2024-10-11T08:23:03-05:00 2023-12-31 273858252 DEAN DORTON ALLEN FORD PLLC 5975 CASTLE CREEK PARKWAY N DR STE 400 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46250 990 2023-01-01 473828665 BEN'S RANCH FOUNDATION INC BENS 3172581007 PO BOX 3952 CARMEL IN 460823952 BROSE A MCVEY CHAIRMAN/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3172581007 2024-10-10 1 0 BRYAN PAUTSCH P00034913 3174690169 2024-10-10 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z BROSE A MCVEY PO BOX 3952 CARMEL IN 460823952 396047 0 X HTTPS://BENSRANCH.ORG X 2015 IN BEN'S RANCH SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUTH STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BY CONNECTING THEM TO JOBS AND EXPERIEINCES ON FARMS, AT STABLES AND OTHER SETTINGS. 12 11 2 40 0 0 92228 350392 0 1192 10 2128 0 10882 92238 364594 0 125 0 0 10731 57593 0 12500 27417 105806 94826 116537 165044 -24299 199550 30774 246948 805 17429 29969 229519 X OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE NEW OPTIONS AND NEW HOPE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, BY CONNECTING THEM TO EMPLOYEMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON FARMS, RANCHES, STABLES AND THERAPEUTIC RIDING FACILITIES. 1 0 50809 125 1192 IN 2023 WE SERVED 20 TEENS AGES 14-18 IN PAID INTERNSHIPS OR SMALL GROUP PROGRAMS. TEENS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM OFTEN WORK AT A SITE FOR 3-12 MONTHS, AND PARTICIPANTS IN SMALL GROUP PROGRAMS PARTICIPATE ON AT LEAST SIX DATES FOR UP TO THREE HOURS EACH DAY. OUR TEEN CLIENTELE CAME FROM FOUR COUNTIES IN CENTRAL INDIANA AND FROM SEVEN DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. CLIENTS WERE SERVED AT 15 FARMS, STABLES AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL AND NATURE FACILITIES. TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS FOR PROGRAMMING WAS $27,400 INCLUDING THE COST OF PART-TIME AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL, MEETINGS, TRAVEL, MEALS, ETC.OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM IS PAID "INTERNSHIPS" FOR TEENS STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. TEENS WORK FOR FARMS AND STABLES RECRUITED BY OUR ORGANIZATION AND ARE PAID BY THOSE HOST EMPLOYERS. NO FEES ARE COLLECTED FROM PARTICIPANTS FOR THIS PROGRAM AND BENS RANCH PROVIDES MARKETING, CASE MANAGEMENT, APPLICANT SCREENING, THE IDENTIFICATION OF HOST-EMPLOYER FACILITIES AND IN MANY CASES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR HOST-EMPLOYER FARMS, DESIGNED TO OFFSET THE COST OF INTERN WAGES. DURING THE YEAR 17 TEENS PARTICIPATED IN INTERNSHIPS, AND WE PAID HOST EMPLOYERS OVER $3,000 TO REIMBURSE FOR WAGES. WE LAUNCHED OUR NEW SMALL GROUP PROGRAM DURING THE SUMMER AND FALL WITH TWO GROUPS AND SEVERAL 2-HOUR ASSESSMENTS. WE SERVED EIGHT TEENS, WITH VARIABLE COST OF $1,600. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SMALL GROUPS PROGRAM PAY $300 FOR A SIX-WEEK PROGRAM. HOWEVER, BENS RANCH DISCOUNTS OR WAIVES THIS FEE BASED ON THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF APPLICANTS. SMALL GROUP PARTICIPATION FEES GENERATED $1,237 WITH $1163 WAIVED OR DISCOUNTED.DESCRIBE OTHER PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTSIN 2023 THE FOUNDATION BEGAN TO PLACE GRADUATES OF OUR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVE INTERNS IN PEER-TO-PEER ROLES, PROVING INSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION OF TEENS IN OUR PROGRAMS. WE HOPE TO EXPAND THIS PRACTICE IN THE FUTURE, BASED ON EVIDENCE POINTING TO THE EFFICACY OF PEER PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, WE INITIATED EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE CONTENT AND VIGOR OF OUR PROGRAMS TO BETTER ALIGN THE CONTENT WITH ACADEMIC AND WORK-BASED LEARNING STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES REGULATING SCHOOL COURSEWORK. 50809 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X BROSE A MCVEY 3172581007 PO BOX 3952 CARMEL IN 46082 BROSE A MCVEY CHAIRMAN/EXE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 52308 0 0 THOMAS CURRAN SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF GOODWIN ASSISTANT TRESURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY AKINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY ARNOLD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN BARTHULY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL CUMMINGS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR CAROL D'AMICO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE MILES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEANNE NIEFORTH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN RIDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY MARSH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 52308 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32296 318096 350392 PARTICIPATION REVENUE 624110 1192 1192 1192 2128 2128 42335 32296 31453 10882 10882 364594 1192 0 13010 125 125 52308 30000 12308 10000 4115 4115 476 476 694 694 10097 10097 6622 6622 12500 12500 6245 6245 22556 22556 7540 4962 2578 5177 5177 10923 10923 522 522 3328 3328 1367 1367 8317 8317 PROGRAM EXPENSES 8394 8394 BANK CHARGES 2399 60 2339 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 578 578 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 577 577 184 184 165044 50809 86818 27417 23219 199344 2540 7555 4934 41497 1367 0 40130 30774 246948 805 15866 0 1563 805 17429 X 0 0 0 0 29969 229519 29969 229519 30774 246948 199550 0 X 0 0 0 X 76598 51335 157027 100465 350392 735817 76598 51335 157027 100465 350392 735817 227706 508111 4 10 2128 2142 10882 10882 748841 7732 0.67850 X 1.00000 0.00000 SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 10,882. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 41497 1367 40130 40130 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 285 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 1278 1563 CRABBIE OPEN 34331 14150 20181 14647 BARN BASH 21278 9546 11732 8199 1 19022 8600 10422 8607 74631 32296 42335 31453 31453 10882 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 THE YEAR 2023 WAS AN IMPORTANT YEAR FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE LAUNCH OF NEW SMALL GROUP PROGRAMS MARKED A MAJOR STEP FORWARD AND HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN GROWING THE NUMBER OF YOUTH WE SERVE AND HAS CREATED BOTH AN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM OPTION FOR TEENS WHO MAY NOT BE READY FOR OUR PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, AND A WAY TO TRAIN AND FURTHER EVALUATE TEENS WHO HAVE INTEREST IN AN INTERNSHIP, BUT ARE NOT YET QUALIFIED. DURING THE SECOND HALF OF 2023 WE HELD SMALL GROUP PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 2-HOUR ASSESSMENTS, ONE-DAY BOOTCAMPS AND 6-WEEK SMALL GROUP PROGRAMS AT SEVERAL OF OUR PARTNERING FARMS AND STABLES. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SMALL GROUP PROGRAMS LEARN NEW SKILLS AND LEARN ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, TEAM WORK, PROBLEM SOLVING AND COMMUNICATIONS. IN THE FALL OF 2023, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED GRANTS FROM THE LILLY ENDOWMENT AND ANOTHER AREA BUSINESS TO SUPPORT A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF THE SMALL GROUP AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND TO FUND THE ACQUISITION AND STARTUP OF A NEW STABLE FACILITY. THE NEW FACILITY BEGAN OPERATIONS UNDER OUR MANAGEMENT IN DECEMBER, 2023, AND IS THE FIRST FACILITY CONTROLLED AND MANAGED BY OUR ORGANIZATION. IT ADDS TO 15 OTHER FARMS AND STABLES WHERE OUR PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED, AND INTERNS ARE EMPLOYED. LOCATED IN A COUNTY PARK IN NOBLEVILLE, INDIANA, THE FACILITY IS A PUBLIC TRAIL RIDING CONCESSION AND IS CENTRALLY LOCATED IN OUR SERVICE AREA AND CLOSE TO COLLABORATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. OUR CLIENT TEENS WORK AT THE NEW STABLES IN SMALL GROUPS OR AS PAID INTERNS. THIS NEW FACILITY REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION IN OUR CAPACITY IN THE HEART OF OUR CURRENT SERVICE TERRITORY AS WELL AS A DEMONSTRATION SITE FOR PARENTS, DONORS, PARTNERS, SCHOOLS, LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE MEDIA. REVENUE FROM PUBLIC TRAIL RIDES OFFSETS THE COST OF THE FACILITY OPERATIONS AND CLIENT PROGRAMMING AT THE SITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COPY OF THE 990 TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION PERODICALLY REVIEW ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND INFORMATION. IF A BOARD MERMBER HAS A CONFLICT, THE BOARD MEMBER CANNOT VOTE ON THE ISSUE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE ENTIRE BOARD APPROVES THE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FORM 990 FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. 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