Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 6 April 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue: $3,393,240 changed to $6,338,544
Total expenses: $5,271,609 changed to $6,398,568
Contributions and grants received: $3,160,615 changed to $6,024,719
Program service revenue: $40,338 changed to $91,230
Investment income: $192,287 changed to $201,934
Other revenue: $0 changed to $20,661
Total assets, end of year: $11,262,669 changed to $11,230,241
Total liabilities, end of year: $680,586 changed to $554,935
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $10,582,083 changed to $10,675,306
Program services expenses: $4,250,580 changed to $5,001,167
Management and general expenses: $381,457 changed to $572,251
Fundraising expenses: $639,572 changed to $825,150
Program service expenses (Part III): $4,250,580 changed to $5,001,167

Listed only on the earlier return

Brian SwardBRIAN SWARD
Keith SmithKEITH SMITH

Listed only on the later return

Alex RobbALEX ROBB

Listed under a different title

Daniel MayDANIEL MAY: BOARD MEMBER then TREASURER
John DellasalleJOHN DELLASALLE: BOARD MEMBER then VICE CHAIR
Kristen DeevyKRISTEN DEEVY: BOARD MEMBER then SECRETARY
Lani KesslerLANI KESSLER: CO-CHAIR then BOARD MEMBER

Totals

Total revenue: $3,393,240
Total expenses: $5,271,609
Contributions and grants received: $3,160,615
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $40,338
Investment income: $192,287
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $11,262,669
Total liabilities, end of year: $680,586
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $10,582,083
Program services expenses (Part IX): $4,250,580
Management and general expenses: $381,457
Fundraising expenses: $639,572
Program service expenses (Part III): $4,250,580

Program services were 80.6% 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

$827,172
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$2,333,443
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$8,030
2a · Program service revenue: ADOPTION FEES AND OTHER INCOM

total $40,338 · related or exempt $40,338
3 · Investment income

total $114,078 · excluded $114,078
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $78,209
7c · Gain or loss

securities $78,209
7d · Net gain or loss

total $78,209 · excluded $78,209
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$164,857
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$827,172
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$164,857

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $158,304 · program services $79,153 · management and general $31,660 · fundraising $47,491
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $2,557,341 · program services $2,242,973 · management and general $150,851 · fundraising $163,517
9 · Other employee benefits

total $277,666 · program services $212,866 · management and general $62,350 · fundraising $2,450
10 · Payroll taxes

total $256,024 · program services $222,913 · management and general $15,453 · fundraising $17,658
11f · Fees: investment management

total $13,984 · management and general $13,984
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $35,206 · program services $33,167 · fundraising $2,039
13 · Office expenses

total $49,780 · program services $41,833 · management and general $589 · fundraising $7,358
14 · Information technology

total $254,594 · program services $170,458 · management and general $4,250 · fundraising $79,886
16 · Occupancy

total $134,760 · program services $130,888 · management and general $1,145 · fundraising $2,727
17 · Travel

total $85,351 · program services $73,809 · management and general $155 · fundraising $11,387
20 · Interest

total $5,634 · program services $4,652 · management and general $885 · fundraising $97
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $323,406 · program services $308,565 · management and general $8,413 · fundraising $6,428
23 · Insurance

total $69,448 · program services $61,347 · management and general $3,468 · fundraising $4,633
24a · Other expenses: DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE

total $199,770 · fundraising $199,770
24b · Other expenses: SCHEDULED MEDICAL EXPENSE

total $199,171 · program services $199,171
24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES & EQUIP.

total $152,956 · program services $152,952 · management and general $2 · fundraising $2
24d · Other expenses: CONTRACTORS

total $133,079 · program services $33,108 · management and general $34,073 · fundraising $65,898
24e · All other expenses

total $365,135 · program services $282,725 · management and general $54,179 · fundraising $28,231

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $3,925,087 · end of year $2,289,153
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $263,776 · end of year $138,450
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $33,224 · end of year $19,844
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$8,260,281
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$2,448,408
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $5,823,729 · end of year $5,811,873
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $2,412,523 · end of year $2,785,075
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $196,723 · end of year $218,274
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $326,013 · end of year $499,057
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $110,758 · end of year $181,529
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $11,608,794 · end of year $9,891,160
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $609,497 · end of year $690,923

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS TRANSFORMS LIVES BY PARTNERING PEOPLE WITH CUSTOM- TRAINED ASSISTANCE DOGS.

DOG OPERATIONS:FROM JAN-SEPT 2024, FSD PLACED 34 DOGS WHERE THEY CAN HAVE THE MOST IMPACT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. FSD PLACED 19 SERVICE DOGS, 5 PROFESSIONAL THERAPY DOGS, AND 10 SKILLED COMPANION DOGS. 47 PURPOSE-BRED PUPPIES WERE BORN AT FSD AND ENTERED THE SERVICE DOG TRAINING PROGRAM. CAREFULLY MANAGING THE GENETICS, TEMPERAMENT, HEALTH CARE, TRAINING AND SOCIALIZATION OF THE SERVICE DOG CANDIDATES HAS ENABLED FSD TO GRADUATE MORE SUCCESSFUL SERVICE DOGS IN A TIMELIER MANNER. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

Expenses $3,235,832 · Revenue $40,338
EDUCATION & CLIENT RELATIONS: FSD PROVIDED LIFETIME SUPPORT, INCLUDING FOLLOW-UP TRAINING AND RECERTIFICATION, TO 163 EXISTING TEAMS TO ENSURE THAT GRADUATES AND THEIR ASSISTANCE DOGS CONTINUE TO HAVE A POSITIVE PARTNERSHIP BY TEACHING DOGS NEW TASKS, BRUSHING UP ON SKILLS, AND ADDRESSING ANY CHANGING NEEDS OF THE HANDLER. FURTHERMORE, FSD HAS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WORKING WITH SCHOOLS, CORPORATIONS, VOLUNTEERS, AND THE COMMUNITY TO EDUCATE ABOUT ASSISTANCE DOGS AND THE MISSION AND IMPACT OF FSD.

Expenses $1,014,748

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Chris NelsonCHRIS NELSON

PRESIDENT &

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

40
Keith SmithKEITH SMITH

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Michelle SearchMICHELLE SEARCH

BOARD CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Lani KesslerLANI KESSLER

CO-CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Peter MeyersPETER MEYERS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Brian SwardBRIAN SWARD

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Noel WickwarNOEL WICKWAR

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Kristen DeevyKRISTEN DEEVY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Stephanie DahlSTEPHANIE DAHL

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Melissa MorrowMELISSA MORROW

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
John DellasalleJOHN DELLASALLE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
William FoyWILLIAM FOY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Daniel MayDANIEL MAY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Al HirshbergAL HIRSHBERG

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Trevor EmeryTREVOR EMERY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Roger BaileyROGER BAILEY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Dj DesrosiersDJ DESROSIERS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 17 February 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.0
Source object: 202530499349300038

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