Early Alert Canines EIN 27-4237968

Early Alert Canines

EIN  27-4237968 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Concord, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Trains and places diabetic alert dogs with people who need them.
Leadership
Carol Edwards · Excutive Director · $85K
Money in and out
$287K revenue, $368K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency

Trains and places diabetic alert dogs with people who need them. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $287K in revenue, $368K in expenses, and $-95K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$287K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$368K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-95K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$81K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs▲ +15% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-28%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -191% vs prior filing year
Revenue trend
+6%
avg. annual growth over 5 years▼ -83% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$287K
FY2025▼ -60%
Expenses
$368K
FY2025▼ -53%
Total assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total liabilities
$95K
FY20250%
Total revenue
$287K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$368K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-95K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$81K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$0
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $336K of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEarly Alert Canines
EINHdr · item D27-4237968
Principal addressHdr · item CConcord, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.earlyalertcanines.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D61)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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 1217 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carol Edwards$91,236
Carol Edwards$85,000$87,642$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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$255K · 89%
Program service revenue$32K · 11%
Contributions & grants89%$255K
Program service revenue11%$32K
Investment income$31
Total revenueLn 12$287K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.02
Program services91%$336K
Management & general7%$25K
Fundraising2%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$368K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$0
Total liabilitiesLn 26$95K
Total net assetsLn 32$-95K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $368K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $336K · Total expenses $368K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $25K · Total expenses $368K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $368K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $50K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $205K
$0.25 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $255K · Total revenue $287K
89%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $287K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $32K · Total revenue $287K
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $31 · Total revenue $287K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $32K · Total expenses $368K
9%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $287K · Prior year $716K
-60%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $213K · FY2025 $287K
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-95K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $287K · Expenses $368K
-28%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $0
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-95K · Total assets $0
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $0
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Carol Edwards · Reported title Excutive Director · Highest reported compensation $85K · Total expenses $368K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $244K · Total expenses $368K
66%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -60%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$287K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$716K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$723K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$495K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$325K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$213K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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