The Shepherd's Crook Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry funded solely through donations and fund-raising activities. Any donations sent to help our ministry are tax-deductible. The bulk of our expenditures are assistance grants to help facilitate the adoptions of Shepherd's Crook children; international adoptions can range anywhere from $10,000 to more than $30,000 each. The grants are limited to families pursuing the adoptions of children listed on The Shepherd's Crook Ministries' Web site. Some other areas in which funds might be used include: expenses associated with gathering information on children eligible for adoption, including travel to countries-of-origin and long distance phone charges; maintaining the Web site; producing and distributing newsletters and informational literature; costs associated with fund-raising activities, or any of the various branches of our ministry (for a list of these branches, click here); and adoption expenses of any of The Shepherd's Crook children. We feel a great burden of responsibility before God and those who donate, to be prudent in the ways we use the funds. We have a board of Godly men and women who guide and direct the activities of the ministry.

There are several ways to support this ministry financially:

1. Donations may be undesignated, in which case they would be put into the ministry's general fund and used, at the discretion of the Board of Trustees, as described above, for assistance grants and ministry expenses. These donations may be in the form of either a one-time contribution or ongoing support.
2. You can commit to monthly support toward the Director Salary. Click here to learn more.
3. Donations may be designated for a specific child, in which case they would be used only for the costs associated with that child's adoption. These funds are held on account until a family contacts The Shepherd's Crook and begins the process of adopting that child. At that point, we would begin using the funds in that child's account to cover his or her adoption expenses. These donations may also be in the form of either a one-time contribution or ongoing support. (Note that the decision to apply donated funds toward the adoption expenses of a specific child rests always and incontrovertibly with our Board of Trustees. Our Board generally elects to use the funds in accordance with the wishes of the donor, but it is not always possible to do so.)

   If you are interested in supporting a child of The Shepherd's Crook in this way, please contact us via e-mail.

4. Donations may be designated for any of the various branches of our ministry; for a list of these branches, click here.

   If you are interested in supporting a specific branch of The Shepherd's Crook, contact us via e-mail.

We will be happy to answer any questions about funds for The Shepherd's Crook. To make a tax-deductible donation or commit to monthly support for the ministry:

1) Make checks payable to: The Shepherd's Crook Ministries

2) Mail the check to: The Shepherd's Crook Ministries, P.O. Box 773, West Chester, OH 45071

You can also donate to this ministry on-line. If you would like to make an on-line donation, please click the button. If you want this donation to go to a specific ministry or child, please be sure to note it in the Payment For field.

The Shepherd's Crook uses PayPal for on-line transactions.

Note: PayPal assesses a fee (2% to 3%) for its service (see fee schedule). The amount received by The Shepherd's Crook will be the amount of the contribution less the PayPal fee.