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.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
$91K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $135K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$90K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$723K
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$696K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$81K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$723K
FY2023▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$723K
FY2024$716K
FY2025$287K
Expenses
$696K
FY2023▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$696K
FY2024$785K
FY2025$368K
Net assets
$81K
FY2023▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$11K
FY2025−$95K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $598K Management & general 6% · $41K Fundraising 8% · $57K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$91,236Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP/Treasurer
$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

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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

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

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3 programs · $598K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Early alert canines (eac) trains two main classes of diabetic alert dogs: full access service dogs and skilled companion dogs. Full access service dogs are trained and placed with diabetic adults and children age 12 and older.

$598Kprogram expense
02

Early alert canines is collaborating with the california department of public health on an innovative pilot program aimed at training and deploying COVID-19 medical detection dogs. As part of this program, the goal was to demonstrate a canine's ability to detect potential COVID-19 infections with accuracy equal to or better than…

Pt IX · col B
03

Skilled companion alert dogs are trained and placed with diabetic children, families with multiple diabetics, and some adults who find a service dog won't fit into their lifestyle. Skilled companion alert dogs are fully trained in blood sugar alerting, and do most of their work in the diabetic's home.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$723K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$703K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$52
Money outPt IX
$696K
Ln 25
Programscol B$598K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$81K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$703K
Government grantsLn 1e$496K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$52
Total revenueLn 12$723K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
SavingsLn 2$61K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
Net assetsLn 32$81K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$170K
Total assetsLn 16$148K$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K$90K
Net assetsLn 32$54K$81K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$69K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$349K$307K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$25K$2K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$28K$2K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$200$200
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$79K$124$5K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K−$485$819
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$553$426
OccupancyLn 16$65K$55K$6K$3K
TravelLn 17$85$85
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$696K$598K$41K$57K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $287K$368K−$81K−$95K 990 PDF
FY2024 $716K$785K−$69K$11K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $723,076 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $493,361$703,411
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,754$28,484
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43$52
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,769−$8,871
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $495,389$723,076
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $339,448$502,388
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $2,500$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,631$193,572
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $497,579$695,960
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,190$27,116
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $723,076 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,849
VIII-1e Government grants$495,681
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$180,881
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$703,411
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,484$28,484
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52$52
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$8,871−$8,871
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,484 · Excluded from tax −$8,819$723,076
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $695,960 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,352 · Management $23,117$92,469
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $306,913 · Fundraising $41,708$348,621
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,640 · Management $1,514 · Fundraising $2,731$28,885
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,650 · Management $1,698 · Fundraising $3,065$32,413
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $200$200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,286$6,286
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $78,708 · Management $124 · Fundraising $4,905$83,737
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,113 · Management −$485 · Fundraising $819$16,447
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,696 · Management $553 · Fundraising $426$5,675
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,101 · Management $6,483 · Fundraising $3,242$64,826
IX-17 TravelPrograms $85$85
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,059$4,059
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,676 · Management $1,371$3,047
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,210$9,210
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $598,203 · Management $40,861 · Fundraising $56,896$695,960
Part X · Balance sheet $170,353 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,747$109,268
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,682$61,085
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $148,429$170,353
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $94,893$89,602
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,536$80,751
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $53,536$80,751
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $148,429$170,353
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $80,751 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$723,076
XI-2 Total expenses$695,960
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,116
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$53,536
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$99
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$80,751

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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