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← SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$23,189,129
Total expenses
$17,801,833
Contributions and grants received
$22,821,149
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$504,440
Other revenue
-$136,460
Total assets, end of year
$88,518,276
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,011,391
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$84,506,885
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,202,536
Management and general expenses
$1,405,324
Fundraising expenses
$2,193,973
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,202,536

Program services were 79.8% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $46,578

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,402,114

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $158,906

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $21,213,551

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,114,458

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,583,252 · excluded $1,583,252

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $16,461,622 · other assets $25

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $17,417,765 · other assets $122,694

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$956,143 · other assets -$122,669

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,078,812 · excluded -$1,078,812

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $1,402,114

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $432,150

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$432,150 · excluded -$432,150

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $66,193

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $49,093

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $17,100 · excluded $17,100

  • 11a · Other revenue: Public adoption revenue

    total $174,000 · related or exempt $174,000

  • 11b · Other revenue: Program revenue

    total $64,315 · related or exempt $64,315

  • 11c · Other revenue: Marketing revenue

    total $40,275 · related or exempt $10,460 · unrelated business $29,815

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $278,590

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,581,100 · program services $974,433 · management and general $393,473 · fundraising $213,194

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,750,446 · program services $6,314,451 · management and general $180,322 · fundraising $1,255,673

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $159,656 · program services $133,513 · fundraising $26,143

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $736,603 · program services $601,382 · management and general $15,683 · fundraising $119,538

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $641,407 · program services $504,619 · management and general $35,574 · fundraising $101,214

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $25,117 · management and general $25,117

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,480 · management and general $42,480

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $10,000 · management and general $10,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $172,196 · management and general $172,196

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $182,205 · program services $108,867 · management and general $47,178 · fundraising $26,160

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,331,688 · program services $1,324,552 · management and general $7,136

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $277,812 · program services $195,394 · management and general $26,413 · fundraising $56,005

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $75,890 · program services $75,890

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $312,373 · program services $257,544 · management and general $30,977 · fundraising $23,852

  • 17 · Travel

    total $390,506 · program services $363,635 · management and general $1,173 · fundraising $25,698

  • 20 · Interest

    total $39,617 · management and general $39,617

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,302,442 · program services $1,041,954 · management and general $260,488

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $293,889 · program services $227,012 · management and general $19,572 · fundraising $47,305

  • 24a · Other expenses: Breeding/Vet/Kennel Exp

    total $905,533 · program services $905,521 · management and general $12

  • 24b · Other expenses: Maintenance and Equipme

    total $835,342 · program services $794,898 · management and general $16,608 · fundraising $23,836

  • 24c · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $167,009 · program services $144,900 · management and general $14,041 · fundraising $8,068

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues & Fees

    total $94,985 · program services $62,614 · management and general $24,602 · fundraising $7,769

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $473,537 · program services $171,357 · management and general $42,662 · fundraising $259,518

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $600 · end of year $600

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,654,817 · end of year $8,446,130

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $946,289 · end of year $1,594,129

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $90,912 · end of year $86,714

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $40,731 · end of year $44,107

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $107,113 · end of year $207,269

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

    $38,780,247

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

    $9,527,653

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $26,706,659 · end of year $29,252,594

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $46,547,363 · end of year $47,563,035

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $654,218 · end of year $1,323,698

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,096,226 · end of year $1,475,158

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $2,510,776

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $27,434 · end of year $25,457

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $59,993,251 · end of year $64,918,825

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,631,791 · end of year $19,588,060

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Southeastern Guide Dogs mission is to transform lives by creating and nurturing extraordinary partnerships between people and dogs.

Activities or mission (Part I)

See Schedule O

  • When people lose vision, it's easy to lose hope. When veterans lose hope, it's easy to give up everything. It's easy to let darkness define life instead of living life to its fullest. Our dogs deliver hope to people who need it most.* We currently ensure the wellbeing of nearly 1,300 dogs, including puppies and dogs training on our campus, dogs growing in puppy raiser homes, and active guide and service dogs transforming lives throughout the country. Over the past 12 months, we placed 140 dogs into important, impactful careers.* We provide a personal, caring touch through follow-up services to almost 700 graduates throughout the United States. Our students-people with vision loss and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder-report a 99.9% overall satisfaction rating in their exit surveys. And our graduates-about 700 people who have one of our dogs-report a 99.1% satisfaction rating in our annual graduate survey.* Southeastern Guide Dogs operates the most comprehensive alumni support of any service dog organization in North America. Thanks to partnerships with Fromm Family Pet Food, Elanco and private donors and veterinarians, the organization now ensures that every graduate can receive-completely free of charge-high quality dog food, monthly preventatives, vaccinations, and financial support for their veterinary needs.

    Expenses $14,202,536 · Revenue $248,775

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Drew Asher

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Compton

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kenneth Folkman

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gary Johnson

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Meade

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bobby Newman

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carol Sanders

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Harris Silverman

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tim Griffy

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Andy Taylor

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Vice Admiral Joe McGuire USN

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Kathy Saunders

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Titus Herman

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $519,974
    From this org
    $420,674
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $99,300
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $345,674
    Bonus
    $75,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $83,990
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,310
    Filer's total
    $519,974
  • Gloria Manzenberger

    VP, Finance & Risk Managem

    Total calculated
    $149,404
    From this org
    $121,630
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,774
    Hours/week
    55
  • Shannon Starline

    VP, Human Resources & Volu

    Total calculated
    $112,742
    From this org
    $102,201
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,541
    Hours/week
    50
  • Joel Clark

    VP, Information Management

    Total calculated
    $158,970
    From this org
    $144,427
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,543
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,427
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,314
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,229
    Filer's total
    $158,970
  • Stacy Howe

    VP, Marketing & Communicat

    Total calculated
    $182,333
    From this org
    $156,078
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,255
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,078
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,325
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,930
    Filer's total
    $182,333
  • Andrew Kramer

    VP, Philanthropy

    Total calculated
    $211,087
    From this org
    $190,958
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,129
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $110,958
    Bonus
    $80,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,790
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,339
    Filer's total
    $211,087
  • Tammy Prouty

    VP, Operations

    Total calculated
    $153,013
    From this org
    $127,762
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,251
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $107,762
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,024
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,227
    Filer's total
    $153,013

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 committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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
The Executive Review and Compensation Committee is composed of six independent board members. A written evaluation is prepared after input has been solicited from all board members. Performance is gauged on the evaluation and particularly against specific targets that were predefined by the board. The committee reviews compensation data supplied by an outside compensation consultant based on organizations of similar size. Additionally, the committee looks at 990 data from other similar organizations.
Part II - Deferred Compensation Plan
During 2015, the organization adopted a deferred compensation agreement for the CEO under Internal Revenue Code 457. The organization's reserve under the deferred compensation plan totaled $302,291 for the year ended June 30, 2023, and is included in accrued expenses together with an amount representing investment earnings on the unpaid balance. This amount represents five years' worth of contributions/disbursements. The employee will have no rights nor will be paid until five years following each contribution date provided the employee has been employed by the organization continuously until that time.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313189349313896

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