Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,771,193
- Total expenses
- $1,742,430
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,115,240
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $669,721
- Investment income
- $40,005
- Other revenue
- -$53,773
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,335,767
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,335,767
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,628,301
- Management and general expenses
- $84,193
- Fundraising expenses
- $29,936
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,628,301
Program services were 93.5% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$232,084
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$883,156
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$4,885
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2a · Program service revenue: Kennel & Training
total $669,721 · related or exempt $669,721
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3 · Investment income
total $6,455 · excluded $6,455
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $396,733
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $363,183
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $33,550
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $33,550 · excluded $33,550
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$232,084
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$62,980
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$62,980 · excluded -$62,980
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$9,247
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$40
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $9,207 · excluded $9,207
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $99,344 · program services $79,475 · management and general $14,902 · fundraising $4,967
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,040,247 · program services $1,003,136 · management and general $30,682 · fundraising $6,429
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $12,760 · program services $12,122 · management and general $510 · fundraising $128
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $26,770 · program services $23,876 · management and general $1,694 · fundraising $1,200
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $122,517 · program services $116,392 · management and general $4,901 · fundraising $1,224
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $39,440 · program services $32,288 · management and general $4,795 · fundraising $2,357
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $3,194 · management and general $3,194
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11g · Fees: other
total $10,096 · program services $9,576 · management and general $520
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $7,977 · program services $6,382 · management and general $798 · fundraising $797
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13 · Office expenses
total $16,205 · program services $14,230 · management and general $987 · fundraising $988
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14 · Information technology
total $1,816 · program services $501 · management and general $1,253 · fundraising $62
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $63,410 · program services $51,129 · management and general $6,207 · fundraising $6,074
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17 · Travel
total $16,287 · program services $16,287
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $4,000 · program services $4,000
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $8,930 · program services $8,930
-
23 · Insurance
total $14,759 · program services $11,807 · management and general $1,476 · fundraising $1,476
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24a · Other expenses: Facility & Equipment Rental
total $134,999 · program services $128,249 · management and general $6,750
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24b · Other expenses: Supplies
total $69,338 · program services $60,870 · management and general $4,234 · fundraising $4,234
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24c · Other expenses: Counseling
total $26,000 · program services $26,000
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24d · Other expenses: Dog Medical
total $23,051 · program services $23,051
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,290 · management and general $1,290
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $417,819 · end of year $453,360
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $195,000 · end of year $195,000
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
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
end of year $0
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$281,080
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$211,176
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $78,834 · end of year $69,904
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $546,987 · end of year $585,381
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $26,875 · end of year $30,847
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $1,275
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $11,447
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,254,068 · end of year $1,335,767
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
Operation Freedom Paws empowers veterans and individuals with disabilities to restore their freedom to live life.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Assistance to veterans and others with disabilities to live a quality life by helping the individuals learn the necessary skills to train their dogs and then certify as a service dog team.
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SERVICE DOG PROGRAM - OPERATION FREEDOM PAWS (OFP) PROVIDES SERVICES AT NO COST TO DISABLED (VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, KIDS AND NONVETERANS). THE PROGRAM IS A MINIMUM OF 48 WEEKS. IT INCLUDES PROVIDING A SERVICE DOG, TRAINING, VETERINARY CARE, NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR THE CLIENT AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY OUTINGS, GROUP AND PEER TO PEER COUNSELING. ALL TRAINING IS FOCUSED ON TRAINING THE CLIENT TO TRAIN THE SERVICE DOG FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS NEEDS. IN 2025 SUPPORTED 602 CLIENTS, 31 OF WHICH WERE NEW PARTICIPANTS, AND CONTINUED TO HAVE AN ACTIVE TRAINING GROUP OF 38. OFP ALSO PROVIDED 7 THERAPY DOGS IN TRAINING TO 3 DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, TO REDUCE AND PREVENT SUICIDE.
Expenses $1,397,124
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KENNEL PROGRAM - OPERATION FREEDOM PAWS (OFP) OPERATES A 24/7 KENNEL. OUR DOGS COME FROM SHELTERS AND RESCUES THAT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THE OFP SERVICE DOG PROGRAM, HOUSES THEM AT THE KENNEL AND FUNDS ALL THEIR MEDICAL CARE UNTIL MATCHED AND SENT HOME WITH THE CLIENT. TRAINERS AND KENNEL STAFF WORK ON BASIC TRAINING, THEN CLIENTS TAKE OVER FOR BEGINING, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED TRAINING FOLLOWED BY SERVICE DOG TRAINING. IN ADDITION TO DOGS IN TRAINING, OFP OFFERS DAYCARE AND BOARDING AT A NO COST OR REDUCED COST TO FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT K9S AND OFP CLIENTS WHO NEED MEDICAL SERVICES WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO TAKE THE DOGS WITH THEM. OFP ALSO OFFERS DAYCARE AND BOARDING SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC. THE KENNEL FACILITY IS ALSO USED FOR TRAINING AND A SAFE PLACE FOR CLIENTS TO COME WHEN IN CRISIS. IT ALSO OPERATES AS A 24-HOUR HOTLINE FOR ALL OFP CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Expenses $231,177 · Revenue $669,721
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Mary Cortani
President & ED
- Total calculated
- $99,344
- From this org
- $99,344
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Nicole Martinez
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Diane Jimenez
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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John Mark Wilson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 10 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202641919349301429
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