The Corporation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The specific purpose and objectives of the Corporation shall include, but not be limited to, the following: A.To promote and provide education in regards to dog behavior and dog training B.Provide training and specialized services for Therapy Dogs C.Provide training and placement of Service Dogs for persons with disabilities D.Promote effective and pleasant coexistence between humans and dogs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
23¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
23%
of spending
Concern: 23% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$25K
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$321K
+0.06% vs prior year
Spent
$264K
To programs
23%
Net assets
$39K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$321K
FY2024+0.06%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$275K
FY2022$389K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$321K
Expenses
$264K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$272K
FY2022$381K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$264K
Net assets
$39K
FY2024▲ +299%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$2K
FY2022$11K
FY2023−$19K
FY2024$39K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2020.

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

Where the money goes

23 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 23% · $62K Management & general 77% · $202K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$32,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$4,789Pt VII · Sec A

Cheryl Deloach’s $32K as President is at the 34th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Cheryl Deloach$32,000$20,700
Yanileth Lugo$4,789$5,382

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 and places service and therapy dogs, promoting understanding between people and dogs.

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1 program · $62K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Service Dog Program

The following service dogs have been trained and placed with program participants as psychiatric service. Dogs: boston terrier, yorkie, golden doodle, ciant schnauzer, golden retreiver, toy poodle, great dane. The following service dogs have been trained and placed with programs participants who hace autism.

$62Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$321K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$321K
Money outPt IX
$264K
Ln 25
Programscol B$62K
Managementcol C$202K
Owns and owesPt X
$39K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$321K
Total revenueLn 12$321K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$39K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
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$3K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$16K$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$25K
Net assetsLn 32−$19K$39K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$37K$37K
Management feesLn 11a$28K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$802$802
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$152K$26K$126K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$264K$62K$202K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $321K$264K$58K$39K 990 PDF
FY2023 $321K$351K−$30K−$19K 990 PDF
FY2022 $389K$381K$8K$11K 990 PDF
FY2021 $275K$272K$2K$2K 990 PDF
FY2020 $119K$15K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $321,491 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $321,309$321,491
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $321,309$321,491
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,211$36,789
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $250,167$226,781
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $351,378$263,570
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,069$57,921
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $321,491 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $321,491$321,491
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $321,491 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$321,491
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $263,570 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $36,789$36,789
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $28,160$28,160
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,986$7,986
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,868$8,868
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $12,491$12,491
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $802$802
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,713 · Management $126,399$152,112
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $16,362$16,362
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $61,859 · Management $201,711 · Fundraising $0$263,570
Part X · Balance sheet $63,386 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,499$43,850
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,115$17,536
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,614$63,386
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,793$6,025
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $19,200$18,018
X-25 Other liabilities$801
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,993$24,844
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$19,379$38,542
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,614$63,386
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,542 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$321,491
XI-2 Total expenses$263,570
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,921
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$19,379
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,542

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