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Pilot Dogs INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Since 1950EIN 31-4393243

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Train guide Dogs for the blind

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$154K 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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FY2020 · 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
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 $1.2M a year · 27% 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$803K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$13.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$10.5M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.3M
Net assets
$13.5M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.5M
FY2021$12.7M
FY2022$12.5M
FY2023$13.0M
FY2024$19.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1951.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.5M Management & general 18% · $329K Fundraising 0% · $8K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jay Gray
Executive Di
$153,923Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melissa Black
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Cahoon
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Ciolli
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains and provides guide dogs to empower blind individuals, including veterans and students, with greater independence and safety.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Pilot Dogs, INC. Has One Program

To train guide dogs for the blind. A total of 150 blind students were matched with a guide dog this year.

$1.5Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Jones Bertram G Char TrustFY2025$5K
Eleanor P Stuart and Mary C Stuart Family FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$178K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$329K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$803K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$178K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$266K
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.5M
Other assetsLn 15$66K
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$803K
Net assetsLn 32$13.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 696
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$555K$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.2M$11.5M
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M$14.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$803K
Net assetsLn 32$12.5M$13.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$154K$154K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$841K$682K$159K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$20K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$256K$215K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$80K$48K$24K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$130K$97K$33K
InsuranceLn 23$50K$50K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$249K$240K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.5M$329K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $10.5M$4.3M$6.2M$19.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$3.9M$454K$13.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$3.8M−$1.0M$12.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$2.3M−$804K$12.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.9M$1.8M$1.1M$13.5M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,885,456 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$484,019
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,209,997
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,694,016
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,940$13,940
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $177,500$177,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $177,500 · Excluded from tax $13,940$2,885,456
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,831,313 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $153,923$153,923
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $681,802 · Management $159,186$840,988
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,445 · Management $6,815$27,260
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $215,140 · Management $40,979$256,119
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,782 · Management $4,451$20,233
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,048$2,048
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47,846 · Management $23,923 · Fundraising $7,974$79,743
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $96,824 · Management $32,775$129,599
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $49,753$49,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $240,418 · Management $8,768$249,186
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,461$22,461
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,494,641 · Management $328,698 · Fundraising $7,974$1,831,313
Part X · Balance sheet $14,331,077 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $108,056$266,037
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,705,627$2,359,287
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,869$17,887
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,205,768$11,525,921
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $555,132$95,488
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $66,064$66,457
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,649,516$14,331,077
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$6,315
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,161,285$803,347
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,488,231$13,527,730
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,649,516$14,331,077
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,527,730 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,885,456
XI-2 Total expenses$1,831,313
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,054,143
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,488,231
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$14,644
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,527,730

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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