Eagles Nest Ranch

“Part iii - primary exempt purpose eagles nest ranch provides the community a place to renew hope, build trust and experience growth from various types of adversity and emotional wounds through their interaction with horses and a loving and welcoming staff. Individual and group sessions take place at a peaceful ranch environment and is provided free of charge. We believe that no matter how dark the day, there is always hope through gods steadfast love and forgiveness.additionally, enr is a place for unwanted, abandoned and neglected horses/equines in the community. These equines will be taken in and cared for through feeding, nourishing, vetting and training in order to find them new loving and caring homes. The horses in hardship that become part of the program can then be (cont.) part iii - exempt purpose (cont.) matched with an individual who has also experienced hardships and adversity. Together human and animal, through the mentoring guidance of a staff person, can start rebuilding hope and trust for the future based on gods unconditional love and acceptance. It is our desire that eagles nest ranch be a place of hope and healing to the community of people along the front range of colorado. Line 28 - healing horses for armed forces program serves active duty and veteran service members as well as their family members by offering interactive sessions with horses in order to increase hope, trust and growth. We served 31 military households, in 49 sessions during 2019. The denver vas medical center homeless program continued to bring veterans to the ranch every week with a va worker. For many of them, coming to the ranch was the highlight of their week. They enjoyed working on the ranch as much as interacting with the horses. Getting out of the city and coming to the peaceful environment of the ranch was a balm to their broken lives. They interacted with the horses by grooming, leading, bathing, some riding and learning basic horsemanship which helped bring peace (cont.) line 28 - healing horess for armed forces (cont.) - bring peace and lessened their anxiety. Besides individuals or families who participate, a low income housing complex brought their veteran tenants to the ranch on regular basis. Over and over the veterans thanked us for providing the opportunity to come to the ranch and be with the horses. Several reported that their stress and anxiety decreased due to their interaction with the horses. The sessions also serve to help them discover truth about themselves, their past and what their future can be. Line 28 - the soaring program serves the general public by offering interactive sessions with horses in order to increase hope, trust and growth. They learn about caring for horses and the value of work as everyone does chores around the ranch before each session. Through the horses, children and adults learn about leadership, communication, confidence, compassion, assertiveness, how to keep boundaries, patience and kindness. We served 32 families in the soaring program that came seeking help due to depression, grief, anxiety and stress among other challenges. A total of 45 sessions, group and individual, were offered in the soaring program. In that horses give unconditionally, are not judgmental and will develop relationships with humans, people find that being with them is (cont.) line 29 - soaring (cont.) - freeing and gives them peace and stability they are seeking. We are happy to provide these opportunities to encourage people to not give up on life and move past any adversity they face. Line 30 - first responders program: during the summer of 2019 we offered three first responder families buckaroo days whereby we invited families of local law enforcement, firefighters and paramedics out to the ranch for a day of fun and encouragement. Knowing that first responders face unique challenges that can stress families, we wanted to offer the families an opportunity to participate with their children in hayrides, game”

“Description amountdepreciation from 4562 2,340insurance 3,343office expense 4,890staff & volunteer expense 1,920travel 483horse expense 16,515guest activities 3,544”

“Category beginning of year end of yearother assets 4,685 6,845”

“Schedule o part ii line 31: christmas cards for the troops: as part of our services to the military community, eagles nest ranch has each year sent out christmas cards to our us troops serving overseas. This is done as a community effort whereby families and friends gather together to write messages of appreciation, hope and greetings for the holidays to those serving away from home. In 2019 approximately 1000 cards were sent to service men and women deployed in several locations.”