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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2026 Expires: June 2028

Boulder Crest Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(540) 554-2727
33735 Snickersville Turnpike
Bluemont, VA, 20135
https://bouldercrest.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Boulder Crest Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to facilitate Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) through transformative programs, world-class training and education initiatives, research, and advocacy."

Year, State Incorporated:
2010, VA

Boulder Crest Retreat Foundation (BCRF) is a rural wellness center dedicated to helping combat veterans, first responders and their family members. The organization operates two facilities: Boulder Crest Retreat Virginia, a 37-acre facility located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Bluemont, Virginia, and Boulder Crest Retreat Arizona, a 130-acre ranch located inside the Coronado National Forest in Sonoita, Arizona. The organization offers two programs. The Progressive and Alternative Training for Healing Heroes program (PATHH) focuses on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and provides warriors and their families with the opportunity to process their traumatic experiences through posttraumatic growth training techniques. The organization's Family Rest and Reconnection program (R&R) stays provide families with the ability to enjoy valuable time together. In 2025, BCRF reports that it delivered 56 Warrior PATHH programs serving 465 participants and 1,596 days of Struggle Well training reaching 15,170 individuals.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, Boulder Crest Foundation's program expenses were:

Program services $14,059,212
Total Program Expenses $14,059,212

Chief Executive
Josh Goldberg, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$292,734

Chair of the Board
Ken Falke

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired

Board Size
21

Paid Staff Size
86

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Workplace giving

Fundraising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $20,924,661, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Boulder Crest Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Grants $10,331,991
Contributions $6,238,001
In-kind contributions $2,534,134
Special events, net $1,320,535
Investment return, net $1,062,608
Sponsorship revenue $500,000
Seminar income, net $330,685
Book sales, net $92,484
Other revenue $58,405
Total Income $22,468,843

Programs: 89% Fundraising: 6% Administrative: 5%

Total Income $22,468,843
Total expenses: $15,752,560
  Program expenses $14,059,212
  Fundraising expenses $870,159
  Administrative expenses $823,189
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $6,716,283
Beginning Net Assets $39,209,591
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $45,925,874
Total Liabilities $519,710
Total Assets $46,445,584

Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, BCRF received in-kind contributions of $2,534,134 including property and equipment ($2,287,624), family rest and relaxation ($128,147), donated fundraising event supplies ($112,674), and other ($5,689).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance