Your Gift Brings Hope - Today and for Generations
Every day, individuals and families across our community turn to Ouachita Behavioral Health and Wellness for care, support, and stability. Because of donors like you, they are not alone. Your gift ensures that mental health services are available when they’re needed most—now and in the future.
Two Ways to Make a Difference
Give for Today
Help Someone Right Now
Your donation directly supports services happening today—helping individuals and families access care when they need it most.
- Expands access to counseling and treatment
- Supports crisis care and walk-in services
- Strengthens programs across our communities
Your gift helps someone today.
Invest in the Future
The OBHAW Endowment (Managed by the Arkansas Community Foundation)
Your gift becomes part of a permanent fund that supports mental health services year after year.
- Provides long-term, reliable funding
- Protects services from economic uncertainty
- Ensures care is always available in our community
Your gift supports care for generations.
Why Both Matter
Mental health needs don’t stop—and neither can we.
- Annual donations keep services running today
- The endowment ensures services continue no matter what the future brings
One meets today’s needs. The other secures tomorrow.
Why Your Support Matters
OBHAW provides essential services including:
- Outpatient counseling
- Crisis intervention
- Substance use treatment
- School-based and community programs
Your generosity helps ensure that individuals can access therapy, medication, and support—regardless of their ability to pay
OBHAW serves thousands of individuals each year, many facing serious mental health challenges and financial barriers
Your support helps:
- Ensure no one is turned away
- Expand access to care across rural communities
- Provide life-changing support to children, families, and adults
Ways to Give
- One-time donation
- Monthly support
- Endowment contribution
- Planned or legacy gift
Many donors choose to give in more than one way—supporting today’s needs while building for the future.
A Gift That Reflects Your Values
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, your donation is tax-deductible and directly supports mental health care in your community
Make Your Impact Today
Whether you choose to help someone today or invest in the future, your generosity ensures that mental health care is always within reach.
Donate to the Ouachita Behavioral Health and Wellness Endowment Fund
Healing minds.
Strengthening lives.
Ouachita Behavioral Health & Wellness (OBHAW) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community mental health center dedicated to providing accessible, high-quality behavioral health services across Arkansas. When you give to OBHAW, you directly support individuals and families in our communities who rely on essential services such as outpatient counseling, crisis intervention, substance use treatment, and wellness programs.
Your Donation Makes a Meaningful Impact
Every contribution helps expand OBHAW’s ability to deliver affordable, compassionate care to those who need it most. Your support ensures that individuals facing mental health challenges can access therapy, medication management, peer support, and critical programs regardless of their ability to pay. See the impact OBHAW made in our community in 2025.
A Tax-Deductible Way to Strengthen Community Well-Being
As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all donations made to OBHAW are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Your gift not only empowers local mental health services—it also provides you with an opportunity to give in a financially responsible way.
Why Give to OBHAW?
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- Helps provide services to underserved individuals and families
- Supports crisis care, walk-in access, and same-week appointments
- Strengthens mental health resources in Hot Springs, Malvern, Arkadelphia, Mt. Ida, and surrounding areas
- Expands telehealth services throughout the State of Arkansas
- Builds a healthier, more resilient community
Invest in Local Mental Health Care
Your generosity fuels OBHAW’s mission to ensure that every person—regardless of income, background, or circumstance—has access to mental health and wellness support. Together, we can continue building a community where hope, healing, and recovery are possible.
Make your tax-deductible donation today and help transform lives across the State of Arkansas.
Plan a Gift That Reflects Your Values
Thoughtful financial and estate planning can be a meaningful way to support the causes you care about—today and for generations to come. We encourage you to consult with your financial advisor, estate planning attorney, or tax professional to explore charitable giving options that align with your personal goals, family needs, and financial situation.
Double Your Impact
Many employers offer matching gift programs that match charitable donations made by their employees. Check with your employer to see if your gift to us is eligible for a matching contribution—it’s an easy way to double the impact of your generosity.
Ways to Include a Charitable Gift in Your Planning
With professional guidance, you may wish to consider one or more of the following options:
Plan a Gift That Reflects Your Values
Thoughtful financial and estate planning can be a meaningful way to support the causes you care about—today and for generations to come. We encourage you to consult with your financial advisor, estate planning attorney, or tax professional to explore charitable giving options that align with your personal goals, family needs, and financial situation.
Ways to Include a Charitable Gift in Your Planning
With professional guidance, you may wish to consider one or more of the following options:
Estate Planning & Bequests
Including a charitable gift in your will or trust is a powerful way to leave a lasting legacy. A bequest can be a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, or a residual gift after other commitments are fulfilled.
Planned Giving
Planned gifts are typically arranged in advance and may provide financial or tax benefits while supporting our mission. Your advisor can help determine which planned giving strategy best fits your long-term objectives.
IRA Charitable Rollover (Qualified Charitable Distribution)
If you are age 70½ or older, you may be eligible to make a tax-efficient gift directly from your IRA to a qualified nonprofit. This option can satisfy required minimum distributions while supporting meaningful work.
Charitable Gift Annuities
A charitable gift annuity allows you to make a gift to the organization while receiving fixed payments for life. This option may provide a combination of income, tax advantages, and long-term impact.
Other Giving Opportunities
Your advisor may also suggest additional ways to give, such as:
- Gifts of appreciated securities
- Donor-advised funds
- Retirement plan beneficiary designations
- Gifts of real estate or other assets
A gift in your will is a revocable commitment that can be updated at any time, allowing you to plan a meaningful contribution without affecting your finances during your lifetime.
You may choose to leave a specific dollar amount, designate particular property, or name OBHAW as a beneficiary of a percentage of your estate through your will or trust.
A gift in your will provides a simple way to support OBHAW’s work long term and may offer tax benefits for you and your family. To make this type of gift, ask your attorney to include the appropriate language in your will or estate planning documents.
Charitable trusts that provide income are estate planning options that offer income to you or your beneficiaries during your lifetime. After the trust term ends, the remaining assets support OBHAW. Your attorney can help you decide which option best fits your goals.
Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT)
A charitable remainder trust is an irrevocable trust that provides income to you or other named beneficiaries for a set period of time or for life. When the trust ends, the remaining assets are distributed to OBHAW. A CRT may also provide a partial charitable tax deduction.
Charitable Remainder Unitrust (CRUT)
A charitable remainder unitrust works similarly to a CRT but provides variable income. Annual payments are based on a fixed percentage of the trust’s fair market value, which is recalculated each year. The donor or members of the donor’s family are typically the initial beneficiaries, with the remaining assets distributed to OBHAW when the trust ends.
A gift that provides lifetime income is a permanent agreement between you and a charity. You make a one-time gift using cash, securities, or other assets. In return, you may receive a partial charitable tax deduction and fixed income payments for the rest of your life. Your attorney can help you decide which option best fits your goals.
IRA Charitable Distribution
If you are age 70½ or older, you can support OBHAW by directing a portion of your IRA to the organization. This type of gift can help reduce taxable income while supporting mental health services.
Benefits of an IRA Charitable Distribution
- Transfer up to $100,000 annually from your IRA to OBHAW without paying income taxes on the distribution
- Satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) if you are age 73 or older
- Reduce taxable income, even if you do not itemize deductions
- Make a gift that is not subject to standard charitable deduction limits
- Support OBHAW’s mission and programs
To make a gift from your IRA, contact your IRA plan administrator and request a direct transfer to OBHAW. Funds must be sent directly from your IRA to qualify and will be used to support OBHAW’s work.
If you have a life insurance policy that is no longer needed for its original purpose, you can use it to make a meaningful gift to OBHAW and support access to mental health services.
To make a gift of life insurance, contact your insurance provider and request a beneficiary designation form. Name OBHAW as a beneficiary of your policy to ensure your gift supports our work in the future.
Giving stock or other appreciated securities directly to OBHAW is a tax-efficient way to support mental health services. Appreciated securities are investments that have increased in value since they were acquired.
Advantages of Giving Stock or Bonds
- Receive an immediate income tax deduction based on the fair market value of the gift
- Avoid capital gains tax on appreciated assets