Garden Gate Ranch

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Summary

Garden Gate Ranch is a non-profit Christian organization providing safe housing and restorative and transitional services for sexually-exploited women and their children. Garden Gate Ranch has 2 unique programs -an Immediate Rescue Program and a Continuing Restoration Program-designed to foster safe spaces and healthy opportunities in which every program participant can heal, grow, and be free.

Contact information

Mailing address:
Garden Gate Ranch
PO Box 8351
Des Moines, IA 50301

Website: gardengateranch.com

Phone: 515-393-8400

Email: info@gardengateranch.com

Organization details

EIN: 814408744

CEO/President: Brenda Long

Chairman: Chuck M.

Board size: 5

Founder: Brenda Long

Ruling year: 2017

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 2020

Purpose

Garden Gate Ranch's approach is unique in that it offers immediate rescue for survivors, admits survivors with children into the restoration program, and provides time and space for transitional living before survivors set out on their own again.

Mission statement

Garden Gate Ranch seeks to rally our communities to ensure that all women are free from exploitation and abuse.

Statement of faith

Donor confidence score

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters

Category	Rating	Overall rank	Sector rank
Overall efficiency rating		804 of 1022	129 of 160
Fund acquisition rating		928 of 1024	154 of 160
Resource allocation rating		979 of 1024	153 of 160
Asset utilization rating		142 of 1022	29 of 160

Financial ratios

Funding ratios	Sector median	2020	2018
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions	10%	27%	0%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue	8%	18%	11%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue	91%	66%	0%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses	10%	15%	31%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue	9%	34%	100%

Operating ratios	Sector median	2020	2018
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses	79%	66%	45%
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue	89%	117%	35%
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue	70%	77%	16%
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue	11%	-17%	65%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets	8%	-19%	94%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses	9%	19%	24%

Investing ratios	Sector median	2020	2018
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets	0.55	0.76	0.50
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets	3.27	8.40	1.01
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets	1.85	6.35	0.51

Liquidity ratios	Sector median	2020	2018
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities	12.95	8.91	0.00
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets	0.07	0.11	0.00
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12)	5.53	1.68	23.70

Solvency ratios	Sector median	2020	2018
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets	10%	42%	0%
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets	1%	36%	0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses	150%	77%	199%

Financials

Balance sheet

Assets	2020	2018
Cash	$57,835	$113,017
Receivables, inventories, prepaids	$2,257	$3,352
Short-term investments	$0	$0
Other current assets	$0	$0
Total current assets	$60,092	$116,369
Long-term investments	$0	$0
Fixed assets	$444,555	$777
Other long-term assets	$0	$0
Total long-term assets	$444,555	$777
Total assets	$504,647	$117,146

Liabilities	2020	2018
Payables and accrued expenses	$6,748	$0
Other current liabilities	$0	$0
Total current liabilities	$6,748	$0
Debt	$182,442	$0
Due to (from) affiliates	$0	$0
Other long-term liabilities	$22,870	$0
Total long-term liabilities	$205,312	$0
Total liabilities	$212,060	$0

Net assets	2020	2018
Without donor restrictions	$292,587	$117,146
With donor restrictions	$0	$0
Net assets	$292,587	$117,146

Revenues and expenses

Revenue	2020	2018
Total contributions	$214,621	$0
Program service revenue	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Investment income	$0	$4
Other revenue	$110,877	$168,482
Total other revenue	$110,877	$168,486
Total revenue	$325,498	$168,486

Expenses	2020	2018
Program services	$250,708	$26,806
Management and general	$71,998	$13,963
Fundraising	$59,020	$18,151
Total expenses	$381,726	$58,920

Change in net assets	2020	2018
Surplus (deficit)	($56,228)	$109,566
Other changes in net assets	$0	$0
Total change in net assets	($56,228)	$109,566

Compensation

Name	Title	Compensation
Brenda Long	Director	$45,815
Lauren Gildersleeve	Development Director	$39,600

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2020

Response from ministry

No response has been provided by this ministry.

The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 10/21/2021. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com

History

"The belief that everyone is born on purpose for a purpose was the driving force behind my prayerful pursuit of the purpose of my own life. In late January 2015, I found my answer and started the journey of walking in my God-given, God-ordained destiny. Garden Gate Ranch was birthed out of that pursuit, combining an endless passion for God with a deep compassion for His people." - Brenda Long

Question	Response	Score
Does the organization have a statement of faith consistent with historic Christian creeds and is that statement of easily found on its website?	No	0/5
Does the board have no more than 2 non-independent members?	Yes	5/5
Does the board have at least four independent board members for every non-independent member?	No	0/5
Does the board contain between 5 and 11 members?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization file a Form 990 and make its Form 990 available to the public?	Yes	10/10
Does the organization make its audit or review (if annual revenue is less than $1-m) available on its website?	No	0/5
Is the organization a member of the ECFA?	Yes	10/10
Is the CEO/President's compensation within one standard deviation of the median compensation?	Yes	5/5
Did the organization operate at a net profit (revenue greater than expenses) in the most recent year?	No	0/5
Does the organization refrain from owning or leasing a private aircraft, or having fractional interest in one, that is primarily used for travel by the organization's leaders?	Yes	5/5
For the past five years, has the organization been free of any lawsuits or administrative actions filed against it by an employee, client, board member, vendor, donor, or other related party?	Yes	5/5
Are author royalties and speaking engagement fees paid to the organization, and not the individual?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization require its employees to affirm upon hiring the statement of faith of the organization?	Yes	5/5
Is the board chair an independent member of the board, and not the founder and/or CEO/President?	Yes	5/5
Does the board have term limits?	Yes	5/5
Have there been no public accusations of misdeeds against the organization, founder, CEO, senior pastor, or board members in the past five years?	Yes	5/5
Has the organization refrained from the use of non-disclosure agreements?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization have an overall financial efficiency rating of at least 2 stars?	Yes	5/5
Total donor confidence score		80/100