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← HERO DOGS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HERO DOGS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,517,588
Total expenses
$1,081,478
Contributions and grants received
$1,421,548
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,346
Investment income
$81,962
Other revenue
$9,732
Total assets, end of year
$3,676,468
Total liabilities, end of year
$95,629
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,580,839
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$849,124
Management and general expenses
$137,340
Fundraising expenses
$95,014
Program service expenses (Part III)
$849,124

Program services were 78.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $25,760

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $4,560

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,391,228

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $31,129

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Canine Placement

    total $4,346 · related or exempt $4,346

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $81,962 · excluded $81,962

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $14,974

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

    $4,560

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,242

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $9,732 · excluded $9,732

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $189,841 · program services $144,847 · management and general $24,447 · fundraising $20,547

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $452,403 · program services $345,180 · management and general $58,258 · fundraising $48,965

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,538 · program services $10,331 · management and general $1,743 · fundraising $1,464

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $29,803 · program services $22,739 · management and general $3,838 · fundraising $3,226

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $61,604 · program services $47,003 · management and general $7,933 · fundraising $6,668

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,500 · program services $9,978 · management and general $2,210 · fundraising $312

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $13,849 · management and general $13,849

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $12,872 · program services $1,920 · management and general $9,598 · fundraising $1,354

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,446 · program services $2,789 · fundraising $2,657

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,809 · program services $37,991 · management and general $243 · fundraising $5,575

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,691 · program services $5,806 · fundraising $885

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $71,922 · program services $67,689 · management and general $1,732 · fundraising $2,501

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,840 · program services $8,940 · management and general $277 · fundraising $623

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,803 · program services $5,786 · management and general $17

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,296 · program services $17,296

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,773 · program services $8,726 · management and general $1,047

  • 24a · Other expenses: Veterinary Care

    total $74,965 · program services $74,961 · fundraising $4

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dogs and Related

    total $37,375 · program services $37,142 · fundraising $233

  • 24c · Other expenses: Uncollectible Pledges

    total $12,148 · management and general $12,148

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $367,782 · end of year $139,629

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $268,100 · end of year $877,112

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $34,440 · end of year $36,020

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,272 · end of year $8,486

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

    $220,684

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

    $120,289

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $117,690 · end of year $100,395

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,219,924 · end of year $2,468,516

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $85,623 · end of year $46,310

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $44,118 · end of year $54,100

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $81,184 · end of year $41,529

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,977,529 · end of year $3,580,839

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Hero Dogs improves the quality of life of our nations heroes and enhances the services of community organizations by placing assistance dogs with customized training & lifetime support.

  • During this fiscal year, we placed seven new service dog teams, seven facility dog teams, and one skilled home companion. We currently have eight dogs in advanced training and 20 dogs in the puppy program. Our 33 active facility dog teams reach over 100,000 people every year, serving as reliable partners at police stations, fire departments, schools, hospitals, and advocacy organizations. Our therapy dog program currently has 24 active teams conducting visits throughout the region, providing moments of calm, joy, and connection to over 15,000 people annually.

    Expenses $849,124 · Revenue $4,346

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nikki Charles Ex-officio

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $202,962
    From this org
    $189,841
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,121
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,841
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,532
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,589
    Filer's total
    $202,962

  • Jim Crimmins

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Isaac Toyos

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tara Doyle

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Naomi Wolak

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAnn Melnick

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marian Block

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mikayla Bouchard Hensler

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Victoria Van de Vate

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brandon Kelley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wilder Leavitt

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Irene Kim

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randi Kaplan

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alex Maguire

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cassandra Sumner

    Secretary

    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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
2024
Filed
25 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202610569349300736

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