Cedar Ridge Childrens Home and School 
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Summary
Located near Williamsport, Maryland, we are a non-denominational, non-profit Christian outreach program. Through our residential services, special education school and radio station, we seek to empower people to reach their full potential through the sharing of God's love.
We are three distinct ministries...
Cedar Ridge Children's Home
Our facilities provide quality residential care for abused, abandoned, neglected and emotionally disturbed boys between the ages of 6 and 14. We strive to meet the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs of each child entrusted to us in an environment which is consistent, loving and encouraging, and where traditional Judeo-Christian values and beliefs are promoted.
Cedar Ridge School
Our special education facility provides for the academic, emotional and spiritual needs of emotionally disturbed boys, whether in residence or from the surrounding community. Using a holistic approach that encompasses mind, spirit and body, we provide a wide range of services including individual and group therapy, specialized education services, psychiatric services and full medical care. In addition, our boys enjoy many extracurricular activities such as art, music and athletics, an extensive summer recreation program and many other recreational activities.
WCRH 90.5, The Compass
WCRH, The compass at 90.5FM, is our listener-supported, non-commercial Christian radio station which brings the best in Christian programs and music to the surrounding four-state area serving Hagerstown, Frederick (91.1), Cumberland, MD (103.5); Newville (102.5), Chambersburg, Waynesboro, Shippensburg, PA; Martinsburg, WV; and Winchester, VA.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Cedar Ridge Childrens Home and School
12146 Cedar Ridge Rd
Williamsport, MD 21795
Website: cedarridgeministries.org
Phone: (301) 582-0282
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 520809957
CEO/President: Paula Shatzer
Chairman: Darrin Coon
Board size: 15
Founder:
Ruling year: 1965
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1984
Purpose
Our vision of "Making a Difference... One Life at a Time" is exhibited in our everyday activities and interaction with the youth we serve. Every one of us has been given the privilege to make a positive impact on these young men and provide direction that they might not otherwise experience.
Mission statement
Our mission is to reflect Christ's love as we serve others by changing lives, providing direction and offering hope.
Statement of faith
In gratitude to Almighty God for the gift of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ and believing further that there is a definite need among the body, the church as a whole, to work together in unity so as to engage in the effective implementation of the principles as set forth in the Holy Word of God; we therefore, declaring our unqualified belief in the entire written Word of God and humbly invoking the guidance of the Holy Spirit, do covenant together for the adoption of the following as the Statement of Faith for Cedar Ridge:
We believe the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, to be the only inspired, inerrant, infallible, authoritative written Word of God.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, in His Virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for salvation of the the lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling power and fullness the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life in this present fallen world.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
We believe in the Spiritual unity of all believers in Christ.
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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 | | 354 of 1364 | 38 of 138 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 536 of 1364 | 45 of 138 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 483 of 1364 | 60 of 138 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 478 of 1366 | 49 of 138 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 91% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 36% | 29% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 9% | 81% | 78% | 80% | 64% | 71% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 86% | 87% | 84% | 86% | 85% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 96% | 96% | 103% | 91% | 92% | 101% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 80% | 82% | 89% | 76% | 79% | 86% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 4% | 4% | -3% | 9% | 8% | -1% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 5% | 6% | -4% | 17% | 13% | -2% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 14% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 15% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.01 | 1.31 | 1.38 | 1.49 | 1.37 | 1.19 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.88 | 1.84 | 2.02 | 1.92 | 2.55 | 2.14 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.18 | 2.42 | 2.78 | 2.86 | 3.50 | 2.54 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 12.84 | 22.43 | 35.75 | 5.48 | 25.26 | 14.84 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.65 | 4.74 | 4.20 | 3.43 | 3.29 | 4.41 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 11% | 3% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 25% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 22% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 77% | 74% | 71% | 60% | 69% | 63% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $2,123,052 | $1,905,357 | $2,107,053 | $1,083,857 | $1,713,955 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $321,366 | $177,393 | $380,279 | $386,302 | $212,574 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $2,444,418 | $2,082,750 | $2,487,332 | $1,470,159 | $1,926,529 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $2,057,634 | $2,116,790 | $2,278,886 | $2,278,374 | $2,195,116 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $2,057,634 | $2,116,790 | $2,278,886 | $2,278,374 | $2,195,116 |
| Total assets | $4,502,052 | $4,199,540 | $4,766,218 | $3,748,533 | $4,121,645 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $108,990 | $58,260 | $453,618 | $58,190 | $129,799 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $108,990 | $58,260 | $453,618 | $58,190 | $129,799 |
| Debt | $4,900 | $13,459 | $29,155 | $121,296 | $898,430 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $4,900 | $13,459 | $29,155 | $121,296 | $898,430 |
| Total liabilities | $113,890 | $71,719 | $482,773 | $179,486 | $1,028,229 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $4,309,739 | $3,998,805 | $4,144,320 | $3,456,294 | $3,093,416 |
| With donor restrictions | $78,423 | $129,016 | $139,125 | $112,753 | $0 |
| Net assets | $4,388,162 | $4,127,821 | $4,283,445 | $3,569,047 | $3,093,416 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $1,183,329 | $1,232,420 | $1,546,672 | $2,010,190 | $1,408,435 |
| Program service revenue | $4,926,102 | $4,316,466 | $6,237,397 | $3,585,639 | $3,393,299 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $42,043 | $56,922 | $22,640 | $12,640 | $14,809 |
| Other revenue | $15,277 | $21,071 | $15,907 | $12,940 | $20,678 |
| Total other revenue | $4,983,422 | $4,394,459 | $6,275,944 | $3,611,219 | $3,428,786 |
| Total revenue | $6,166,751 | $5,626,879 | $7,822,616 | $5,621,409 | $4,837,221 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $5,075,470 | $5,006,663 | $5,978,690 | $4,436,673 | $4,157,273 |
| Management and general | $806,591 | $752,208 | $1,105,069 | $687,899 | $715,997 |
| Fundraising | $24,349 | $23,632 | $24,459 | $21,206 | $21,162 |
| Total expenses | $5,906,410 | $5,782,503 | $7,108,218 | $5,145,778 | $4,894,432 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $260,341 | ($155,624) | $714,398 | $475,631 | ($57,211) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $260,341 | ($155,624) | $714,398 | $475,631 | ($57,211) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Paula Shatzer | Executive Director | $139,252 |
| Brenda Dellinger | CFO | $118,725 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2025
Response from ministry
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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 2/5/2026. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]