What the amendment changed
Compared with the return it replaced , filed 17 February 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total revenue
- $3,393,240 changed to $6,338,544
- Total expenses
- $5,271,609 changed to $6,398,568
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,160,615 changed to $6,024,719
- Program service revenue
- $40,338 changed to $91,230
- Investment income
- $192,287 changed to $201,934
- Other revenue
- $0 changed to $20,661
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,262,669 changed to $11,230,241
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $680,586 changed to $554,935
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $10,582,083 changed to $10,675,306
- Program services expenses
- $4,250,580 changed to $5,001,167
- Management and general expenses
- $381,457 changed to $572,251
- Fundraising expenses
- $639,572 changed to $825,150
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,250,580 changed to $5,001,167
Listed only on the earlier return
- BRIAN SWARD
- KEITH SMITH
Listed only on the later return
- ALEX ROBB
Listed under a different title
- DANIEL MAY: BOARD MEMBER then TREASURER
- JOHN DELLASALLE: BOARD MEMBER then VICE CHAIR
- KRISTEN DEEVY: BOARD MEMBER then SECRETARY
- LANI KESSLER: CO-CHAIR then BOARD MEMBER
Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,338,544
- Total expenses
- $6,398,568
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,024,719
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $91,230
- Investment income
- $201,934
- Other revenue
- $20,661
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,230,241
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $554,935
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $10,675,306
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,001,167
- Management and general expenses
- $572,251
- Fundraising expenses
- $825,150
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,001,167
Program services were 78.2% 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
$824,675
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,200,044
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$21,621
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2a · Program service revenue: ADOPTION FEES AND OTHER INCOM
total $91,230 · related or exempt $91,230
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3 · Investment income
total $78,170 · excluded $78,170
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $123,764
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $123,764
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $123,764 · excluded $123,764
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$221,663
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$824,675
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$221,663
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$21,005
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$344
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $20,661 · excluded $20,661
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $209,740 · program services $104,870 · management and general $41,948 · fundraising $62,922
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,129,904 · program services $2,654,221 · management and general $232,175 · fundraising $243,508
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $317,233 · program services $253,998 · management and general $58,119 · fundraising $5,116
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $317,858 · program services $275,799 · management and general $17,774 · fundraising $24,285
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $20,575 · management and general $20,575
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $39,287 · program services $34,228 · management and general $62 · fundraising $4,997
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13 · Office expenses
total $187,804 · program services $85,497 · management and general $69,246 · fundraising $33,061
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14 · Information technology
total $214,748 · program services $152,676 · management and general $8,727 · fundraising $53,345
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16 · Occupancy
total $198,131 · program services $189,200 · management and general $5,389 · fundraising $3,542
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17 · Travel
total $82,827 · program services $64,204 · management and general $346 · fundraising $18,277
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20 · Interest
total $198 · program services $84 · management and general $112 · fundraising $2
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $422,432 · program services $401,311 · management and general $12,673 · fundraising $8,448
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23 · Insurance
total $109,080 · program services $65,316 · management and general $39,374 · fundraising $4,390
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24a · Other expenses: DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE
total $267,206 · fundraising $267,206
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24b · Other expenses: SCHEDULED MEDICAL EXPENSE
total $223,943 · program services $223,884 · fundraising $59
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24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES & EQUIP.
total $177,590 · program services $177,590
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24d · Other expenses: CONTRACTORS
total $173,501 · program services $42,619 · management and general $49,269 · fundraising $81,613
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24e · All other expenses
total $306,511 · program services $275,670 · management and general $16,462 · fundraising $14,379
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,289,153 · end of year $2,288,543
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $138,450 · end of year $99,990
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $19,844 · end of year $64,353
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$8,372,471
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,794,817
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,811,873 · end of year $5,577,654
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,751,038 · end of year $3,007,474
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $34,037 · end of year $31,803
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $218,274 · end of year $160,424
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $499,057 · end of year $431,901
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $181,529 · end of year $123,034
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $9,891,160 · end of year $10,043,206
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $690,923 · end of year $632,100
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS TRANSFORMS LIVES BY PARTNERING PEOPLE WITH CUSTOM- TRAINED ASSISTANCE DOGS.
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DOG OPERATIONS: FROM OCT 2024-SEPT 2025, FSD PLACED 38 ASSISTANCE DOGS WITH CLIENTS INCLUDING 28 SERVICE DOGS, 3 FACILITY DOGS WITH FIRST RESPONDERS, AND 7 PROFESSIONAL THERAPY DOGS. IN ADDITION, 21 SKILLED COMPANION DOGS WERE PLACED IN THE HOME OF A VETERAN, FIRST RESPONDER, ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY MEMBER, OR GOLD STAR FAMILY. THIS YEAR, 125 PUPPIES WERE BORN AT FSD AND BEGAN THE JOURNEY TO BECOME A LIFE-CHANGING ASSISTANCE DOG. CAREFULLY MANAGING THE GENETICS, TEMPERAMENT, HEALTH CARE, TRAINING AND SOCIALIZATION OF THE SERVICE DOG CANDIDATES HAS ENABLED FSD TO GRADUATE MORE SUCCESSFUL SERVICE DOGS IN A TIMELIER MANNER.
Expenses $4,066,607 · Revenue $91,230
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EDUCATION & CLIENT RELATIONS: FSD PROVIDED LIFETIME SUPPORT, INCLUDING FOLLOW-UP TRAINING AND RECERTIFICATION, TO 171 EXISTING TEAMS TO ENSURE THAT GRADUATES AND THEIR ASSISTANCE DOGS CONTINUE TO HAVE A POSITIVE PARTNERSHIP BY TEACHING DOGS NEW TASKS, BRUSHING UP ON SKILLS, AND ADDRESSING ANY CHANGING NEEDS OF THE HANDLER. FURTHERMORE, FSD HAS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WORKING WITH SCHOOLS, CORPORATIONS, VOLUNTEERS, AND THE COMMUNITY TO EDUCATE ABOUT ASSISTANCE DOGS AND THE MISSION AND IMPACT OF FSD.
Expenses $934,560
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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CHRIS NELSON
PRESIDENT &
- Total calculated
- $200,677
- From this org
- $186,637
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,040
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $186,637
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $14,040
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $200,677
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MICHELLE SEARCH
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
JOHN DELLASALLE
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
LANI KESSLER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
PETER MEYERS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
NOEL WICKWAR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
KRISTEN DEEVY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
MELISSA MORROW
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
WILLIAM FOY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
DANIEL MAY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
AL HIRSHBERG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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STEPHANIE DAHL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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TREVOR EMERY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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ROGER BAILEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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DJ DESROSIERS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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ALEX ROBB
BOARD MEMBER
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 6 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202620969349301492
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