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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,427,824
Total expenses
$5,755,592
Contributions and grants received
$4,499,199
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$90,450
Investment income
$82,150
Other revenue
$756,025
Total assets, end of year
$14,067,187
Total liabilities, end of year
$396,444
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,670,743
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,734,717
Management and general expenses
$386,167
Fundraising expenses
$634,708
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,734,717

Program services were 82.3% 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

    $11,543

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $331,236

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,156,420

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $26,575

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program fees

    total $90,450 · related or exempt $90,450

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $82,150 · excluded $82,150

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $917,593

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $11,543

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $184,117

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $733,476 · excluded $733,476

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $22,650

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $101

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $22,549 · excluded $22,549

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $126,428 · program services $63,214 · management and general $25,286 · fundraising $37,928

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,687,872 · program services $2,289,334 · management and general $169,829 · fundraising $228,709

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $225,939 · program services $188,840 · management and general $15,703 · fundraising $21,396

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $247,943 · program services $207,231 · management and general $17,232 · fundraising $23,480

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $35,538 · program services $34,120 · management and general $711 · fundraising $707

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,087,802 · program services $770,813 · management and general $99,271 · fundraising $217,718

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $46,282 · program services $44,451 · management and general $119 · fundraising $1,712

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $95,777 · program services $66,503 · management and general $24,459 · fundraising $4,815

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $190,713 · program services $152,334 · management and general $15,186 · fundraising $23,193

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $159,964 · program services $154,290 · management and general $2,846 · fundraising $2,828

  • 17 · Travel

    total $113,226 · program services $99,497 · management and general $813 · fundraising $12,916

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,961 · program services $9,961

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $298,102 · program services $255,773 · management and general $5,362 · fundraising $36,967

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $86,497 · program services $80,663 · management and general $1,599 · fundraising $4,235

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program supplies & equipment

    total $253,587 · program services $253,567 · management and general $10 · fundraising $10

  • 24b · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $63,386 · program services $47,036 · management and general $431 · fundraising $15,919

  • 24c · Other expenses: In-kind goods & supplies

    total $26,575 · program services $17,090 · management and general $7,310 · fundraising $2,175

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $420,618 · program services $255,390 · fundraising $165,228

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,013,072 · end of year $5,706,187

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $108,051

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $28,982 · end of year $19,170

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $7,828,523

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,745,816

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,218,455 · end of year $6,082,707

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,451,140 · end of year $2,002,077

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $148,995

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $195,972 · end of year $315,434

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $16,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $81,010

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,398,505 · end of year $13,570,331

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $100,672 · end of year $100,412

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Freedom Service Dogs transforms lives by partnering people with custom-trained assistance dogs.

  • In 2022, FSD graduated 26 client-dog teams from the following programs: Operation Freedom (12 teams) : FSD matches veterans and active duty military withhighly specialized service dogs that help them find a new level of independence andconfidence. Traditional placement (6 teams): FSD matches individuals with disabilities,including spinal-cord injuries, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cerebralpalsy, and others, with dogs that are custom trained to meet their unique needs. Discos Dogs (7 teams): This program provides service dogs and skilled-companion dogs for individuals age 5 and up with autism-related differences or developmentaldisabilities. Therapy dogs (1 teams): This program matches mental health and crisis professionals with professional therapy dogs that work alongside them in group or individual sessions with their clients. In 2022, FSD welcomed 128 purpose-bred puppies born at FSD into the training program. Carefully managing the genetics, temperament, health care, and early training and socialization of the service dog candidates enables FSD to graduate more successful service dogs in a timelier manner. In addition to graduating 26 client-dog teams in 2022, FSD also offered lifetime support, including follow-up training and recertification, to 165 existing client dog teams to ensure that clients and their assistance dogs continue to have a positive partnership by teaching dogs new tasks to meet the clients changing needs. During 2022, FSD volunteers logged 490,786 hours from 372 volunteers who fostered puppies and assisted with dog care, dog training, dog socialization, public education, administration, event support, and outreach.

    Expenses $3,653,896

  • Public education and outreach: FSD provides a variety of educational programs, including working with youths with developmental disabilities or neurodiversity in schools, community programs, and other settings, and educating corporate and community-based groups on the FSD mission and impact.

    Expenses $1,080,821

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Karen Aalund

    Director of Dev

    Total calculated
    $110,391
    From this org
    $101,066
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,325
    Hours/week
    40
  • Michelle Ostrander

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $88,072
    From this org
    $82,202
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,870
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $82,202
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,870
    Filer's total
    $88,072
  • Chris Nelson current

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $25,768
    From this org
    $25,362
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $406
    Hours/week
    40
  • Keith Smith

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Peter Meyers

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Noel Wickwar

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William Foy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Sward

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Melissa Morrow

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John DellaSalle

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lani Kessler

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dan May

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kristen Deevy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michelle Search

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Al Hirshberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laura Fitch

    Director

    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. 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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
23 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202311749349300446

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