At Whetstone Boys Ranch, we believe every dollar entrusted to us represents an act of faith.
Whether a family is paying tuition, a church is supporting our mission, or a donor is giving to our scholarship fund, we recognize that these resources belong first to God and must be managed with wisdom, accountability, and transparency.
Our commitment extends beyond meeting legal requirements. We strive to operate with integrity in every area of our ministry because lives, families, and futures depend upon the trust placed in us.
We make our financial information publicly available whenever possible.
Below you’ll find important organizational documents that help explain how Whetstone operates.
Available Documents
Every gift directly supports the mission of restoring boys and strengthening families.
Your generosity helps provide:
Because Whetstone is a residential ministry, many of our expenses are the everyday costs of caring for young men twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
We believe accountability begins long before someone asks for financial records.
Whetstone Boys Ranch is committed to:
✓ Responsible financial oversight
✓ Independent accounting services
✓ Annual IRS reporting
✓ Board governance and oversight
✓ Ethical fundraising practices
✓ Careful stewardship of donated funds
✓ Compliance with applicable nonprofit regulations
Whetstone Boys Ranch is governed by an independent Board of Directors that provides oversight, accountability, and long-term strategic direction.
Our board regularly reviews:
Success at Whetstone is measured by more than financial efficiency.
Our mission is life transformation.
We evaluate our work through outcomes such as:
Every boy represents a unique story, and every family deserves individualized care. While numbers help us measure effectiveness, changed lives remain the true measure of our mission.
Yes. Whetstone Boys Ranch is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Yes. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.
Absolutely. We believe transparency builds trust, and our financial documents are available on this page.
Our Board of Directors provides financial and organizational oversight, while our executive leadership manages day-to-day operations.
Yes. Whetstone Boys Ranch has earned a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, its highest possible rating. Charity Navigator is an independent nonprofit evaluator that assesses charitable organizations in areas including financial health, accountability, transparency, and organizational effectiveness.
A Four-Star Rating provides donors, families, and community partners with independent confirmation of Whetstone’s commitment to responsible stewardship and nonprofit accountability.
You can support Whetstone by:
This verse is foundational to life at Whetstone. Our boys memorize it as they learn one of the character traits at the heart of our program: Honesty.
We believe an organization should be willing to live by the same standard it asks of the young men in its care.
Families entrust us with their sons. Donors entrust us with their generosity. Churches and communities entrust us with their confidence.
For us, transparency and accountability are more than nonprofit requirements. They are matters of character and faithful stewardship. We want to be trustworthy with what we have been given—whether little or much.
Every decision we make, every dollar we steward, and every young man we serve carries a responsibility to honor that trust.
We must practice what we teach.
