Debs Dogs: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 26-1994016)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$183K
FY2022	$219K
FY2023	$244K
FY2024	$313K
FY2025	$309K
FY2026	$405K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	Not on file
FY2022	$207K
FY2023	$237K
FY2024	$317K
FY2025	$272K
FY2026	$384K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	−$18K
FY2022	−$6K
FY2023	−$2
FY2024	−$4K
FY2025	$33K
FY2026	$54K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Sep 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $383K Management & general 0% · $970

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Debbie Helser

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert L Helser

Vice Preside

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues neglected, abused, or injured dogs, providing care and inmate training.

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1 program · $383K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Caring for injured, neglected and abused dogs

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-1994016) · Dispute this line

$383Kprogram 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

Dayton Foundation DepositoryFY2024$10K

Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$9K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$6K

E R Kuck Foundation TrustFY2024$600

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$25K

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By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$405K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Money outPt IX

$384K

Ln 25

Programscol B$383K

Managementcol C$970

Owns and owesPt X

$54K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K

Total assetsLn 16$57K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Total revenueLn 12$405K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$5K

SavingsLn 2$51K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K

Total assetsLn 16$57K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

Net assetsLn 32$54K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY26	End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$32K	$57K
Total assetsLn 16	$33K	$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$3K
Net assetsLn 32	$33K	$54K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$970		$970
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$288	$288
InsuranceLn 23	$300	$300
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$378K	$378K
All other expensesLn 24e	$5K	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$384K	$383K	$970	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2026 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 9, 2026	$405K	$384K	$21K	$54K	990 PDF
FY2025Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2025	$309K	$272K	$37K	$33K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 26, 2024	$313K	$317K	−$4K	−$4K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 15, 2023	$244K	$237K	$6K	−$2	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 29, 2022	$219K	$207K	$12K	−$6K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 2, 2021	$183K			−$18K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $405,146 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $225,285$330,146

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $67,500$60,000

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,200$15,000

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $308,985$405,146

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $272,335$383,902

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $272,335$383,902

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,650$21,244

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $405,146 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$330,146

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$330,146

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,000$60,000

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$15,000

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,000$405,146

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $383,902 across 5 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $970$970

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $288$288

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $300$300

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $377,634$377,634

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,710$4,710

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $382,932 · Management $970 · Fundraising $0$383,902

Part X · Balance sheet $56,546 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,588$5,411

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $18,879$51,135

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,755$56,546

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,547

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,547

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $32,755$53,999

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,755$53,999

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,755$56,546

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $53,999 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$405,146

XI-2 Total expenses$383,902

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,244

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,755

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$53,999

Form 990 e-file FY2026 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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