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Working Dogs for Vets

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Provide service dogs and training to disabled heroes, preventing veteran suicide and rescuing dogs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $349K in revenue, $344K in expenses, and $-150K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public & Societal Benefit
Location
Lawrenceburg, TN
Website
www.workingdogsforvets.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$349KFY2025
Expenses
$344K
Net assets
$-150K
People
3
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  47-2426504 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lawrenceburg, TN
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provide service dogs and training to disabled heroes, preventing veteran suicide and rescuing dogs.
Leadership
Kenneth Knabenshue · President · $33K
Money in and out
$349K revenue, $344K expenses
Bottom line
63% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$349K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$344K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-150K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $5K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.36 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
63%
of spending reaches programs▼ -20% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +102% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$349K
FY2025▲ +81%
Expenses
$344K
FY2025▲ +7%
Total assets
$538K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total liabilities
$687K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total revenue
$349K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$344K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-150K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$5K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$538K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B63%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWorking Dogs for Vets
EINHdr · item D47-2426504
Principal addressHdr · item CLawrenceburg, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.workingdogsforvets.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$32,513Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kenneth Knabenshue’s $33K as President is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kenneth Knabenshue$32,513$26,500$30,931$26,210$22,128

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $215K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

No veteran left behind program assists disabled heroes to train their own service dog. They are matched with a dog from a local shelter or an evaluation can be performed on there own dog and they can use there dog.

$108Kprogram expense
02

In house service dog program is for disabled vets who can not train their own service dog. Dogs are trained to help with PTSD and mobility support, and other severe disabilities.

$108Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$344K · 98%
Investment income$5K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$344K
Investment income2%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$349K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.36 Fundraising $0.01
Program services63%$215K
Management & general36%$124K
Fundraising1%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$344K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$104K
Total assetsLn 16$538K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$687K
Total net assetsLn 32$-150K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $104K · Operating expenses/yr $344K
3.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $215K · Total expenses $344K
63%
Management & General
Management & general $124K · Total expenses $344K
36%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $344K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $19K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $276K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $344K · Total revenue $349K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $349K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $349K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $349K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $344K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $349K · Prior year $193K
+81%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $242K · FY2024 $349K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-150K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $349K · Expenses $344K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $538K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-150K · Total assets $538K
-28%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $538K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kenneth Knabenshue · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $33K · Total expenses $344K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $37K · Total expenses $344K
11%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 63%
Overhead ratio 36%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 81%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$349K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$193K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$300K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$370K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$242K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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