WAUNAKEE, Wis. – A home on the market will make hundreds of thousands of dollars that will all go to charity. 

It’s a hot afternoon, and Dr. Leslie Petty is getting her first look inside a beautiful new home. It’s luxurious, and easy to envy. 

It’s fun to watch her check it out. The looks on her face say it all. 

“Oh no,” she laughs as she walks into a bedroom that has its own fireplace and coffee station. “Oh no, okay!” 

She loves everything she sees. But Petty isn’t here house shopping. She’s the chair of the board of Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County. 

“I never heard of anything before like this,” she said. “I never heard that a home builder [could] actually sell property and donate the funds to nonprofit organizations.” 

It’s called the Generous Home, built by Veridian Homes in a Waunakee neighborhood. 

“The house is beautiful. It's a five bedroom, four bath, 5,600 square foot,” said John Maasch, Vice President of Veridian. “It is just absolute magic.” 

Veridian and about 40 other contractors and vendors built, furnished and cared for the home. They did it all for free. 

They were inspired by other “Generous Home” projects across the country. Most of the time, the builder and the contractors donate all the net profits. But Veridian took it a step further. 

“Our owner and President David Simon decided we're going to do one better than that,” Maasch said. Every single dollar that we make from the generous home, we want to donate every bit of it to the charity.” 

The company’s foundation chose the 15 charities to be on that list. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County is one of them. 

Petty was thrilled when she learned the club would get some of the money. “I was so excited. Oh my goodness.” 

The home has a beautiful kitchen, gorgeous patio backyard, and theater basement with a wet bar area bigger than many kitchens. 

As she tours this house, she’s getting a look at what will raise thousands of dollars for the organization she loves. 

“This is a an amazing gift for the club,” she said. “We certainly would use the funds to continue educational resources for our kids.” 

The hope is that this house can make a big difference. 

“Let’s face it, last year was was a crazy year, it was a year of the pandemic. But it really gave us time to focus,” Maasch said. “And with that focus, we came up with an idea like this. That idea is going to really, hopefully help the community and the charities.” 

“What an amazing idea,” Petty said. “And we get to be the benefactor of this just ingenious way of giving back to the community.”

There’s not a final sale price yet. The home is part of the 2021 Parade of Homes, which opens June 18.