Roundup River Ranch FY2024 filing

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Gypsum, CO501(c)(3)Since 2006Recreation & SportsEIN 20-4632248

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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.3M 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
33 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.2 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
$350K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.2M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$6.4M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$35.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.2M
FY2024▼ -16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.6M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$7.2M
FY2025$6.7M
Expenses
$6.4M
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.7M
Net assets
$35.2M
FY2024▲ +7%
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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · 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.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $4.8M Management & general 6% · $395K Fundraising 19% · $1.2M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

34 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$250,135Pt VII · Sec A
Human Resources Director
$165,133Pt VII · Sec A
Former Chief Executive Off
$147,168Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$133,851Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$127,166Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Strategic Partnerships & Funding
$122,304Pt VII · Sec A
Facilities Director
$112,258Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$108,177Pt 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

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

Programs and updates

Provides free, medically-supported camp programs for children with serious illnesses and their families.

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1 program service account for $4.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Roundup river ranch offers children with life-altering diagnoses, and their families, opportunities to embrace joy, create connection, foster independence, and build hope through free, medically-supported camp programs.

$4.8Mprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$546K
Money outPt IX
$6.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$395K
Fundraisingcol D$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$35.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.6M
Total assetsLn 16$35.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$350K
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$107K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$546K
Total revenueLn 12$7.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$483K
SavingsLn 2$17.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.4M
Total assetsLn 16$35.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$350K
Net assetsLn 32$35.2M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.5M$17.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.8M$15.4M
Total assetsLn 16$33.2M$35.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$239K$350K
Net assetsLn 32$33.0M$35.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$566K$242K$205K$119K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$1.9M$42K$592K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$456K$304K$41K$111K
Payroll taxesLn 10$236K$167K$17K$53K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$630K$537K$21K$72K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$108K$22K$4K$82K
Office expensesLn 13$165K$73K$13K$78K
Information technologyLn 14$123K$77K$8K$38K
OccupancyLn 16$75K$61K$14K
TravelLn 17$95K$71K$13K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$77K$64K$3K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$742K$742K
InsuranceLn 23$250K$250K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$258K$210K$1K$47K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.4M$4.8M$395K$1.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.7M$6.7M$83K$35.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,174,150 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,019,632
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,636,683
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$107,378
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,656,315
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $546,313$546,313
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$42,253−$42,253
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $13,775$13,775
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $517,835$7,174,150
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,364,966 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $241,872 · Management $205,125 · Fundraising $119,026$566,023
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,927,410 · Management $42,232 · Fundraising $591,939$2,561,581
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $304,401 · Management $41,115 · Fundraising $110,871$456,387
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $167,056 · Management $16,558 · Fundraising $52,761$236,375
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,255$12,255
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $536,980 · Management $21,252 · Fundraising $72,244$630,476
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,626 · Management $3,688 · Fundraising $82,217$107,531
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $73,353 · Management $13,274 · Fundraising $77,967$164,594
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $76,948 · Management $7,818 · Fundraising $37,888$122,654
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,888 · Management $14,000$74,888
IX-17 TravelPrograms $70,637 · Management $12,593 · Fundraising $12,162$95,392
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $64,226 · Management $3,127 · Fundraising $10,060$77,413
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $742,430$742,430
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $250,271$250,271
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $209,946 · Management $1,488 · Fundraising $46,635$258,069
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,627$8,627
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,756,671 · Management $394,525 · Fundraising $1,213,770$6,364,966
Part X · Balance sheet $35,552,191 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $293,969$483,218
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,219,274$17,147,586
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,967,047$2,550,599
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,500$1,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,755,592$15,369,288
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,237,382$35,552,191
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $239,233$347,672
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $239,233$349,672
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,235,795$19,953,852
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,762,354$15,248,667
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,998,149$35,202,519
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,237,382$35,552,191
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,202,519 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,174,150
XI-2 Total expenses$6,364,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$809,184
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,998,149
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,395,186
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,202,519

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