The Buckeye Ranch INC FY2020 filing

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The Buckeye Ranch provides hope and healing to children and families by offering family-focused mental health treatment and alcohol/drug services for children with behavioral or psychological and substance abuse disorders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.1M a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $180K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.1M
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$49.2M
Spent
$48.6M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$35.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$49.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$49.2M
FY2021$61.3M
FY2022$52.5M
FY2023$58.4M
FY2024$64.3M
FY2025$81.6M
Expenses
$48.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$48.6M
FY2021$49.4M
FY2022$48.9M
FY2023$57.2M
FY2024$68.9M
FY2025$75.8M
Net assets
$35.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$35.2M
FY2021$46.1M
FY2022$47.2M
FY2023$49.7M
FY2024$47.0M
FY2025$55.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Aug 1965.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $45.1M Management & general 7% · $3.5M

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

23 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former President and CEO
$238,937Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO
$186,228Pt VII · Sec A
Former Chief Fiscal Officer
$180,731Pt VII · Sec A
Business 6/19 Thru 9/19) CFO
$169,343Pt VII · Sec A
Nurse Practitioner
$144,593Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$143,599Pt VII · Sec A
$141,222Pt VII · Sec A
Supervising Attorney
$111,059Pt VII · Sec A

Vickie Thompson-Sandy’s $504K as President & CEO is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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
Vickie Thompson-Sandy$504,118$492,964$452,963$383,133$398,393$186,228
D Nicholas Rees————$356,218—
Sherri Orr———$338,437——
Dr Patricia Gentile$269,875$215,233$202,547$191,876$191,535$141,222
Gary Stammler—$264,281$165,819—$225,371—
D Nicholas Rees Exited 519—————$238,937
Gary Stammler Exit 622———$217,323——
Stephen Richard——$153,851—$202,844—

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

Programs and updates

Offers mental health and substance abuse treatment for children and families.

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1 program · $45.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The buckeye ranch is a community behavioral health agency committed to raising hope and restoring healing. Throughout our continuum of care, we serve children, youth and their families who may have experienced abuse, neglect and trauma.

$45.1Mprogram 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 2 funders$180K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $804K federal money spent
Foster Care Title Iv-EDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.658 · Through Child and Family Health Collaborative of Ohio, LLC$660K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through Ohio Department of Education$88K
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Ohio Department of Education$56K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.1M federal money spent
Foster Care Title Iv-EDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.658 · Through Child and Family Health Collaborative of Ohio, LLC$696K
Block Grants for Community Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.958 · Through Child and Family Health Collaborative of Ohio, LLC$231K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through Ohio Department of Education$80K
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Ohio Department of Education$53K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $1.6M federal money spent
Foster Care_title Iv-EDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.658 · Through Child and Family Health Collaborative of Ohio, LLC$838K
Block Grants for Community Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.958 · Direct$593K
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Ohio Department of Education$103K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through Ohio Department of Education$67K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $1.3M federal money spent
Foster Care_title Iv-EDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.658 · Through Child & Family Health Collaborative of Ohio, LLC$964K
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Ohio Department of Education$126K
Block Grants for Community Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.958 · Direct$107K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through Ohio Department of Education$79K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$49.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$108K
Money outPt IX
$48.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$45.1M
Managementcol C$3.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$35.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.0M
Total assetsLn 16$50.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$108K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$39K
Total revenueLn 12$49.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10.7M
SavingsLn 2$273K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.0M
Accounts receivableLn 4$6.0M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$5K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$282K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$26.0M
Total assetsLn 16$50.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.1M
Net assetsLn 32$35.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5574
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.2M$11.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.3M$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16$43.3M$50.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.2M$15.1M
Net assetsLn 32$33.1M$35.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$356K$356K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24.4M$22.4M$1.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$582K$545K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.2M$3.0M$199K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.8M$1.7M$112K
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$122K$122K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$784K$715K$69K
Office expensesLn 13$942K$602K$341K
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M$1.3M$226K
TravelLn 17$708K$689K$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$65K$52K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$684K$620K$63K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13.5M$13.5M$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$48.6M$45.1M$3.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 19, 2026 $81.6M$75.8M$5.8M$55.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 $64.3M$68.9M−$4.7M$47.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2024 $58.4M$57.2M$1.2M$49.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 20, 2023 $52.5M$48.9M$3.6M$47.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 23, 2022 $61.3M$49.4M$11.9M$46.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 17, 2021 $49.2M$48.6M$588K$35.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $49,199,528 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,363,657$1,584,058
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $46,734,617$47,507,859
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$337,438−$33,702
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $327,689$141,313
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $48,088,525$49,199,528
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 $29,233,822$30,257,696
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,353,334$18,353,932
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $47,587,156$48,611,628
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $501,369$587,900
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $49,199,528 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$29,946
VIII-1d Related organizations$500,768
VIII-1e Government grants$1,035,296
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,048
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,584,058
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $47,507,859$47,507,859
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,830$4,830
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $40,667$40,667
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$38,532−$38,532
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $100,646$100,646
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,507,859 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $107,611$49,199,528
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $48,611,628 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $355,570$355,570
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,431,747 · Management $1,926,539$24,358,286
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $545,223 · Management $36,472$581,695
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,983,947 · Management $198,912$3,182,859
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,667,725 · Management $111,561$1,779,286
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $25,190$25,190
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $122,000$122,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $715,064 · Management $68,504$783,568
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $601,535 · Management $340,511$942,046
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,305,771 · Management $225,773$1,531,544
IX-17 TravelPrograms $688,852 · Management $19,522$708,374
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $51,995 · Management $12,999$64,994
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $620,325 · Management $63,464$683,789
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,479,394 · Management $13,033$13,492,427
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $45,091,578 · Management $3,520,050 · Fundraising $0$48,611,628
Part X · Balance sheet $50,313,221 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,913,228$10,692,647
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $267,833$272,664
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,304,152$5,955,260
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,460$5,254
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $258,619$281,716
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,267,801$5,799,974
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,633,217$1,339,550
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,612,499$25,966,156
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $43,262,809$50,313,221
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,859,855$6,854,918
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,888,413$1,303,179
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $751,202$683,949
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$5,076,700
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,686,033$1,220,051
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,185,503$15,138,797
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $32,584,820$34,423,375
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $492,486$751,049
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,077,306$35,174,424
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $43,262,809$50,313,221
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,174,424 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$49,199,528
XI-2 Total expenses$48,611,628
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$587,900
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,077,306
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,509,218
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,174,424

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