Our Funding Priorities

Updated: Dec. 27, 2024

We prioritize financial self-sustainability as a nonprofit organization therefore most of our revenues come from earned income through our paid consulting and project management services business. We have run our business profitably every year (revenues exceeded expenses) and we are proud of that.

However, as a 501(c)(3) public charity, we are required to raise at least 1/3 of our revenues through charitable contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations.

For LTO Ventures and hopefully for everyone willing to invest in us, we plan to use donations as the startup funds and capital we need to make our vision of an intentional community for adults with IDD in the Texas Hill Country a reality.

These are our fundraising priorities for 2025-2029:

  • Hire Director of Education and Enrichment; Launch Life Academy and Enrichment Clubs by Fall 2025.

    • Amount Needed: $125,000 (by Q1 2025 ideally)

    • Use of Funds: We will add an amazing educational leader to our team to launch our Life Academy and Enrichment Clubs in Fall 2025. These funds will pay for a first year’s salary and benefits, plus secure leased space to operate, and any needed equipment.

    • Impact Forecast: Our Programs will fill an unmet need in the 7-county region around Boerne beginning as soon as Fall 2025. Over the first 5 years, we forecast that we will graduate up to 145 adults with IDD from our Life Academies toward more independent living, and grow our Enrichment Clubs to engage up to 240 unique individuals.

  • Acquire Land.

    • Amount Needed: $100,000 - $2.0 million (by early 2026)

    • Use of Funds: We are in discussions for a parcel of land that would be ideal. In a perfect world, we would be offered the land as a donation, but more likely we will need to purchase the land. We need a minimum of 15 acres of buildable land.

    • Impact Forecast: Securing land will significantly accelerate our capital campaign to raise the funds to build our housing for 100 residents and our Community Inclusion Center (see below for more details).

  • Site Work, and Infrastructure.

    • Amount Needed: $1.5 - 2.0 million (2026-2027)

    • Use of Funds: The land will need grading and soil work, minimal tree clearing, roads, and utilities installed before we can start to construct buildings. If you love watching bulldozers work, this is a fun part of the project.

    • Impact Forecast: The project will become very real for potential funders, future residents, and citizens of Boerne and surrounding counties which will further accelerate our capital campaign. It also will become one of the most talked about developments in the area by governmental officials, Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce, Boerne Kendall County Economic Development Corporation, and anyone selling homes in the area.

  • Build Our Community Inclusion Center.

    • Amount Needed: $14 million by 2027. (Note to people who write big checks, this building could be renamed “The [Your Name Goes Here] Community Inclusion Center.” Just throwing that out there.)

    • Use of Funds: Construction and build out of our planned 40,000sf multi-purpose building.

    • Impact Forecast: It will immediately become a jewel of Boerne and southern Kendall County serving the needs of Texans of all ages and abilities in a 7-county region. It will attract local, state, and national media attention, and fulfill many unmet needs for residents of all ages and abilities.

  • Apartments for Individuals with Higher Support Needs and/or Limited Income and Resources.

    • Amount Needed: TBD (2027-2028)

    • Use of Funds: Construction of two 12-resident single-story apartment buildings.

    • Impact Forecast: While most of the housing at Autumn Hills Village will be for-sale homes, our plans call for two buildings designed for individuals who have higher support needs and require a safe, secure structure. We also want to be able to serve adults with IDD who will have only SSI and food stamps off of which to live.