Rest-Stop-Ranch Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842668406
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Topsfield, MA, USA
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Personal Social Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$52,834
Expenses
$48,590
Assets
$38,013

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mary E MacDonald (President)

People named in this filing

  • Mary E MacDonald (President)
  • Karl Ackerman (Treasurer)
  • Collette Hanlon (Secretary Retired 2025)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Gemini said The primary exempt purpose of Rest Stop Ranch is to provide support and sanctuary for individuals and families on long-term-care journeys through accessible gardens and respite programs.

What it reported doing in 2025

Accessible Gardens & Seasonal Festivals: Maintained wheelchair-accessible sanctuary gardens and completed the Lily Pond Overlook construction. This project was supported by a $5,000 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to enhance access for individuals with paralysis. Served 150 unique guests with 292 total visits.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 65.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.5% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $49K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.