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Morning Star Boys Ranch

Public charity · Grantmaker Spokane, WA EIN: 91-0664709 Website

Morning Star Boys' Ranch, answering God's call to love and serve those in need, are dedicated to building responsible adults by believing in youth, and providing programs to strengthen families and the community.

Morning Star Boys Ranch at a glance

In short: Morning Star Boys Ranch gave $67K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $67K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$66,568
-59.3% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$66,568
-59.3% vs 2023
Median grant
$66,568
Total assets
$4,663,516
-7.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Morning Star Boys Ranch funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Morning Star Community Services: $67KMorning Star CommunityServices$67K

The largest 2024 recipient was Morning Star Community Services ($67K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Spokane

How Morning Star Boys Ranch gives

  • Giving fell 63% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2024) to $179K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $67K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Morning Star Community Services Spokane, WAOperational support$66,568
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$4,663,516$2,598,382$3,063,763$66,5681$41,900
2023$5,032,359$2,382,539$3,158,328$163,3681$91,546
2022$5,983,958$4,446,260$4,517,773$164,6481$62,596
2021$6,548,402$6,036,768$3,911,436$179,0001$26,343
2020$3,818,602$5,475,747$4,285,609$109,5001$-60,019
2019$2,661,529$4,943,472$3,907,301$73,2851$2,111

About Morning Star Boys Ranch

Based on IRS filings

Morning Star Boys Ranch is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Spokane, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $67K. Net investment income was $42K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Morning Star Boys Ranch is led by Audrea Marshall, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Audrea Marshall

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    48 hrs/week

    $106K (2019) → $136K (2024)

  • Clay Nelson

    Board President

    Vice President → Board Vice President, 2023

    Board Vice President → Board President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Devlin

    Board Secretary

    Secretary → Board Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Horlacher

    Board Member

    Interim Executive Director & President → President, 2020

    President → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Tibbits

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Jess

    Board Vice President & Treasurer

    Board Treasurer → Board Vice President & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelby Breen

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Ellen Dal Pra (2021–2023) — Board President
  • Former: Sara Schumacher (2022–2023) — COO
  • Former: Sylvia Glover (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Paul McPherson (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Micaela Cathey (2020–2022) — COO
  • Former: Mary Richter (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Ron Paplawski (2021–2022) — CFO
  • Former: Cody Blekoff (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: David Edwards (2022) — CFO
  • Former: Keith McNally (2019–2021) — Treasurer From Jan
  • Former: Scott Cramer (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Shawn Walsh (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Anita Walsh (2021) — Board Member March
  • Former: Kevin Heid (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Zachary Zorrozua (2019–2020) — COO From Jan
  • Former: Mary Kate McCaslin (2019) — COO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Audrea Marshall — Executive Director: $136KAudrea MarshallExecutive Director$136K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $136K, to Audrea Marshall (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Morning Star Boys Ranch

How much does Morning Star Boys Ranch give each year?

Morning Star Boys Ranch gave $67K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $163K across 1 grant.

How large is Morning Star Boys Ranch?

Morning Star Boys Ranch reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.

What is Morning Star Boys Ranch?

Morning Star Boys Ranch is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Spokane, WA. It holds $4.7M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Morning Star Boys Ranch operate?

Morning Star Boys Ranch has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Morning Star Boys Ranch's EIN?

Morning Star Boys Ranch's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0664709. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 8, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 29, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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