Ranch Hands Rescue
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE A SANCTUARY FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS, FOUNDED ON HOPE AND HEALING FOR THE LONG-TERM RECOVERY OF TRAUMA VICTIMS, SPECIAL NEEDS ANIMALS, AND MALE SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING.
- Income
- $2.8 million
- Spending
- $2.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 6.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 48%
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $159,717, president & chairman
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 26% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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)
- $96,363 spent. COUNSELING CENTER - RANCH HANDS RESCUE SPECIALIZES IN TREATING MORE COMPLEX TRAUMA CASES, SUCH AS VICTIMS OF SEVERE AND REPETITIVE ABUSE AND PEOPLE NOT MAKING PROGRESS IN THEIR CURRENT TREATMENT PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION HEALS CRITICAL CARE ANIMALS, THEN GIVES THEM A PURPOSE IN RHR'S COUNSELING PROGRAM AS THEY PARTICIPATE IN EAAC ALONGSIDE SPECIFICALLY SELECTED LICENSED PROFESSIONALS.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILS ON THE THREAPEUTIC PROGRAMS PROVIDED AND THEIR SUCCESSES FOR THE YEAR. THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE: EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION & REPROCESSING ENABLES EMOTIONALLY DISTRESSED PEOPLE TO RECOVER FROM THE SYMPTOMS OF THEIR TRAUMA MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN PREVIOUS PSYCHOTERAPIES AVAILABLE. EQUINE AND ANIMAL ASSISTED COUNSELING IS A PSYCHOTHERAPY THAT HELPS EMOTIONALLY HURTING INDIVIDUALS BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH A HORSE OR OTHER ANIMAL TO BRING ABOUT TRANSFORMATION AND HEALING. APPROXIMATELY 300 SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA WERE SERVED FROM A RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS. A CUMULATIVE AVERAGE OF 91% OF CLIENTS SEEN IN 2025 EXPERIENCED AN IMPROVEMENT OF 75% OR MORE ON ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADL). THE FINALIZED GOAL FOR NUMBER OF SESSIONS PROVIDED TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH UP TO AGE 21 WAS 2750. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SESSIONS PROVIDED TO ALL CLIENTS IN 2025 WAS 3,645. IN 2025, WE SERVED OVER 125 CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH THE EQUINE AND ANIMAL ASSISTED COUNSELING PROGRAM. CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF TRAUMA SYMPTOM SEVERITY FOR OUR CLIENTS LOOKS LIKE: - YEARS OF DAILY SELF-MUTILATION TO NO CUTTING, BURNING, OR HEAD BANGING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS - YEARS OF SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS TO NO SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND THE ELIMINATION OF SUICIDAL THOUGHTS FOR MULTIPLE MONTHS - DAILY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TO THE ELIMINATION OF ILLICIT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND PROPER USE OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS - DAILY ANGER OUTBURSTS, SOME INCLUDING PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST OTHERS, TO ONE OUTBURST PER MONTH THAT NO LONGER INCLUDES PHYSICAL VIOLENCE - SELF-SABOTAGE AND/OR TOTAL REJECTION OF ALL RELATIONSHIPS TO THE REFORMING OF KEY CONNECTIONS AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS, AND PEERS - DEBILITATING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION THAT INTERFERED WITH DAILY FUNCTIONING TO HEALTHY SELF-CARE THAT INCLUDES PROPER HYGIENE, A REGULAR SLEEP SCHEDULE, PORTION-CONTROLLED EATING, CONSISTENT EXERCISE, AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SCHOOL/WORK
- $1.3 million spent. SAFE HOUSE - FOUNDED IN 2021, BOB'S HOUSE OF HOPE, A PROGRAM OF RANCH HANDS RESCUE, OPERATES AS A COMPREHENSIVE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM AND SAFE HOUSE FOR YOUNG ADULT MALE-IDENTIFYING SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING. RANCH HANDS RESCUE ALSO PREVENTS SEX TRAFFICKING OF MALES BY PROVIDING TRAUMA RESOLUTION TO BOYS WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE SAFE HOUSE AND RHR'S FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING. BOB'S HOUSE OF HOPE IS A SAFE PLACE FOR MALE SURVIVORS TO REST, RECOVER, AND REBUILD. OUR GOAL IS TO EMPOWER YOUNG MEN WITH THE SKILLS AND TRADES THEY NEED TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AND REACH INDEPENDENCE AFTER A LIFETIME OF TRAUMA. WE WANT TO SEE EACH SURVIVOR REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AS A PRODUCTIVE, VALUED MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. BOB'S HOUSE OF HOPE FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUALIZED, WRAP AROUND CARE TO ADDRESS THE HOLISTIC RECOVERY GOALS OF EACH RESIDENT. THE HIGHLY-TRAINED, TRAUMA-INFORMED CLINICIANS AND CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM ATTEND TO EACH SURVIVOR'S UNIQUE NEEDS ALONGSIDE DISTINGUISHED, DEVOTED COMMUNITY MENTORS. WE BELIEVE A LONG-TERM, COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IS NECESSARY TO HELP THESE YOUNG MEN STABILIZE AND REBUILD AFTER YEARS OF REPEATED ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION. BOB'S HOUSE OF HOPE FACILITATES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: -FREE, SAFE HOUSING AND RESCUE -PROPER NUTRITION -MEDICAL & DENTAL CARE -PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION -MEDICATION ASSISTANCE -SINGLE OCCUPANCY ROOMS WITH SHARED LIVING SPACES -24/7 ON-SITE CARE STAFF -ESTABLISHED ROUTINE AND STRUCTURED RESPONSIBILITY -EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE -HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND CLOTHING -MENTORSHIP AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES -INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY -MODALITIES INCLUDE EAAC, EMDR, TBRI, DBT, AND OTHERS -CASE MANAGEMENT -ACCESS TO SPIRITUAL AND/OR RELIGIOUS SERVICES -EXERCISE PROGRAMS -LIFE SKILLS TRAINING IN 2025, RANCH HANDS RESCUE HAD MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE ARE PROUD TO REPORT. THE PROGRAM EXPANDED OUR SAFE HOUSE OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE SURVIVOR ADVOCACY. RHR SUSTAINED THE FIRST, AND CURRENTLY ONLY, SAFE HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR YOUNG MEN (18+) WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING. BOB'S HOUSE OF HOPE OPENED ON JUNE 1ST, 2021. IT HAS REMAINED FULL WITH A WAITLIST, DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR SERVICES. IT HAS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MALE-IDENTIFYING SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THROUGH BOTH IN HOUSE AND SURVIVOR ADVOCACY SERVICES. THOSE SURVIVORS HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS SUCCESSES SUCH AS: CELEBRATING 6 MONTHS AND 1 YEAR SOBER, OBTAINING THEIR GED, ACCEPTANCE INTO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY, IMPROVED PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, RESOLUTION OF LEGAL CHALLENGES, AND SUSTAINED PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT REENTRY TO "THE LIFE." RHR BROKE GROUND AND BEGAN CONSTRUCTION ON OUR EXPANSION PLANS AT OUR 40-ACRE PROPERTY THAT WILL SERVE 30-35 MALE-IDENTIFYING SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING. RHR CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEAR CHANNEL, LAMAR, AND OTHERS FOR A STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN THAT IS ACTIVE TO THIS DAY. IT HAS GENERATED OVER 800,000,000 IMPRESSIONS. RHR CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS TO TRAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS ABOUT THE SEX TRAFFICKING OF BOYS AND YOUNG MEN. WE REACHED THOUSANDS OF PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IN 2025. RHR INCREASED ITS LIST OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS DFW METROPLEX WHO REFER CLIENTS TO US WHEN THEY ARE NOT MAKING PROGRESS IN OTHER PROGRAMS.
- $332,037 spent. ANIMAL SANCTUARY - RHR RESCUES, REHABILITATES, AND PROVIDES SANCTUARY FOR THE WORST-OF-THE-WORST FARM ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES. THE ANIMALS THAT WILL LIVE OUT THEIR LIVES AT THE RHR SANCTUARY ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE EAAC PROGRAM, AND ARE GIVEN LOVE AND PURPOSE. THEORGANIZATION'S ANIMALS THAT CANNOT BE ADOPTED DUE TO SPECIAL CARE NEEDS LIVE OUT THEIR LIVES IN A PEACEFUL AND HAPPY ENVIRONMENT. RHR PROVIDES A SANCTUARY FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 SPECIAL NEEDS FARM ANIMALS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
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 November 6, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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