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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: November 2025 Expires: November 2027

Healing Paws for Warriors

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Post Office Box 4373
Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32549

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Healing Paws for Warriors meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
“to provide rescue-to-trained service dogs to veterans faced with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Military Sexual Trauma (MST) at no cost to the veteran.”

Year, State Incorporated:
2015, FL

Healing Paws for Warriors (HPW) is a local veteran-founded organization dedicated to providing support and service dogs for other veterans. The organization reports that it works to reduce veteran suicide and increase self and family health and wellness. HPW aims to pair and train service dogs with veterans at no cost to the veteran to give hope and healing to veterans and rescue dogs; and empower military heroes to return to civilian life with dignity and independence.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, Healing Paws for Warriors's program expenses were:

Program services $249,236
Total Program Expenses $249,236

Chief Executive
Dennis Krebs, Executive Director

Compensation*
$15,534

Chair of the Board
Terry Cowan

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Program Manager, CareerSource Okaloosa Walton

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
5

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet

Fundraising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $185,498, 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 Healing Paws for Warriors's IRS Form 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Special events, net $81,265
Other contributions $71,509
Government grants $32,724
Investment income $2,873
Miscellaneous income $341
Total Income $180,841

Programs: 90% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 5%

Total Income $180,841
Total expenses: $277,415
  Program expenses $249,236
  Fundraising expenses $14,061
  Administrative expenses $14,118
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-96,574
Beginning Net Assets $518,881
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $422,307
Total Liabilities $0
Total Assets $422,307

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Report completed by:
BBB of Northwest Florida