Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch

Name

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch

Legal name

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch

Website

https://dakotaranch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Minot

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, churches, and organizations supporting at-risk children. The organization is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (Tax ID# 23-7139546).
2. Thrift Store Operations: Local thrift stores generate revenue while providing community engagement. Proceeds fund children's mental and emotional well-being programs.
3. Government/Insurance Funding: Residential treatment services are provided for children ages 10-17 who work with outpatient mental health teams and require structured care, suggesting Medicaid/state funding partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1952 that provides residential treatment, education, outpatient mental health care, and thrift store retail to at-risk children, adolescents, and families. The Ranch operates on a Christ-centered, trauma-responsive model of care across campuses in Minot, Fargo, and Bismarck, North Dakota. It is accredited by CARF and COGNIA and is part of the Premier Continuum of Care, offering therapeutic, educational, and spiritual services in a residential setting.

Product overview

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is a nonprofit organization providing a comprehensive continuum of residential psychiatric treatment and educational services for at-risk children and families in North Dakota. The organization operates an integrated service model consisting of: Therapeutic Residential Care (for children ages 10-17 with trauma, behavioral, and psychiatric challenges), Dakota Memorial School (an on-campus COGNIA-accredited school providing trauma-sensitive personalized education), Outpatient Mental Health Care services, Thrift Stores (generating community funding), and Christ-centered Spiritual Life Programs including a Horse Program and wellness activities. Services are delivered across three campuses in Fargo, Bismarck, and Minot, ND, with on-site clinical staff including therapists, nurses, psychologists, addiction counselors, occupational therapists, and a psychiatrist.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dakota Memorial School (DMS): On-campus school providing personalized education for students with complex learning needs due to psychiatric, behavioral, and trauma issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children receive personalized help and care for overcoming trauma from abuse, violence, and multiple placements

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS)coreOthersDakota Boys and Girls Ranch is a Recognized Service Organization of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. This affiliation provides denominational support and connection to the Lutheran church network.
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)coreOthersAffiliated Social Ministry Organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, providing church-based support and referral network.
• Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC)secondaryOthersMission Partner relationship providing denominational connection and potential volunteer/referral support.
• North American Lutheran Church (NALC)secondaryOthersPartner Ministry relationship with the NALC, providing church network connections and community support.
• Lutheran Services in America (LSA)coreOthersFounding member of Lutheran Services in America, a network of Lutheran health and human service organizations providing mutual support, resources, and best practice sharing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Childhelp: Childhelp is a national nonprofit focused on abused and neglected children, operating residential programs, advocacy, and trauma-informed treatment. DBGR and Childhelp serve overlapping populations (children with trauma, abuse histories) using comparable residential and clinical models.
• KVC Health Systems: KVC operates residential treatment, foster care, and in-home behavioral health across multiple states with a faith-affiliated heritage. Its child welfare + residential psychiatric continuum overlaps directly with DBGR's integrated service model.
• Boys Town: Boys Town is a national nonprofit providing residential behavioral health care, education, and family services for at-risk youth at multiple campuses nationwide. It mirrors DBGR's residential + education + outpatient + faith-informed continuum and serves a very similar youth demographic.
• Starr Commonwealth: Starr Commonwealth is a Michigan-based nonprofit providing residential treatment, behavioral health, and trauma-responsive education for at-risk youth. It shares DBGR's integrated residential-plus-education-plus-clinical model and historical longevity.
• Mercy Home for Boys & Girls: Mercy Home is a Chicago-based nonprofit serving abused and neglected youth through residential care, education, and wraparound support. Its faith-inspired mission, residential demographic, and integrated academic-clinical model align closely with DBGR.
• Three Springs Residential Treatment: Three Springs operates short-term residential treatment programs for adolescents with behavioral health needs. Its therapeutic residential model, target age range, and referral-based admissions closely mirror DBGR's core service line.
• Sequel Youth Services (now Brightside Academy / SequelCare): Sequel operates residential treatment, behavioral health, and special education programs for at-risk adolescents across several states. It is a direct peer in the private-pay / Medicaid-funded residential adolescent treatment category.
• Cal Farley (formerly Cal Farley's Boys Ranch): Cal Farley is a Texas-based nonprofit residential ranch serving at-risk children and families with on-campus education, counseling, and faith-integrated programming — nearly identical service model, demographic, and rural-residential format to Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch.
• Hawthorne Cedar Knolls: Hawthorne Cedar Knolls is a New York nonprofit providing residential treatment, special education, and clinical services for at-risk youth. As a faith-affiliated operator running residential campuses with on-campus schools, it is structurally very comparable to DBGR.

Broad incumbents

• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Devereux is one of the largest U.S. nonprofits operating residential treatment, special education, and behavioral health services across multiple states. As a much larger, multi-state operator it is a broader incumbent in the same child and adolescent residential mental health category DBGR operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@DBGR1952
• Facebookfacebook.com/dakotaranch1952
• Instagraminstagram.com/dbgr52
• Xx.com/Its_Your_Path

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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