501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$237K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $65K a year · 20% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$237K
to officers and key staff · 59% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 59% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$476K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$400K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$349K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$476K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$426K
FY2021$476K
FY2022$425K
FY2023$306
Expenses
$400K
FY2021▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$358K
FY2023$380K
Net assets
$349K
FY2021▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$416K
FY2023$36K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Nov 2017.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $297K Management & general 26% · $103K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $237K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$164,224Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$72,908Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lonny Webb’s $154K as President is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 168 <$100K community development 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lonny Webb$154,438$147,203$164,224$140,813
Kristine Webb$68,137$65,012$72,908$68,009

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

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Black Dog Solutions is a community improvement nonprofit based in West Linn, OR.

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3 programs · $297K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Basic aid services for the most vulnerable students and teachers. BDS provided direct services to hundreds of families in oregon that could not access specialized clinical and educational evaluation and consultation.

$236Kprogram expense
02

BDS appraised relevant research and placed systems into effect to collect and analyze data which resulted in a publication that served as the basis for 2021s technical assistance that was provided to multiple oregon school districts,resulting in hundreds of teachers, classified staff and administratorsreceiving technical assistance…

$44Kprogram expense
03

Specialized mental health treatment and educational skills services for individuals, consultation for schools and research to support these goals. At BDS, access is advocacy that ensures that all children have equitable opportunities to take full advantage of their education.

$17Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$476K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Investment incomeLn 3$281
Money outPt IX
$400K
Ln 25
Programscol B$297K
Managementcol C$103K
Owns and owesPt X
$349K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$350K
Total assetsLn 16$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Government grantsLn 1e$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$281
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$476K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$350K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$350K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$349K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$352K$350K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$352K$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$273K$349K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$237K$164K$73K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$75K$57K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K$17
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$41K$81
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$14K$4K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$3K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$400K$297K$103K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $306$380K−$380K$36K 990 PDF
FY2022 $425K$358K$67K$416K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $476K$400K$76K$349K 990 PDF
FY2020 $426K$449K−$24K$273K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $476,418 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $425,000$476,137
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $502$281
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $425,502$476,418
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $343,770$327,836
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,724$72,563
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $449,494$400,399
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,992$76,019
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $476,418 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$76,137
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$400,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$476,137
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $281$281
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $281$476,418
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $400,399 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 $164,224 · Management $72,908$237,132
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $56,522 · Management $18,840$75,362
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,325 · Management $17$15,342
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,021 · Management $2,950$5,971
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,314 · Management $81$41,395
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,806$3,806
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,256 · Management $3,564$17,820
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,527 · Management $1,044$3,571
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $297,189 · Management $103,210 · Fundraising $0$400,399
Part X · Balance sheet $352,866 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,388$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $317,374$350,033
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,833
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $351,762$352,866
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,822$3,294
X-25 Other liabilities$750
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $78,959$4,044
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $272,803$348,822
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $272,803$348,822
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $351,762$352,866
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $348,822 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$476,418
XI-2 Total expenses$400,399
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,019
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$272,803
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$348,822

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