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Rustic Way Ranch FY2023 filing

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Melissa, TX501(c)(3)Mental Health EIN 93-2563499Revenue $58K in FY2023

On file with the IRS2705 Kennedy Dr, 75454-2499 · Melissa, TXTax-exempt since Sep 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
6¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
6%
of spending
Concern: 6% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $30K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$58K
Spent
$11K
To programs
6%
Net assets
$47K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$58K
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$58K
FY2024$112K
FY2025$106K
Expenses
$11K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$11K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$105K
Net assets
$47K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$47K
FY2024$38K
FY2025$87K

From the FY2023 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

6 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 6% · $608 Management & general 94% · $10K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Bill Daniel
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brooke Carreker
Founder/Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Court Carreker
Board Member
$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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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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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
Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$58K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$13
Money outPt IX
$11K
Ln 25
Programscol B$608
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$47K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$13
Total revenueLn 12$58K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$47K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$1K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Total assetsLn 16$0$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$16K
Net assetsLn 32$0$47K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$0$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$608$590$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$21$0$21$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$0$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$11K$608$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $106K$105K$2K$87K 990 PDF
FY2024 $112K$38K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $58K$11K$47K$47K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $57,625 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$57,612
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$13
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$57,625
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$10,942
I-18 Total expenses$10,942
I-19 Revenue less expenses$46,683
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $57,625 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,512
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$57,612
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $13 · Excluded from tax $0$13
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $13 · Excluded from tax $0$57,625
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,942 across 6 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,500 · Fundraising $0$1,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $608 · Management $590 · Fundraising $0$1,198
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $2,302 · Fundraising $0$2,302
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $21 · Fundraising $0$21
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,400 · Fundraising $0$3,400
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,521 · Fundraising $0$2,521
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $608 · Management $10,334 · Fundraising $0$10,942
Part X · Balance sheet $62,232 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$1,399
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$29,757
X-13 Program-related investments$29,800
X-14 Intangible assets$1,276
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$62,232
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$15,641
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$15,641
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$46,591
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$62,232
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,591 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$57,625
XI-2 Total expenses$10,942
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,683
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,591

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

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