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McCrossan Boys Ranch
McCrossan Boys Ranch reported $10.6 million in revenue and $8.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.83 went to program services, $10.66 to management and general costs and $8.51 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 54.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $187,292 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 44% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $8.8MFor context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.8% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.7% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.15 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 45.7% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.0% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 54.2% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $187,292 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.13% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 52.0 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResidential services program: licensed for 72 boys up to age 21. The organization provides supervision and care in a ranch environment. For the year ended june 30, 2025, 18,493 days of care were provided. For almost 70 years, Mccrossan Boys Ranch has provided new hope for a better life for adolescents needing life skills and confidence building experiences. We serve boys between the ages of 9 to 21 who have experienced conflicts in family, school, or community. The Mccrossan Boys Ranch is nationally accredited by carf (commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities)
Ranch school program: provides education on the premises to the boys living on the ranch campus. For the year ended june 30, 2025, 11,322 days of school were provided. The ranch partnered with southeast technical college and was able to offer students dual credit classes on campus utilizing the ranch's facilities and southeast technical college's teaching staff. At the ranch, the boys received the much-needed one-on-one counseling, education, love and care they so desperately long for. Through year-round schooling, horsemanship, 4h, fellowship of christian athletes, a part-time chaplain, a…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $147,376 | $0 | $39,916 | $187,292 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from McCrossan Boys Ranch (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $158K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 14 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 597
- Volunteers Part I, line 6175
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| EAST DAKOTA EDUCATIONAL COOP Educational services | $942,330 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
9 private foundations reported grants to McCrossan Boys Ranch totaling $39,439 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from McCrossan Boys Ranch's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for McCrossan Boys Ranch, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 McCrossan Boys Ranch spent in FY2025, $80.83 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of McCrossan Boys Ranch's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, McCrossan Boys Ranch reported that 80.8% of its $8.8 million in expenses went to program services, 10.7% to management and general and 8.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does McCrossan Boys Ranch pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation McCrossan Boys Ranch reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $187,292, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does McCrossan Boys Ranch get its money?
Of $10.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 45.7% came from contributions and grants (including 2.0% from government grants) and 54.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is McCrossan Boys Ranch a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-0311913 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620209349300237 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520289349300422 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440239349300949 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320279349300232 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133569349300933 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130359349300838 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-0311913: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.