Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by PATRIOT PAWS SERVICE DOGS.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 21 November 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) 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.
Listed under a different title
- Lori StevensLORI STEVENS: Board member then EXECUTIVE DIR.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,924,547
- Total expenses
- $3,659,719
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,856,399
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $68,148
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,433,011
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $252,897
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,180,114
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,134,901
- Management and general expenses
- $368,537
- Fundraising expenses
- $156,281
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,134,901
Program services were 85.7% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,856,399
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$110,267
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3 · Investment income
total $68,148 · excluded $68,148
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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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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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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 $333,627 · program services $333,627
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,705,208 · program services $1,485,288 · management and general $108,794 · fundraising $111,126
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $117,993 · program services $72,927 · management and general $45,066
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $303,881 · program services $232,162 · management and general $26,564 · fundraising $45,155
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13 · Office expenses
total $22,351 · program services $16,060 · management and general $6,291
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $200,707 · program services $170,684 · management and general $30,023
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17 · Travel
total $152,291 · program services $147,172 · management and general $5,119
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $2,948 · management and general $2,948
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $248,706 · program services $223,836 · management and general $24,870
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23 · Insurance
total $75,820 · program services $68,457 · management and general $7,363
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24a · Other expenses: DOG RELATED EXPENSE
total $292,212 · program services $291,380 · management and general $832
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24b · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE/VOLUNTEER RELATIONS
total $62,737 · program services $43,646 · management and general $19,091
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24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES
total $46,347 · management and general $46,347
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24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $28,516 · program services $12,474 · management and general $16,042
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24e · All other expenses
total $66,375 · program services $37,188 · management and general $29,187
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,185,403 · end of year $3,568,098
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,407,987 · end of year $2,034
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $10 · end of year $57,352
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $80,905 · end of year $83,580
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,643,946
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,000,770
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,444,922 · end of year $3,643,176
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $112,253 · end of year $78,771
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $105,279 · end of year $137,172
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $126,460 · end of year $79,379
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $84,455 · end of year $36,346
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,897,736 · end of year $7,160,114
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $17,550 · end of year $20,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO TRAIN AND PROVIDE SERVICE DOGS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AT NO COST TO DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS AND OTHERS WITH MOBILE DISABILITIES IN ORDER TO HELP RESTORE THEIR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL INDEPENDENCE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TRAIN SERVICE DOGS TO ASSIST DISABLED VETERANS AND OTHER AMERICANS WITH MOBILE DISABILITIES.
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DOG TRAINING AND PLACEMENT: PATRIOT PAWS IS COMMITTED TO RESTORING AND ENHANCING THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF AMERICAN VETERANS BY PROVIDING SERVICE DOGS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AT NO COST. THESE DOGS ARE PROVIDED TO VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEIR DISABILITIES ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR MILITARY SERVICE. IN 2023, WE TOOK A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD BY BUILDING OUR PUPPY DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC) AND PRODUCING PURPOSE-BRED DOGS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ADI NORTH AMERICA BREEDING COOPERATIVE (ABC). OUR DOGS ARE CAREFULLY EVALUATED TO ENSURE ONLY THOSE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY ARE SELECTED FOR OUR PROGRAM. ONCE ACCEPTED INTO TRAINING, EACH DOG IS TAUGHT COMMANDS THAT MEET OR EXCEED THE STANDAREDS SET BY ASSISTANCE DOGS INTERNATIONAL (ADI). WITH PARTNERSHIPS FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, AND LOCAL PUPPY RAISERS, OUR COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM ENSURES EACH DOG RECEIVES THE BEST POSSIBLE PREPARATION. ONCE TRAINING IS COMPLETED, DOGS ARE SELECTED FOR VETERANS BASED ON DETAILED OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY OF THE VETERAN AND THE SERVICE DOG TO EFFECTIVELY WORK TOGETHER AND PASS THE ADI PUBLIC ACCESS TEST AS A TEAM.DURING 2023, PATRIOT PAWS PLACED 13 SERVICE DOGS, 12 IN-HOME WORKING DOGS, AND 2 FACILITY DOGS WITH VETERANS AND QUALIFYING FACILITIES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DOGS PLACED IN 2023 TO 27.
Expenses $3,134,901
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Lori StevensLORI STEVENS
Board member
- Total calculated
- $132,210
- From this org
- $132,210
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Rick StevensRICK STEVENS
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $106,294
- From this org
- $106,294
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Adam CunninghamADAM CUNNINGHAM
DIRECTOR OF FIN
- Total calculated
- $91,919
- From this org
- $91,919
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Mitzi BrownMITZI BROWN
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Mike L KovarMIKE L KOVAR
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brian FieldBRIAN FIELD
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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David MarguliesDAVID MARGULIES
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Elaine FordELAINE FORD
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533119349301348
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