Freedom Service Dogs
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Freedom Service Dogs meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to transform lives by partnering people with custom-trained assistance dogs."
Year, State Incorporated:
1987, CO
Freedom Service Dogs of America (FSD) has clients including veterans with PTSD, children and teens with autism and other neurocognitive disabilities, and individuals with physical challenges resulting from conditions such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injury. The organization also provides professional therapy dogs to serve as partners for clinicians, therapists, law enforcement, and more. Some ($255,390 or 5%) of FSD's programs are conducted in conjunction with informational materials that include fundraising appeals.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, Freedom Service Dogs's program expenses were:
| Dog training and maintenance | $3,653,896 |
| Public education and other | $1,080,821 |
| Total Program Expenses | $4,734,717 |
Chief Executive
Chris Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*
$113,840
Chair of the Board
Michelle Search
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
National Practice Leader, Jefferson Wells
Board Size
13
Paid Staff Size
51
*2023 compensation, as reported by the charity, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Television
FSD incurred joint costs of $420,638 for informational materials and activities that included fundraising materials. Of those costs, $255,390 was allocated to program expenses and $165,228 was allocated to fundraising expenses.
Fundraising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,255,224, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Freedom Service Dogs's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Source of Funds
| Contributions | $3,490,890 |
| Private and government grants | $918,030 |
| Special events, net | $819,729 |
| Fees and other income | $90,450 |
| In-kind contributions | $26,575 |
| Realized and unrealized investment loss | $-418,516 |
| Total Income | $4,927,158 |
Programs: 82% Fundraising: 11% Administrative: 7%
| Total Income | $4,927,158 |
| Total expenses: | $5,755,592 |
| Program expenses | $4,734,717 |
| Fundraising expenses | $634,708 |
| Administrative expenses | $386,167 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-828,434 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $14,499,177 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $13,670,743 |
| Total Liabilities | $396,444 |
| Total Assets | $14,067,187 |
Note: According to FSD's 2022 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contirbutions totaling $26,575 in the form of supplies.
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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance