Totals
- Total revenue
- $91,807,777
- Total expenses
- $66,638,009
- Contributions and grants received
- $58,724,773
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $108,200
- Investment income
- $32,833,726
- Other revenue
- $141,078
- Total assets, end of year
- $571,972,221
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $38,109,753
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $533,862,468
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $51,861,842
- Management and general expenses
- $5,812,239
- Fundraising expenses
- $8,963,928
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $51,861,842
Program services were 77.8% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$784,489
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$57,940,284
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,618,848
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2a · Program service revenue: ADOPTION FEES
total $108,200 · related or exempt $108,200
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3 · Investment income
total $12,467,934 · unrelated business $206,509 · excluded $12,261,425
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5 · Royalties
total $203,116 · excluded $203,116
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6a · Gross rents
real property $141,346
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $141,346
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $141,346 · excluded $141,346
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $85,297,568 · other assets $67,037
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $64,967,159 · other assets $31,654
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $20,330,409 · other assets $35,383
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $20,365,792 · excluded $20,365,792
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$2,950
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$784,489
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$259,593
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$256,643 · excluded -$256,643
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$300
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$2,515
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9c · Net income from gaming
total -$2,215 · excluded -$2,215
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$239,416
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$225,919
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $13,497 · related or exempt $13,497
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $41,977 · excluded $41,977
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11e · Other revenue, total
$41,977
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $823,264 · program services $195,647 · management and general $501,539 · fundraising $126,078
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $28,809,750 · program services $24,726,204 · management and general $1,871,207 · fundraising $2,212,339
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,288,238 · program services $1,101,917 · management and general $85,460 · fundraising $100,861
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $4,335,871 · program services $3,907,352 · management and general $203,388 · fundraising $225,131
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $2,221,628 · program services $1,901,890 · management and general $157,461 · fundraising $162,277
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11b · Fees: legal
total $145,814 · program services $1,146 · management and general $102,960 · fundraising $41,708
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $184,761 · program services $11,086 · management and general $173,675
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $4,734,005 · fundraising $4,734,005
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $1,124,870 · management and general $1,124,870
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11g · Fees: other
total $2,194,703 · program services $1,268,657 · management and general $686,661 · fundraising $239,385
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $97,064 · program services $49,501 · management and general $14,225 · fundraising $33,338
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13 · Office expenses
total $264,311 · program services $148,135 · management and general $46,887 · fundraising $69,289
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16 · Occupancy
total $4,896,918 · program services $4,238,703 · management and general $448,309 · fundraising $209,906
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17 · Travel
total $1,626,339 · program services $1,494,225 · management and general $46,780 · fundraising $85,334
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20 · Interest
total $1,123,858 · program services $1,123,858
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,985,328 · program services $3,816,771 · management and general $90,647 · fundraising $77,910
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23 · Insurance
total $764,907 · program services $681,447 · management and general $41,605 · fundraising $41,855
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24a · Other expenses: VET SERVICES & SUPPLIES
total $5,109,885 · program services $5,109,507 · management and general $274 · fundraising $104
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24b · Other expenses: DIRECT MAIL & PUBLICATI
total $1,163,841 · program services $555,853 · management and general $34,835 · fundraising $573,153
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24c · Other expenses: DOG FOOD & SUPPLIES
total $937,640 · program services $931,834 · fundraising $5,806
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24d · Other expenses: OTHER
total $647,080 · program services $440,487 · management and general $181,229 · fundraising $25,364
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24e · All other expenses
total $157,934 · program services $157,622 · management and general $227 · fundraising $85
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26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)
total $1,909,665 · program services $954,833 · management and general $286,449 · fundraising $668,383
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $4,493,655 · end of year $4,844,709
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $21,126 · end of year $23,356
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $11,609,520 · end of year $7,562,850
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $2,021,389 · end of year $2,017,427
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $267,952 · end of year $170,065
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $828,067 · end of year $1,146,423
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$104,023,997
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$57,584,916
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $47,402,892 · end of year $46,439,081
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $333,700,482 · end of year $382,792,714
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $112,878,288 · end of year $113,607,875
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $11,969,477 · end of year $13,367,721
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $5,247,551 · end of year $6,322,211
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $15,665 · end of year $15,102
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $27,962,015 · end of year $26,724,044
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $5,087,989 · end of year $5,048,396
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $455,286,869 · end of year $496,340,730
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $31,592,759 · end of year $37,521,738
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND EMPOWERS LIVES BY CREATING EXCEPTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE, DOGS, AND COMMUNITIES.
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GUIDE DOG PROGRAMSGDB IS RECOGNIZED AS A WORLD LEADER IN THE BREEDING, SOCIALIZATION, AND TRAINING OF GUIDE DOGS ALONG WITH UNPARALLELED SUPPORT OF ITS GUIDE DOG TEAMS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, GDB SERVED ALMOST 2,000 GUIDE DOG TEAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. GUIDE DOG TEAMS TRAIN AND GRADUATE FROM GDB'S CAMPUSES IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON, AND IN HOME CLIENT TRAINING SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. AS PART OF GDB'S COMMITMENT TO CLIENT SERVICE AND SUPPORT, CLIENTS HAVE ONGOING ACCESS TO ON CAMPUS VETERINARY SERVICES, VETERINARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, DEDICATED FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, 24/7 CALL IN SUPPORT, AN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, AND MUCH MORE. (CONTINUED ON SCH O)ORIENTATION & MOBILITY IMMERSION PROGRAMAPPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AGO, GDB EXPANDED ITS SERVICE OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE A FREE ORIENTATION & MOBILITY IMMERSION ("OMI") PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY SKILLS FOR SAFE, INDEPENDENT TRAVEL, INCLUDING THOSE SKILLS THAT ARE MOST RELEVANT TO GUIDE DOG HANDLING. GDB PROVIDES SERVICES TO NEW CLIENTS AS WELL AS TO CURRENT GUIDE DOGS HANDLERS WHO MAY NEED TO ENHANCE THEIR MOBILITY SKILLS. OMI TRAINING IS CONDUCTED AT BOTH CAMPUS LOCATIONS AND IN-HOME, WITH 378 CLIENTS SERVED TO DATE AND 74 CLIENTSSERVED DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.K9 BUDDY PROGRAMGDB'S K9 BUDDY PROGRAM MATCHES SPECIALLY SELECTED DOGS, WHO WERE NOT SUITED TO BECOME GUIDE DOGS, AS WONDERFUL PETS AND BUDDIES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES. A DOG CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEIGHTENING OF SENSORY DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCED SELF ESTEEM. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, 29 K9 BUDDY TEAMS WERE CREATED AT NO COST TO THE CLIENT OR THEIR FAMILIES.YOUTH PROGRAMSWHILE GDB'S GUIDE DOG AND OMI PROGRAMS PRIMARILY SERVE ADULTS, GDB ALSO SEEKS OUT WAYS BEYOND ITS K9 BUDDY PROGRAM TO ENGAGE YOUTH WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. GDB HAS SEVERAL FREE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE GUIDE DOG LIFESTYLE STARTING AT A YOUNG AGE.CAMP GDBAT CAMP GDB, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE THE COMPANIONSHIP, INDEPENDENCE, AND RESPONSIBILITY OF HAVING A GUIDE DOG. CAMPERS EXPERIENCE HANDSON FUN AND UNIQUE ACTIVITIES WITH DOGS AND LEARN WHY ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY ("O&M") SKILLS ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH A GUIDE DOG. THERE WERE TWO CAMP SESSIONS THIS YEAR FOR YOUTH AGES 14-17 DURING WHICH CAMPERS VISITED GDB'S OREGON CAMPUS AND EXPERIENCED WALKING WITH A GUIDE DOG IN HARNESS, HAD EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS WITH VETERINARIANS AND KENNEL STAFF, AND SNUGGLED WITH DOGS. CAMPERS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN ARCHERY, TANDEM BIKE RIDING, AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES, AND CARED FOR A DOG OVERNIGHT.CAREERS & CANINE CONNECTIONSGDB AND AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE ("APH") CAREER CONNECT COLLABORATED TO PROVIDE A WEEKLONG PROGRAM CALLED CAREERS & CANINE CONNECTIONS AT THE HULL CENTER IN SANDY, OR., NEAR GDB'S BORING CAMPUS. PARTICIPANTS RANGED IN AGE FROM 18-24 AND EXPERIENCED A DEEP DIVE INTO CAREER EXPLORATION AND HOW A GUIDE DOG MIGHT FIT INTO THEIR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT. THEY DISCOVERED A VARIETY OF CAREER OPTIONS, THE VALUE OF NETWORKING FOR BOTH WORK AND GREATER INDEPENDENCE, COMPARED MOBILITY POSSIBILITIES FOR WORK RELATED TRAVEL, RECEIVED VOCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT MENTORSHIP, AND PARTICIPATED IN UNIQUE HANDS ON EXPERIENCES WITH DOGS.ADVOCACY EFFORTSIN ADDITION TO ITS FULL COMPLEMENT OF FREE CLIENT PROGRAMS, GDB WORKS TO EDUCATE ITS COMMUNITY ABOUT LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS ACCESSIBILITY AND FURTHERS INCLUSION. THIS YEAR, ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCLUDED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, EVENTS, AND MEDIA EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE PERVASIVE ISSUE OF RIDESHARE DENIALS TO GUIDE DOG HANDLERS IN NORTH AMERICA. ADVOCACY EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDED COLLABORATING WITH LEADERS FROM OTHER GUIDE DOG SCHOOLS TO SHARE DATA, STRATEGIES, AND GLOBAL INSIGHTS ON GUIDE DOG ACCESS CHALLENGES AT THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL GUIDE DOG FEDERATION CONFERENCE.SUPPORT NETWORKGDB HAS THOUSANDS OF PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATE THEIR TIME, TALENTS, AND HEARTS TO GDB; THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN MAKING GDB'S MISSION A REALITY. GDB HAS ALMOST 3,000 VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISERS IN 9 WESTERN STATES, SEVERAL HUNDRED BREEDER CUSTODIANS AND FOSTER CARE VOLUNTEERS, AND NEARLY 800 CAMPUS VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR. VOLUNTEERS WELCOME DOGS INTO THEIR HOMES, ACT AS PROGRAM AMBASSADORS, PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE HELP, AND SUPPORT THE MISSION IN A MULTITUDE OF WAYS.GDB DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY GOVERNMENT FUNDING. ITS GENEROUS DONORS HELP GDB FULFILL ITS LIFE CHANGING MISSION THROUGH GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS, PEER-TO-PEER FUNDRAISING, GRANTS, HONOR AND MEMORIAL GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND NUMEROUS ESTATE PLANNING VEHICLES. DONORS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO GDB THROUGH GIVING SOCIETIES, DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO HAVE MADE A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION. GDB'S LEGACY SOCIETY HONORS THE VISION OF THOSE WHO HAVE INCLUDED GDB IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS.
Expenses $51,861,842 · Revenue $121,697
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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Christine BenningerCHRISTINE BENNINGER
CEO/PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $495,390
- From this org
- $464,366
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,024
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $438,130
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $1,236
- Deferred
- $17,025
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,999
- Filer's total
- $495,390
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Sherilyn DacquistoSHERILYN DACQUISTO
CFO AND TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $313,574
- From this org
- $271,742
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,832
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $260,554
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $1,188
- Deferred
- $13,854
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,978
- Filer's total
- $313,574
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Kristin LucasKRISTIN LUCAS
CANINE AND COMMUNITY OPERATIONS OFFI
- Total calculated
- $279,755
- From this org
- $223,621
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $56,134
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $213,207
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $414
- Deferred
- $11,732
- Nontaxable benefits
- $44,402
- Filer's total
- $279,755
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Larry MeisnerLARRY MEISNER
CHIEF PHILANTHROPIC OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $276,889
- From this org
- $253,101
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,788
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $246,882
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $1,219
- Deferred
- $10,292
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,496
- Filer's total
- $276,889
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Kathleen KuzminskiKATHLEEN KUZMINSKI
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $273,255
- From this org
- $225,320
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,935
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $219,546
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $774
- Deferred
- $11,596
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,339
- Filer's total
- $273,255
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Thomas HortonTHOMAS HORTON
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PLANNED GI
- Total calculated
- $253,334
- From this org
- $213,969
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $39,365
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $208,750
- Bonus
- $4,000
- Other
- $1,219
- Deferred
- $10,907
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,458
- Filer's total
- $253,334
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Lynn DubinskyLYNN DUBINSKY
VP CLIENT ENGAGEMENT & IMPACT
- Total calculated
- $219,045
- From this org
- $195,943
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,102
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,250
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $693
- Deferred
- $8,142
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,960
- Filer's total
- $219,045
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Deborah J NeffDEBORAH J NEFF
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dan LabbeDAN LABBE
VICE CHAIR, FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Leanne BremnerLEANNE BREMNER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amit AhujaAMIT AHUJA
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rhonda BakuskoRHONDA BAKUSKO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Claudia BarkmeierCLAUDIA BARKMEIER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joan BoydJOAN BOYD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Chris ColemanCHRIS COLEMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ann GrubeANN GRUBE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Steve HultquistSTEVE HULTQUIST
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cheri OwenCHERI OWEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joan RobinsonJOAN ROBINSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 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
- AS PART OF THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION APPROVAL PROCESS THE BOARD MAY APPROVE PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES FOR OFFICERS. ON A LIMITED BASIS, THE CEO MAY APPROVE PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES FOR KEY EMPLOYEES.
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.
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GDB INTERNATIONAL
CHARITABLE · CA · controlled entity
Directly controlled by GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (6)
T · INVESTMENTS · CA · controlled entity
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POOLED INCOME FUND (53)
T · INVESTMENTS · CA · controlled entity
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CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (58)
T · INVESTMENTS · CA · controlled entity
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CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (6)
T · INVESTMENTS · FL · controlled entity
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CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (35)
T · INVESTMENTS · OR · controlled entity
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CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (2)
T · INVESTMENTS · TN · controlled entity
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CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (23)
T · INVESTMENTS · WA · controlled entity
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CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES (1)
T · INVESTMENTS · WI · controlled entity
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 11 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513159349306231
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