Dogs on Deployment FY2024 filing

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Scotts Valley, CA501(c)(3)Since 2011AnimalsEIN 45-3109600Revenue $360K in FY2024

On file with the IRSdogsondeployment.org216 Mount Hermon Rd Pmb E335, 95066-4030 · Scotts Valley, CATax-exempt since Mar 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To give military members peace of mind concerning their pets during their service commitments by providing them with the ability to find people and resources able to help them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$158K 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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FY2024 · 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 $12K a year · 4% 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
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$360K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$335K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$311K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$360K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$400K
FY2021$398K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$360K
FY2025$284K
Expenses
$335K
FY2024▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$343K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$296K
Net assets
$311K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$430K
FY2021$503K
FY2022$468K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$311K
FY2025$298K

From the FY2024 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 Mar 2012.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $260K Management & general 15% · $49K Fundraising 8% · $26K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President, CEO
$59,236Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$59,236Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$39,482Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member -Community Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member - Strategy Development Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member - Industry Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member - Community Industry Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member - Art Advocacy Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alisa Johnson’s $59K as President, CEO is at the 67th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alisa Johnson$59,304$59,236$57,358$53,248$76,923$98,461
Shawn Johnson$59,304$59,236$57,364$53,248$24,423—
Courtney Hilborn$38,544$39,482$28,153———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects military members with pet care and resources during service.

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2 programs · $260K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Dogs On Deployment is a 501c3 national non-profit which provides an online network for service members to search for volunteers who are willing to board their pets during their owners service commitments.

$228Kprogram expense
02

The Rich Setzer Memorial Fund provided grants to military pet-owners, through the spay neuter program, Veterinary Assistance program, and the Pet PCS Program.

$32Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $318K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$7,339
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,915
Unitemized GrantFY2025$250
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,585
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,466
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,018
Unitemized GrantFY2023$26,577
Unitemized GrantFY2022$63,678
Unitemized GrantFY2022$63,179
Unitemized GrantFY2021$61,135
Unitemized GrantFY2020$60,420

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$360K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$335K
Ln 25
Programscol B$260K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$311K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$360K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$247K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$247K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$311K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$287K$247K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$318K$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$286K$311K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$32K$32K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$158K$142K$8K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K$25K$1K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$377$173
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$14K$777$777
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$4K$5K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$4K$2K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$3K$1K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$2K$699
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$821$518
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$1K$3K$510
TravelLn 17$3K$1K$814$567
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$1K$225$584$238
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$423$423
InsuranceLn 23$695$278$278$139
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$22K$22K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$168$168
Total functional expensesLn 25$335K$260K$49K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $284K$296K−$13K$298K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $360K$335K$24K$311K 990 PDF
FY2023 $326K$506K−$180K$286K 990 PDF
FY2022 $314K$350K−$36K$468K 990 PDF
FY2021 $398K$325K$74K$503K 990 PDF
FY2020 $400K$343K$57K$430K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $359,911 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $321,300$353,660
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,421$6,251
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $325,759$359,911
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $29,137$32,069
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $166,240$204,303
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $310,596$99,046
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $505,973$335,418
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$180,214$24,493
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $359,911 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $558 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$353,660
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$353,660
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,693$5,693
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,251$359,911
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $335,418 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $32,069$32,069
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $142,159 · Management $7,898 · Fundraising $7,898$157,955
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,288 · Management $1,405 · Fundraising $1,405$28,098
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,156 · Management $377 · Fundraising $173$2,706
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,990 · Management $777 · Fundraising $777$15,544
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,439 · Management $5,254 · Fundraising $1,077$10,770
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,697 · Management $2,497 · Fundraising $1,182$7,376
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,694 · Management $1,157 · Fundraising $2,101$5,952
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,173 · Management $2,373 · Fundraising $699$6,245
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,665 · Management $821 · Fundraising $518$6,004
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,411 · Management $2,782 · Fundraising $510$4,703
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,251 · Management $814 · Fundraising $567$2,632
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $225 · Management $584 · Fundraising $238$1,047
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $423$423
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $278 · Management $278 · Fundraising $139$695
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,356 · Management $21,726 · Fundraising $8,949$53,031
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $168$168
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $259,851 · Management $49,334 · Fundraising $26,233$335,418
Part X · Balance sheet $322,047 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $286,525$246,552
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $19,401$73,745
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$1,750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $317,501$322,047
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,405$11,458
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,405$11,458
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $286,096$258,332
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$52,257
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $286,096$310,589
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $317,501$322,047
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $310,589 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$359,911
XI-2 Total expenses$335,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,493
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$286,096
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$310,589

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