Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,952,164
- Total expenses
- $4,111,489
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,138,192
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $8,952
- Investment income
- $233,996
- Other revenue
- -$428,976
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,998,558
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $311,885
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $16,686,673
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,674,376
- Management and general expenses
- $194,835
- Fundraising expenses
- $242,278
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,674,376
Program services were 89.4% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$20,058
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,118,134
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$17,127
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2a · Program service revenue: ADOPTION FEES
total $8,625 · related or exempt $8,625
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2b · Program service revenue: SALES
total $327 · related or exempt $327
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3 · Investment income
total $254,319 · excluded $254,319
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6a · Gross rents
real property $6,000
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $6,000
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $6,000 · excluded $6,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $20,323
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$20,323
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$20,323 · excluded -$20,323
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $315 · excluded $315
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11b · Other revenue: BOARDING & DAYCARE INCOME
total -$435,291 · unrelated business -$435,291
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11e · Other revenue, total
-$434,976
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $211,174 · program services $168,940 · management and general $21,117 · fundraising $21,117
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,048,706 · program services $1,928,938 · management and general $51,049 · fundraising $68,719
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $63,379 · program services $60,065 · management and general $1,050 · fundraising $2,264
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $320,859 · program services $297,946 · management and general $8,781 · fundraising $14,132
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $159,009 · program services $147,111 · management and general $4,658 · fundraising $7,240
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11b · Fees: legal
total $750 · program services $622 · management and general $55 · fundraising $73
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $11,100 · program services $9,202 · management and general $810 · fundraising $1,088
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $70,442 · management and general $70,442
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11g · Fees: other
total $49,256 · program services $40,832 · management and general $3,597 · fundraising $4,827
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $80,484 · program services $44,556 · fundraising $35,928
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13 · Office expenses
total $39,167 · program services $31,777 · management and general $1,541 · fundraising $5,849
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14 · Information technology
total $101,373 · program services $91,981 · management and general $1,550 · fundraising $7,842
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16 · Occupancy
total $120,838 · program services $103,706 · management and general $7,469 · fundraising $9,663
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17 · Travel
total $184,905 · program services $176,571 · management and general $4,324 · fundraising $4,010
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $525 · management and general $525
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $267,170 · program services $262,252 · management and general $1,639 · fundraising $3,279
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23 · Insurance
total $66,285 · program services $60,650 · management and general $1,163 · fundraising $4,472
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24a · Other expenses: DOG TRAINING COSTS
total $151,107 · program services $151,107
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24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $76,876 · program services $46,486 · management and general $14,638 · fundraising $15,752
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24c · Other expenses: OTHER EVENT COSTS
total $49,894 · program services $27,623 · management and general $80 · fundraising $22,191
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24d · Other expenses: OTHER RELATED COSTS
total $21,063 · program services $11,182 · management and general $347 · fundraising $9,534
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24e · All other expenses
total $17,127 · program services $12,829 · fundraising $4,298
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $352,771 · end of year $354,580
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $118,963 · end of year $114,714
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $193,500 · end of year $80,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $2,373 · end of year $5,977
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $21,310 · end of year $16,777
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $81,393 · end of year $104,487
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$10,526,064
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,068,273
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $7,560,152 · end of year $7,457,791
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $9,290,714 · end of year $8,800,065
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $69,167 · end of year $64,167
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $268,363 · end of year $311,885
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $364,006
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $15,919,764 · end of year $15,433,772
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,136,710 · end of year $1,252,901
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
TO PROFESSIONALLY TRAIN DOGS TO HELP PEOPLE AND ENHANCE LIVES WHILE MAINTAINING A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO ALL DOGS WE RESCUE OR BREED AND THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
DOGS FOR BETTER LIVES (DBL) IS THE OLDEST HEARING DOG TRAINING CENTER IN THE U.S. AND AMONG ONE OF THE FIRST ASSISTANCE DOG ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD TO BE FULLY ACCREDITED BY ASSISTANCE DOGS INTERNATIONAL. DBL TRAINERS MUST COMPLETE AN IN-DEPTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM TO BECOME CERTIFIED. DBL IS UNIQUE IN THAT CERTIFIED TRAINERS BRING THE DOGS TO THE CLIENTS' HOMES FOR PLACEMENT, ALLOWING FOR A CUSTOMIZED AND ONE-TO-ONE SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE OF THE MOST THOROUGH FOLLOW-UP PROGRAMS IN THE ASSISTANCE DOG SECTOR. IN NOVEMBER 2017, THE NATIONAL NONPROFIT CHANGED ITS NAME FROM DOGS FOR THE DEAF TO DOGS FOR BETTER LIVES TO BETTER ENCOMPASS THE RANGE OF ASSISTANCE DOGS IT NOW TRAINS AND PLACES, WHICH INCLUDES HEARING DOGS, AUTISM ASSISTANCE DOGS, FACILITY DOGS, AND CAREER CHANGE DOGS.
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INCORPORATED IN 1977, DOGS FOR BETTER LIVES (DBL) IS THE OLDEST HEARING DOG TRAINING CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES, AND AMONG ONE OF THE FIRST ASSISTANCE DOG ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD TO BE FULLY ACCREDITED BY ASSISTANCE DOGS INTERNATIONAL (ADI). DBL TRAINERS MUST COMPLETE AN IN-DEPTH THREE-YEAR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM TO BECOME CERTIFIED AS ASSISTANCE DOG TRAINERS. DBL IS UNIQUE IN THAT CERTIFIED TRAINERS BRING THE TRAINED ASSISTANCE DOGS TO THE CLIENTS' HOMES FOR PLACEMENT, ALLOWING FOR CUSTOMIZED ONE-TO-ONE CLIENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE OF THE MOST THOROUGH FOLLOW-UP PROGRAMS IN THE ASSISTANCE DOG SECTOR. IN NOVEMBER 2017, THE NATIONAL NONPROFIT CHANGED ITS NAME FROM DOGS FOR THE DEAF TO DOGS FOR BETTER LIVES TO BETTER ENCOMPASS THE RANGE OF ASSISTANCE DOGS IT TRAINS AND PLACES, WHICH INCLUDES HEARING DOGS, AUTISM ASSISTANCE DOGS, FACILITY DOGS, AND CAREER CHANGE DOGS. DBL TRAINS SHELTER DOGS EVALUATED FOR APPROPRIATE TEMPERAMENT, CONFIDENCE, AND WORK ETHIC AND WITH PURPOSE-BRED DOGS WITHIN ITS OWN BREEDING PROGRAM AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH AFFILIATED SERVICE DOG ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY GUIDE DOG PROGRAMS. DOGS BEGIN EXTENSIVE TRAINING, WHICH CAN TAKE FOUR TO 6 MONTHS OR LONGER FOR EACH DOG. ONCE TRAINED, DOGS ARE CAREFULLY MATCHED WITH APPLICANTS FROM A WAITING LIST. CERTIFIED TRAINERS TAKE THE DOGS TO THE CLIENTS' HOMES TO TEACH THEM HOW TO MAINTAIN THE DOGS' TRAINING. AFTER PLACEMENT, CLIENTS ARE SUPPORTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE DOGS BY CONDUCTING ONGOING GUIDANCE, AFTERCARE, AND IN PERSON FOLLOW-UP VISITS. DBL DOES NOT REQUIRE FEES OR DEPOSITS THUS DOGS ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THEIR CLIENTS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23, DBL LAUNCHED TWO NEW PROGRAMS THE PRISON PUPPY RAISING PROGRAM IN COOPERATION WITH TWO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN OHIO TO HELP RAISE PUPPIES FOR OUR PROGRAM. IN THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM, INCARCERATED HANDLERS RAISE AND TRAIN PUPPIES WHO WILL ONE DAY WORK AS ASSISTANCE DOGS. DBL STAFF TEACHES THE HANDLERS TO WORK WITH THE DOGS USING POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING TECHNIQUES AND GENERAL OBEDIENCE SKILLS THAT LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE ASSISTANCE DOG TRAINING AT ONE OF DBL'S TRAINING CAMPUSES. AND THE FROM SHELTER TO SERVICE DOG PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OPERATION KINDNESS IN DALLAS, TEXAS, DBL WORKS WITH SHELTER STAFF AND FOSTER VOLUNTEERS TO IDENTIFY AND TRAIN SHELTER DOGS WHO MAY BE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR OUR ASSISTANCE DOG PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING MORE PEOPLE AND DOGS IN NEED. DBL MAINTAINED REGULAR CONTACT WITH AND PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR 145 EXISTING CLIENTS AND 27 WAITLIST CLIENTS. DBL RESCUED 10 DOGS FROM SHELTERS; FOUND HOMES FOR EIGHT RETURNED SHELTER DOGS; BRED 7 PUPPIES; AND ACQUIRED 29 DOGS THROUGH NETWORKING WITH OTHER SERVICE DOG AGENCIES. THE ORGANIZATION PLACED A TOTAL OF 52 DOGS: 15 HEARING DOGS, FIVE FACILITY DOG, 27 CAREER CHANGE DOGS, AND FIVE DOGS WERE TRANSFERRED TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL WORKING DOGS.
Expenses $2,868,132 · Revenue $8,952
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DBL'S PUBLIC EDUCATION IS PRIMARILY DONE THROUGH SHARING OF DIGITAL ONLINE MEDIA AND PRINTED MATERIALS, INCLUDING ITS MONTHLY ENEWSLETTER, QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, CANINE LISTENER, AND ANNUAL REPORT. REGULARLY, THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTS ON CAMPUS, IN-PERSON, AND VIRTUALLY ONLINE TO SEVERAL DIVERSE AUDIENCES ACROSS THE NATION, DEMONSTRATING HOW THE DOGS ARE TRAINED TO HELP PEOPLE, NEED FOR PUPPY RAISERS AND BREEDER CARETAKERS FOR AN EVER-GROWING BREEDING PROGRAM, AND FURTHER NEED FOR REGIONAL VOLUNTEER LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR ITS NATIONAL PROGRAMS. DBL IS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ITS VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS THROUGH THE LAUNCHING AND GROWTH OF ITS REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARDS (RAB) ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA, PACIFIC NORTHWEST (OR, WA), AND NORTHEAST (MA, NJ, NJ, AND VA). THIS NATIONAL PROGRAM PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE TO DBL, IN HELPING TO ADVOCATE FOR AND EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, SHARE POWERFUL IMPACT, AND ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS, AMONG OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. AS A RESULT OF ITS OUTREACH AND CULTIVATION EFFORTS, DBL CONTINUES TO RECEIVE CONSISTENT INCOME FROM BEQUESTS, FOUNDATIONS, COMMUNITY/CLUB ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH CURRENT DONORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLACING THE ORGANIZATION IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS. DBL'S NATIONAL BOARD HAS CONTINUED TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY WITH 20 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS CURRENTLY, INCLUDING 15 REPRESENTATIVES OUTSIDE OF OREGON. THE BOARD INCLUDES CLIENTS, VETERINARIANS, AND AN IMPRESSIVE DIVERSIFICATION OF BACKGROUNDS INCLUDING MARKETING, LAW, FINANCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE, AND HUMAN RESOURCES. COMPANIES REPRESENTED, INCLUDE MICROSOFT, LITHIA MOTORS U.S. BANK, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, TRIMBLE, AND TOYOTA, AMONG OTHERS.
Expenses $806,244
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Blake ThurmanBLAKE THURMAN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Carriejo HoelzelCARRIEJO HOELZEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Danielle RoseDANIELLE ROSE
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.7
-
David HollingsworthDAVID HOLLINGSWORTH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Doug HexterDOUG HEXTER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Emily NelsonEMILY NELSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Garrett WestGARRETT WEST
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Lisa De VivoLISA DE VIVO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Lisa RobinsonLISA ROBINSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Michelle FarabaughMICHELLE FARABAUGH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Patty JensenPATTY JENSEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Rich PerlmanRICH PERLMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Stacy TollieSTACY TOLLIE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Tim CibulaTIM CIBULA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Tom DobryTOM DOBRY
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Stephanie DeinesSTEPHANIE DEINES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Kellie GreenKELLIE GREEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Josh BroadwaterJOSH BROADWATER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
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Chelly QuinnCHELLY QUINN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Stacie BiancoSTACIE BIANCO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
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Bryan WilliamsBRYAN WILLIAMS
PRESIDENT/CEO
- Total calculated
- $195,570
- From this org
- $175,402
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,168
- Hours/week
- 42
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $175,402
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,414
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,754
- Filer's total
- $195,570
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Harvey PottsHARVEY POTTS
VP OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $122,916
- From this org
- $110,935
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,981
- Hours/week
- 40
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 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
- 9 October 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202342979349301219
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