Freedom Ranch INC

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Helping recovering individuals to a better life

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 73-1305160) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $584K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
93% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 0.7% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.5 mo
of spending, in cash
3.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$6.4M
59% of total assets
Liabilities are 59% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.1M
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1988.

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% · $1.7M Management & general 7% · $139K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Vice President
$12,300Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dixie Pebworth’s $12K as CEO/Vice President is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dixie Pebworth$12,300$12,300$12,300$8,450$10,850$10,141

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To help recovering individuals have a better life

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 73-1305160) · Dispute this line
$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Green Country Trailers

Provide jobs for wings of Freedom clients

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 73-1305160) · Dispute this line
$407Kprogram expense
03

Phone Pros

Providing jobs for wings of Freedom clients

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 73-1305160) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$139K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$548K
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$500K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$548K
Accounts receivableLn 4$182K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$487K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$15K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$24K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.6M
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$548K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.5M$9.6M
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$530K$498K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$16K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$3K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$56K$56K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$710K$670K$40K
TravelLn 17$914$914
InterestLn 20$210K$200K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$243K$210K$32K
InsuranceLn 23$72K$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.7M$139K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 27, 2026 $2.1M$1.9M$196K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $3.6M$1.6M$2.0M$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2024 $1.6M$1.3M$376K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 23, 2023 $1.6M$1.2M$365K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $1.5M$1.1M$433K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2021 $1.3M$1.2M$104K$1.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $2,068,287 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $109,380$55,995
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,518,261$2,012,292
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,627,641$2,068,287
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 $468,075$573,056
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,128,449$1,299,663
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,596,524$1,872,719
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,031,117$195,568
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,068,287 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,995
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$55,995
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,012,292 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,012,292
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,012,292 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,068,287
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,872,719 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $498,472 · Management $31,132$529,604
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,792 · Management $16,720$32,512
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,418 · Management $7,522$10,940
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $56,480$56,480
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,020$7,020
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $670,362 · Management $40,110$710,472
IX-17 TravelPrograms $914$914
IX-20 InterestPrograms $199,722 · Management $10,658$210,380
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $210,153 · Management $32,371$242,524
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $71,873$71,873
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,734,206 · Management $138,513 · Fundraising $0$1,872,719
Part X · Balance sheet $10,811,372 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $214,469$48,431
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,000,000$500,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $60,634$181,793
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $455,889$486,600
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $25,160$14,696
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,100$24,324
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,464,774$9,555,528
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,242,026$10,811,372
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $304,654$307,200
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $4,696,429$6,067,661
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,001,083$6,374,861
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,240,943$4,436,511
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,240,943$4,436,511
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,242,026$10,811,372
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,436,511 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,068,287
XI-2 Total expenses$1,872,719
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$195,568
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,240,943
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,436,511

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