To create life-changing partnerships by providing highly-trained mobility Assistance Dogs for people living with disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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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FY2022 · 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 $381K a year · 34% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$815K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$782K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$815K
FY2022▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$815K
FY2023$896K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$782K
FY2022▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$673K
FY2021$716K
FY2022$782K
FY2023$839K
FY2024$732K
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2022▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$4.0M

From the FY2022 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 Jun 2000.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $631K Management & general 10% · $78K Fundraising 9% · $72K

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; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$78,538Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Meinzinger’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Meinzinger$79,521$78,207$78,538$73,853$74,510

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provide highly-trained assistance dogs to empower people with disabilities.

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1 program · $631K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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- graduated 7 new assistance dog PARTNERSHIPS.- provided continuing support for 27 working assistance dog PARTNERSHIPS.- provided a prison training program for 35 incarcerated men at monroe correctional COMPLEX.- continued construction to 75% completion on the new kennel building (canine condo).

$631Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$815K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$764K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Money outPt IX
$782K
Ln 25
Programscol B$631K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$779K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
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$764K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$203K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$317
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Total revenueLn 12$815K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$287K
SavingsLn 2$492K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$779K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6135
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$779K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$71K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$394K$322K$34K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$21K$4K$890
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$40K$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$1K$833
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$62K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$15K$4K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$13K$501$501
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$645
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$6K$427
InterestLn 20$139$39$100
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$11K$694$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$57K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$782K$631K$78K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $1.4M$732K$678K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $896K$839K$57K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 8, 2023 $815K$782K$33K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 26, 2022 $1.2M$716K$464K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2021 $1.3M$673K$673K$2.7M 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 $814,579 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,123,316$763,622
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,875$10,104
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,022$317
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,800$40,536
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,180,013$814,579
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 $509,593$553,370
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $206,136$228,434
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $715,729$781,804
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $464,284$32,775
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $814,579 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $30 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$203,166
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$560,456
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,369
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$763,622
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,104$10,104
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $317$317
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $33,915$33,915
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$6,657−$6,657
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $13,248$13,248
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,134 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $40,823$814,579
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $781,804 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,955 · Management $7,824 · Fundraising $7,846$86,625
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $321,720 · Management $34,326 · Fundraising $37,688$393,734
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,331 · Management $3,618 · Fundraising $890$25,839
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,577 · Management $3,645 · Fundraising $3,950$47,172
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,359 · Fundraising $833$2,192
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,900$21,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,903$61,903
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,156$1,156
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,035 · Management $3,783 · Fundraising $17,124$35,942
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,649 · Management $501 · Fundraising $501$13,651
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,164 · Fundraising $645$9,809
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,285 · Fundraising $427$6,712
IX-20 InterestPrograms $39 · Fundraising $100$139
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,589 · Management $694 · Fundraising $1,396$12,679
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,989 · Management $1,692$4,681
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,660 · Fundraising $1,010$57,670
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $631,411 · Management $77,983 · Fundraising $72,410$781,804
Part X · Balance sheet $3,303,172 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $291,661$287,207
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $778,360$491,548
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $19,274$20,526
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,124$2,434
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,184,733$2,501,457
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,276,152$3,303,172
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $68,226$62,471
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,226$62,471
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,131,574$3,203,090
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $76,352$37,611
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,207,926$3,240,701
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,276,152$3,303,172
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,240,701 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$814,579
XI-2 Total expenses$781,804
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,775
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,207,926
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,240,701

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