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Friends of Dangberg Home Ranch

EIN 27-5385237 · Minden, NV

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair65 out of 100GovernanceStrong92 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The mission of Friends of Dangberg Home Ranch is to protect and share the resources of the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park to promote understanding of Carson Valley's agricultural history and to provide arts and cultural opportunities as a public park.

Income
$200,949
Spending
$234,054
Spent on programs
75%
Reserves
4.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 81%
Employees
3
Volunteers
45
Highest pay
$62,221, 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

Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    75% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 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

Strong: 92 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 9 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.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or 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 (5)
  1. $83,295 spent. Historic Restoration, Preservation, and Maintenance. Much of the work conducted by Friends of Dangberg is focused on the restoration and long-term maintenance of the park's historic grounds and structures. In 2024-25, the major project, with an expense of $68,000, supported Douglas County's work repairing the foundations of the historic ranch house. A small storage shed was also purchased to support maintenance, and small repairs throughout the park were funded.
  2. $47,532 spent. Cultural Programming. Each spring-summer, Friends of Dangberg organizes a series of public arts and culture events for presentation at the historic park. In tax year 2024-25, there were 30 of these events, including four music concerts, fourteen Chautauqua portrayals, a Chautauqua workshop, and ten author/historian presentations, with 2,018 people attending. The objective is to provide audiences with a variety of cultural experiences that include performing arts and humanities presentations.
  3. $23,044 spent. Education Programs. Friends of Dangberg employs an education specialist is responsible for developing educational programs for youth, with an emphasis on third and fourth grade students in public, private, and home schools. In 2024-25, 499 youth (along with 209 accompanying adults) participated in structured field trips to the park, where they learned about ranching in the past, or they attended additional scheduled programs including a kite-flying weekend, agricultural heritage day, Western heritage reading, photography, and gardening events. In addition, staff made several in-school presentations focused on local history and living history portrayals (Chautauqua).
  4. $11,570 spent. Friends of Dangberg, due to the generosity of others who donated specifically for this purpose, was able to make a donation/grant of $11,570 to Community Foundation of Northern Nevada (CFNN), a 501(c)(3) non-profit. The money was added the Dangberg Home Ranch Endowment Fund, which is owned and managed by CFNN to generate a return solely benefiting the publicly owned Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park, supporting restoration and other projects as possible. There were no other expenses and no revenue associated with this activity.
  5. $9,442 spent. Friends of Dangberg provided interpretive and collection management services throughout the tax year. Specifically, it provided professional management of the park's large historic artifact collection, and used these items to share the history of the Dangberg family and the local area via guided tours and other activities. In FY2024-25, accomplishments included continued management of and enhancements to the storage and control of the museum collection. A special exhibit in December 2024 highlighted unique items from throughout the collection. Expenses for interpretive and collection management services totaled $9,296, with no grants provided, and $2,530 in revenue.

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 April 2011.

    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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