Handi - Dogs INC

Ability Dogs of Arizona is dedicated to providing specialized training to people and their dogs to enhance independence and quality of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 9 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 18% 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
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $143K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$567K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$497K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$567K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$351K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$469K
FY2025$567K
Expenses
$497K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$289K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$399K
FY2025$497K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$983K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1978.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $329K Management & general 27% · $137K Fundraising 6% · $32K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$76,754Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Mobley’s $77K as Executive Di is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joshua Anderson—$80,850$76,112$3,924—
Scott Mobley$76,754————
Scott Gimple———$25,644$65,942
Melanie Emerson———$19,618—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains people and their dogs to improve independence and quality of life.

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1 program · $329K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Ability dogs of arizona provides training for both assistance dogs and pet dogs. The service dog program is a 12-18 month professionally guided owner- trained program for individuals with a variety of support needs: diabetes alert, hearing alert, mobility assistance, PTSD/PSYCHIATRIC assistance, and seizure response.

$329Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

Org confirmed 0 of 10 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$567K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$497K
Ln 25
Programscol B$329K
Managementcol C$137K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$458K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$567K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$208K
SavingsLn 2$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$458K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$85K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$394K
Other assetsLn 15$370K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$489K$458K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$85K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$386K$394K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$65K$20K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$214K$176K$31K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$561$126
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$1K$76
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$19K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$2K$1K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$15K$15K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$204$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$4K$881$2K$973
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$13K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K$154
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$15K$5K$257
Total functional expensesLn 25$497K$329K$137K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $567K$497K$70K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $469K$399K$70K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $407K$320K$88K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $345K$257K$89K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $351K$289K$62K$983K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $567,450 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $336,168$494,531
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $115,068$88,672
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,891$5,183
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,302−$20,936
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $469,429$567,450
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $265,199$337,416
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,864$159,970
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $399,063$497,386
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,366$70,064
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $567,450 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$3,926 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$33,958
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$460,573
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,453
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$494,531
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $88,672$88,672
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,183$5,183
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$19,468−$19,468
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,458$2,458
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $84,746 · Excluded from tax −$11,827$567,450
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $497,386 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,211 · Management $20,495 · Fundraising $7,453$93,159
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $175,753 · Management $30,920 · Fundraising $6,985$213,658
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,195 · Management $561 · Fundraising $126$3,882
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,935 · Management $1,187 · Fundraising $76$3,198
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,590 · Management $3,852 · Fundraising $1,077$23,519
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,047$33,047
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,807$2,807
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,348 · Management $1,242 · Fundraising $3,325$6,915
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,092 · Management $14,513 · Fundraising $7,826$37,431
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $204 · Management $4,064 · Fundraising $3,852$8,120
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,015 · Management $9,744$19,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $881 · Management $2,415 · Fundraising $973$4,269
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,122 · Management $4,564$17,686
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,858 · Management $2,344 · Fundraising $154$9,356
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,345 · Management $4,978 · Fundraising $257$20,580
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $328,549 · Management $136,733 · Fundraising $32,104$497,386
Part X · Balance sheet $1,320,315 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,111$207,952
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $485,972$249,727
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100$1,350
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,341$12,035
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $385,587$393,838
X-11 Publicly traded securities$85,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $355,702$370,413
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,242,385$1,320,315
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,891$18,753
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,000$3,280
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,113$5,909
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,004$27,942
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $862,679$1,177,366
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $355,702$115,007
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,218,381$1,292,373
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,242,385$1,320,315
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,292,373 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$567,450
XI-2 Total expenses$497,386
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,064
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,218,381
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,929
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,292,373

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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