Rustic Ranch is a Ranch where teens who struggle with mental health can find hope and healing outdoor experiences and animal-assisted therapy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
10¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
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
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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 30% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
10%
of spending
Concern: 10% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$106K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$105K
To programs
10%
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$106K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$58K
FY2024$112K
FY2025$106K
Expenses
$105K
FY2025▲ +856%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$11K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$105K
Net assets
$87K
FY2025▲ +127%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$47K
FY2024$38K
FY2025$87K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2023.

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

Where the money goes

10 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 10% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director - Co-Founder
$16,880Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Facilities Director - Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brooke Carreker’s $17K as Executive Director - Co-Founder is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Brooke Carreker$16,880$9,050

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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Programs and updates

Helps teens with mental health challenges find hope through outdoor experiences and animal therapy.

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3 programs · $608 · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Horsemanship

$608program expense
02

Professional counseling

Pt IX · col B
03

Nature-based activities

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$106K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$105K
Ln 25
Programscol B$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$87K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$106K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$87K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $106K$105K$2K$87K 990 PDF
FY2024 $112K$38K 990 PDF
FY2023 $58K$11K$47K$47K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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