Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $46,887,094
Total expenses: $57,963,550
Contributions and grants received: $38,533,045
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $104,700
Investment income: $8,315,863
Other revenue: -$66,514
Total assets, end of year: $488,771,244
Total liabilities, end of year: $36,362,119
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $452,409,125
Program services expenses (Part IX): $44,754,637
Management and general expenses: $5,274,730
Fundraising expenses: $7,934,183
Program service expenses (Part III): $44,754,637

Program services were 77.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1c · Fundraising events

$1,117,338
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$37,415,707
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$766,960
2a · Program service revenue: ADOPTION FEES

total $104,700 · related or exempt $104,700
3 · Investment income

total $11,152,774 · unrelated business $321,619 · excluded $10,831,155
5 · Royalties

total $957 · excluded $957
6a · Gross rents

real property $137,513
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $137,513
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $137,513 · excluded $137,513
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $154,487,640 · other assets $14,991
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $157,339,542 · other assets $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities -$2,851,902 · other assets $14,991
7d · Net gain or loss

total -$2,836,911 · excluded -$2,836,911
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$21,387
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$1,117,338
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$365,264
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$343,877 · excluded -$343,877
9a · Gaming: gross income

$7,475
9b · Gaming: direct expenses

$0
9c · Net income from gaming

total $7,475 · excluded $7,475
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$264,825
10b · Cost of goods sold

$184,569
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $80,256 · related or exempt $80,256
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

total $51,162 · excluded $51,162
11e · Other revenue, total

$51,162

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $755,096 · program services $181,490 · management and general $456,205 · fundraising $117,401
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $24,715,778 · program services $21,085,316 · management and general $1,686,515 · fundraising $1,943,947
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $909,210 · program services $771,824 · management and general $63,461 · fundraising $73,925
9 · Other employee benefits

total $3,752,371 · program services $3,378,179 · management and general $181,855 · fundraising $192,337
10 · Payroll taxes

total $1,911,588 · program services $1,627,446 · management and general $141,912 · fundraising $142,230
11b · Fees: legal

total $124,552 · program services $5,795 · management and general $66,803 · fundraising $51,954
11c · Fees: accounting

total $127,957 · program services $7,677 · management and general $120,280
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $4,568,608 · fundraising $4,568,608
11f · Fees: investment management

total $961,041 · management and general $961,041
11g · Fees: other

total $2,265,353 · program services $1,349,696 · management and general $568,789 · fundraising $346,868
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $79,505 · program services $61,630 · management and general $17,875
13 · Office expenses

total $341,326 · program services $189,596 · management and general $55,550 · fundraising $96,180
16 · Occupancy

total $4,305,117 · program services $3,743,551 · management and general $412,536 · fundraising $149,030
17 · Travel

total $1,603,065 · program services $1,444,308 · management and general $56,797 · fundraising $101,960
20 · Interest

total $1,033,908 · program services $1,033,908
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $3,664,219 · program services $3,523,090 · management and general $92,602 · fundraising $48,527
23 · Insurance

total $671,541 · program services $593,403 · management and general $41,902 · fundraising $36,236
24a · Other expenses: VET SERVICES & SUPPLIES

total $3,997,640 · program services $3,997,159 · management and general $395 · fundraising $86
24b · Other expenses: OTHER

total $815,611 · program services $484,459 · management and general $300,066 · fundraising $31,086
24c · Other expenses: DOG FOOD & SUPPLIES

total $654,526 · program services $648,794 · management and general $545 · fundraising $5,187
24d · Other expenses: DIRECT MAIL & PUBLICATI

total $573,113 · program services $494,986 · management and general $49,538 · fundraising $28,589
24e · All other expenses

total $132,425 · program services $132,330 · management and general $63 · fundraising $32
26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

total $1,537,036 · program services $768,518 · management and general $230,555 · fundraising $537,963

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $3,619,424 · end of year $3,656,914
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $215,086 · end of year $119,501
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $3,095,375 · end of year $3,247,366
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $1,534,149 · end of year $2,018,246
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $201,898 · end of year $379,775
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $655,360 · end of year $519,357
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$96,669,368
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$50,157,621
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $49,152,632 · end of year $46,511,747
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $297,818,639 · end of year $311,704,347
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $122,658,648 · end of year $112,118,204
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $7,583,119 · end of year $8,495,787
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $5,131,673 · end of year $4,259,111
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $185,014 · end of year $12,619
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $29,978,888 · end of year $29,199,988
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $2,662,698 · end of year $2,890,401
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $418,797,112 · end of year $421,192,627
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $29,778,945 · end of year $31,216,498

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND EMPOWERS LIVES BY CREATING EXCEPTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE, DOGS, AND COMMUNITIES.

GUIDE DOG PROGRAMSGDB IS RECOGNIZED AS A WORLD LEADER IN THE BREEDING, SOCIALIZATION, AND TRAINING OF GUIDE DOGS ALONG WITH UNPARALLELED SUPPORT OF ITS GUIDE DOG TEAM. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, GDB SERVED UP TO 2,000 GUIDE DOG TEAMS ACROSS THE U.S. AND CANADA. GUIDE DOG TEAMS TRAIN AND GRADUATE FROM GDB'S CAMPUSES IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON, AND IN-HOME CLIENT TRAINING SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. AS PART OF GDB'S COMMITMENT TO CLIENT SERVICE AND SUPPORT, CLIENTS HAVE ONGOING ACCESS TO ON-CAMPUS VETERINARY SERVICES, VETERINARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, DEDICATED FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, 24/7 CALL-IN SUPPORT, AN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND MUCH MORE. (SEE SCH O)ORIENTATION & MOBILITY IMMERSION PROGRAMABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, GDB EXPANDED ITS SERVICE OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE A FREE ORIENTATION & MOBILITY IMMERSION ("OMI") PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS PEOPLE NEEDING TO IMPROVE THE TRAVEL SKILLS THAT ARE MOST RELEVANT TO BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL GUIDE DOG HANDLER AND ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES TO ENHANCE THE SKILLS OF CURRENT GUIDE DOGS HANDLERS WHO MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED A CHANGE IN THEIR VISION. THIS EXPANDED SERVICE HAS TRAINED 239 CLIENTS TO DATE, AND THIS YEAR 45 CLIENTS WERE HELPED ON THEIR JOURNEY TO GREATER SAFETY, INDEPENDENCE, AND INCLUSION. GDB TRAINED CLIENTS ON BOTH CAMPUSES AS WELL AS CONDUCTED IN-HOME TRAININGS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD MOMENTUM FOR THIS CRITICAL PROGRAM. INSTRUCTORS ALSO EMPLOYED SPECIAL PROTOCOLS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL INVOLVED.K9 BUDDY PROGRAMGDB'S K9 BUDDY PROGRAM MATCHES SPECIALLY SELECTED DOGS, WHO WERE NOT SUITED TO BECOME GUIDE DOGS, AS WONDERFUL PETS AND BUDDIES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES. A DOG CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEIGHTENING OF SENSORY DEVELOPMENT, MOTIVATING A CLIENT AND ENHANCING SELF-ESTEEM. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, 27 K9 BUDDY TEAMS WERE CREATED AT NO COST TO THE CLIENT OR THEIR FAMILY.YOUTH PROGRAMSWHILE GDB'S GUIDE DOG AND OMI PROGRAMS PRIMARILY SERVE ADULTS, GDB ALSO SEEKS OUT WAYS BEYOND ITS K9 BUDDY PROGRAM TO ENGAGE YOUTH WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. GDB HAS SEVERAL FREE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE GUIDE DOG LIFESTYLE STARTING AT A YOUNG AGE.AT CAMP GDB, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE THE COMPANIONSHIP, INDEPENDENCE, AND RESPONSIBILITY OF HAVING A GUIDE DOG. CAMPERS EXPERIENCED HANDS-ON FUN AND UNIQUE ACTIVITIES WITH DOGS AND LEARNED WHY ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY ("O&M") SKILLS ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH A GUIDE DOGS. GDB HOSTED TWO IN-PERSON CAMPS THIS YEAR WITH PARTICIPANTS RANGING FROM AGES 14 TO 24. BOTH CAMPS TOOK PLACE AT THE HULL PARK FOUNDATION & LEARNING CENTER FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN SANDY, OREGON, WITH OUTINGS TO GDB'S OREGON CAMPUS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDING HIKING, RIVER RAFTING, AND ARCHERY.GDB ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES CALLED "READY, SET, FORWARD!". THIS SERIES OF WEBINARS IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION FROM A PANEL CONSISTING OF GUIDE DOG USERS, GDB STAFF MEMBERS, PARENTS, AND BLINDNESS PROFESSIONALS. THE TOPIC COVERED INCLUDED INFORMATION ABOUT CANE USAGE, THE GUIDE DOG LIFESTYLE, AND K9 BUDDY PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE A FULL BREADTH OF OPTIONS WAS PROVIDED. 10 TO 20 PARTICIPANTS RANGING FROM AGES 14 TO 24 REGISTERED EACH MONTH.ADVOCACY EFFORTSGDB'S ADVOCACY TEAM IS LEADING THE INDUSTRY WITH INNOVATIVE ADVOCACY INITIATIVES. GDB, PARTNERING WITH THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND, HAS COMPLETED A FIRST OF ITS KIND BLINDNESS RESEARCH PROJECT, AND RESULTS WERE SHARED VIA PRESS RELEASES, REPORTS, AND AT IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL GUIDE DOG FEDERATION CONFERENCE IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS, THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CIVIL AVIATION, GDB CONTINUES TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO IMPROVE GUIDE DOGS HANDLERS' ACCESS TO AIR TRAVEL. GDB WAS ALSO PROUD TO COSPONSOR CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF FRAUDULENT SERVICES ANIMALS WHILE PROTECTING PUBLIC ACCESS RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE WITH LEGITIMATE SERVICE ANIMALS LIKE GUIDE DOGS. THE BILL BECAME LAW IN SEPTEMBER 2021. GDB ALSO CONTINUES TO WORK WITH SERVICE ANIMAL ADVOCATES IN OTHER STATES TO DESIGN LEGISLATION AKIN TO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION.SUPPORT NETWORKGDB'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH THOUSANDS OF PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATE THEIR TIME, TALENTS, AND HEARTS ARE WHAT MAKE GDB'S MISSION A REALITY. GDB HAS UP TO 2,000 VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISERS IN THE 10 WESTERN STATES, SEVERAL HUNDRED BREEDER CUSTODIANS AND FOSTER CARE VOLUNTEERS, AND AVERAGES NEARLY 800 CAMPUS VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR. VOLUNTEERS WELCOME DOGS INTO THEIR HOMES; THEY ACT AS PROGRAM AMBASSADORS; THEY PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO MANY DEPARTMENTS, AND THEY SUPPORT THE MISSION IN A MYRIAD OF WAYS.GDB'S GENEROUS PRIVATE DONORS HELP GDB FULFILL ITS LIFE-CHANGING MISSION THROUGH GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS, GRANTS, HONOR AND MEMORIAL GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND NUMEROUS ESTATE PLANNING VEHICLES. DONORS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO GDB THROUGH GIVING SOCIETIES, DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO HAVE MADE A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION. GDB'S LEGACY SOCIETY HONORS THE VISION OF THOSE WHO HAVE INCLUDED GDB IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS.

Expenses $44,754,637 · Revenue $184,956

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Christine BenningerCHRISTINE BENNINGER

CEO/PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$445,273

From this org

$420,057

From related orgs

$0

Other

$25,216

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$403,474

Bonus

$15,870

Other

$713

Deferred

$12,200

Nontaxable benefits

$13,016

Filer's total

$445,273
Diana McQuarrieDIANA MCQUARRIE

BOARD CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Joan RobinsonJOAN ROBINSON

VICE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Dan L'AbbeDAN L'ABBE

VICE CHAIR - FINANCE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Leanne BremnerLEANNE BREMNER

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Amit AhujaAMIT AHUJA

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Claudia BarkmeierCLAUDIA BARKMEIER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Joan BoydJOAN BOYD

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Melissa HudsonMELISSA HUDSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Deborah NeffDEBORAH NEFF

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Sherilyn DacquistoSHERILYN DACQUISTO

CFO AND TREASURER

Total calculated

$269,238

From this org

$234,865

From related orgs

$0

Other

$34,373

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$225,677

Bonus

$8,000

Other

$1,188

Deferred

$9,287

Nontaxable benefits

$25,086

Filer's total

$269,238
Thomas HortonTHOMAS HORTON

INT DIR OF PLANNED GIFTS

Total calculated

$242,795

From this org

$202,505

From related orgs

$0

Other

$40,290

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$198,317

Bonus

$3,000

Other

$1,188

Deferred

$8,195

Nontaxable benefits

$32,095

Filer's total

$242,795
Kathleen KuzminskiKATHLEEN KUZMINSKI

MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$241,553

From this org

$201,189

From related orgs

$0

Other

$40,364

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$195,418

Bonus

$5,000

Other

$771

Deferred

$8,279

Nontaxable benefits

$32,085

Filer's total

$241,553
Laura Peabody-ParkLAURA PEABODY-PARK

DIRECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Total calculated

$227,648

From this org

$186,773

From related orgs

$0

Other

$40,875

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$179,678

Bonus

$6,000

Other

$1,095

Deferred

$7,744

Nontaxable benefits

$33,131

Filer's total

$227,648
Kristin LucasKRISTIN LUCAS

CANINE & COMMUNITY OPS OFFICER

Total calculated

$239,697

From this org

$182,367

From related orgs

$0

Other

$57,330

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$172,115

Bonus

$10,000

Other

$252

Deferred

$7,817

Nontaxable benefits

$49,513

Filer's total

$239,697
Susan ArmstrongSUSAN ARMSTRONG

VP OF TRAINING, CLIENT SERVICES, AND DIVERSITY, EQ

Total calculated

$206,085

From this org

$178,359

From related orgs

$0

Other

$27,726

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$170,037

Bonus

$8,000

Other

$322

Deferred

$6,984

Nontaxable benefits

$20,742

Filer's total

$206,085

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

3 · Independent compensation consultant
3 · Form 990 of other organizations
3 · Compensation survey or study
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7: AS PART OF THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION APPROVAL PROCESS THE BOARD MAY APPROVE PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES FOR OFFICERS. ON A LIMITED BASIS, THE CEO MAY APPROVE PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES FOR KEY EMPLOYEES.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

GDB INTERNATIONAL

CHARITABLE · CA · controlled entity

Directly controlled by GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (4)

T · INVESTMENTS · CA · controlled entity
POOLED INCOME FUND (51)

T · INVESTMENTS · CA · controlled entity
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (67)

T · INVESTMENTS · CA · controlled entity
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (7)

T · INVESTMENTS · FL · controlled entity
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (34)

T · INVESTMENTS · OR · controlled entity
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (2)

T · INVESTMENTS · TN · controlled entity
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (21)

T · INVESTMENTS · WA · controlled entity
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (3)

T · INVESTMENTS · WI · controlled entity

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2022
Filed: 14 November 2023
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202343349349301124

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