Cornerstone Ranch 
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Summary
Cornerstone Ranch is a place where adults with disabilities experience the peace found through acceptance and belonging in a safe, Christ-centered community tailor-made to fit their needs.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Cornerstone Ranch
3933 CR 317
McKinney, TX 75069
Website: www.cornerstone-ranch.com
Phone: 469-424-1887
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 412053259
CEO/President: Cynthia Heaton
Chairman: Kirt Ruby
Board size: 13
Founder: David and Cynthia Heaton
Ruling year: 2004
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2016
Purpose
Our vision is to change the way people with disabilities are cared for in North Texas by presenting a replicable model that is professional in care, pure in service, and founded on faith.
Mission statement
The mission of Cornerstone Ranch is to empower adults with special needs to live an abundant life. We achieve this through our 3 P's: Place, People, and Purpose.
Statement of faith
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Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Community Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 1001 of 1420 | 91 of 145 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 440 of 1420 | 40 of 145 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 965 of 1420 | 102 of 145 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1217 of 1421 | 121 of 145 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 14% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 4% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 10% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 91% | 97% | 98% | 89% | 73% | 71% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 15% | 15% | 5% | 1% | 13% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 9% | 3% | 2% | 11% | 27% | 29% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 66% | 66% | 84% | 97% | 79% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 97% | 20% | 15% | 90% | 94% | 79% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 79% | 13% | 10% | 75% | 91% | 63% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 3% | 80% | 85% | 10% | 6% | 21% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 4% | 39% | 78% | 6% | 3% | 11% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 18% | 20% | 11% | 2% | 8% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.01 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.35 | 0.36 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.87 | 1.72 | 1.61 | 6.50 | 4.56 | 5.07 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.16 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 1.31 | 1.58 | 1.85 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 11.81 | 37.10 | 34.04 | 3.50 | 2.24 | 1.99 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.50 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.74 | 82.21 | 69.81 | 6.55 | 4.20 | 3.23 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 16% | 24% | 58% | 11% | 10% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 15% | 22% | 54% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 76% | 1011% | 733% | 207% | 257% | 246% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Cash | $1,490,014 | $1,290,728 | $1,371,250 | $717,814 | $534,231 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $17,430,621 | $12,342,643 | $3,460 | $6,039 | $112,250 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,110 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $18,920,635 | $13,633,371 | $1,374,710 | $724,963 | $646,481 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $6,494,105 | $6,528,410 | $6,824,962 | $1,834,232 | $1,810,027 |
| Other long-term assets | $7,069,143 | $1,733,181 | $735,205 | $744,308 | $819,415 |
| Total long-term assets | $13,563,248 | $8,261,591 | $7,560,167 | $2,578,540 | $2,629,442 |
| Total assets | $32,483,883 | $21,894,962 | $8,934,877 | $3,303,503 | $3,275,923 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $140,887 | $100,370 | $88,378 | $19,517 | $23,516 |
| Other current liabilities | $369,113 | $300,124 | $304,056 | $304,607 | $301,457 |
| Total current liabilities | $510,000 | $400,494 | $392,434 | $324,124 | $324,973 |
| Debt | $4,791,188 | $4,791,188 | $4,791,188 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $4,470 | $33,285 | $31,021 | $41,180 | $15,730 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $4,795,658 | $4,824,473 | $4,822,209 | $41,180 | $15,730 |
| Total liabilities | $5,305,658 | $5,224,967 | $5,214,643 | $365,304 | $340,703 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Without donor restrictions | $2,548,435 | $2,555,821 | $2,978,813 | $2,193,891 | $2,115,805 |
| With donor restrictions | $24,629,790 | $14,114,174 | $741,421 | $744,308 | $819,415 |
| Net assets | $27,178,225 | $16,669,995 | $3,720,234 | $2,938,199 | $2,935,220 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Total contributions | $12,777,732 | $14,921,407 | $1,778,185 | $891,090 | $1,076,090 |
| Program service revenue | $443,770 | $411,342 | $386,691 | $226,525 | $275,116 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $161,420 | $54,349 | $13,801 | $3,406 | $13,100 |
| Other revenue | ($187,233) | ($162,641) | ($170,393) | $101,900 | $148,974 |
| Total other revenue | $417,957 | $303,050 | $230,099 | $331,831 | $437,190 |
| Total revenue | $13,195,689 | $15,224,457 | $2,008,284 | $1,222,921 | $1,513,280 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Program services | $1,779,064 | $1,495,708 | $1,512,798 | $1,112,582 | $947,708 |
| Management and general | $493,563 | $444,482 | $198,280 | $21,744 | $93,694 |
| Fundraising | $414,832 | $334,506 | $87,718 | $10,509 | $152,426 |
| Total expenses | $2,687,459 | $2,274,696 | $1,798,796 | $1,144,835 | $1,193,828 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $10,508,230 | $12,949,761 | $209,488 | $78,086 | $319,452 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $10,508,230 | $12,949,761 | $209,488 | $78,086 | $319,452 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| David Heaton | Board Member | $41,597 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
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History
In 1999, David and Cynthia Heaton began dreaming of a home like Cornerstone. The Heatons were volunteering with a Young Life special needs group in Dallas, and realized that something needed to be done for these students as they graduated from high school. Without the ability to live independently, their friends with disabilities were forced into living situations that were less than ideal, and missing the abundant life they were created for.
In 2001, after graduating from college and as young newlyweds, the Heatons opened their own home to three men with special needs. Their ministry continued to grow and flourish, and Cornerstone Ranch was incorporated. In 2004, the Heatons purchased 42 peaceful acres of land outside McKinney, and they built our 10,000-square foot ranch home. In 2006, our first residents moved in. They have remained with us ever since, along with our faithful direct care staff who live on site with their own children.
While remaining true to our core values, Cornerstone Ranch is now executing the Heaton's vision to vastly expand. In 2011, we built our Board of Directors and added a non-residential day program that now serves 50-plus adults with special needs.
We are thriving and preparing to grow into a sprawling Christian community, changing the way the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex cares for people with disabilities.