Rescue Ranch INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-4345179)

Michelle Hepler’s $94K as Executive Dir. is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Edward Kinsch	—	—	—	—	$33,648	$104,219
Michelle Hepler	$93,812	$86,526	$82,429	$59,745	—	—
Maureen Moore	—	$89,054	$8,654	—	—	—
James Boyle	—	—	—	$16,226	$41,730	$67,969
Amy Spear	—	—	—	$57,132	$17,308	—
Elizabeth S Rodriguez	—	—	—	—	—	$55,909
Amy Kwiatkowski	—	—	—	—	$29,813	—
Joan Rizzo	—	—	$23,611	—	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Rescues animals, educates on responsible ownership, and conserves wildlife and the environment.

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1 program · $343K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Rescue Ranch offers Humane Education programs that focus on meeting the needs of the community through the development and enhancement of the learning process of respect, empathy and compassion for animals, as well as agricultural, environmental and wildlife conservation.

$343Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$50K

Network for Good INCFY2024$21K

The Dale JR FoundationFY2024$10K

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$86K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$632K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$422K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K

Other incomeLn 4–11$45K

Money outPt IX

$732K

Ln 25

Programscol B$343K

Managementcol C$260K

Fundraisingcol D$130K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$493K

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$42K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$422K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$93K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K

Investment incomeLn 3$9K

Other incomeLn 4–11$45K

Total revenueLn 12$632K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$64K

SavingsLn 2$429K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$493K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$607K

Other assetsLn 15$8K

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$42K

Net assetsLn 32$1.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 510

VolunteersI 6102

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$534K	$493K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$661K	$607K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.2M	$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$30K	$42K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.2M	$1.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$115K		$83K	$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$257K	$135K	$76K	$46K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$41K	$8K	$33K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$29K	$11K	$12K	$6K
Legal feesLn 11b	$100		$100
Accounting feesLn 11c	$21K		$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$19K	$5K	$10K	$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$569	$591	$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$14K	$5K	$7K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$8K	$1K	$1K	$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$34K	$25K	$7K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$1K	$30	$179	$989
InterestLn 20	$276	$127	$149
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$59K	$58K		$674
InsuranceLn 23	$20K	$11K	$6K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$109K	$83K	$2K	$24K
All other expensesLn 24e	$3K	$736	$1K	$736
Total functional expensesLn 25	$732K	$343K	$260K	$130K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$774K	$828K	−$54K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2024	$817K	$827K	−$10K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$632K	$732K	−$100K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$627K	$793K	−$166K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$700K	$677K	$23K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$489K	$653K	−$164K	$1.4M	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $632,425 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $462,294$421,784

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $130,858$156,550

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,688$9,116

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,698$44,975

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $626,538$632,425

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 $466,191$442,605

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $326,472$289,442

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $792,663$732,047

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$166,125−$99,622

Part VI · Governance 5 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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 $632,425 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,371 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$13,513

VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,874

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$391,397

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$92,807

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$421,784

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $156,550$156,550

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,116$9,116

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $41,050$41,050

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,554$2,554

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $168,220 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,421$632,425

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $732,047 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $82,916 · Fundraising $32,265$115,181

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $134,888 · Management $76,219 · Fundraising $45,738$256,845

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,651 · Management $32,657 · Fundraising $1,042$41,350

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,873 · Management $11,891 · Fundraising $6,465$29,229

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $100$100

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,897$20,897

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,637 · Management $9,747 · Fundraising $4,137$18,521

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $569 · Management $591 · Fundraising $1,250$2,410

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,017 · Management $6,538 · Fundraising $2,619$14,174

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,250 · Management $1,473 · Fundraising $5,647$8,370

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,519 · Management $6,602 · Fundraising $2,427$33,548

IX-17 TravelPrograms $30 · Management $179 · Fundraising $989$1,198

IX-20 InterestPrograms $127 · Management $149$276

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $58,166 · Fundraising $674$58,840

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,300 · Management $6,372 · Fundraising $1,948$19,620

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,907 · Management $2,161 · Fundraising $23,763$108,831

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $736 · Management $1,185 · Fundraising $736$2,657

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $342,670 · Management $259,677 · Fundraising $129,700$732,047

Part X · Balance sheet $1,135,051 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,780$63,616

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $437,931$429,048

X-4 Accounts receivable$8,386

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,458$7,912

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,869$11,445

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $660,906$606,895

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,576$7,749

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,222,520$1,135,051

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,560$28,112

X-19 Deferred revenue$7,041

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,214$6,774

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,774$41,927

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,085,295$967,226

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $107,451$125,898

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,192,746$1,093,124

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,222,520$1,135,051

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,093,124 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$632,425

XI-2 Total expenses$732,047

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$99,622

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,192,746

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,093,124

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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