Study-retreat Associates of Rolling Ridge Incorporated
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 550663769
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2020–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Jul 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025
- Location
- North Andover, MA, United States
- Phone
- (978) 682-8815
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $210,642
- Expenses
- $145,052
- Assets
- $1,394,180
- Liabilities
- $144,236
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- Luke Bauer (Director): $928 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Rolling Ridge exists to connect all people, God, and creation by being a safe and sacred space of natural beauty, gracious hospitality, and spiritually-transformative programs. Whether you are a guest group leader looking to host a retreat with us, an individual seeking a space for a private retreat, or a seeker looking for community and inspiration through our many events and programs, the staff at Rolling Ridge is here to support you on your journey and to provide superior service and care. All are welcome! When life becomes overwhelming with noise and distraction, Rolling Ridge is a sanctuary, a holy space, "a thin place," where individuals reconnect with themselves, others, and nature as they hear the voice of Divine Love. Find your center at Rolling Ridge.
What it reported doing in 2025
RRSR program retreats encourage spirituality in nature and community building. Personal retreats provide opportunity for rest and reflection and connection with the natural world. In 2025 we estimate that 500 people were served by our in-person program services and hospitality. This total includes: program retreats, personal retreats, use of our spaces by our Partner Groups, and workshops and nature-based education experiences.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 73% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 80
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 71
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 66.9%; rating input score 67
- Program expense ratio: 97.2%; rating input score 97
- Fundraising efficiency: $230.67 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: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: Limited
- 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: 31.1%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.61; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0.6%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 20.1% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 24.1% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 66.9% of revenue deployed · 97.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $141K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $928 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.