Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$632,161

Total expenses

$244,825

Contributions and grants received

$644,101

Grants paid

$1,706

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

-$5,543

Other revenue

-$6,397

Total assets, end of year

$595,040

Total liabilities, end of year

$6,302

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$588,738

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$214,232

Management and general expenses

$23,741

Fundraising expenses

$6,852

Program service expenses (Part III)

$214,232

Program services were 87.5% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH CONTINUED IT'S PRIMARY MISSION OF "IGNITING HOPE, WITH THE HELP OF A HORSE" BY PROVIDING STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING TOTALING 2,308 HOURS AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS IN 2023:-1,412.5 HOURS OF ONE-ON-ONE, JUNIOR RANCHER (SMALL GROUP), AND FAMILY SESSIONS SERVING A TOTAL OF 201 INDIVIDUALS ON AN ONGOING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.-895.5+ 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: MENTAL HEALTH/ANXIETY/DEPRESSION, TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR, SURVIVOR OF VIOLENT CRIME/SCHOOL SHOOTING SURVIVOR, BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF/LOSS, ABUSE/RAPE/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR, FOSTER/ADOPTION, NEURODIVERGENT-100% OF ALL SURVEYED PARTICIPANTS/PARENTS SAID THERE WAS AT LEAST A "SMALL" REDUCTION IN CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH INITIAL REASON PARTICIPANTS CAME TO SESSIONS, 73% OF PARENTS AND PARTICIPANTS SURVEYED SAID THEY'VE SEEN "SIGNIFICANT OR "SOME" REDUCTION IN CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORIGINAL REASON PARTICIPANTS CAME TO SESSIONS.-WORKING WITH MULTIPLE REFERRING AGENCIES, FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH WAS ABLE TO SERVE MORE "AT RISK" CHILDREN, TEENS, AND YOUNG ADULTS THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS BY IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS "MOST IN NEED" OF SERVICES.-ALL PROGRAMS AT FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH REMAIN FREE OF CHARGE FOR PARTICIPANTS.-FOR OUR GRAND OPENING OF FOREVER HOME HOEDOWN CELEBRATION IN NOVEMBER 2023 WE WELCOMED AND FED OVER 200 GUESTS. FOOD WAS DONATED AND COOKED BY VOLUNTEERS.VOLUNTEERS:-282 INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED 4,560+ HOURS IN 2023-OF THOSE 282 PEOPLE, 77 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 WHEN MOVING TO OUR "FOREVER HOME" IN JUNE 2023 BRINGING OUR TOTAL SESSION HERD TO 13 EQUINES (12 HORSES, 1 DONKEY)STAFF:-FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH INCREASED STAFFING 2023 TO ACCOMMODATE PROGRAM GROWTH.-FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY: $40,000/ANNUAL-HOURLY PAY EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT/1099: $15/HOUR OR DAILY RATE PER JOB FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH WAS GIVEN 15.02 ACRES OF LAND IN MAURY COUNTY WITH THE EXPRESSED PURPOSE OF BEING USED FOR A "FOREVER HOME" FOR THE RANCH. HELION GROUP PURCHASED ADDITIONAL LAND AROUND THE PROPERTY AND AGREED TO A "LIFETIME LEASE" (LIFETIME OF DIRECTOR) ON 23 ACRES TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE OWNED/GIFTED LAND.FUNDS CONTINUED TO BE RAISED FOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: #UNIMPOSSIBLE/FOREVER HOME TO PAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE (POWER, WELL, LAND GRADING, TREE CLEARING, BARN INTERIOR, ROUND PEN, FENCING, PASTURE CULTIVATION) OF 15.02 DONATED AND 23 LEASED ACRES AT NEW PROPERTY IN MAURY COUNTY/COLUMBIA, TN.-CEDAR TREES THAT WERE CLEARED FOR POWER LINE WERE CUT AND SET TO MAKE ABOVE GROUND FENCING SAVING OVER $3000 BY USING HARVESTED/RECYCLED LUMBER. ADDITIONAL CEDAR TREES WERE MILLED AND WILL BE USED TO BUILD STALLS IN MAIN BARN-ROGERS GROUP DONATED ALL ROCK AND QUARTER DOWN FOR DRIVEWAY, PARKING LOT, AND BARN/ARENA PAD-FENCING THAT CAN GO IN GROUND IS SAFE BUT ECONOMICAL "FINISH LINE" BRAND TENSIONED POLY WIRE WITH ELECTROBRAID AND CAPPED TPOSTS-ALL FENCING AND GATES WERE BUILT BY VOLUNTEERS, GATES WERE ACQUIRED SECONDHAND/ USED AND POSTS MADE FROM CEDAR TREES HARVESTED ON THE LAND-MORTON-STYLE ("LITTLE") BARN WAS GIVEN BY DONOR, DISASSEMBLED/TAKEN DOWN BY VOLUNTEERS AND REASSEMBLED BY VOLUNTEERS ON NEW PROPERTY, CONCRETE FOR LITTLE BARN WAS AT CONTRACTOR'S COST OF MATERIALS AND INSTALLED BY VOLUNTEERS-"BIG" BARN WAS BUILT BY SUMMERTOWN METALS PER LOWEST BID AND BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. BARN WAS FUNDED BY DONOR DESIGNATED FUNDS FROM TERESA JAECKLE.-FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH WAS GRANTED STOCK DONATION WITH THE DONOR ADVISEMENT OF FUNDING THE BARN AND COVERED ARENA.-COMPANY HIRED TO CLEAR POWER LINE AND PASTURE SPACE WAS BASED ON LOWEST BID-COMPANY HIRED TO DIG WELL WAS BASED ON RECOMMENDATION AND AVAILABILITY WITH LOW-AVERAGE BID-PROPERTY WORK STARTED ON FEBRUARY 28, 2023 WITH FIRST VOLUNTEER GROUP. "LITTLE BARN", ROUND PEN, AND PASTURES COMPLETED TO MOVE HORSES IN MAY AND JUNE-COMPLETION OF "BIG" BARN AND ARENA ANTICIPATED 2024-DETAILED EXPENSE BY ITEM RECORDS KEPT-HORSES AND ALL OPERATIONS WERE MOVED TO "FOREVER HOME" (2080 ARTHUR HARDISON ROAD) ON MAY 27, 2023.-LEASE ON BARKER ROAD PROPERTY (8 ACRES) ENDED ON JUNE 30, 2023.FUNDRAISERS:CHARITY HORSE SHOW (HUNTER/JUMPER SCHOOLING SHOW)CHRISTMAS BENEFIT HUNTER PACE (TRAIL RIDE)BOARD OF DIRECTORS:SHIFTED FROM A PARTIALLY "WORKING BOARD" TO A "GOVERNING"/"VISIONARY BOARD"

  Expenses $214,232 · Grants $1,706

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2023

Filed

12 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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