Reaching Out to Community and Kids ROCK

What it reported doing in 2025

Reaching Out to Community and Kids (ROCK) Yearly EVENTS: ROCK estimates that we served over 645 unduplicated individuals from Dolores County, Pleasant View, CO and Egnar, CO.ROCK served over 246 unduplicated children and youth through our Youth Enrichment Services (YES) programming. ROCK had 3836 volunteer hours with unduplicated volunteer headcount of 149 throughout the year 2025.ROCK served approximately 1396 food boxes, 310 holiday turkeys, 180 meals for senior citizens, 1594 youth weekend breakfast, 349 youth summer lunch, not to mention at every event we served a hot community meal. 14th Annual Easter Egg Dash The Easter Egg Dash served 49 families with 77 children dashing for over 2000 eggs. Chocolate bunnies, baskets, carnival games, face painting, and a community pancake breakfast served to all.11th Annual School Supply Distribution In 2025, ROCK distributed supplies to Dolores County and Egnar, CO children aged pre-K through high school, which were broken down into 74 high school students, 55 middle school students, and 117 grade school students. A total of 246 students received supplies per teacher lists. ROCK provided school lanyards, water bottle and backpacks. At the same time, we distributed school supplies, we also had a community BBQ to kick off the new school year sponsored and prepared by Atmos Energy. 13th Halloween Spook-tacular Carnival (Trunk or Treat) ROCKs 2025 Spooktacular Carnival took place as a Trunk-or-treat carnival again this year. ROCK setup 29 booths, including the local Ambulance, Sheriff, Search and Rescue and the Egnar Fire Department of unique fun carnival games for our youth. The Dove Creek FFA (16 members) also created a kid-friendly haunted house. We served 114 youth and children, and 55 families attended. We also had over 46 volunteers manning booths & 22 individuals who baked cakes for the cake walk, including youth and adult, help with this event. Santa Comes to Town One of ROCKs largest events is bringing Santa to town. It is a large community appreciation celebration that has a free chili dinner, s'mores, and hot chocolate. Youth get to see Santa and receive candy canes, free beanies, scarves and gloves. Everyone who attends enjoys the Christmas lights and singing Christmas Carols. This year 142 youth sat on Santas lap, 106 took hats gloves, scarves. Total attendance for the event was 245 not including numerous volunteers helping with the event including the Dove Creek FFA.17th Annual Angel Tree Program The Angel Tree Program reaches out to families who need help putting gifts under the tree for their children. In 2025, volunteers coordinated, wrapped, and distributed gifts to 69 low-income children equaling out to 30 families total. Each Angel received filled stockings and donated gifts from those in our community and each family received a food box that included a turkey and all the makings for a holiday dinner. There were a total of 69 volunteers donated gifts and time for this program. 9th Annual Golden Angel Distribution In 2025, ROCK and ROCK volunteers delivered 180 meals to our senior citizens, 37 households had 2 seniors and 106 single households. They also received a hot homemade turkey dinner with all the sides and fixings including pumpkin pie, cranberry and olives. The seniors also received gifts of puzzles, word searches, lotions, soaps and treats. Volunteers came together for this event to shop, cook, package, and deliver the items.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 63.5%; rating input score 63
• Program expense ratio: 78.5%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $222.41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 19.1%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.65; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -17.3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings