To be a leading source of service dogs and canine therapy services provided at no cost to Veterans with physical and/or mental health challenges. To make a meaningful difference in the lives of our Veterans and increase their safety and independence within their homes and communities. And, to educate Veterans, the health care community servicing them, and the public on the efficacy of assistance/service dogs and canine therapy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $98K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$207K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$644K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$549K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$692K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$644K
FY2023▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$552K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$565K
Expenses
$549K
FY2023▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$380K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$549K
FY2024$675K
Net assets
$692K
FY2023▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$387K
FY2022$506K
FY2023$692K
FY2024$542K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $347K Management & general 14% · $75K Fundraising 23% · $127K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/President
$68,077Pt VII · Sec A
CEO/President
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kerri Kline’s $150K as CEO/President is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kerri Kline$149,546$65,000———
Gordon Sumner—$68,077$98,846$115,000$121,255

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

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  • 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 free service dogs and therapy dogs to veterans with health challenges.

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1 program · $347K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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VMF'S mission is to provide service dogs, therapy dogs, and emotional support dogs to veterans with physical AND/OR mental health challenges at no cost to the veteran or their family. As such, VMF service dogs are the organization's most valuable assets.

$347Kprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$644K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$639K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$549K
Ln 25
Programscol B$347K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$127K
Owns and owesPt X
$692K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$688K
Total assetsLn 16$899K
LiabilitiesLn 26$207K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$639K
Government grantsLn 1e$100K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$644K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$688K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$688K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K
Other assetsLn 15$56K
Total assetsLn 16$899K
LiabilitiesLn 26$207K
Net assetsLn 32$692K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 650
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175K$688K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$825K$899K
LiabilitiesLn 26$229K$207K
Net assetsLn 32$597K$692K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$70K$10K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$192K$136K$26K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$15K$3K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$2K$10K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$2K$181$3K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$2K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$58K$45K$8K$5K
TravelLn 17$16K$11K$2K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$893$934
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$55K$25$151
Total functional expensesLn 25$549K$347K$75K$127K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $565K$675K−$110K$542K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $644K$549K$96K$692K 990 PDF
FY2022 $532K$412K$120K$506K 990 PDF
FY2021 $552K$374K$178K$387K 990 PDF
FY2020 $211K$380K−$169K$264K 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
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Part I · Summary $644,457 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $579,535$639,201
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $750$1,045
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,527$4,211
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $585,812$644,457
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $274,824$348,293
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $144,286$200,414
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $419,110$548,707
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $166,702$95,750
Part VI · Governance 11 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $644,457 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$99,987
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$539,214
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,906
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$639,201
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,045$1,045
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,724$1,724
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,487$2,487
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,045 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,211$644,457
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $548,707 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,635 · Management $9,904 · Fundraising $53,538$133,077
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $136,385 · Management $26,027 · Fundraising $29,596$192,008
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,750 · Management $2,592 · Fundraising $5,866$23,208
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,937 · Management $10,216 · Fundraising $16,419$28,572
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,166 · Management $181 · Fundraising $3,427$5,774
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,280 · Management $2,402 · Fundraising $2,702$9,384
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,836 · Management $1,775 · Fundraising $2,271$5,882
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,204 · Management $7,958 · Fundraising $5,240$58,402
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,945 · Management $1,973 · Fundraising $2,632$15,550
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $4,335$4,335
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,752$3,752
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,846$6,846
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,701 · Management $893 · Fundraising $934$6,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,213 · Management $25 · Fundraising $151$55,389
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $347,052 · Management $74,544 · Fundraising $127,111$548,707
Part X · Balance sheet $899,157 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $175,338$688,062
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $124,515$100,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,116$2,109
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,837$53,268
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $91,805$55,718
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $825,174$899,157
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,715$44,129
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $213,884$162,703
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $228,599$206,832
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $531,575$522,316
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $65,000$170,009
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $596,575$692,325
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $825,174$899,157
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $692,325 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$644,457
XI-2 Total expenses$548,707
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$95,750
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$596,575
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$692,325

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