Happy Rascal Ranch

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
844945158
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Placitas, NM, USA
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$123,241
Expenses
$119,966
Assets
$31,288

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Clea Hall Smith (Vice President)
  • Sally G Hall (President)

People named in this filing

  • Clea Hall Smith (Vice President)
  • Sally G Hall (President)
  • Keenan McConnel (Director of Maintenance)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Specifically & primarily for the purpose of providing a sanctuary & forever home for horses once wild in Placitas NM & rescued equines with an emphasis on natural herd dynamics. We offer an opportunity for experiential learning & transforming through connecting with the herd in nature.

What it reported doing in 2024

Working with individuals in recover & first responders with their families. Healing work with the horses and service to the ranch

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.4%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.7%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.4%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.1% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $120K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.