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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH.

Totals

Total revenue
$621,421
Total expenses
$291,337
Contributions and grants received
$608,378
Grants paid
$20,901
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$6,212
Other revenue
$6,831
Total assets, end of year
$1,250,975
Total liabilities, end of year
$332,153
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$918,822
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$255,903
Management and general expenses
$22,766
Fundraising expenses
$12,668
Program service expenses (Part III)
$255,903

Program services were 87.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $13,000

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $18,959

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $576,419

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $248,645

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,181 · excluded $1,181

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $252,101

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $247,070

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $5,031

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $5,031 · excluded $5,031

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $14,999

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $18,959

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $8,168

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $6,831 · excluded $6,831

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,335 · program services $2,335

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $18,566 · program services $18,566

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $46,296 · program services $46,296

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $36,580 · program services $25,275 · management and general $11,305

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,340 · program services $5,475 · management and general $865

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,977 · management and general $4,977

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,668 · fundraising $12,668

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,693 · management and general $1,693

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,926 · management and general $3,926

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,963 · program services $17,963

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,077 · program services $13,077

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,336 · program services $4,336

  • 24a · Other expenses: HORSE CARE

    total $99,309 · program services $99,309

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $16,893 · program services $16,893

  • 24c · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSES

    total $5,607 · program services $5,607

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK & PROCESSING FEES

    total $771 · program services $771

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $72,072 · end of year $121,344

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $132,159

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,413 · end of year $3,466

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $552,803

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $59,058

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $145,462 · end of year $493,745

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $373,093 · end of year $500,261

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $350

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $330,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,302 · end of year $1,803

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $588,738 · end of year $918,822

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE, SAFE, AND STRUCTURED RANCH ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH TRAUMA AND OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES.

  • PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH CONTINUED IT'S PRIMARY MISSION OF "IGNITING HOPE, WITH THE HELP OF A HORSE" BY PROVIDING STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING TOTALING 3,180 HOURS AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS IN 2024, A GROWTH OF 27% OVER LAST YEAR:-1,907 HOURS OF ONE-ON-ONE, JUNIOR RANCHER (SMALL GROUP), AND FAMILY SESSIONS SERVING A TOTAL OF 241 INDIVIDUALS ON AN ONGOING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.-1,273.5+ HOURS OF HORSE TIME FOR TEENAGE GIRLS IN HORSE PAIRS PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS HORSEWOMEN, IN LEADERSHIP, CONFIDENCE, AND CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING.-COUNTIES SERVED: DAVIDSON, GILES, MARSHALL, MAURY, RUTHERFORD, WILLIAMSON, WILSON-REASONS FOR ATTENDING PROGRAMS AS INDICATED BY PARTICIPANTS/PARENT/GUARDIAN:34.9% DEALING WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SUICIDE, SELF-INJURY OR NEEDING HELP WITH MENTAL HEALTH, 16% SOCIAL ANXIETY OR RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES, ANGER, NEEDING GROWTH/CONFIDENCE, 13.2% SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING,7.5% VIOLENT CRIME SURIVIOR, 7.5% UNACCUMPANIED REFUGEE CHILDREN, 5.7% ABUSE/ASSAULT, 5.7% LOSS/GRIEF, 2.8% FOSTER/ADOPTIVE CHILDREN-100% OF ALL SURVEYED PARTICIPANTS/PARENTS SAID THERE WAS A POSITIVE IMPROVEMENT IN AT LEAST ONE AREA OF THEIR LIFE AS A DIRECT RESULT OF SESSION PROGRAMS: 92.5% SAID THEY HAVE A MORE POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE, 92.9% SAID THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED GROWTH IN HEALTHY COMMUNITY, 97.5% SAID THEY HAVE GROWN IN THEIR ABILITY TO TRUST, 80% SAID THEY HAVE GROWN IN THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS, 94.9% SAID THEY HAVE GROWN IN THEIR ABILITY TO EXPRESS EMOTIONS IN A HEALTHY WAY.-ALL PROGRAMS AT FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH REMAIN FREE OF CHARGE FOR PARTICIPANTS.VOLUNTEERS:-341 INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED 7,368+ HOURS IN 2024-OF THOSE 341 PEOPLE, 86 WERE ONGOING WEEKLY OR MULTIPLE-TIME-PER-MONTH VOLUNTEERS-EACH VOLUNTEER WAS TRAINED BY RANCH STAFF, SENIOR VOLUNTEERS AND FIELD PROFESSIONALS, LEADING TO CONTINUITY AND INTEGRITY THROUGHOUT RANCH PROGRAMS-ONGOING VOLUNTEERS RECEIVED OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION RELATED TO HORSE HUSBANDRY, HORSEMANSHIP, TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTORSHIP, MENTAL HEALTH, RESCUE HORSE REHABILITATION AND OTHER RELEVANT TOPICS CREATING A CULTURE OF COMMUNITY AND GROWTH, AND EXCELLENCE IN HORSEMANSHIP AND IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN RANCH PROGRAMSHORSE AND PASTURE CARE:-ALL HORSES WERE GIVEN PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY CARE (VACCINATIONS, DENTAL WORK, TEETH FLOATING), CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS, MEDICINE, AND EMERGENCY CARE AS NEEDED TO KEEP ALL HORSES HEALTHY AND AT A FITNESS LEVEL SUITABLE FOR THEIR JOB-ALL PASTURES WERE CULTIVATED TO THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR HORSES. MANURE IN DRY LOTS WAS CLEANED 2X/DAY AND COMPOSTED TO BE USED AS FERTILIZER IN THE ORCHARD-HORSES REQUIRING ADDITIONAL NUTRITION WERE GIVEN SUPPLEMENTAL QUALITY GRAIN, SUPPLEMENTS/MEDICINE, HAY, AND CARE AS NECESSARY FOR THEIR FUNCTION AND PURPOSE AT FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH. AS A RESULT ALL HORSES FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH HAVE MAINTAINED AND/OR IMPROVED HEALTH AND ARE BEING USED IN THE RANCH PROGRAM.-WE ADDED TWO SESSION-READY HORSES AND RESCUED AND REHABILITATED 3 HORSES FROM STARVATION/LAW ENFORCEMENT NEGLECT CASE. TWO OF THOSE HORSES WERE TRAINED AND MOVED INTO THE SESSION HERD TO 17 EQUINES (16 HORSES, 1 DONKEY). ONE RESCUE IS REHABILITATED AND AWAITING ADOPTION PLACEMENT.STAFF:-FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH INCREASED STAFFING 2024 TO ACCOMMODATE PROGRAM GROWTH BY HIRING CONTRACTED HELP FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, ACCOUNTING, AND HORSE CARE SUPPORT. WE MAINTAINED TWO FULL TIME STAFF.ACN STOCK WAS GRANTED TO FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH FROM THE LINDAHL FOUNDATION AND SOLD AT A VALUE OF $252,101 AS UNRESTRICTED FUNDS. $132,000 IS HELD AS SAVINGS. THE REMAINDER USED FOR APPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE TO FINISH OUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR FOREVER HOME AND TO SECURE PASTURE SPACE AS NOTED BELOW:FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THE 23 ACRES LAND WE WERE PREVIOUSLY LEASING FROM HELION GROUP IN ADDITION TO 5 ADJOINING ACRES ALSO OWNED BY HELION GROUP IN NOVEMBER 2024. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENT AND DETERMINED THE NEED TO SECURE THE PASTURE SPACE FOR THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE RANCH. THE LAND WAS PURCHASED WITH FUNDS GRANTED FROM THE LINDAHL FOUNDATION (64,000) AND A 330,000 7.5% 20 YEAR LOAN FROM LINEAGE BANK, FRANKLIN TN WITH A MONTHLY PAYMENT OF $2,680.28.ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE OF FACILITY WAS COMPLETED IN 2024 INCLUDING COVERED ARENA, PASTRUES, DRY LOTS, PADDOCKS, PENS, HORSE SHELTERS, TACK ROOM, BATHROOM AND OFFICE. ALL IMPROVEMENTS WERE PAID WITH DONATIONS DESIGNATED TO THE #UNIMPOSSIBLE FUND.FUNDRAISERS:CHARITY HORSE SHOW (HUNTER/JUMPER SCHOOLING SHOW)CHRISTMAS BENEFIT HUNTER PACE (TRAIL RIDE)HOEDOWN (FALL FESTIVAL)

    Expenses $255,903 · Grants $20,901

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Victoria Rogers

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alison Hillenbrand

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gillian Guin

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carissa Ramsdell

    EXEC DIRECTOR & BOARD PRES

    Total calculated
    $46,296
    From this org
    $46,296
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533219349327418

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