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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2025 Expires: October 2026

Cal Farley's Boys Ranch

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

PO Box 1890
Amarillo, TX, 79174-0001

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

Cal Farley's Boys Ranch meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"provides professional programs and services in a Christ-centered atmosphere to strengthen families and support the overall development of children."

Year, State Incorporated:
1939, TX

Also Known As:
Cal Farley's Girlstown, U.S.A.

Founded in 1939, Cal Farley's Boys Ranch is a 501(c)3 organization and one of the largest privately funded child and family service organizations in the United States. In a history spanning more than 80 years, Boys Ranch has provided residential care to more than 10,000 children in a Christ-centered environment at no cost to the families it serves and without seeking state or federal funding for its work. Boys Ranch makes a lifelong commitment to the hundreds of children it serves each year, empowering their growth into productive citizens by providing care prioritizes the universal human needs embodied in Cal Farley's Model of Leadership & Service(r): safety, belonging, achievement, power, purpose and adventure. Because Boys Ranch offers its life-changing services at no cost, the only factor that determines the programs or services available to a family in crisis is their child's unique needs. As a result, Boys Ranch is able to focus on helping children and families cope with emotional wounds, better equipping the family to face life's inevitable challenges and preparing children to become successful, productive citizens.

For the year ended September 30, 2024, Cal Farley's Boys Ranch's program expenses were:

Programs $29,925,524
Total Program Expenses $29,925,524

Chief Executive
Richard Nedelkoff, President/CEO

Compensation*
$348,238

Chair of the Board
Lance Purcell, Community Volunteer

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
16

Paid Staff Size
317

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

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

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 7.04%

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 Cal Farley's Boys Ranch's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended September 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions of Cash $32,448,320
Investment Income $7,091,150
Support from Cal Farley's Boys Ranch Foundation $5,580,982
Change in Value of Beneficial Interest $5,117,523
Unrealized Gain $2,135,879
Contributions of Property $604,873
Contributions of Investments $251,054
Other Income $77,579
Contributions of Equipment $74,483
Contributions of Food and Clothing $36,037
Interest Expense $-18,651
Realized Loss on Investments $-42,519
Change in Value of Unconditional Promises to Give $-2,933,831
Change in Value of Mineral Interests $-4,765,397
Total Income $45,657,482

Programs: 80% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $45,657,482
Total expenses: $37,496,504
  Program expenses $29,925,524
  Fundraising expenses $2,744,828
  Administrative expenses $4,826,152
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $8,160,978
Beginning Net Assets $141,142,862
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $149,303,840
Total Liabilities $9,213,840
Total Assets $158,517,680

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Report completed by:
BBB of Amarillo