Steampunk Farms Rescue Barn Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824897930
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Ranchita, CA, USA
Rating
34
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$120,572
Expenses
$122,560
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$1,988

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Frederick Tronboll (President)

People named in this filing

  • Frederick Tronboll (President)
  • Krystal Tronboll (Treasurer)
  • Tierra Tronboll (Secretary)

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

Steampunk Farms Rescue Barn provides lifelong sanctuary to abused neglected and abandoned farmed and ambassador animals prioritizing those most at risk and least likely to be adopted. As a safety-net sanctuary we focus on the holistic rehabilitation of animals with complex needs offering species-appropriate enrichment companionship and care tailored to each animals history and condition. Animals enjoy a natural mountain environment with fresh produce from small farms seasonal treats hay grain and opportunities to engage in instinctive behaviors. Our rescue and sanctuary work forms the foundation for broader educational and advocacy efforts that promote compassion sustainability and animal welfare.

What it reported doing in 2025

Steampunk Farms Rescue Barn provided daily care and feeding for approximately 450 resident sanctuary animals including pigs goats sheep donkeys chickens ducks dogs and feral cats. Each species receives tailored nutrition our pigs enjoy a custom grain blend enriched with fermented barley for longevity while poultry canines and felines receive high-quality species-appropriate diets. A new hay provider delivers and stacks over 50 days of hay per trip reducing labor and improving efficiency. Local farms donate seasonal produce and offer discounts on nutritious but unsellable fruits and vegetables reducing waste while enriching diets. Open-land grazing shelters from sun and storm laundering heat pads transport and fans all support our core mission of care and enrichment. Daily routines include multiple feedings clean water and activities suited to each animals instincts. These quiet repeated acts of care form the living heartbeat of sanctuary life.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.6%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.