Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation

Analysis

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Minot, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation reported income of $19.7m and spending of $20.5m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $15.2m to $19.7m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center Inc ($19.7m), Feed the Hungry Pantry of Palm Beach County Inc ($19.7m) and Gentlebrook Inc ($19.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. It paid $358k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $51.7m against liabilities of $12.4m, net assets of $39.4m. It reported 315 employees.