Tall Tales Ranch

Name

Tall Tales Ranch

Legal name

Tall Tales Ranch

Website

https://talltalesranch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Highlands Ranch

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations (Recurring and One-time): Individual donors can make one-time or recurring gifts (monthly, quarterly, annually) through the organization's Bloomerang donation portal. These power programs year-round.
2. Capital Campaign: Capital campaign donations specifically earmarked for building the inclusive community in Lone Tree, Colorado. Currently 83% funded with $4M remaining of the $23M goal.
3. Stock Donations: Donors can give appreciated securities for potential tax advantages and increased impact.
4. Donor Advised Funds: Donors can recommend grants to Tall Tales Ranch directly from their Donor Advised Fund (DAF).
5. Event Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships for events, programs, or coffee trailer to reach an engaged audience and gain visibility.
6. Corporate Sponsorships: Year-round corporate partnerships that underwrite programs and provide employee engagement opportunities.
7. Grocery/Shopping Giveback: King Soopers Community Rewards program where shoppers can support the organization through everyday purchases using their SooperCard.
8. Coffee Sales: Sale of specialty coffee products including whole bean, ground coffee, holiday gift baskets, and branded merchandise through the Tall Tales Coffee Company online store. Ships within 7 business days.
9. Coffee Trailer Booking: Mobile coffee trailer available for events and businesses. Brings coffee service to events while creating employment and training opportunities for adults with I/DD.
10. Planned Giving: Legacy giving through will bequests or beneficiary designations to create long-term support.
11. Vehicle Donation: Accepts car, truck, or RV donations for potential tax benefits to donors.
12. Transactional Giving: Business owners can donate a pre-set percentage or dollar amount per transaction to support the organization.
13. In-Kind Donations: Donation of goods or professional services and wishlist items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tall Tales Ranch is a nonprofit life-sharing community organization that partners with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to provide residential housing, vocational training, and social enrichment programs. It operates the Tall Tales Coffee Company, which includes a mobile coffee trailer and retail store, as an integrated employment and training program. The organization is building a future 28-unit inclusive community in Lone Tree, Colorado.

Product overview

Tall Tales Ranch is a nonprofit life-sharing community organization that operates primarily through its Tall Tales Coffee Company program, which provides vocational training and employment for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The core offering consists of a mobile coffee trailer and Coffee Club subscription service, supplemented by an ambassador enrichment program, training cohorts, and a retail store. The organization is building a future neurodiverse residential community in Lone Tree, Colorado, to enable independent living and meaningful employment opportunities. The portfolio includes the Coffee Company (with mobile trailer and subscription), enrichment events, a training program, and merchandise retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tall Tales Coffee Company: A mobile coffee trailer and training program that provides vocational training and employment to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Offers specialty coffee products and coffee club subscriptions.

Products and services

• Tall Tales Coffee Company Vocational training and employment program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, operating a mobile coffee trailer and selling specialty coffee products to the public.
• Coffee Club Subscription

Quantifiable outcome

• 83% funded for $23M capital campaign goal
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Douglas CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic sector partner and local government entity in Colorado supporting the development of the neurodiverse life-sharing community in Lone Tree. Douglas County is helping bring the vision to life through collaborative community planning.
• Shea HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomebuilder partner collaborating with Tall Tales Ranch and HomeAid to redefine inclusive housing. Shea Homes is contributing to the residential development and design of the community.
• City of Lone TreecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner providing support and recognition for the life-sharing community development. Featured in the City of Lone Tree Community Profile as a key community initiative.
• HomeAid ColoradocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit building organization partnering with Shea Homes and Tall Tales Ranch to redefine inclusive housing in 2024. HomeAid provides building expertise and volunteer labor for the project.
• RidgeGatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner whose station access directly connects Tall Tales Ranch to the RTD RidgeGate Station, supporting safe, accessible transit access for residents and the broader community.
• Fiore & SonssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction and development partner contributing expertise to the building of the Tall Tales Ranch community campus.
• Schweiger RanchsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community partner in Lone Tree helping support the vision and development of inclusive community initiatives.
• Norris DesignsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign and planning partner contributing landscape architecture and site design expertise for the community campus.
• Waner ConstructionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner providing building and development expertise for the community project.
• Developmental PathwayssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing expertise in developmental disabilities services and support for the adults served by Tall Tales Ranch.
• Disabling BarrierssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting the mission of disability inclusion and awareness. Listed as an amazing supporter of Tall Tales Coffee Company.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• L'Arche USA: National network of intentional communities where people with and without intellectual disabilities live together, directly comparable to Tall Tales Ranch's life-sharing residential and community-integration concept.
• Camphill Village USA: Life-sharing intentional community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities offering residential, vocational, and social programs on a single integrated campus, mirroring Tall Tales Ranch's integrated model.
• Bitty & Beau's Coffee: Specialty coffee shop chain that employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, sharing the same coffee-as-vocational-training model and mission-driven earned revenue approach as Tall Tales Coffee Company.
• 29 Acres: Nonprofit building inclusive life-sharing communities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, sharing Tall Tales Ranch's integrated housing-plus-employment-and-social-program vision.

Broad incumbents

• Melmark: Multi-state nonprofit provider of residential, vocational, and clinical services for adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, comparable in service breadth to Tall Tales Ranch's planned community model.
• Easterseals: Established national nonprofit providing disability services including employment, housing, and community programs for people with I/DD and other disabilities, overlapping with Tall Tales Ranch's mission space.
• The Arc: Large national disability advocacy and services organization that supports people with I/DD across housing, employment, and community participation, addressing many of the same population needs as Tall Tales Ranch at a broader scale.

Others

• Shea Homes (Inclusive Housing Initiatives): Strategic homebuilder partner of Tall Tales Ranch contributing residential development expertise to inclusive housing; relevant as an ecosystem partner and potential co-developer for replication projects.

Emerging players

• Tim's Place: Albuquerque restaurant employing young adults with Down syndrome that serves as a small-scale mission-driven earned-revenue enterprise for I/DD employment, conceptually similar to Tall Tales Coffee Company's trailer-based model.

Regional players

• KenCrest: Pennsylvania- and Connecticut-based nonprofit providing residential, employment, and community supports for people with intellectual disabilities, sharing Tall Tales Ranch's integrated services approach but operating in a different region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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