DEAFINITELY DOGS INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $336K · expenses $319K · assets $84K

EIN
47-1590153
Address
900 KACENA RD, HIAWATHA, IA 52233-1207
Website
www.DEAFINITELYDOGS.ORG
NTEE code
P80
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
September 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2015 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

see Schedule O

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Sherry Steine Ross DIRECTOR2019-2025 $90,110$407,001 1
Lorette Vanourny SECRETARY2019-2025 $90,110$407,001 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Diana Rhine BOARD MEMBER2022-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Janet Teahen BOARD MEMBER2019-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Erin Soteco PRESIDENT2019-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Sue Tyrrell TREASURER2025 4 $0 reported 1
Jan Cleiland BOARD MEMBER2025 4 $0 reported 1
Jan Clieland (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Sue Tyrell (former) TREASURER2019-2024 4 $0 reported 1
John Wall (former) SECRETARY2019 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $180K · 4 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHERRY STEINE ROSS DIRECTOR40 $90,110$0$0 $90,1101
LORETTE VANOURNY SECRETARY40 $90,110$0$0 $90,1101
SUE TYRRELL TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
JANET TEAHEN BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
JAN CLEILAND BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
DIANA RHINE BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
ERIN SOTECO PRESIDENT4 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $157K · 3 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHERRY STEINE ROSS DIRECTOR40 $78,346$0$0 $78,3461
LORETTE VANOURNY SECRETARY40 $78,346$0$0 $78,3461
JAN CLIELAND BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
DIANA RHINE BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
JANET TEAHEN BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
SUE TYRELL TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
ERIN SOTECO PRESIDENT4 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $137K · 3 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHERRY STEINE ROSS DIRECTOR40 $68,694$0$0 $68,6941
LORETTE VANOURNY SECRETARY40 $68,694$0$0 $68,6941
JAN CLIELAND BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
DIANA RHINE BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
JANET TEAHEN BOARD MEMBER4 $0$0$0 $01
SUE TYRELL TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
ERIN SOTECO PRESIDENT4 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $106K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LORETTE VANOURNY DIRECTOR40 $52,771-$0 $52,7711
SHERRY STEINE ROSS DIRECTOR40 $52,771-$0 $52,7711
ERIN SOTECO PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
SUE TYRELL TREASURER4 $0-$0 $01
JAN CLIELAND BOARD MEMBER4 $0-$0 $01
JANET TEAHEN BOARD MEMBER4 $0-$0 $01
DIANA RHINE BOARD MEMBER4 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $98K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LORETTE VANOURNY DIRECTOR40 $49,250-$0 $49,2501
SHERRY STEINE ROSS DIRECTOR40 $49,250-$0 $49,2501
ERIN SOTECO PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
SUE TYRELL TREASURER4 $0-$0 $01
JAN CLIELAND BOARD MEMBER4 $0-$0 $01
JANET TEAHEN BOARD MEMBER4 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $41K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LORETTE VANOURNY DIRECTOR40 $20,280-$0 $20,2801
SHERRY STEINE ROSS DIRECTOR40 $20,280-$0 $20,2801
ERIN SOTECO PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
SUE TYRELL TREASURER4 $0-$0 $01
JAN CLIELAND BOARD MEMBER4 $0-$0 $01
JANET TEAHEN BOARD MEMBER4 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $95K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LORETTE VANOURNY DIRECTOR40 $47,550-$0 $47,5501
SHERRY STEINE ROSS DIRECTOR40 $47,550-$0 $47,5501
ERIN SOTECO PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
SUE TYRELL TREASURER4 $0-$0 $01
JOHN WALL SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
JAN CLIELAND BOARD MEMBER4 $0-$0 $01
JANET TEAHEN BOARD MEMBER4 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$336,254$319,449 $84,385$9,485 $331,872$0 $180,22044
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$312,328$282,943 $78,854$3,954 $310,764$0 $156,69234
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$252,979$239,068 $100,181$25,281 $252,554$0 $137,38834
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$252,979$239,068 $100,181$25,281 $252,554$0 $137,38834
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$187,654$196,178 $122,503$47,603 $184,713$2,586 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$153,091$177,620 $95,595$21,015 $138,952$13,746 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,119$90,430 $5,147$5,147 $81,073$245 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$137,277$185,859 $10,458$10,458 $121,216$5,884 ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $199,382 in all, tax years 2017 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2017, 2019, 2021-2024 6$108,800 2024$7,500
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2017-2018, 2023 3$57,500 2023$7,500
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023, 2025 2$11,077 2025$6,029
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$8,973 2023$8,973
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THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$5,579 2022$5,579
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PETSMART CHARITIES INC Public charity Exact 2017 1$5,000 2017$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DEAFINITELY DOGS INC” 2020-2023 4$2,203 2023$598
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EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DEAFINITELY DOGS INC” 2023 1$250 2023$250
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COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES DAF sponsor$1,946,66426 32017–2023 LCS FOUNDATION; 818 FORWARD WITH FAITH INC; PET IA-LEIGHTON
GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,197,07516 12009–2021 REZ REFUGE MINISTRIES INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$910,17766 222017–2024 ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC; ACCESSPORTAMERICA INC; ISAIAH HOUSE INC; CIRCLE OF FRIENDS INC and 18 more
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER AND THE FINGER LAKES INC DAF sponsor$806,36514 22018–2024 PINES OF PEACE INC; ISAIAH HOUSE INC
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THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$544,71313 62017–2025 MISSION WORKING DOGS; VIRGINIA VOICE INC; ANSWER SCHOLARSHIP INC; 818 FORWARD WITH FAITH INC and 2 more
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$494,30115 12012–2024 VIRGINIA VOICE INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $319,449 spent · pay $228,767 · grants $0 · events $3,982
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $180,220$171,209$9,011- 56.4%
Other (as described)SERVICE DOG PROGRAM FEES $37,048$37,048-- 11.6%
Other salaries and wages $32,290$30,675$1,614- 10.1%
Occupancy $26,848$25,506$1,342- 8.4%
Payroll taxes $16,257$15,444$813- 5.1%
Travel $13,757$13,069$688- 4.3%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSE $3,982$3,982-- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $3,117$2,961$156- 1.0%
Interest $2,615$2,484$131- 0.8%
Office expenses $2,017$1,916$101- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,023$972$51- 0.3%
Other (as described)SHIPPING EXPENSES $187$178$9- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $60$57$3- 0.0%
Fees: investment management $28-$28- 0.0%
Total$319,449100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $282,943 spent · pay $182,082 · grants $0 · events $3,955
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $156,692$141,022$15,670- 55.4%
Other (as described)SERVICE DOG PROGRAM FEES $44,153$44,153-- 15.6%
Occupancy $27,381$26,012$1,369- 9.7%
Payroll taxes $16,354$15,536$818- 5.8%
Travel $9,697$9,212$485- 3.4%
Other salaries and wages $9,036$8,584$452- 3.2%
Office expenses $4,184$3,975$209- 1.5%
Other (as described) EventEVENTS EXPENSE $3,955$3,955-- 1.4%
Interest $3,840$3,648$192- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $2,452$2,329$123- 0.9%
Insurance $2,208$2,098$110- 0.8%
Other (as described)CONTINUING EDUCATION $1,212$1,151$61- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,087$1,033$54- 0.4%
All other expenses $405$385$20- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $276$262$14- 0.1%
Fees: investment management $11-$11- 0.0%
Total$282,943100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $239,068 spent · pay $157,942 · grants $0 · events $4,019
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $143,635$136,453$7,182- 60.1%
Other (as described)SERVICE DOG PROGRAM FEES $27,657$24,527$3,130- 11.6%
Occupancy $26,734$25,397$1,337- 11.2%
Payroll taxes $12,100$11,495$605- 5.1%
Travel $8,445$8,023$422- 3.5%
Other (as described) EventEVENTS EXPENSE $4,019$4,019-- 1.7%
Interest $3,840$3,648$192- 1.6%
Other (as described)CONTINUING EDUCATION $3,544-$3,544- 1.5%
Office expenses $2,702$1,955$747- 1.1%
Other employee benefits $2,207$2,097$110- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $2,172$2,063$109- 0.9%
Insurance $920$874$46- 0.4%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $552-$552- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $380$361$19- 0.2%
All other expenses $158-$158- 0.1%
Fees: investment management $3-$3- 0.0%
Total$239,068100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $196,178 spent · pay $108,409 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $108,409 55.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,701 29.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,604 12.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,944 2.0%
Printing, publications, postage $520 0.3%
Total$196,178100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $177,620 spent · pay $115,800 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $115,800 65.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,103 19.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25,663 14.4%
Fees to independent contractors $546 0.3%
Printing, publications, postage $508 0.3%
Total$177,620100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $90,430 spent · pay $53,217 · grants $0 · events $1,235
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $53,217 58.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $23,016 25.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,644 12.9%
Printing, publications, postage $2,093 2.3%
Fees to independent contractors $460 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,235reported apart
Total$90,430100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $185,859 spent · pay $122,168 · grants $0 · events $3,108
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $122,168 65.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,463 18.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25,503 13.7%
Printing, publications, postage $3,458 1.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,267 0.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,108reported apart
Total$185,859100%

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