Eagle Ranch 
The information on this page was last updated 1/25/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
Eagle Ranch provides a stable home environment for children in crisis. We serve families throughout Metro Atlanta and Northeast Georgia. Our ultimate goal is to help restore and reunify children and their families.
From the first call to Eagle Ranch, families learn they are not alone. Their child's identity and direction in life are not defined by their struggles. Help is available. Healing begins here.
One of the Southeast's largest residential children's programs, Eagle Ranch provides a Christ-centered home, education and counseling for nearly 70 boys and girls. On our 315-acre campus in Flowery Branch, children are given the structure, stability and time needed to work through a crisis situation. Families participate in the program through counseling, support groups and family activities.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Eagle Ranch
5500 Union Church Rd.
Flowery Branch, GA 30542
Website: eagleranch.org
Phone: 770-967-8500
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 581497408
CEO/President: John Shackelford
Chairman: Kristen Lewis
Board size: 12
Founder: Eddie Staub
Ruling year: 1983
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2005
Purpose
The goal is for each child to return home to a family that together has learned important relational and coping skills that will help them thrive. We serve children and families in local communities across Georgia, serving children ages 8-15, in over 40 counties in North Georgia and metro Atlanta.
Mission statement
Eagle Ranch helps make life better for children and their families, positively impacting communities for the glory of God.
Statement of faith
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God. We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three (3) Persons-Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity and humanity of Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His 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 we are sinners deserving God's wrath, but that salvation is the through the atoning work of Jesus Christ on the cross and the essential regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. We believe that God's redemptive purpose will be consummated by the return of Christ to raise the dead, judge all men, and establish His glorious kingdom; those who are apart from Christ shall be eternally separated from God's presence, but the righteous shall live and reign with Him forever. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Relief and Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 711 of 1091 | 51 of 86 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 379 of 1094 | 30 of 86 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 716 of 1094 | 59 of 86 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 853 of 1091 | 62 of 86 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 4% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 10% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 9% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 99% | 99% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 93% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 11% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 1% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 7% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 86% | 80% | 78% | 79% | 79% | 78% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 44% | 87% | 72% | 71% | 85% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 79% | 36% | 68% | 57% | 56% | 66% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | 56% | 13% | 28% | 29% | 15% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 16% | 75% | 11% | 31% | 29% | 13% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 6% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.34 | 0.58 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.73 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.27 | 1.82 | 2.54 | 2.39 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.88 | 0.64 | 0.90 | 1.36 | 1.67 | 1.74 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 18.60 | 22.02 | 11.21 | 10.98 | 8.48 | 11.49 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.82 | 17.98 | 12.21 | 8.03 | 6.32 | 6.29 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 7% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 4% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 60% | 166% | 132% | 127% | 145% | 132% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Cash | $613,120 | $1,078,579 | $2,385,819 | $1,601,108 | $1,751,166 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $1,866,486 | $380,770 | $218,127 | $134,046 | $127,395 |
| Short-term investments | $6,898,304 | $4,741,426 | $1,333,761 | $1,165,593 | $802,205 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $9,377,910 | $6,200,775 | $3,937,707 | $2,900,747 | $2,680,766 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $16,110 | $2,517,519 | $1,992,683 | $1,940,990 |
| Fixed assets | $926,224 | $1,622,317 | $666,002 | $2,437,817 | $1,751,257 |
| Other long-term assets | $45,410 | $43,590 | $43,689 | $36,182 | $34,476 |
| Total long-term assets | $971,634 | $1,682,017 | $3,227,210 | $4,466,682 | $3,726,723 |
| Total assets | $10,349,544 | $7,882,792 | $7,164,917 | $7,367,429 | $6,407,489 |
| Liabilities | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $425,944 | $553,198 | $358,533 | $341,899 | $233,386 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $425,944 | $553,198 | $358,533 | $341,899 | $233,386 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $425,944 | $553,198 | $358,533 | $341,899 | $233,386 |
| Net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Without donor restrictions | $4,154,621 | $5,672,876 | $4,993,147 | $6,114,069 | $4,443,632 |
| With donor restrictions | $5,768,979 | $1,656,718 | $1,813,237 | $911,461 | $1,730,471 |
| Net assets | $9,923,600 | $7,329,594 | $6,806,384 | $7,025,530 | $6,174,103 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Total contributions | $13,261,822 | $6,048,353 | $7,066,237 | $6,601,922 | $5,117,452 |
| Program service revenue | $145,999 | $218,502 | $237,998 | $217,849 | $205,191 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $13,470 | $73,077 | $137,097 | $58,409 | $140,808 |
| Other revenue | $8,245 | $37,731 | $10,878 | $10,192 | $16,993 |
| Total other revenue | $167,714 | $329,310 | $385,973 | $286,450 | $362,992 |
| Total revenue | $13,429,536 | $6,377,663 | $7,452,210 | $6,888,372 | $5,480,444 |
| Expenses | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Program services | $4,807,562 | $4,328,968 | $4,227,408 | $3,841,297 | $3,630,493 |
| Management and general | $623,879 | $665,156 | $649,343 | $547,869 | $541,811 |
| Fundraising | $543,414 | $556,052 | $473,114 | $467,358 | $495,322 |
| Total expenses | $5,974,855 | $5,550,176 | $5,349,865 | $4,856,524 | $4,667,626 |
| Change in net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $7,454,681 | $827,487 | $2,102,345 | $2,031,848 | $812,818 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $7,454,681 | $827,487 | $2,102,345 | $2,031,848 | $812,818 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Edwin J Staub | Founder | $165,147 |
| Clyde Wade Pearce | Sr Director of Progr | $118,067 |
| Steve Watts | CFO | $93,502 |
| John Shackelford | Executive Director | $79,824 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2021
Response from ministry
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History
It started with a guileless teen's observation one day in church. As that teen grew into a man, he saw that children faced many challenges in their lives. He became particularly burdened by children who were struggling with their families. He believed there had to be a way to help make their lives better. So he began a journey that led him from Birmingham, Alabama to the Chestnut Mountain community of Flowery Branch.
Eagle Ranch Founder and Executive Director Eddie Staub made headlines in the early 1980s as an ambitious young man attempting to fund and establish a home for struggling boys. Because of its extraordinary formation and early growth, the Ranch was called "the miracle on Chestnut Mountain" by CNN television during the initial phases of construction and development.
From the opening of its first home in 1985, Eagle Ranch has grown well beyond one person with a dream. Today it is a community that helps thousands of boys, girls and their family members. The 315-acre wooded campus features 10 homes for up to 66 children, a SACS-accredited school, a counseling department, a chapel, and facilities for meetings and recreation. It is one of the nation's most progressive therapeutic Christian programs for children in crisis, and the largest children's residential program in Northeast Georgia.
Program accomplishments
40 Georgia counties served
2,000+ families impacted
Needs
Thank you for your consideration and support. One hundred percent of Eagle Ranch's operating budget is funded through private sources. Your gift to the mission of Eagle Ranch directly helps children and families in crisis experience a better life.