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Freedom Reigns Ranch

EIN 81-4634781 · Columbia, TN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong91 out of 100GovernanceGood79 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE, SAFE, AND STRUCTURED RANCH ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH TRAUMA AND OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES.

Income
$621,421
Spending
$291,337
Spent on programs
88%
Reserves
17.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%
Employees
2
Volunteers
341
Highest pay
$46,296, exec director & board pres

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 17.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 27% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 53% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    88% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 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

    7 of 7

    Has a 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

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
  1. $255,903 spent. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH CONTINUED IT'S PRIMARY MISSION OF "IGNITING HOPE, WITH THE HELP OF A HORSE" BY PROVIDING STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING TOTALING 3,180 HOURS AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS IN 2024, A GROWTH OF 27% OVER LAST YEAR:-1,907 HOURS OF ONE-ON-ONE, JUNIOR RANCHER (SMALL GROUP), AND FAMILY SESSIONS SERVING A TOTAL OF 241 INDIVIDUALS ON AN ONGOING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.-1,273.5+ HOURS OF HORSE TIME FOR TEENAGE GIRLS IN HORSE PAIRS PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS HORSEWOMEN, IN LEADERSHIP, CONFIDENCE, AND CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING.-COUNTIES SERVED: DAVIDSON, GILES, MARSHALL, MAURY, RUTHERFORD, WILLIAMSON, WILSON-REASONS FOR ATTENDING PROGRAMS AS INDICATED BY PARTICIPANTS/PARENT/GUARDIAN:34.9% DEALING WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SUICIDE, SELF-INJURY OR NEEDING HELP WITH MENTAL HEALTH, 16% SOCIAL ANXIETY OR RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES, ANGER, NEEDING GROWTH/CONFIDENCE, 13.2% SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING,7.5% VIOLENT CRIME SURIVIOR, 7.5% UNACCUMPANIED REFUGEE CHILDREN, 5.7% ABUSE/ASSAULT, 5.7% LOSS/GRIEF, 2.8% FOSTER/ADOPTIVE CHILDREN-100% OF ALL SURVEYED PARTICIPANTS/PARENTS SAID THERE WAS A POSITIVE IMPROVEMENT IN AT LEAST ONE AREA OF THEIR LIFE AS A DIRECT RESULT OF SESSION PROGRAMS: 92.5% SAID THEY HAVE A MORE POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE, 92.9% SAID THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED GROWTH IN HEALTHY COMMUNITY, 97.5% SAID THEY HAVE GROWN IN THEIR ABILITY TO TRUST, 80% SAID THEY HAVE GROWN IN THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS, 94.9% SAID THEY HAVE GROWN IN THEIR ABILITY TO EXPRESS EMOTIONS IN A HEALTHY WAY.-ALL PROGRAMS AT FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH REMAIN FREE OF CHARGE FOR PARTICIPANTS.VOLUNTEERS:-341 INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED 7,368+ HOURS IN 2024-OF THOSE 341 PEOPLE, 86 WERE ONGOING WEEKLY OR MULTIPLE-TIME-PER-MONTH VOLUNTEERS-EACH VOLUNTEER WAS TRAINED BY RANCH STAFF, SENIOR VOLUNTEERS AND FIELD PROFESSIONALS, LEADING TO CONTINUITY AND INTEGRITY THROUGHOUT RANCH PROGRAMS-ONGOING VOLUNTEERS RECEIVED OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION RELATED TO HORSE HUSBANDRY, HORSEMANSHIP, TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTORSHIP, MENTAL HEALTH, RESCUE HORSE REHABILITATION AND OTHER RELEVANT TOPICS CREATING A CULTURE OF COMMUNITY AND GROWTH, AND EXCELLENCE IN HORSEMANSHIP AND IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN RANCH PROGRAMSHORSE AND PASTURE CARE:-ALL HORSES WERE GIVEN PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY CARE (VACCINATIONS, DENTAL WORK, TEETH FLOATING), CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS, MEDICINE, AND EMERGENCY CARE AS NEEDED TO KEEP ALL HORSES HEALTHY AND AT A FITNESS LEVEL SUITABLE FOR THEIR JOB-ALL PASTURES WERE CULTIVATED TO THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR HORSES. MANURE IN DRY LOTS WAS CLEANED 2X/DAY AND COMPOSTED TO BE USED AS FERTILIZER IN THE ORCHARD-HORSES REQUIRING ADDITIONAL NUTRITION WERE GIVEN SUPPLEMENTAL QUALITY GRAIN, SUPPLEMENTS/MEDICINE, HAY, AND CARE AS NECESSARY FOR THEIR FUNCTION AND PURPOSE AT FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH. AS A RESULT ALL HORSES FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH HAVE MAINTAINED AND/OR IMPROVED HEALTH AND ARE BEING USED IN THE RANCH PROGRAM.-WE ADDED TWO SESSION-READY HORSES AND RESCUED AND REHABILITATED 3 HORSES FROM STARVATION/LAW ENFORCEMENT NEGLECT CASE. TWO OF THOSE HORSES WERE TRAINED AND MOVED INTO THE SESSION HERD TO 17 EQUINES (16 HORSES, 1 DONKEY). ONE RESCUE IS REHABILITATED AND AWAITING ADOPTION PLACEMENT.STAFF:-FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH INCREASED STAFFING 2024 TO ACCOMMODATE PROGRAM GROWTH BY HIRING CONTRACTED HELP FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, ACCOUNTING, AND HORSE CARE SUPPORT. WE MAINTAINED TWO FULL TIME STAFF.ACN STOCK WAS GRANTED TO FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH FROM THE LINDAHL FOUNDATION AND SOLD AT A VALUE OF $252,101 AS UNRESTRICTED FUNDS. $132,000 IS HELD AS SAVINGS. THE REMAINDER USED FOR APPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE TO FINISH OUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR FOREVER HOME AND TO SECURE PASTURE SPACE AS NOTED BELOW:FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THE 23 ACRES LAND WE WERE PREVIOUSLY LEASING FROM HELION GROUP IN ADDITION TO 5 ADJOINING ACRES ALSO OWNED BY HELION GROUP IN NOVEMBER 2024. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENT AND DETERMINED THE NEED TO SECURE THE PASTURE SPACE FOR THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE RANCH. THE LAND WAS PURCHASED WITH FUNDS GRANTED FROM THE LINDAHL FOUNDATION (64,000) AND A 330,000 7.5% 20 YEAR LOAN FROM LINEAGE BANK, FRANKLIN TN WITH A MONTHLY PAYMENT OF $2,680.28.ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE OF FACILITY WAS COMPLETED IN 2024 INCLUDING COVERED ARENA, PASTRUES, DRY LOTS, PADDOCKS, PENS, HORSE SHELTERS, TACK ROOM, BATHROOM AND OFFICE. ALL IMPROVEMENTS WERE PAID WITH DONATIONS DESIGNATED TO THE #UNIMPOSSIBLE FUND.FUNDRAISERS:CHARITY HORSE SHOW (HUNTER/JUMPER SCHOOLING SHOW)CHRISTMAS BENEFIT HUNTER PACE (TRAIL RIDE)HOEDOWN (FALL FESTIVAL)

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2017.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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