What Spring Lake Ranch does

Spring Lake Ranch is a private nonprofit therapeutic community founded in 1932 and headquartered on a 700-acre campus in Cuttingsville, Vermont, providing long-term residential treatment to adults with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and co-occurring dual diagnoses. The organization operates a multi-tiered program portfolio built on a farm-based work therapy model: the core Ranch Program (average stay 7-9 months) combines meaningful farm work, clinical care, and community living; the Elliot Program offers transitional living on campus; the Banks Transitional Living Program, currently under construction, will provide longer-term step-down programming with modular service packages (Standard Wellness at $270/day, Expanded at $315/day, plus medication and nutrition add-ons); and Community PASS extends the model post-residence. Clinical care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team of licensed clinicians, a consulting psychiatrist, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, a registered dietitian, and EMDR-certified therapists, with outcomes of 76% clinically significant improvement in global functioning (vs. 35% benchmark) and 95% family recommendation rates.

The business model is a hybrid of private-pay program fees and philanthropic fundraising. Spring Lake Ranch does not accept insurance, and residents or their families pay directly for residential services; financial aid and scholarships (including the JEDI Scholarship and the Michael Wells Vermont Residency Scholarship) bridge affordability gaps. The Cuttingsville/ranch programs generated $3.26M in program fees in FY2021-2022, Elliot House added $641,750, and Rutland transitional housing added $219,340, for total program-fee revenue of approximately $4.12M. Fundraising contributed a record $1,000,426 from 1,048 donations, with $450,000+ deployed as financial aid, and ancillary revenue from maple syrup, firewood, and merchandise through a Givecloud e-commerce storefront added a further $170,459 in other income, bringing total revenue to $4.84M. Distribution is admissions-driven and referral-dependent: the Admissions and Outreach Director, Kevin Molloy, works professional referral channels (healthcare providers, mental health networks, and treatment referral partners) alongside direct inquiries, and the organization maintains partnerships with Rutland Regional Medical Center, Intervale Center, Vermont Farmacy Project, Mentor Connector, Bridge to Rutland, and Rutland NAACP. Certification by CARF International (three-year accreditation against 1,400+ behavioral health standards) and ARTA membership reinforce referral positioning and regulatory standing. The organization is currently executing an $18M capital campaign through end of 2026 to fund facility renovations and program expansion.

Name

Spring Lake Ranch

Legal name

Spring Lake Ranch Therapeutic Community

Website

https://springlakeranch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Spring Lake Ranch is a nonprofit therapeutic community founded in 1932 in Cuttingsville, Vermont, providing long-term residential mental health and substance use treatment to adults through a farm-based work therapy model. It serves roughly 27 residents daily across its core Ranch, Elliot, and Banks programs, funded by private-pay program fees and philanthropic donations, and is currently executing an $18M capital campaign for expansion.

Ownership category

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Product category

Mental Health Residential Treatment

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

Keywords

• Residential mental health treatment
• Therapeutic community programs
• Substance abuse recovery services
• Work-centered therapy
• Transitional living programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cuttingsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Treatment Program Fees: Private-pay residential treatment fees charged to residents for the therapeutic community program, including the Ranch Program, Elliot Transitional Living Program, and Banks Transitional Living Program. The organization does not accept insurance but offers financial aid to qualifying residents.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Nonprofit fundraising revenue including annual donations, capital campaign contributions, monthly sustaining gifts, and special scholarship funds like the Michael Wells Vermont Residency Scholarship Fund and JEDI Scholarship.
3. Maple Syrup and Farm Products: Spring Lake Ranch produces and sells maple syrup, firewood, and other farm products through its e-commerce storefront, generating additional revenue streams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Spring Lake Ranch provides long-term residential mental health and substance use treatment on a 700-acre working farm in Cuttingsville, Vermont. The therapeutic community integrates farm-based work therapy, clinical psychiatric care, and community living through its Ranch Program, Elliot Program, Banks Transitional Living Program, and Community PASS. The facility operates as a private-pay, nonprofit therapeutic community that has served adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders since 1932.

Product overview

Spring Lake Ranch is a therapeutic community and residential treatment facility for adults with mental health and substance use challenges, offering a multi-tiered program portfolio built around work-centered therapy on a working farm in Vermont. The core offering is The Ranch Program, a residential program combining meaningful farm work, clinical care, and community living. Above it sits the Elliot Program and the Banks Transitional Living Program as step-down transitional options with customizable service packages, while Community PASS extends support beyond the residential setting. The organization also generates ancillary revenue through agricultural products including maple syrup and merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Ranch Program: Core residential treatment program combining therapeutic work, clinical care, and community living on the farm.
• The Elliot Program
• Banks Transitional Living Program
• Community PASS

Products and services

• The Ranch Program The primary residential therapeutic program offering work-centered therapy on a working farm in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Residents engage in meaningful farm work, clinical care, and community living with an average stay of seven to nine months. Designed for adults with serious mental illness, mood disorders, and substance use challenges.
• The Elliot Program
• Banks Transitional Living Program (TLP) A longer-term transitional program with customizable service packages for residents who have completed the Elliot Program. Offers private apartments and suites with customizable wellness packages including care management, psychiatric services, vocational counseling, and access to Ranch community and clinical team.
• Community PASS A community-based program providing continued support for residents post-treatment, extending the Ranch's therapeutic model beyond the residential setting to support sustained recovery.
• Spring Lake Ranch Maple Syrup Maple syrup produced by the Ranch's Woods Crew, made available for sale to the public as part of the Ranch's work therapy program and agricultural output.

Quantifiable outcome

• 76% of residents demonstrated clinically significant improvement in global functioning from admission to discharge (compared to 35% industry benchmark)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• Vermont Farmacy ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership supporting local food systems and farm-to-table initiatives. Spring Lake Ranch collaborates with Vermont Farmacy Project to strengthen connections between agriculture and community health.
• Mentor ConnectorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing mentorship opportunities and resources for residents at Spring Lake Ranch.
• Intervale CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Intervale Center in Burlington, VT to support farming programs, agricultural education, and sustainable food systems development.
• Bridge to RutlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership supporting connections between Spring Lake Ranch and the broader Rutland community.
• Rutland NAACPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts. The organization has established a JEDI Scholarship to support underrepresented individuals.
• CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Residential Facilities)coreOthersCARF provides international accreditation to Spring Lake Ranch, recognizing conformance to over 1,400 behavioral health standards. The three-year accreditation signals commitment to continually improving services and serving the community.
• Rutland Regional Medical CentermoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical partnerships with Rutland Regional Medical Center for psychiatric services and healthcare coordination. Dr. Jennifer FauntLeRoy previously served as Medical Director for the Psychiatric Services Unit at Rutland Regional Medical Center.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• McLean Hospital: Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts providing residential and inpatient mental health treatment. Comparable in clinical depth and outcomes focus, though primarily acute inpatient rather than long-term community-based care.
• Caron Treatment Centers: Nonprofit residential substance use and mental health treatment provider with a long history. Comparable in private-pay residential treatment orientation and CARF accreditation, but serves a broader national population.
• Rogers Behavioral Health: National behavioral health system specializing in residential and inpatient mental health treatment for depression, anxiety, OCD, and eating disorders. Overlaps with Spring Lake Ranch in residential psychiatric care but at substantially larger scale across multiple sites.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Large national addiction and mental health treatment provider with residential programs across multiple states. Comparable in delivering residential behavioral health treatment but operates at much greater scale and with broader service lines than Spring Lake Ranch.

Direct peers

• Sierra Tucson: Residential behavioral health treatment facility for substance use, trauma, and co-occurring disorders. Comparable in private-pay residential model, integrated clinical care, and focus on patients who have not benefited from prior treatment episodes.
• Three Rivers Behavioral Health: Provider of residential mental health and substance use treatment in the Northeast. Comparable in residential program structure, CARF accreditation, and CARF-aligned quality standards, though without Spring Lake Ranch's farm-based work therapy model.
• Brattleboro Retreat: Vermont-based psychiatric hospital offering residential mental health and substance use treatment. Comparable in geography and clinical scope, though more inpatient-focused than Spring Lake Ranch's work-therapy community model.
• Gould Farm: Historic work-therapy-based residential therapeutic community in Massachusetts serving adults with mental illness. Closest direct peer to Spring Lake Ranch due to its shared farm-based work therapy model, residential length of stay, and long operating history.
• Pyramid Healthcare: Regional provider of residential and outpatient mental health and substance use treatment services in the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable in operating a multi-level continuum including residential and transitional living programs for dual-diagnosis populations.

Regional players

• Howard Center: Vermont-based community mental health, substance use, and developmental services provider headquartered in Burlington. Comparable as a Vermont behavioral health provider and referral partner; operates more of an outpatient/community model versus Spring Lake Ranch's residential work-therapy campus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/springlakeranchvt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spring-lake-ranch

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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