAFO, and CFC. All gifts may be deducted during the calendar year they we given. You should consult your personal tax advisor regarding how best to structure your gift for your specific situation.

We will pay down our debt as far as we can with whatever funds we receive and continue to make monthly payments as funds are available.

First Floor Space 1: Chick-fil-A is an international food service company with a long history of stable income.

First Floor Space 2: Orphanos is currently occupying this space, but upon completion of remodel we will move upstairs and make this available for rent.