2026-06-25T11:05:00-04:00 2025-12-31 540617257 ANDERSON & REED LLP 1515 FRANKLIN RD SW ROANOKE VA 240165206 990 2025-01-01 541409250 APPLE RIDGE FARM INC APPL 5409821322 PO BOX 13463 ROANOKE VA 24034 JOSH THOEMKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5409821322 2026-06-24 true J DAVID WRIGHT P00352105 5403444333 2026-06-24 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOSH THOEMKE PO BOX 13463 ROANOKE VA 24034 462020 false X WWW.APPLERIDGE.ORG X 1978 VA APPLE RIDGE FARM TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY'S UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH ENGAGEMENT IN UNPARALLELED EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES. 13 13 19 100 19867 636712 367621 5842 2920 19708 28799 72253 40415 734515 439755 0 0 298427 301777 0 48488 247857 239644 546284 541421 188231 -101666 2112140 2025733 149812 151383 1962328 1874350 X APPLE RIDGE FARM TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY'S UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH ENGAGEMENT IN UNPARALLELED EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES. false false 433557 2920 ACADEMIC SUMMER CAMP IS APPLE RIDGE FARM'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, PROVIDING LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AGES 6-16 WITH A DAILY MIX OF ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS FOCUS ON READING, WRITING, STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART AND MATH), AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, HIKING, SWIMMING, TENNIS AND CHALLENGE COURSES. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TECHNIQUES ARE UTILIZED, AND EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON DEVELOPING EACH CHILD'S SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL SKILLS. AT FAMILY CAMP DAY, PARENTS ATTEND PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS TO ASSIST THEM IN DEVELOPING POSTSECONDARY ACADEMIC OR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PLANS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. EBASE USA-BLUE RIDGE: LESSONS IN SUSTAINABILITY IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM STRUCTURED AROUND APPLE RIDGE FARM'S UNIQUE OFF-THE-GRID LEARNING LAB HOUSED IN A FORMER 1917 RAILROAD BOXCAR THAT IS HEATED, COOLED, AND POWERED EXCLUSIVELY BY WIND AND SOLAR POWER. OUR EBASE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THE EBASE PROGRAM IS PART OF ACADEMIC SUMMER CAMP AND IS ALSO OFFERED AS A STAND- ALONE PROGRAM. THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES SCIENCE AND NATURE FIELD TRIPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND CONSERVATION THROUGH FIELD IDENTIFICATION OF TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC SPECIES, AND HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT LIFE CYCLES, ADAPTATION, AND CONSERVATION OF EACH SPECIES. THE ASPIRE MINDSETS PROGRAM IS AN IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL PILOT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO COMBAT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN YOUNG MEN. THIS PILOT PROGRAM IS TAKING PLACE AT FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND CONSISTS OF 5TH GRADE BOYS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING EXTREME BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN THE CLASSROOM. WITH A COMBINATION OF CHARACTER BUILDING EXERCISES AND MENTORSHIP THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO DECREASE THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN OUR YOUTH AND INCREASE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. GET OUTSIDE IS A SINGLE DAY PROGRAM FOR ANY YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATION, CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR ANY OF OUR CURRENT PARTNERSHIPS TO BE ABLE TO COME AND EXPERIENCE APPLE RIDGE FARM FOR A HALF DAY OR FULL DAY ADVENTURE FREE OF CHARGE. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE "WHOLE CHILD EXPERIENCE- AND INCORPORATES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, PHYSICAL WELLNESS, MINDFULNESS, AS WELL AS ADVENTURE IN OUR HIGH AND LOW ROPES COURSES. THE PROGRAM RUNS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DURING OUR ACADEMIC SUMMER CAMP. 433557 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 19 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false X APPLE RIDGE FARM INC 5409821322 173 APPLE RIDGE FARM RD NE COPPER HILL VA 24079 JOSH THOEMKE EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 74960 0 2845 ANDY GERRISH MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL R GOOD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWARD GARNER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN HASH VICE CHAIR/A 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DON HODSON MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATICE L HOLLAND MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HORAN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 REV WILLIAM L LEE MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES CHRISTOPHER LEE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER A LEWIS DEVELOPMENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KIANNA PRICE MARSHALL MKTG & PUB R 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE MOON MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LATRON BROWN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 74960 2845 false false false 31500 336121 367621 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 624110 2920 2920 2920 28799 28799 42813 22265 20548 20548 WEDDING AND FACILITY INCOME 531190 19867 19867 19867 439755 2920 19867 49347 77805 46683 15561 15561 178739 143160 14454 21125 26088 19305 3051 3732 19145 14168 2240 2737 13919 13919 623 311 156 156 19384 9636 4874 4874 21435 20364 1071 3747 3747 75575 75575 38804 38804 PROGRAM EXPENSES 26680 26680 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 21798 21798 TAXES 9144 9144 TRANSPORTATION 7082 7082 1453 847 303 303 541421 433557 59376 48488 731171 637677 13654 14779 24108 2999725 1827971 1201338 1171754 164852 178540 2112140 2025733 2940 10381 146872 141002 149812 151383 X 1809023 1735850 153305 138500 1962328 1874350 2112140 2025733 -101666 13688 X false true X true false X 536703 436618 411790 636712 367621 2389444 536703 436618 411790 636712 367621 2389444 2389444 7133 1059 6713 19708 28799 63412 2452856 118023 0.97410 0.98340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 135000 5913 5913 135000 135000 6190 6190 135000 135000 6200 6200 135000 135000 1059 1059 135000 135000 7133 7133 135000 1.00000 true false 780815 780815 1935993 1678356 257637 213107 149615 63492 69810 69810 1171754 453443 13688 13688 439755 439755 541421 541421 541421 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE INCOME DERIVED FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS USED TO FUND CAMPER SCHOLARSHIPS. GOLF TOURNAMENT 42813 42813 22265 42813 42813 22265 22265 20548 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE ASPIRE MINDSETS PROGRAM IS AN IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL PILOT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO COMBAT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN YOUNG MEN. THIS PILOT PROGRAM IS TAKING PLACE AT FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND CONSISTS OF 5TH GRADE BOYS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING EXTREME BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN THE CLASSROOM. WITH A COMBINATION OF CHARACTER BUILDING EXERCISES AND MENTORSHIP THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO DECREASE THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN OUR YOUTH AND INCREASE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. GET OUTSIDE IS A SINGLE DAY PROGRAM FOR ANY YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATION, CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR ANY OF OUR CURRENT PARTNERSHIPS TO BE ABLE TO COME AND EXPERIENCE APPLE RIDGE FARM FOR A HALF DAY OR FULL DAY ADVENTURE FREE OF CHARGE. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE "WHOLE CHILD EXPERIENCE- AND INCORPORATES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, PHYSICAL WELLNESS, MINDFULNESS, AS WELL AS ADVENTURE IN OUR HIGH AND LOW ROPES COURSES. THE PROGRAM RUNS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DURING OUR ACADEMIC SUMMER CAMP. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B E-MAILED TO BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED DURING BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED AND SET BY THE BOARD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST