To improve the health and well-being of individuals and families through theraputic programs incorporating the powerful connection between dogs and humans.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $62K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$276K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $111K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$817K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$939K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$593K
FY2021$713K
FY2022$961K
FY2023$944K
FY2024$915K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$939K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$482K
FY2021$690K
FY2022$902K
FY2023$933K
FY2024$1000K
FY2025$939K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2006.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $808K Management & general 9% · $85K Fundraising 5% · $47K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $276K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder/Executive Director
$128,000Pt VII · Sec A
Community Outreach Director
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Service Dog Program Director
$63,421Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debi Krakar’s $128K as Founder/Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Debi Krakar$128,000$127,167$113,000$104,626$99,542$88,633
Joni Thompson$85,000$84,465$68,542———
Susan Windham$63,421$77,100$61,657$59,883$55,625—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides therapeutic programs and free service dogs, improving health and well-being through canine connections.

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3 programs · $808K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Service Dog Program

The dog alliance provides free service dogs to texas veterans with service-related PTSD, MST or tbi AND/OR mobility challenges. The organization also provides fee based professional instruction for civilians with mental AND/OR physical disabilities who want to train their own service dog.

$534Kprogram expense
02

Learning Academy for Dogs and Humans

A wide variety of classes for dogs and humans are offered. Summer camps are provided for children ages 5-14.

$211Kprogram expense
03

Therapy Dog Program

Provides therapy dogs at family courts, the childrens hospital, nursing homes, libraries and hospitals. Therapy dogs and their handlers who are trained to assist children with reading skills provide support for struggling readers at local schools and libraries.

$63Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$868K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42
Money outPt IX
$939K
Ln 25
Programscol B$808K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$479K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$817K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$868K
Government grantsLn 1e$448K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$217K
SavingsLn 2$262K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$479K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$817K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K$479K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$846K$817K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$132K$119K$3K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$419K$376K$11K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$12K$347$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$7K$210$612
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$38K$1K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$0$13K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$29K$997$0
Office expensesLn 13$27K$10K$17K$0
Information technologyLn 14$48K$28K$20K$0
OccupancyLn 16$31K$28K$3K$0
InterestLn 20$30K$27K$3K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$67K$61K$7K$0
InsuranceLn 23$21K$20K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$54K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$939K$808K$85K$47K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$939K$251K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $915K$1000K−$85K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $944K$933K$11K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $961K$902K$59K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $713K$690K$23K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $593K$482K$112K$1.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,190,436 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $469,365$867,744
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $444,684$322,650
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $996$42
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $915,045$1,190,436
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $718,026$614,329
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $281,818$324,991
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $999,844$939,320
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$84,799$251,116
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,190,436 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $42 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$447,984
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$419,760
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,115
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$867,744
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$322,650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $322,692 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,190,436
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $939,320 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,930 · Management $3,468 · Fundraising $10,082$132,480
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $375,845 · Management $10,959 · Fundraising $31,860$418,664
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,898 · Management $347 · Fundraising $1,009$13,254
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,214 · Management $210 · Fundraising $612$8,036
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,610 · Management $1,097 · Fundraising $3,188$41,895
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $13,410 · Fundraising $0$13,410
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,726 · Management $997 · Fundraising $0$29,723
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,110 · Management $17,287 · Fundraising $0$27,397
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,050 · Management $19,712 · Fundraising $0$47,762
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,314 · Management $3,148 · Fundraising $0$31,462
IX-20 InterestPrograms $27,142 · Management $3,016 · Fundraising $0$30,158
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,705 · Management $6,744 · Fundraising $0$67,449
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,899 · Management $1,127 · Fundraising $0$21,026
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,520 · Management $3,084 · Fundraising $0$56,604
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $807,963 · Management $84,606 · Fundraising $46,751$939,320
Part X · Balance sheet $2,165,387 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $172,305$216,956
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,762$261,836
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $110,000$113,232
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $11,881$11,308
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,500$14,086
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,608,109$1,547,969
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,943,557$2,165,387
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $111,065$114,144
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $17,540$14,105
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $846,442$817,156
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,042,099$1,142,288
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $55,016$205,943
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,097,115$1,348,231
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,943,557$2,165,387
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,348,231 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,190,436
XI-2 Total expenses$939,320
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$251,116
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,097,115
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,348,231

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