FRIENDS OF SKY RANCH INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: FRIENDS OF SKY RANCH INC (EIN 27-4018395)
Tax period: 2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Filed: 2025-07-10
IRS object ID: 202521919349300037
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-07-10T11:08:46-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	751503978	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HENRY & PETERS PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3304 S BROADWAY AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	TYLER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75701	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	274018395	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRIENDS OF SKY RANCH INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FRIE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9032663373	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24657 CR 448	AddressLine1Txt
City	VAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75790	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN JOHANSON	PersonNm
Person Title	VP OF FIN & ADM	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2025-07-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KEVAN R KIRKSEY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01353903	PTIN
Phone	9035976311	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOHN JOHANSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24657 CR 448	AddressLine1Txt
City	VAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75790	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,303,694	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SKYRANCH.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2010	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FRIENDS OF SKY RANCH PROMOTES THE THREEFOLD SPIRITUAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF BOYS, GIRLS, MEN AND WOMEN.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	2	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	2	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	24	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,105,002	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,001,483	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$123,621	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$133,494	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$93,926	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$13,912	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,322,549	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,148,889	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,671,969	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,340,842	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$309,266	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$259,306	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$321,885	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,931,275	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,662,727	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$608,726	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$486,162	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,549,708	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,939,311	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$15,753	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$919,194	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,533,955	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,020,117	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	FRIENDS OF SKY RANCH PROMOTES THE THREEFOLD SPIRITUAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF BOYS, GIRLS, MEN AND WOMEN.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,341,091	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$3,340,842	GrantAmt
Desc	PROVIDE FUNDS BOTH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY FOR THE THREEFOLD SPIRITUAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF BOYS, GIRLS, YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN TO SKY RANCHES, INC., SKY RANCH AT CAVE SPRINGS, INC., SKY RANCH AT UTE TRAIL, INC. AND OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS WITH OPERATIONS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION STATED ON LINE 1.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,341,091	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	12	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	2	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	2	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN JOHANSON	PersonNm
Phone	9032663373	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24657 CR 448	AddressLine1Txt
City	VAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75790	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
REBECCA SELLERS
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PRESTON INGRAM
Chairman	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MELINDA S PAULK
CEO & PRESIDENT	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN JOHANSON
VP OF FIN & ADM	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TAMORA LAWSON
Secretary	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	Yes (true)	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$180,703	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,820,780	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,001,483	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$133,494	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$133,494	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$168,717	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$180,703	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$154,805	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,912	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$13,912	ExclusionAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,148,889	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$147,406	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,340,842	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,340,842	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,411	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,374	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$201,037	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,104	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$8,104	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,517	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,707	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,810	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,504	TotalAmt
Management And General	$54	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,450	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$769	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$769	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES	$57,320	$249	$1,235	$55,836
Postage and Shipping	$1,260			$1,260

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,662,727	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,341,091	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,370	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$309,266	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,542,962	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,695,451	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,746	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,200	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$19,075	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$223,585	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,549,708	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,939,311	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$2,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$917,194	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$919,194	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,611	BOYAmt
EOY	$609,245	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,454,344	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,410,872	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,533,955	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,020,117	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,549,708	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,939,311	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$486,162	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,512,269	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,559,994	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,415,542	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,105,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,001,483	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,594,290	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,512,269	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,559,994	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,415,542	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,105,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,001,483	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,594,290	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,024,453	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$10,569,837	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,457	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,576	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,120	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$123,621	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$133,494	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$284,268	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$14,878,558	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.71040	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.80250	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE FROM RELATED PARTIES	Desc
Book Value	$223,585	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$223,585	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE TO RELATED PARTIES	Desc
Amt	$917,194	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$917,194	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,303,694	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$154,805	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$154,805	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,148,889	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,148,889	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,817,532	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$154,805	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$154,805	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,662,727	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,662,727	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X : FIN48 Footnote	In accordance with FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, management has evaluated the Organizations tax positions and concluded that the Organization has taken no uncertain tax positions that required adjustments to the financial statements to comply with the provisions of this guidance. The Organizations tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, generally for three years from the date of filing.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $154805
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S	FUNDRAISING EXPENES $154805

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	COWBOYS & COWBOYS	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$349,420	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$180,703	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$168,717	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$154,805	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$349,420	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$180,703	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$168,717	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$154,805	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$154,805	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$13,912	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SKY RANCH AT CAVE SPRINGS INC
24657 CR 448	VAN	TX	75790	201147040	501(C)(3)	$250,586	$0	CASH	PROGRAM SUPPORT
SKY RANCH HORN CREEK INC
24657 CR 448	VAN	TX	75790	810687084	501(C)(3)	$1,027,655	$0	CASH	PROGRAM SUPPORT
SKY RANCH UTE TRAIL INC
24657 CR 448	VAN	TX	75790	202579906	501(C)(3)	$50,721	$0	CASH	PROGRAM SUPPORT
SKY RANCHES INC
24657 CR 448	VAN	TX	75790	756004483	501(C)(3)	$2,011,880	$0	CASH	PROGRAM SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt
JOHN JOHANSON
VP OF FIN & ADM
MELINDA S PAULK
CEO & PRESIDENT
TAMORA LAWSON
Secretary

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part II, Compensation from Unrelated Organizations	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THIS ORGANIZATIONS' CEO AND OTHER OFFICERS ARE NOT COMPENSATED BY THIS ORGANIZATION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED. SKY RANCHES INC., AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION, IS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD FOR MELINDA S. PAULK (CEO), TAMORA MAHAFFEY LAWSON (SECRETARY), AND JOHN W. JOHANSON (VP FIN & ADM). IN ORDER TO CENTRALIZE OPERATIONS AND PAYROLL FOR THE SAKE OF GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE FUNDS ENTRUSTED TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THE COMPENSATION PAID TO EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND REPORTED HERE IS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO SKY RANCHES INC., THE FILING ORGANIZATION AND 7 OTHER UNRELATED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE TOTAL COMPENSATION HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED OR ALLOCATED TO EACH SEPARATE ORGANIZATION. THE TOTAL REPORTABLE COMPENSATION (FORM W-2, BOX 5) FOR EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IS $318,093 - MELINDA S. PAULK, $92,793 - TAMORA MAHAFFEY LAWSON, AND $150,915 - JOHN W. JOHANSON.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	IT IS SKY RANCH'S POLICY THAT SKY RANCH'S FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE IRS FORM 990 THAT IS FILED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BEHALF BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. A BOARD RESOLUTION IS NOT REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THE FORM 990 TO BE FILED. THE MEANS OF DELIVERY SHALL BE VIA EMAIL TO EACH FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER'S EMAIL ADDRESS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT AND DISCLOSURES ARE SIGNED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY. NEW EMPLOYEES READ AND SIGN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS HIRED. DISCLOSURES INVOLVING "PARTIES OF INTEREST" AS DEFINED BY THE IRS ARE DISCLOSED IN THE ANNUAL 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE DISCRETION OF MANAGEMENT.