Morning Star Boys Ranch

Analysis

Morning Star Boys Ranch is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Morning Star Boys Ranch reported income of $2.4m and spending of $3.2m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.9m to $2.4m (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Morning Star Boys Ranch sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeast Youth Center ($2.4m), Clarence E Phillips Ascend Organization Inc ($2.4m) and Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $238k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $180k, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 109 employees.