2026-05-13T16:26:20-05:00 2025-12-31 273858252 DEAN DORTON ALLEN FORD PLLC 5975 CASTLE CREEK PARKWAY N DR STE 400 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46250 990 2025-01-01 473828665 BEN'S RANCH FOUNDATION INC BENS 3172581007 PO BOX 3952 CARMEL IN 460823952 BROSE A MCVEY CHAIRMAN/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3172581007 2026-05-11 1 BRYAN PAUTSCH P00034913 3174690169 2026-05-11 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BROSE A MCVEY PO BOX 3952 CARMEL IN 460823952 532120 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 EXPERIENCES ON FARMS, AT STABLES IN OTHER SETTINGS. 13 12 0 50 0 0 209194 387616 120436 118341 6377 -2060 -2159 5182 333848 509079 0 0 0 0 260144 267506 0 0 28658 217214 170907 477358 438413 -143510 70666 100555 162130 14546 5455 86009 156675 X OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND FUTURES OF YOUNG PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, BY CONNECTING THEM TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES ON FARMS, RANCHES, STABLES, AND THERAPEUTIC RIDING FACILITIES. 1 0 326349 110791 OUR SMALL GROUP PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO GROW IN 2025. ELIGIBLE YOUTH AGES 13-18 PARTICIPATE IN WORK ON A FARM OR AT A STABLE, NURSERY OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL FACILITY, TYPICALLY FOR THREE HOURS PER WEEK OR SIX WEEKS. OUR CONTENT INCLUDES A BROAD RANGE OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENCES. THE PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY CONCEPTS AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF SOFT SKILLS ARE INTEGRATED INTO EACH SESSION. PARTICIPATING YOUTH LEARN TO WORK WITH NEW ADULTS AND THEIR PEERS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND GAIN SKILLS WHICH RAISE SELF-CONFIDENCE AND STIMULATE CURIOSITY. IN 2025 THE PROGRAM SERVED 38 NEW YOUTH IN THE 6-WEEK PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, DURING 2025 THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED A PILOT PROGRAM WITH A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN WHICH A GROUP OF STUDENTS FITTING OUR REQUIREMENTS WERE SELECTED BY THE SCHOOL AND WERE TRANSPORTED ONCE PER WEEK TO ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS TO PERFORM WORK PROJECTS, LEARN ABOUT ANIMALS AND LOCAL AGRIBUSINESSES AND ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURAL, OUTDOOR AND NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRIES.PARTICIPANTS PAY $300 TO PARTICIPATE IN A SMALL GROUP PROGRAM. AND, WHEN NEEDED, THE FOUNDATION DISCOUNTS OR WAIVES THIS FEE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, BASED ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME. ANOTHER SMALL GROUP PROGRAM IS THE "BOOTCAMP" WHICH GIVES YOUTH AND THEIR CAREGIVERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON A FARM FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON ONE DATE. DURING THE BOOTCAMP, YOUTH TYPICALLY COMPLETE ONE OR MORE PROJECTS WHICH CAN RANGE FROM CARPENTRY TO GARDENING, TO PAINTING AND HANDLING LIVESTOCK. THE EXPERIENCE PROVIDES OUR FOUNDATION AND PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS INSIGHT INTO HOW EACH YOUNG PERSON WOULD RESPOND TO OUR 6-WEEK PROGRAM OR A PAID INTERNSHIP. IN 2025 OUR BOOTCAMPS ATTRACTED 45 NEW PARTICIPANTS, MANY OF WHOM PARTICIPATED IN OUR SMALL 6-WEEK PROGRAM AFTER A BOOTCAMP.IN A POST-PROGRAM SURVEY, 100 PERCENT OF CAREGIVERS AND PARENTS REPORTED THAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND THE PROGRAMS TO OTHER PARENTS AND 87 PERCENT REPORTED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THEIR TEENS.THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR PARTICIPATION IN A BOOTCAMP. 9990 OUR PAID INTERNSHIPS CONTINUE TO BE A KEY PROGRAM. ELIGIBLE YOUTH AGES 14-18 ARE PLACED INTO A PART-TIME PAID JOB AT A FARM, STABLE OR RANCH ENGAGED AND SCREENED BY THE FOUNDATION, WHERE THEY EARN WAGES AND JOB EXPERIENCE AND DO CHORES AND PROJECTS AS EMPLOYEES OF THE HOST FARM. THE FOUNDATION OFFERS TO REIMBURSE HOST EMPLOYERS FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS, AND NO LESS THAN THREE, PROVIDING AN INCENTIVE FOR THOSE HOSTS TO EMPLOY ONE OF OUR TEENS. MANY OF OUR INTERNS CONTINUE THEIR JOBS AFTER THEIR GRADUATION, OR SIX MONTHS OF EMPLOYMENT. IN 2025 WE PLACED SEVEN NEW INTERNS INTO SUCH JOBS AT ONE OF THE 13 HOST SITES WE HAVE ARRANGED.TYPICALLY, MOST INTERNS HAVE COMPLETED OUR SMALL GROUP PROGRAM PRIOR TO TAKING AN INTERNSHIP JOB, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TRAINING AND EVALUATION OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND READINESS TO MOVE INTO A PAID JOB, OFTEN THEIR FIRST.THERE IS NO COST FOR PARTICIPATION IN A PAID INTERNSHIP ARRANGED BY THE FOUNDATION, SO THERE IS NO REVENUE. THE DIRECT COSTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF WAGES TO HOST EMPLOYERS TOTALED $9990.00 IN 2025. 3626 7550 THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAMILTON COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT, WE ALSO PROVIDED FIRST-TIME-HORSE EXPERIENCES TO 179 HAMILTON COUNTY YOUTH DURING THE SUMMER. WE ALSO WORKED WITH THE AREA YOUTH ASSISTANT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE A SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO GIVE AT-RISK YOUTH WORK EXPERIENCE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO LAUNCHED OUR FIRST PREVENTATIVE WELLNESS CAMP FOR YOUTH 11-13. THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WE WILL EXPAND TO TWO IN THE SUMMER OF 2026. IN ADDITION, WE GREW RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL AGRIBUSINESSES, WHICH GIVES OUR TEENS VALUABLE EXPOSURE TO LOCAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND INSIGHT INTO VARIOUS FIELDS OF AGRICULTURE.IN TOTAL, WE SERVED YOUTH FROM SEVEN AREA COUNTIES REPRESENTING 23 SCHOOLS. OUR YOUTH COME FROM DIVERSE RACIAL, DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. USING PRE- AND POST-EXPERIENCE SURVEYS DEVELOPED WITH ASSISTANCE FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WE GATHERED IMPORTANT OUTCOMES DATA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS DATA, TOGETHER WITH DATA COLLECTED OVER MANY YEARS, WILL BE REVIEWED IN 2026 BY PURDUE RESEARCHERS TOWARD THE GOAL OF A PEER-REVIEWED REVIEW ON THE IMPACT OUR PROGRAMS HAVE ON THE YOUTH WE SERVE.APART FROM PARTICIPATION FEE INCOME, THE FOUNDATION WAS COMPENSATED FOR ITS SERVICES BY SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS. 3626 7550 339965 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X BROSE A MCVEY 3172581007 PO BOX 3952 CARMEL IN 460823952 BROSE A MCVEY CHAIRMAN/EXE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 67000 0 0 THOMAS CURRAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHY ARNOLD ASSISTANT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KEN BARTHULY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY LAIGAARD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM CUMMINGS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY AKINS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEDIA OAKES BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAT JONES BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TANYA LOPEZ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEANNE NIEFORTH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN RANDALL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MOSES AARON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 67000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45743 87500 254373 387616 PARTICIPATION REVENUE 624110 118341 118341 118341 334 334 2394 -2394 -2394 -2394 25829 45743 20647 5182 5182 509079 118341 0 3122 X 62000 49600 12400 193714 139371 34843 19500 11792 8127 2032 1633 2550 2040 510 17582 14066 3516 48790 37136 9284 2370 2281 1825 456 9398 3936 984 4478 5595 4476 1119 1501 1201 300 1299 1039 260 7157 5726 1431 9912 7930 1982 STABLE OPERATIONS 47219 47219 PROGRAM EXPENSES 10209 10209 STABLE SUPPLIES 3385 3385 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 2832 1724 431 677 1197 955 242 438413 339965 69790 28658 63589 74648 2540 2540 7659 6025 91908 12991 26767 78917 100555 162130 14546 5455 14546 5455 X 0 0 0 0 86009 156675 86009 156675 100555 162130 70666 0 X 0 0 0 X 157027 100465 350392 209194 387616 1204694 157027 100465 350392 209194 387616 1204694 230115 974579 4 10 2128 2504 334 4980 10882 5182 16064 1225738 243387 0.79510 0.71440 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 10,882. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 5,182. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 91908 12991 78917 78917 SPORTING CLAYS 27160 23356 3804 9625 BARN BASH 44412 22387 22025 11022 71572 45743 25829 20647 20647 5182 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN AUGUST 2025 THE FOUNDATION FORMED AN EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PURSUIT INSTITUTE OF HAMILTON COUNTY TO LAUNCH AN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR TEENS. WE PILOTED THE PROGRAM OVER THE FALL 2025 SCHOOL YEAR AND IT CONTINUES. BEGINNING WITH THE FALL 2026 SEMESTER WE WILL BEGIN AN ANIMAL SCIENCE CAREER PATHWAY COURSE AT OUR KOTEEWI STABLES LOCATION IN NOBLESVILLE. THIS EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PATHWAY WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ABOUT LARGE ANIMALS AND EARN THEM HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS TOWARD THEIR DIPLOMA. THE COURSEWORK WILL BE CATEGORIZED AS CAREER AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (CTE) CLASSES, AND DESIGNED TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO ANIMAL SCIENCE CONCEPTS, HANDS-ON LEARNING, AND REAL-WORLD SKILLS IN AN ENGAGING, PRACTICAL FARM SETTING. EIGHT STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2026 FALL SEMESTER, AND OUR CURRENT STUDENT WILL ENTER THE SECOND FLIGHT OF CLASSWORK IN THE FALL. STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, THE SAME REQUIREMENT FOR ALL OUR PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION WILL RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM AREA SCHOOLS, CONTRIBUTING TO GREATER SUSTAINABILITY. THIS PROGRAM IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR PHILOSOPHY THAT WORK-BASED LEARNING OUTDOORS, IN NATURE, GROWING PLANTS AND CARING FOR ANIMALS AND DOING PHYSICAL LABOR IMPROVES THE MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. 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. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,485. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,621. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,106. PAYROLL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,644. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 411. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 370. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,425. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,007. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,252. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,259. BRF STABLES LLC PO BOX 3952 CARMEL IN 46082 934416977 PROVIDING NEW HOPE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN 97900 97713 BEN'S RANCH FOUNDATION