Early Alert Canines is a California-based nonprofit organization dedicated to teaming diabetic alert dogs with insulin-dependent diabetics of all ages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 3 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
9
named funders · $135K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$287K
-60% vs prior year
Spent
$368K
To programs
91%
Net assets
−$95K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$287K
FY2025▼ -60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$723K
FY2024$716K
FY2025$287K
Expenses
$368K
FY2025▼ -53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$696K
FY2024$785K
FY2025$368K
Net assets
−$95K
FY2025▼ -930%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$11K
FY2025−$95K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $336K Management & general 7% · $25K Fundraising 2% · $6K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Excutive Director
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Members
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carol Edwards’s $85K as Excutive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carol Edwards$85,000$87,642$91,236$75,064$59,227$57,708

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

Trains and places diabetic alert dogs with people who need them.

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1 program · $336K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Early Alert Canines train diabetic alert dogs. These dogs are accredited service dogs and can legally accompany their partners anywhere the general public is allowed.

$336Kprogram 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
$287K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$31
Money outPt IX
$368K
Ln 25
Programscol B$336K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
−$95K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$255K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$31
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32−$95K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6125
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$107K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$107K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K$95K
Net assetsLn 32$11K−$95K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$85K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$129K$129K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$29K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$10K$0$10K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$911$0$911$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$1K$0$6K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$44K$44K$0$0
TravelLn 17$9$9$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$38K$8K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$5K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$368K$336K$25K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $287K$368K−$81K−$95K 990 PDF
FY2024 $716K$785K−$69K$11K 990 PDF
FY2023 $723K$696K$27K$81K 990 PDF
FY2022 $495K$498K−$2K$54K 990 PDF
FY2021 $325K$272K$53K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020 $213K$192K$20K$3K 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 $286,918 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $638,601$254,585
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,470$32,302
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65$31
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $716,136$286,918
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 $457,634$243,649
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $327,778$123,943
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $785,412$367,592
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$69,276−$80,674
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
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 $286,918 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,343
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$228,242
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$254,585
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$32,302
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$31
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,333 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$286,918
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $367,592 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$85,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $129,279 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$129,279
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,370 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$29,370
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,500 · Fundraising $0$10,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $911 · Fundraising $0$911
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,046 · Management $0 · Fundraising $6,245$7,291
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,088 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,088
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,204 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$44,204
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,786 · Fundraising $0$2,786
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,365 · Management $8,226 · Fundraising $0$46,591
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,833 · Management $2,730 · Fundraising $0$7,563
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $336,194 · Management $25,153 · Fundraising $6,245$367,592
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,612$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $60,164$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $106,776$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $95,300$95,300
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,476−$95,300
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,476−$95,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $106,776$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$95,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,918
XI-2 Total expenses$367,592
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,674
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,476
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$26,102
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$95,300

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