Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation

Analysis

Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Jud, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1993, 33 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation reported income of $567k and spending of $856k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $687k to $567k (-17%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 69th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The International Society for Ecology and Culture ($567k), Friends of the Bing ($567k) and Volusia County Council on Aging Living Gifts Foundation Inc ($567k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $109k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 23 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.