National Disaster Search Dog Foundation Inc

Analysis

National Disaster Search Dog Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Paula, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 September 2023, National Disaster Search Dog Foundation Inc reported income of $6.8m and spending of $6.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $8.9m to $6.8m (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, National Disaster Search Dog Foundation Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Memorial Home at Osakis Minn Incorporated ($6.8m), Healthier Kids Foundation Inc ($6.8m) and Beyond Type1 ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $493k (7.6% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $39.0m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $36.9m. It reported 49 employees.