VILLAGE RANCH INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

13637 60TH SW ST, COKATO, MN 55321-0000

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

SCOTT BAKEBERG

Signed the 990

TOM NELSON, CHAIRMAN

Phone

(320) 286-2922

Website

WWW.VILLAGERANCH.COM

Return prepared by

PIEHL HANSON BECKMAN PA

Mission

PROVIDE TROUBLED YOUTHS UNDER COURT ORDER A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR EDUCATION AND SPIRITUAL RENEWAL THROUGH A FAMILY ORIENTED GROUP HOME SETTING

Program accomplishments

• RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS: COKATO: VILLAGE RANCH - COKATO FACILITY SERVICED A TOTAL OF 75 CLIENTS (LAST YEAR WAS 80 CLIENTS). THE MONTHLY AVERAGE FOR POPULATION FOR COKATO IN 2024 WAS 30.2. THIS IS UP FROM LAST YEAR'S 28.9. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY WAS CALCULATED TO BE 4.4 MONTHS. THIS IS AN INCREASE FROM 2023 WHERE IT WAS 3.91 MONTHS. THE OVERALL SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM IN COKATO WAS 85%. THIS IS UP FROM LAST YEAR'S SUCCESS RATE OF 71%. COKATO EXPERIENCED 44 SUCCESSFUL DISCHARGES AND ONLY 8 UNSUCCESSFUL DISCHARGES. "HIRED TWO PROGRAM DIRECTORS TO MANAGE THE FACILITY. "HIRED ADDITIONAL PART TIME AND FULL-TIME STAFF TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. "VOCATIONAL AND VIRTUES GROUPS ARE IMPROVING. "RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY WORK SERVICE PROJECTS SUCH AS LAKE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION CLEAN UP AND PAINTING OF THEIR BUILDING, COKATO CORN CARNIVAL CLEAN UP, WINSTOCK SET UP AND CLEAN UP, DASSEL CEMETERY WORK (RAISED HEADSTONES), CLEARWATER RODEO SET UP AND CLEAN UP, COKATO LIBRARY (MOVED BOOKS), AND NUMEROUS PROJECTS AROUND THE PROPERTY OF VILLAGE RANCH. ANNANDALE: VILLAGE RANCH ANNANDALE HOUSE SERVICED A TOTAL OF 37 CLIENTS FOR 2024. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 2 CLIENTS SERVICED IN 2023. OF THE 37 CLIENTS, ANNANDALE HOUSE DISCHARGED SUCCESSFULLY 15 RESIDENTS (13 IN 2023) AND UNSUCCESSFULLY DISCHARGED 13 RESIDENTS (12 IN 2023). THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION RATE FOR ANNANDALE IS CALCULATED TO BE 52% SUCCESS RATE (ROUGHLY THE SAME AS 2023). ANNANDALE HAD AN 8.5 AVERAGE RESIDENTS PER MONTH FOR 2024. "HIRED A NEW PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR ANNANDALE IN JULY 2024. "CONTINUE TO HELP OUT THE ANNANDALE FOOD SHELF FOR A COMMUNITY WORK SERVICE PROJECT. "RESIDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN EQUINE THERAPY. "HIRED NEW STAFF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. "HIRED A NEW THERAPIST. "CONTINUE TO HAVE YOGA FOR THE RESIDENTS ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS. FAMILY FOCUS: "BETWEEN COKATO AND ANNANDALE, FAMILY FOCUSE SERVICED A TOTAL OF 35 CLIENTS IN 2024. THIS IS UP FROM LAST YEAR 29. "COKATO HAD A 92% SUCCESS RATE AND ANNANDALE HAD A 60% SUCCESS RATE (MAINLY DUE TO LOW REFERRAL NUMBERS AND SEVERE PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES WITH CLIENTS). "FAMILY FOCUS FAMILIES RESPOND WELL TO THE NEW "STRENGTHENING FAMILIES" MODEL. HUTCHINSON: VILLAGE RANCH HUTCHINSON SERVICED A TOTAL OF 27 CLIENTS FOR 2024. THIS IS DOWN ONE RESIDENT COMPARED TO 2023. OF THE 27 CLIENTS, 7 WERE SUCCESSFULLY DISCHARGED WHILE 8 WERE UNSUCCESSFULLY DISCHARGED. OF THE 8 UNSUCCESSFUL DISCHARGES, 3 WERE DISCHARGED FOR FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROGRAM RULES AND 4 FOR ABSCONDING FROM THE PROGRAM, WHILE 1 WAS DISCHARGED FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. HUTCHINSON HOUSE EXPERIENCED A SUCCESS RATE OF 70% IN 2024 COMPARED TO 50% IN 2023. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR THE HUTCHINSON HOUSE IN 2024 WAS 3.84 MONTHS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR (2023) 4.2 MONTHS. THERE WAS ONE RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURE IN 2024. THERE WERE 3 INCIDENTS REPORTED TO DOC IN 2024. TWO INVOLVED SERIOUS RESIDENT INJURIES WHERE IT REQUIRED A VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL AND 1 FOR A GROUP OF RESIDENTS ABSCONDING FROM THE HUTCHINSON HOUSE. THERE WERE NO GRIEVANCES FILED. MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED BY THE RESIDENTS INVOLVED LOSS OF PRIVILEGES, NOT VIOLATIONS OF RESIDENTS' RIGHTS. NO LEGAL ACTION WAS TAKEN, THERE WERE NO ADVERSE FINDINGS, AND NO FINDINGS OF MALTREATMENT. STRENGTHS: "PROGRAMMING CHANGES: THE HUTCH HOUSE HAS MADE IMPROVEMENTS THIS PAST YEAR REGARDING CHANGES IN PROGRAMMING, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. STAFF HAVE FOCUSED ON MORE ILS PROGRAMMING REGARDING MONEY MANAGEMENT, COOKING, CLEANING, HYGIENE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EDUCATION. STAFF HAVE ALSO INCORPORATED MORE ACCOUNTABILITY REGARDING RESIDENT'S WHEREABOUTS WHEN IN THE COMMUNITY, CONSEQUENCES FOR RULE VIOLATIONS, AND FOCUSING ON SCHOOL. "SCHOOL: SCHOOL CONTINUES TO BE A GOOD RESOURCE FOR THE HUTCH HOUSE AND CLIENTS THEY SERVE. THE COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN GREAT AND MEETING STUDENTS' NEEDS HAS BEEN A PRIORITY. STAFF CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT RESIDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL AS WELL. "EMPLOYMENT: RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT. THE HUTCH HOUSE HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH EMPLOYERS AND CHECKING IN ON RESIDENTS. "THERAPY: HUTCH HOUSE CONTINUES TO BE CONSISTENT IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS. IN YEARS PAST WE HAVE HAD THERAPISTS BUT IT'S A CONSTANT CHANGE. IT IS NICE THE RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH ONE THERAPIST. WEAKNESSES: "STAFF: HUTCHINSON HAS BEEN DOWN A FULL-TIME STAFF FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE YEAR. THEY HAVE FILLED OPEN SHIFTS WITH PART-TIME STAFF AND STAFF FROM COKATO AT TIMES. FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR, NUMBERS WERE LOW, SO AN INCREASE IN STAFF WAS NOT A PRIORITY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR A FULL- TIME CANDIDATE EARLY IN TO 2025 AS NUMBERS INCREASE. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR STEPPED DOWN AND WE HIRED A NEW DIRECTOR THAT STARTED IN DECEMBER. "REFERRALS: REFERRALS HAVE CONTINUED TO BE STEADY FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE YEAR, BUT SEVERAL HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN DUE TO NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR INTAKE. HOWEVER, DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR, NUMBERS AND REFERRALS HAVE BEEN DOWN. "RESIDENTS WITH MORE COMPLEX ISSUES: WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN REFERRALS TO THE HUTCH HOUSE AS TO WHERE RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRING MORE SUPERVISION, LACKING PRIOR TREATMENT, AND HAVING MORE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. "SKILLS: WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO IMPROVE CONSISTENCY WITH SKILLS WORKERS AT HUTCH HOUSE. IT HAS BEEN A JUGGLE BETWEEN ILS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, SCHOOL AND WORK TO CREATE A SCHEDULE TO WORK FOR PART TIME OR FULL-TIME SKILLS WORKERS. ROCHESTER: VILLAGE RANCH ROCHESTER SERVICED A TOTAL OF 20 RESIDENTS IN 2024. THIS IS DOWN 8 RESIDENTS FROM 2023 DUE TO LONGER PLACEMENT OF RESIDENTS. OF THE 20 RESIDENTS SERVICED IN 2024, 6 WERE SUCCESSFULLY DISCHARGED AND 2 UNSUCCESSFULLY DISCHARGED. THESE NUMBERS ARE RELATIVELY CONSISTENT WITH LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS. OF THE 2 UNSUCCESSFUL DISCHARGES, BOTH ABSCONDING FROM THE ROCHESTER HOUSE. THE SUCCESS RATE OF COMPLETING THE PROGRAM IN 2024 WAS 90%. THIS IS UP COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S 70%. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR 2024 WAS 5.88 MONTHS. THIS IS UP FROM LAST YEAR'S 4.6 MONTHS. THERE WERE NO RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURES IN 2024 AT THE ROCHESTER HOUSE. ROCHESTER HOUSE EXPERIENCED 7 CRITICAL INCIDENTS IN 2024. THE INCIDENT INVOLVED A 1 RESIDENT ABSCONDING FROM THE FACILITY, 1 SERIOUS INJURY, 2 SERIOUS ILLNESSES, 1 SEXUAL CONTACT, AND 2 ASSAULTS (RESIDENT ON RESIDENT). THERE WERE NO GRIEVANCES FILED WITH VILLAGE RANCH ROCHESTER HOUSE IN 2024. NO LEGAL ACTION WAS TAKEN, THERE WERE NO ADVERSE FINDINGS, AND NO ALLEGATIONS OF MALTREATMENT. STRENGTHS: "LINK PROGRAM: WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTNER WITH LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES FOR YEAR-ROUND, ILS PROGRAMMING THAT IS IN ADDITION TO OTHER SKILLS WE PROVIDE. THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE A YOUNGER AND OLDER GROUP SETTING FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT ROTATE 12-WEEK CURRICULUMS. "STAFF: ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD SOME TURNOVER THIS YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LIMIT IT AND HIRE QUALITY STAFF. WE HAVE RUN WITH A FULL WORK CREW FOR MOST OF THE YEAR AND WHEN THERE WERE GAPS, IT DIDN'T CAUSE MUCH DISRUPTION IN THE SCHEDULE. "REFERRALS: WE CONTINUED TO SEE REFERRALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT BED SPACE HAS BEEN LIMITED, MORE SO DUE TO THE LONGEVITY OF PLACEMENTS. "CONSISTENT THERAPIST: THERAPY HAS CONTINUED TO BE A STRENGTH IN ROCHESTER THIS YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO UTILIZE FERNBROOK FAMILY CENTER FOR THERAPY SERVICES. RESIDENTS AT THE ROCHESTER HOUSE ARE PROVIDED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE OR ORDERED. "COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO STAY BUSY AT ROCHESTER HOUSE. THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN VOLUNTEER WORK, INTERNSHIPS, HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, SOCIAL GROUPS, AND THROUGH EMPLOYMENT. "SCHOOL: WITH THE ADDITION OF THE CARE AND TREATMENT SCHOOL, WE HAVE SEEN MORE CONSISTENCY IN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, COMMUNICATION WITH SCHOOL, AND SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS BETWEEN SCHOOLS. THE RESIDENTS HAVE ENJOYED HAVING ANOTHER OPTION OF SCHOOLING THAT ALLOWS THEM A SMALLER SETTING WITH MORE DIRECT INSTRUCTION. WEAKNESSES: "STAFF: ALTHOUGH WE ARE FULLY STAFFED, WE DON'T HAVE PT/ON-CALL OPTIONS. AT TIMES, THIS CAN BE DIFFICULT WITH STAFF ILLNESS AND VACATIONS, BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN SUPERVISION THIS PAST YEAR. THIS HAS REMAINED POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HIRING OF AN ADDITIONAL FLOAT STAFF A FEW YEARS BACK. "THERAPY: ALTHOUGH WE HAVE HAD CONSISTENT THERAPY, WE ARE CONTRACTED OUT AT THIS LOCATION. THEREFORE, WE DO NOT HAVE THE BENEFITS OF BEING PART OF VILLAGE RANCH'S CONTINUUM ON THIS ROOM. AT TIMES, IT CAN CAUSE DELAYS IN SERVICES. "HOUSING AFTER DISCHARGE: WITH SUCCESSFUL DISCHARGES, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT IN FINDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE YOUNG ADULTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. ROCHESTER IS AN EXPENSIVE LOCATION TO LIVE AND NOT PRACTICAL FOR MOST YOUTH THAT DESIRE TO STAY IN THE COMMUNITY.
  Expenses $4,080,191 · revenue $5,095,728
• FOSTER CARE PROGRAM: "A TOTAL OF 112 YOUTH WERE SERVED IN THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES LONG TERM, SHORT TERM, RESPITE, EMERGENCY, AND SHELTER PLACEMENTS. "ROUGHLY 13,175 ADMINISTRATIVE DAYS BILLED. "7 FINALIZED ADOPTIONS "6 PLACEMENT DISRUPTIONS: 2 YOUTH RUNAWAYS, 1 AGENCY DECISION, SIBLING GROUP OF 3 - EMERGENCY PLACEMENT, VERY HIGH NEEDS FOR THE FAMILY TO CONTINUE CARE WITH THE OTHER YOUTH IN THEIR HOME. "CLOSED 10 FOSTER HOMES. REASON FOR CLOSING: 4 CLOSED AFTER FINALIZATION OF ADOPTION, 2 RETIRED FROM FOSTER CARE, 1 MARITAL ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED, 1 TO FOCUS ON NEEDS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, 1 TOOK NO PLACEMENTS FOR OVER 2 YEARS SO AGENCY DISCUSSED WITH THEM CLOSING THEIR LICENSE, 1 TO FOCUS ON THEIR OWN FAMILY (HAVE NOW REACHED OUT TO START THE PROCESS TO RELICENSE AGAIN) "NEW LICENSED HOMES IN 2024: 9 "WORD OF MOUTH APPEARS TO BE THE BEST RECRUITMENT EFFORT, ALWAYS LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL IDEAS TO RECRUIT FOSTER HOMES. "CONTINUED MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP AND TRAINING VIA ZOOM. TRAINING TOPICS ARE ESTABLISHED YEARLY; TIM WRIGHT PROVIDED THE TRAINING. THERE IS A TOTAL OF 8 TRAINING COURSES A YEAR. ON THE OFF MONTHS, FOSTER PARENTS ARE SENT TRAINING LINKS FOR REQUIRED TRAINING AS WELL AS OTHER RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT PERTAIN TO FOSTER CARE. "ESTABLISHED WITH MN CHILD WELFARE TRAINING ACADEMY AND FOSTER PARENT COLLEGE AS A TRAINING RESOURCE FOR CASE MANAGERS AND FOSTER PARENTS. THIS IS OFFERED FREE TO OUR AGENCY. NO LONGER MEMBERS OF YIPA FOR TRAINING WHICH HAD A YEARLY MEMBERSHIP FEE. "THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER CONTINUED THROUGHOUT 2024 PROVIDING TRAINING, TIPS, FOSTER CARE NEWS, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM STARTED A PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP FOR OUR LICENSED PROVIDERS TO CONNECT WITH OTHER PROVIDERS AS WELL AS SHARE RESOURCES. "NORA AND MIKAELA CONTINUE TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. THEY CONTINUE TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THEIR POSITION AND HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB THERE IS POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE FAMILIES THEY SUPPORT AS WELL AS PLACING AGENTS. MIKAELA PASSED HER SOCIAL WORKER LICENSURE TO OBTAIN LSW STATUS. "POSITIVE DHS REVIEW. "THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM COMPLETED COA ACCREDITATION AND IS NOW FULLY ACCREDITED. "TOTAL LICENSED HOMES CURRENTLY - 34 "5 PENDING ADOPTIONS THAT SHOULD BE FINALIZED BETWEEN APRIL-JUNE 2025.
  Expenses $1,015,984 · revenue $1,406,351

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

41-1613780

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1988

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Assets (IRS master file)

$12,037,074

Income (IRS master file)

$6,859,018

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-1613780).

Questions about VILLAGE RANCH INC

What is the EIN of VILLAGE RANCH INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of VILLAGE RANCH INC is 41-1613780.

Is VILLAGE RANCH INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.

Are donations to VILLAGE RANCH INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does VILLAGE RANCH INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of VILLAGE RANCH INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did VILLAGE RANCH INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of VILLAGE RANCH INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SCOTT BAKEBERG.

Who are the officers and directors of VILLAGE RANCH INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $198,194 (SCOTT BAKEBERG, CEO).

How much revenue does VILLAGE RANCH INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,837,993, expenses of $6,198,523 and total assets of $12,037,074 at year end.

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