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Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch
Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch reported $77.3 million in revenue and $44.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.67 went to program services, $17.71 to management and general costs and $1.62 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 51.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $308,037 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 308% 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 $44MFor 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 $77MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.7% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.7% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 51.9% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.7% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 42.2% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $308,037 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.69% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.1 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 12 | 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:Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, inc. (ybgr) provides quality education and treatment services, which promote the emotional, behavioral, spiritual, and physical development of children, adolescents and their families. Ybgr has been serving youth and families since 1957 and is an accredited, private, not-for-profit multi-service organization providing mental health programs and services to emotionally disturbed youth and their families. Ybgr is a non-profit, fully accredited, comprehensive mental health service organization providing psychiatric residential treatment for…
Community-based services: ybgr offers multiple community based services (cbs). Cbs is a licensed and accredited mental health center providing multiple services that expand ybgr's continuum of care into communities. The cbs programs focus on prevention and work with children and families to provide support and treatment. Cbs serves over 600 children each day in programs that include therapeutic foster care, youth case management, comprehensive school and community treatment, therapeutic family living, and community homes. The cbs team members work closely with at-risk youth and families to…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $295,596 | $0 | $12,441 | $308,037 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,195 | $0 | $22,769 | $166,964 |
| CIO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,174 | $0 | $21,451 | $162,625 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $488K (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–1b12 · 11 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 5738
- Volunteers Part I, line 6250
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
8 private foundations reported grants to Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch totaling $71,970 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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Of every $100 Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch spent in FY2025, $80.67 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch reported that 80.7% of its $44.4 million in expenses went to program services, 17.7% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $308,037, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch get its money?
Of $77.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 51.9% came from contributions and grants (including 1.7% from government grants) and 42.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 81-0262019 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), 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 202601349349313765 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511259349300501 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411249349300706 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349304264 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240599349300234 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131219349300508 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 81-0262019: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.