New Life Ranch 
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Summary
New Life Ranch is a nondenominational Christian camp and retreat center with locations in both Northeast Oklahoma and Arkansas. Our mission is to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those who have not trusted Him for their salvation and to renew, equip, and uplift those who belong to Jesus. We accomplish our mission through week long camps in the summer, leadership development of high school and college students, and retreats primarily for churches, schools and other faith-based organizations.
Contact information
Mailing address:
New Life Ranch
160 New Life Ranch Dr.
Colcord, OK 74338
Website: newliferanch.com
Phone: 918-422-5506
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 730736604
CEO/President: Tom Graney
Chairman: Jon Peterson
Board size: 7
Founder:
Ruling year: 1965
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1987
Purpose
We are a Christ-focused Summer Camp & Retreat Center.
By 2033, we will be a trusted family of camps fulfilling our mission while serving 150,000 camper days!
We believe God has called us to grow. For over 60 years, New Life Ranch has existed as a vital ministry in a valley in Northeastern Oklahoma that has impacted youth and adults in the surrounding 5 state region. We do not want our capacity to be a barrier, now or in the future, to impact more young people and adults alike. Our heart is to not miss a generation of campers with the life altering message of Jesus Christ. We believe the world needs more leaders with the heart and mind of Christ working in every intersection of life. We know when lives are lived out in worship toward God it will impact and change the world in which we live.
Mission statement
Our mission is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and equip believers for ministry. We provide a unique way to experience Christ with one-of-a-kind adventures, camps, retreats, and leadership development.
Statement of faith
Articles of Faith:
A belief in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and inerrant in the original writing, and that they are the supreme and final authority in faith and life. II Timothy 3:16, 17; II Peter 1:20, 21; Matthew 5:18; John 16:12-13
A belief in one God eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14
A belief that Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit and born of Mary, a virgin and a descendant of David. John 1:1-2, 14; Luke 1:35
A belief that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death but also that spiritual death which is separation from fellowship with God; that all human beings are born with a sinful nature. Genesis 1:26, 27; Romans 3:22, 23; Romans 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-3, 12
A belief that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures as our representative and substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him and accept Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood. Romans 3:24, 25; I Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:7; I Corinthians 15: 1-3
A belief in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord and His ascension into Heaven, and that He is there at the right hand of God as our High Priest and Advocate. Acts 1:9,10; Hebrews 9:24; Hebrews 7:25; Romans 8:35; I John 2:1-2; I Peter 1;3-5
A belief in that blessed hope - the personal and imminent return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and that He will set up His Kingdom on earth. I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19:11-21
A belief that all those who in faith accept the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God. John 16:8-11; II Corinthians 3:6; I Corinthians 12:12-14; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13,14; John 16:13; I John 2:20,27; Ephesians 5:18
A belief in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust; the everlasting blessedness of the saved and the everlasting punishment of the lost. Matthew 25:46; John 5:28,29; John 11:25-26; Revelation 20:5,6,12,13; Luke 23:43; Philippians 1:23; Philippians 3:21; I Thessalonians 4:16-17
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Camps/Conference Centers
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 525 of 1107 | 22 of 36 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 798 of 1108 | 26 of 37 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 135 of 1108 | 9 of 37 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 668 of 1107 | 27 of 36 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 7% | 12% | 11% | 4% | 9% | 18% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 5% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 34% | 29% | 30% | 51% | 43% | 28% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 66% | 71% | 70% | 49% | 57% | 72% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 89% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 104% | 101% | 57% | 105% | 97% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 75% | 91% | 88% | 50% | 92% | 86% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | -4% | -1% | 43% | -5% | 3% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 4% | -1% | 0% | 19% | -1% | 1% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 14% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 6% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.44 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.34 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 4.36 | 9.44 | 8.91 | 9.90 | 14.68 | 13.32 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.65 | 3.11 | 2.78 | 2.45 | 4.16 | 4.52 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 5.57 | 5.23 | 6.09 | 3.91 | 2.77 | 2.45 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.36 | 0.41 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.46 | 3.12 | 3.61 | 3.64 | 1.84 | 1.57 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 196% | 297% | 315% | 393% | 344% | 286% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Cash | $1,497,216 | $2,017,058 | $2,538,942 | $1,098,888 | $1,314,255 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $854,662 | $922,582 | $122,982 | $314,151 | $296,364 |
| Short-term investments | $506,153 | $125,944 | $129,884 | $109,391 | $101,286 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $2,858,031 | $3,065,584 | $2,791,808 | $1,522,430 | $1,711,905 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $24,117,898 | $24,236,675 | $24,836,795 | $20,822,175 | $21,089,125 |
| Other long-term assets | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| Total long-term assets | $24,118,048 | $24,236,825 | $24,836,945 | $20,822,325 | $21,089,275 |
| Total assets | $26,976,079 | $27,302,409 | $27,628,753 | $22,344,755 | $22,801,180 |
| Liabilities | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $200,806 | $274,379 | $453,803 | $313,397 | $502,861 |
| Other current liabilities | $346,119 | $229,079 | $260,138 | $236,801 | $194,735 |
| Total current liabilities | $546,925 | $503,458 | $713,941 | $550,198 | $697,596 |
| 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 | $546,925 | $503,458 | $713,941 | $550,198 | $697,596 |
| Net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Without donor restrictions | $24,247,817 | $25,640,062 | $26,166,148 | $21,305,449 | $21,710,868 |
| With donor restrictions | $2,181,337 | $1,158,889 | $748,664 | $489,108 | $392,716 |
| Net assets | $26,429,154 | $26,798,951 | $26,914,812 | $21,794,557 | $22,103,584 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Total contributions | $2,504,609 | $2,513,770 | $6,060,523 | $2,610,926 | $2,232,655 |
| Program service revenue | $5,887,039 | $5,853,916 | $4,365,362 | $2,539,715 | $5,731,600 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $71,251 | $4,550 | $187,598 | $5,500 | $8,144 |
| Other revenue | $56,567 | $28,205 | $1,352,510 | $868,376 | $1,895 |
| Total other revenue | $6,014,857 | $5,886,671 | $5,905,470 | $3,413,591 | $5,741,639 |
| Total revenue | $8,519,466 | $8,400,441 | $11,965,993 | $6,024,517 | $7,974,294 |
| Expenses | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Program services | $7,786,722 | $7,400,431 | $6,020,759 | $5,539,742 | $6,859,199 |
| Management and general | $792,993 | $826,830 | $591,473 | $556,962 | $464,505 |
| Fundraising | $309,548 | $289,041 | $233,506 | $236,840 | $412,209 |
| Total expenses | $8,889,263 | $8,516,302 | $6,845,738 | $6,333,544 | $7,735,913 |
| Change in net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($369,797) | ($115,861) | $5,120,255 | ($309,027) | $238,381 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($369,797) | ($115,861) | $5,120,255 | ($309,027) | $238,381 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Tom Graney | Executive Di | $101,469 |
| Russell Schultz | Dir of Opera | $94,603 |
| Dan Neale | CFO | $44,450 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2023
Response from ministry
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History
Since 1958, the singular mission of New Life Ranch has been to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and equip believers for ministry. The way that happens may have changed over the years, from activities that occur to the songs we sing, to the breadth of facilities that we now offer, but that central purpose is unchanged. Introducing and seeing young people come to a saving knowledge of Christ is at the center of all we do. Deepening that relationship through intentional teaching and discipleship so that they can impact their own circles is the underlying purpose with all groups that we serve.