To strengthen Emergency response to natural and man-made disaster at the local, state and national level through provision of highly trained sar canines and first responder team Training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 7 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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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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $201K a year · 28% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $110K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$421K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$754K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$611K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$754K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$715K
FY2021$447K
FY2022$955K
FY2023$680K
FY2024$754K
Expenses
$611K
FY2024▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$804K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$611K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M

From the FY2024 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 Mar 2016.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $582K Management & general 3% · $21K Fundraising 1% · $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

12 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$128,214Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Brownell’s $128K as Trainer is at the 98th 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

NameFY2024FY2023
David Brownell$128,214$130,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains search and rescue canines and first responders for disaster emergencies.

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1 program · $582K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Emergency preparedness search and rescue canine team training program produces highly specialized sar canines, valued at $50,000, places them with emergency responders at no charge, and trains them to be a team.

$582Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$110K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$754K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$611K
Ln 25
Programscol B$582K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$421K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$42K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$840K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$400
Total revenueLn 12$754K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$96K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$421K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 62
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$935K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$429K$421K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$251K$244K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K$468
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K$922
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$3K$190$190
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K$470
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$13K$746$746
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$546$546
OccupancyLn 16$104K$93K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$101
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$59$59
InterestLn 20$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$83K$79K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K$674
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$70K$273$271
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$611K$582K$21K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $754K$611K$143K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $680K$456K$225K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $955K$804K$151K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $447K$334K$113K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $715K$341K$374K$1.3M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $754,187 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $927,888$1,132,135
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,249$1,450
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,369$22,899
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$270,305−$402,297
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $680,201$754,187
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 $170,387$278,649
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $285,144$332,712
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $455,531$611,361
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $224,670$142,826
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $754,187 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,606 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$839,856
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$292,279
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$42,177
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,132,135
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,450$1,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,299$23,299
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$400−$400
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$406,249−$406,249
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,346$1,346
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,796 · Unrelated business $2,606 · Excluded from tax −$383,350$754,187
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $611,361 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $244,438 · Management $6,411$250,849
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,888 · Management $468$9,356
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,522 · Management $922$18,444
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,420 · Management $190 · Fundraising $190$3,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,931 · Management $470$9,401
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,420 · Management $746 · Fundraising $746$14,912
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,833 · Management $546 · Fundraising $546$10,925
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $93,150 · Management $5,175 · Fundraising $5,175$103,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,922 · Fundraising $101$2,023
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,067 · Management $59 · Fundraising $59$1,185
IX-20 InterestPrograms $17,105$17,105
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $79,067 · Management $4,161$83,228
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,803 · Management $674$13,477
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,557 · Management $273 · Fundraising $271$70,101
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,039 · Management $1,008 · Fundraising $1,008$3,055
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $582,162 · Management $21,103 · Fundraising $8,096$611,361
Part X · Balance sheet $2,373,645 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,004$96,275
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,192,873$1,006,005
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,000$3,003
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$9,005
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,870$12,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $934,585$1,247,357
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,289,332$2,373,645
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $340$9,799
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $429,133$420,620
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,758,706$1,851,532
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $101,493$101,493
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,860,199$1,953,025
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,289,332$2,373,645
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,953,025 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$754,187
XI-2 Total expenses$611,361
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$142,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,860,199
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$50,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,953,025

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