Roundup River Ranch enriches the lives of children with serious illnesses and their families by offering free, medically-supported camp programs that provide unforgettable opportunities to discover joy, friendships, and confidence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$524K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.4M a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$524K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $234K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$812K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.0M
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$30.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.0M
FY2021▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.6M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$7.2M
FY2025$6.7M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.7M
Net assets
$30.7M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27.7M
FY2021$30.7M
FY2022$30.5M
FY2023$33.0M
FY2024$35.2M
FY2025$35.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending October 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2006.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $3.1M Management & general 8% · $369K Fundraising 24% · $1.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

32 people listed on the 990; $524K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$182,732Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$135,339Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$112,657Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$92,826Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah P Johnson’s $257K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah P Johnson$256,928$250,135$37,154———
Ruth B Johnson—$147,168$218,833$232,577$182,732$167,381
Emma Whiting—$165,133$134,789$126,894——
Mary Bledsoe——$144,406$161,489$135,339$130,412
Charlie Cherrington$155,196$127,166$124,693$116,297$92,826$87,956
Catherine Ethington$141,814$122,304————
Jennifer Myers Clark$139,255$106,821$109,534———
Danya K Weller$137,768—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Roundup river ranch enriches the lives of children with serious illnesses and their families by offering free, medically-supported camp programs that provide unforgettable opportunities to discover joy, friendships, and confidence.

$3.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$234K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$369K
Fundraisingcol D$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$30.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.5M
Total assetsLn 16$31.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$812K
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$459K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$349K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Total revenueLn 12$7.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$391K
SavingsLn 2$10.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.9M
Total assetsLn 16$31.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$812K
Net assetsLn 32$30.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 578
VolunteersI 6446
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.8M$10.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.4M$14.9M
Total assetsLn 16$29.2M$31.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$812K
Net assetsLn 32$27.7M$30.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$331K$123K$134K$74K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.3M$108K$491K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$408K$254K$43K$111K
Payroll taxesLn 10$165K$106K$17K$42K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$355K$230K$3K$121K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$81K$11K$244$70K
Office expensesLn 13$136K$71K$25K$40K
Information technologyLn 14$67K$21K$9K$37K
OccupancyLn 16$67K$53K$14K
TravelLn 17$15K$7K$2K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K$14K$3K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$703K$703K
InsuranceLn 23$78K$78K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$260K$138K$122K
All other expensesLn 24e$40K$38K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$3.1M$369K$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.7M$6.7M$83K$35.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.2M$6.4M$809K$35.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.6M$6.3M$2.3M$33.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.7M$5.7M$950K$30.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $7.0M$4.6M$2.3M$30.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.6M$4.5M$8.1M$27.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,950,362 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,611,393$6,922,676
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,693$132,961
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$15,752−$105,275
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,624,334$6,950,362
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,804,915$2,788,461
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,714,850$1,837,966
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,519,765$4,626,427
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,104,569$2,323,935
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,950,362 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,262,472
VIII-1e Government grants$458,562
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,201,642
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$348,798
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,922,676
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $132,961$132,961
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$109,001−$109,001
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,726$3,726
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,686$6,950,362
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,626,427 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $122,798 · Management $134,195 · Fundraising $73,739$330,732
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,285,135 · Management $108,249 · Fundraising $491,360$1,884,744
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $253,690 · Management $42,769 · Fundraising $111,216$407,675
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $106,360 · Management $16,523 · Fundraising $42,427$165,310
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,300$10,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $230,482 · Management $3,397 · Fundraising $121,071$354,950
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,192 · Management $244 · Fundraising $69,765$81,201
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $71,029 · Management $24,844 · Fundraising $40,414$136,287
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,218 · Management $8,573 · Fundraising $37,082$66,873
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,395 · Management $14,000$67,395
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,280 · Management $1,627 · Fundraising $6,261$15,168
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,638 · Management $2,639 · Fundraising $8,126$24,403
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $703,265$703,265
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $78,383$78,383
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $137,829 · Fundraising $122,363$260,192
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $38,286 · Management $1,263$39,549
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,133,980 · Management $368,623 · Fundraising $1,123,824$4,626,427
Part X · Balance sheet $31,478,513 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $784,696$391,302
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,972,382$10,087,335
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,071,455$6,126,186
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,305$1,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,363,528$14,872,190
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $29,194,366$31,478,513
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $258,014$248,914
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $458,562$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,471,286$812,377
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,231,335$18,664,679
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,491,745$12,001,457
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,723,080$30,666,136
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,194,366$31,478,513
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $30,666,136 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,950,362
XI-2 Total expenses$4,626,427
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,323,935
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,723,080
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$619,121
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$30,666,136

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