Project 2 Heal FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Charlotte, NC501(c)(3)Since 2011AnimalsEIN 27-4525208

The mission is to increase the availability of service dogs for veterans children with special needs and adults with disabilities. We breed nurture donate and in some cases train Labrador Retriever puppies to ensure they become exceptional service dogs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$49K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$138K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$402K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$397K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$324K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$402K
FY2023▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$325K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$379K
FY2023$402K
FY2024$436K
FY2025$699K
Expenses
$397K
FY2023▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$364K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$360K
FY2025$504K
Net assets
$324K
FY2023▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$304K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$324K
FY2024$400K
FY2025$595K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CProject 2 Heal
EINHdr · item D27-4525208
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2011
Year of formationHdr · item L2011
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCharlotte, NC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$397K
Total functional expensesLn 25$397K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$462K
FY2023+0.3%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$450K
FY2022$460K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$535K
FY2025$727K
Total liabilities
$138K
FY2023▼ -3%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$138K
FY2024$135K
FY2025$132K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$5K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$462K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$211K
Total assetsLn 16$462K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$138K
Total net assetsLn 32$324K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$420K · 105%
Program service revenue$19K · 5%
Investment income$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants105%$420K
Program service revenue5%$19K
Investment income1%$4K
Total revenueLn 12$402K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $394K · Operating expenses/yr $397K
11.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $397K · Total expenses $397K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $397K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $397K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $363K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $420K · Total revenue $402K
105%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $402K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $19K · Total revenue $402K
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $402K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $19K · Total expenses $397K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $402K · Prior year $379K
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $324K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $402K · Expenses $397K
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $462K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $324K · Total assets $462K
70%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $183K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $462K
40%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andre Yandow · Reported title BOARD MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $49K · Total expenses $397K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $257K · Total expenses $397K
65%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%——
Overhead ratio 0%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 6%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.8%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$49,493Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janelle Zander’s $11K as Board Chair is at the 10th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rebecca Golian—$50,000———
Andre Yandow——$49,493$41,716$11,787
Janelle Zander$10,673————
Manoella Martin———$2,602—

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 12Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 11Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Breeds and donates Labrador retrievers to provide healing through service and therapy programs.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $397K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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In 2017 project 2 heal bred, nurtured, imprinted and began training 35 puppies that were donated to accredited service dog organizations across the country that will go on to be service dogs for children with special needs and servicemen and women with PTSD or other service related injuries.

$397Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $699K$504K+60% 990 PDF
FY2024 $436K$360K+8% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $402K$397K+6% 990 PDF
FY2022 $379K$364K+15% 990 PDF
FY2021 $330K$289K+2% 990 PDF
FY2020 $325K$263K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2023

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $396,994 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,493$49,493
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $184,446$184,446
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,976$2,976
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,868$19,868
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,250$3,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,190$14,190
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,277$18,277
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,312$6,312
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,455$1,455
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,820$3,820
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,035$1,035
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $50$50
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,567$3,567
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,275$23,275
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,640$2,640
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,088$60,088
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,252$2,252
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $396,994 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$396,994

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