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Good Samaritan Boys Ranch

Activate The Good

Brighton, MO   |  https://ranchlife.org/

Mission

Empowering youth in foster care and families in crisis to heal from trauma and build resiliency.

Ruling year info

1963

President/CEO

Casey Wray

Main address

PO Box 617

Brighton, MO 65617-0617 USA

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EIN

44-6006077

NTEE code info

Residential, Custodial Care (Group Home) (P70)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Good Samaritan Boys Ranch is on a mission to confront the forces that push families into foster care and transform the systems that fail youth as they leave it.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Fostering Stability

Financial resources for youth who have aged out of foster care.

Population(s) Served

Developing Independence

Population(s) Served
Transitioning children

Overcoming Trauma / Therapeutic Services

Population(s) Served
Transitioning children

Addressing Mental Health

Population(s) Served
Students

Stabilizing Families

Population(s) Served
Foster and adoptive children

Building Foundations

Population(s) Served
Transitioning children

Educating Parents

Population(s) Served
Parents

Where we work

  • Missouri (United States)

  • Pleasant Hope (Missouri, United States)

  • Polk County (Missouri, United States)

  • Springfield (Missouri, United States)

  • Willard (Missouri, United States)

Awards

Fire Award 2024

Aging Out Institute

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Youth and families served.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Good Samaritan Boys Ranch's goal is to prevent the cycle of trauma, family separation, and homelessness for generations to come.

Home Visitation: Educating Parents


Aftercare: Stabilizing Families


School-based Counseling: Addressing Mental Health of youth in the Pleasant Hope School District.


Treatment Facility: Overcoming Trauma / Therapeutic Services


Group Homes: Youth in foster care are building foundations for adulthood in a stable environment.


Apartment Program: Youth in foster care are developing independence on the road to aging out of foster care.


Fostering Stability: Financial stability for youth who have aged out of foster care at 21.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Good Samaritan Boys Ranch

Board of directors
as of 4/8/2025
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Michael Finan

The Erlen Group

Adam Naegler Director

Brock Wiberg

Forvis Mazars

Cray Allred

OTC Foundation

Danielle Rapp

SRC Holdings Corporation

Jennifer Gosney

Bass Pro Shops

John Gardner

TGG Technologies

Johnny Johnson Director

Kristy Chastain Treasurer

Matt Wardle Director

Micah Spanner

Elliot, Robinson & Company LLP

Michael Finan

The Erlen Group

Rick Purcell Director

Rob Ballowe Director

Rod Nichols Director

Russ Cook Director

Ryan Kruger Director

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable