Garden Gate Ranch Inc
Garden Gate Ranch is a faith based organization providing safehousingand restorative and transitional services for sexually exploited women and their children. Garden Gate Ranch seeks to rally our community to ensure that all women are free from exploitation and abuse.
Garden Gate Ranch Inc at a glance
In short: Garden Gate Ranch Inc reported $15K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $15,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,153,543
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $700,305
- -6.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $478
- +462.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $676,777
- -12.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Garden Gate Ranch Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 8 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Garden Gate Ranch Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−12%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2020) to $58K (2022). In 2025 it reported $15K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Compelling Ministries Waukee, IA | — | $10,000 |
| Godspeed Dallas Center, IA | — | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,153,543 | $700,305 | $676,777 | $15,000 | Total only | $478 |
| 2024 | $1,140,224 | $751,436 | $769,180 | $17,500 | 2 | $85 |
| 2023 | $1,153,425 | $822,841 | $704,757 | $20,000 | 2 | — |
| 2022 | $1,006,754 | $980,457 | $655,485 | $58,000 | 2 | — |
| 2021 | $724,390 | $753,347 | $510,628 | $20,000 | 2 | $1,500 |
| 2020 | $504,647 | $325,498 | $381,726 | $13,500 | 2 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Garden Gate Ranch Inc
Based on IRS filings
Garden Gate Ranch Inc is a public charity, based in Indianola, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $15K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $478.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Garden Gate Ranch Inc is led by Brenda Long, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brenda Long
Executive Director
Director → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$46K (2020) → $74K (2025)
Charles Meline
Chairman
Director → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Ripley
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colleen Morrison
Treasurer
Treasurer → Director, 2023
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy Meline
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Ben Wedeking (2023–2024) — Advisor
- Former: Linda Gillespie-Ripley (2024) — Co-Chair
- Former: James Heseman (2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Long (2023) — Director
- Former: Barb Ranck (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Chuck Meline (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lauren Gildersleeve (2020–2022) — Development Director
- Former: Steve Long (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John Jannega (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Terry Johnson (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Chad Ranck (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $74K, to Brenda Long (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Garden Gate Ranch Inc
How much does Garden Gate Ranch Inc give each year?
Garden Gate Ranch Inc reported $15K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $18K across 2 grants.
How large is Garden Gate Ranch Inc?
Garden Gate Ranch Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $700K.
Where does Garden Gate Ranch Inc operate?
Garden Gate Ranch Inc has awarded grants in Iowa, Illinois, Texas, Virginia.
What is Garden Gate Ranch Inc's EIN?
Garden Gate Ranch Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4408744. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 22, 2026)
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