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Timothy Hill Childrens Ranch Inc

EIN 11-2394864 · Riverhead, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak43 out of 100GovernanceGood83 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

TIMOTHY HILL CHILDREN'S RANCH IS LICENSED BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. WE HOUSE BOYS AND GIRLS WHO ARE TROUBLED, ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR COME FROM TROUBLED FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE LIVING ARRANGEMENT BY MODELING CHRIST-CENTERED VALUES. WE TRANSFORM HEARTS AND CHANGE LIVES WHILE MAINTAINING OUR CORE VALUES, WHICH ARE BIBLE-BASED, PEOPLE ORIENTED AND WITH AN OBEDIENT SPIRIT. WE HAVE BEEN SERVICING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOR OVER 30 YEARS. OVER THE LAST THREE DECADES APPROXIMATELY 700 CHILDREN HAVE CALLED THE RANCH "HOME". WE PROVIDE PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TEACH RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING. SOME ALUMNI HAVE LATER RETURNED TO MENTOR CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED WITH US.

Income
$16.4 million
Spending
$16.7 million
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
-3.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 80%
Employees
184
Volunteers
450
Highest pay
$219,674, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 37% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 6% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    84% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 15 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    0 of 10

    Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $12.1 million spent. WE ARE LICENSED BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE LIVING ARRANGEMENT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. OUR RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY HOUSES CHILDREN WHO ARE TROUBLED, ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR COME FROM TROUBLED FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE A SAFE HAVEN IN NY FOR AT-RISK YOUNG PEOPLE AND HELP THEM RESTORE THEIR LIVES THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT FOCUSES ON MIND, BODY & SOUL. WE TRANSFORM HEARTS, STRENGTHEN CHARACTER BY MODELING CHRIST-CENTERED VALUES, CHANGE LIVES WHILE MAINTAINING CORE VALUES WHICH ARE CHRISTIAN BASED, PEOPLE ORIENTED AND WITH AN OBEDIENT SPIRIT. OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TEACHING RESIDENTS RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING WHICH HELPS REUNITE THE BOYS AND GIRLS WITH THEIR FAMILIES. SOME OF THE CHILDREN WE HAVE HELPED OVER THE YEARS HAVE LATER RETURNED TO THE RANCH TO MENTOR NEW BOYS AND GIRLS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED WITH US. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 488 VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE GENEROUSLY OF THEIR TIME TO ASSIST US IN OUR GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
  2. $1.8 million spent. THE RETREATS AT CENTER HILL LAKE IN TENNESSEE AND NORWICH LAKE IN MASSACHUSETTS HOST A VARIETY OF LARGE AND SMALL GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL GUESTS YEAR-ROUND ON THE LAKEFRONT. THE MISSION OF THE RETREAT CENTERS IS TO PROVIDE A PLACE OF RENEWAL, REFRESHMENT AND RESTORATION IN A PEACEFUL, HOSPITABLE SETTING. THE RETREAT AT CENTER HILL LAKE IS A SETTING PRIMARILY FOR CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF SIXTEEN CABINS OF VARYING SIZES AND AMENTIES THAT OCCUPY THE 139 ACRE CAMPUS, ALONG WITH A LODGE THAT HOSTS AN ADDITIONAL 26 GUEST ROOMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIMOTHY HILL BY-LAWS. THE RETREAT AT CENTER HILL LAKE IS ALSO USED AS A VOCATIONAL TRAINING GROUND FOR RESIDENTS FROM TIMOTHY HILL'S NEW YORK SITE. THERE IS TYPICALLY A CREW OF FOUR RESIDENTS WITH A STAFF MEMBER TRAVELING TO EITHER ONE OF TIMOTHY HILL'S RETREAT CENTERS EVERY SIX WEEKS FOR INTENSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS OVERSEES THE CAMPUS TO ENSURE FIDELITY WITH LOCAL ORDINANCES AND LEASES THE PROPERTY TO TIMOTHY HILL WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CAMPUS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OF PUBLIC CENTER HILL LAKE RECREATION. THE RETREAT AT NORWICH LAKE HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF EIGHT CABINS OR VARYING SIZES AND AMENITIES OCCUPYING THE ROUGHLY 90 ACRE CAMPUS, ALONG WITH A LODGE THAT HOSTS AN ADDITIONAL SIX GUEST SUITES. DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, THE RETREAT HOSTS FOUR WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP AS WELL, ALL WITH THE GOAL OF TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH LOVE, WHICH THIS YEAR HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 200 YOUTH. WE PARTNER WITH SEVERAL LOCAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING LONG ISLAND YOUTH MENTORING & ANGEL TREE, TO ENSURE THAT ANY CHILD WHO WANTS TO ATTEND CAMP ISN'T STOPPED BY A FINANCIAL BARRIER. IN ADDITION, A WEEK-LONG "WILDERNESS TRIP" IS HOSTED ON SITE FOR THE PROGRAM RESIDENTS FROM OUR NEW YORK SITE "TO PROVIDE THE CHILDREN WITH VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO TEACH THEM RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF LABOR". IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIMOTHY HILL BY-LAWS, THE RETREAT AT NORWICH LAKE IS ALSO USED AS A VOCATIONAL TRAINING GROUP FOR RESIDENTS FROM TIMOTHY HILL'S NEW YORK SITE. THERE IS TYPICALLY A CREW OF FOUR RESIDENTS WITH A STAFF MEMBER TRAVELING TO EITHER TIMOTHY HILL'S RETREAT CETNERS EVERY SIX WEEKS FOR INTENSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SPECIFIC TO THAT SIRE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.
  3. $65,890 spent. TIMOTHY HILL'S COMMUNITY IS CLOSELY LINKED TO OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, WHICH BRINGS A VARIETY OF IN-KIND SERVICES TO TIMOTHY HILL CAMPUSES. VOLUNTEERS RANGE FROM INDIVIDUAL TO GROUPS AND INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 150 VOLUNTEERS ON THE RANCH CAMPUS. TIMOTHY HILL RESIDENTS ALSO GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY ON A REGULAR BASIS TO INTEGRATE RELATIONALLY INTO THEIR BACKYARD BY ASSISTING A VARIETY OF CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING RIVERHEAD ROTARY. THESE ASSIGNMENTS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIMOTHY HILL BY-LAWS WHICH STATE "TO BE A GENERAL RESOURCE TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE".

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1977.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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