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Tall Tales Ranch FY2022 filing

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Hghlnds Ranch, CO501(c)(3)Since 2013Mental Health EIN 46-4058828Revenue $1.4M in FY2022

On file with the IRStalltalesranch.orgPo Box 631903, 80163-1903 · Hghlnds Ranch, COTax-exempt since Jul 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Tall Tales Ranch provides community integration for individuals with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities through community connections, vocational training and employment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K 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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FY2022 · 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 $862K a year · 69% 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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$375K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$547K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$375K
FY2022▲ +37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$274K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$425K
FY2024$452K
FY2025$544K
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2022▲ +54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$926K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$6.0M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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 Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $268K Management & general 11% · $41K Fundraising 18% · $67K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Laura McKenna
Executive Director
$103,833Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura McKenna’s $110K as Executive Di is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laura McKenna$110,224$112,578$116,500$103,833——
Susan Mooney————$72,917$56,668

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

Empowering neurodiverse young adults through community awareness, professional skill-building, and social engagement.

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2 programs · $268K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Tall Tales Ranch provides community integration for individuals with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities through community connections, vocational training and employment.

$176Kprogram expense
02

Our full service mobile coffee shop provides relevant, community-based vocational training and employment to our ambassadors, while exposing the greater Denver community to the value and importance of diversity and inclusion.

$92Kprogram 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
McDowell Family FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$375K
Ln 25
Programscol B$268K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$373K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$373K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$373K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$62K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$401K$373K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K$62K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$76K$11K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$139K$110K$15K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$12K$2K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$6K$954$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$908
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$72$684
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$290$806
OccupancyLn 16$8K$5K$710$1K
TravelLn 17$273$273
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$891$621
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$13K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$2K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$24K$2K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$3K$898$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$375K$268K$41K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$544K$701K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$452K$672K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$425K$1.5M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.4M$375K$1.0M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$274K$920K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $547K$202K$345K$926K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,380,624 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,150,292$1,352,473
I-9 Program service revenue$10,545
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,741$17,606
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,191$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,194,224$1,380,624
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$1,062
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $204,973$260,035
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,897$114,386
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $273,870$375,483
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $920,354$1,005,141
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,380,624 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$239,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,113,273
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,352,473
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,545$10,545
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17,606$17,606
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,151 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,380,624
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $375,483 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,062$1,062
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,846 · Management $10,870 · Fundraising $17,117$103,833
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,230 · Management $14,505 · Fundraising $13,824$138,559
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,982 · Management $1,847 · Fundraising $3,814$17,643
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,291 · Management $954 · Fundraising $1,995$9,240
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,598$4,598
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,428 · Fundraising $908$6,336
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,090 · Management $72 · Fundraising $684$3,846
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,332 · Management $290 · Fundraising $806$2,428
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,355 · Management $710 · Fundraising $1,485$7,550
IX-17 TravelPrograms $273$273
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $891 · Fundraising $621$1,512
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,862 · Management $1,171$14,033
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,028 · Management $6,261$8,289
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,077 · Management $2,448 · Fundraising $5,070$31,595
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,461 · Management $898 · Fundraising $20,327$24,686
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $267,915 · Management $40,917 · Fundraising $66,651$375,483
Part X · Balance sheet $2,847,192 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $401,222$372,576
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,712$88,630
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $47,670$61,938
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,225,782$2,128,140
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $179,255$195,908
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,864,641$2,847,192
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,673$9,103
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,673$9,103
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,319,662$1,577,031
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $526,306$1,261,058
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,845,968$2,838,089
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,864,641$2,847,192
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,838,089 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,380,624
XI-2 Total expenses$375,483
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,005,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,845,968
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$13,020
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,838,089

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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