The Rancho Feliz Charitable Foundation, Inc., was founded in 1987 by brothers Gil and Troy Gillenwater. It was initially formed to provide food, clothing and shelter to abandoned children in Mexican/American border towns. Over the years, Rancho Feliz has grown to the point where its principal focus is providing American volunteer groups with the opportunity to better themselves through serving the less-fortunate.
Rancho Feliz is a low overhead IRS registered, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) “grass-roots” charitable organization. The Charity is not a welfare program. Rather, it focuses on, “The democratic re-distribution of opportunity.”