Special K Ranch
Special K Ranch provides family-oriented christian homes, on a working ranch for adults who have developmental disabilities. Residents permanently live and work on the ranch, where they receive 24-hr care from live-in home advisors
Special K Ranch at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,710,567
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,838,162
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $20,596
- -70.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,639,391
- +12.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Special K Ranch funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Special K Ranch gives
- Giving grew 180% from 2020 to 2023. 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $72K (2021). In 2024 it reported $5K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Special K Ranch Foundation Columbus, MT | Long Term Sustainability | $19,025 |
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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 | $5,710,567 | $2,838,162 | $2,639,391 | — | — | $20,596 |
| 2024 | $5,507,789 | $3,122,208 | $2,352,503 | $4,500 | Total only | $68,728 |
| 2023 | $5,085,583 | $2,578,473 | $2,475,259 | $19,025 | 1 | $54,899 |
| 2022 | $5,021,418 | $2,644,671 | $2,236,808 | $10,675 | 1 | $7,264 |
| 2021 | $4,537,946 | $2,367,980 | $2,068,769 | $72,108 | 1 | $8,687 |
| 2020 | $4,320,327 | $2,125,417 | $2,036,730 | $6,800 | 1 | $3,188 |
| 2019 | $4,187,175 | $2,153,481 | $1,873,093 | $5,300 | 1 | $6,507 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Special K Ranch
Based on IRS filings
Special K Ranch is a public charity, based in Columbus, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $21K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Special K Ranch is led by Cole Derks, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cole Derks
President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Petersen
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Schimke
Director
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Dubs
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna West
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Matovich
Director
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Hohn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Stribley
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brenda McNaney
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Wimmler
Secretary
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Jackie Swiesz (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kari Novasio (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Robin Debruycker (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Beau Gurie (2023) — Director
- Former: Marcia Honaker (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Miles Borges (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Rita Brown (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Patrick White (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Scott Black (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Brian Cooley (2019–2020) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Special K Ranch
How large is Special K Ranch?
Special K Ranch reported $5.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.8M.
Where does Special K Ranch operate?
Special K Ranch has awarded grants in Montana.
What is Special K Ranch's EIN?
Special K Ranch's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3378581. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
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