Duo Dogs INC

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)EIN 43-1379801Revenue $2.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSduodogs.org10955 Linpage Pl, 63132-1006 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Apr 1986Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Duo Dogs, INC. Is a national nonprofit organization that trains and connects Dogs with people to cultivate meaningful changes in individuals, families, and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 860 volunteers and 27 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
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $267K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$148K
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
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $23K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$127K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$7.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2025+0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$7.9M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$7.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1986.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.5M Management & general 8% · $158K Fundraising 14% · $266K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $148K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$148,454Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dawn Van Houten$148,454$146,773$136,295$56,539——
Peggy Musen————$132,460$123,142
Greg Lukeman—————$50,334

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 connects dogs with people to create positive changes.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Refer to schedule o for explanation.

$985Kprogram expense
02

Duo Touch Therapy Program

Duo provides training and certification for volunteers and their personal dogs to visit partner facilities in which the patients or residents can benefit from a visit with a well-trained canine.

$378Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$23K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$142K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$158K
Fundraisingcol D$266K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$112K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$52K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$522K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$142K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
Net assetsLn 32$7.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 6860
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.1M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$127K
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M$7.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$113K$10K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$756K$94K$154K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$128K$96K$11K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$88K$66K$8K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$24K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$163$326
Information technologyLn 14$40K$37K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$103K$95K$3K$5K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$23
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$52$49$1$2
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$119K$110K$3K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$31K$29K$780$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K$170K$1K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$52K$46K$3K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.5M$158K$266K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.4M$2.0M$419K$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.8M$1.9M$886K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$1.9M$400K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.6M−$121K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$62K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.3M−$44K$5.8M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,373,319 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,654,749$2,138,271
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,370$71,039
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70,501$141,874
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,384$22,135
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,831,004$2,373,319
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 $1,304,816$1,372,964
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $640,512$581,187
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,945,328$1,954,151
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $885,676$419,168
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $2,373,319 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $18,549 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$120,732
VIII-1c Fundraising events$522,315
VIII-1e Government grants$112,474
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,382,750
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$51,730
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,138,271
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $71,039$71,039
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $143,001$143,001
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,127−$1,127
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$69,152−$69,152
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,531 · Unrelated business $65,207$72,738
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,119 · Unrelated business $65,207 · Excluded from tax $72,722$2,373,319
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,954,151 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $113,047 · Management $9,943 · Fundraising $29,983$152,973
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $756,381 · Management $93,786 · Fundraising $153,537$1,003,704
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $96,143 · Management $11,471 · Fundraising $20,294$127,908
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,431 · Management $7,926 · Fundraising $14,022$88,379
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $23,902$23,902
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,048 · Management $163 · Fundraising $326$6,537
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $37,448 · Management $1,012 · Fundraising $2,024$40,484
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $95,290 · Management $2,575 · Fundraising $5,150$103,015
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,721 · Management $23$4,744
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $49 · Management $1 · Fundraising $2$52
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $110,383 · Management $2,983 · Fundraising $5,966$119,332
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,856 · Management $780 · Fundraising $1,560$31,196
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $169,756 · Management $1,365 · Fundraising $28,557$199,678
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,560 · Management $2,565 · Fundraising $4,122$52,247
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,530,113 · Management $158,495 · Fundraising $265,543$1,954,151
Part X · Balance sheet $8,026,389 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,133,438$1,663,700
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $160,202$119,327
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,268$24,704
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,815,051$3,799,616
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,280,202$2,419,042
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,412,161$8,026,389
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,379$126,945
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $54,379$126,945
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,076,875$7,669,167
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $280,907$230,277
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,357,782$7,899,444
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,412,161$8,026,389
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,899,444 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,373,319
XI-2 Total expenses$1,954,151
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$419,168
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,357,782
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$122,494
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,899,444

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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