Canine Companions for Independence
Canine Companions for Independence reported $51.4 million in revenue and $48.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.00 went to program services, $6.90 to management and general costs and $15.10 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $481,674 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 38 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 19% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $49MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $51MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.0% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.9% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 15.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.15 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.1% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $481,674 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.99% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 38 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 56.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 22 of 22 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTraining and client services - Canine Companions placed 603 working dogs in 2025. Our professional instructors spend six to nine months teaching the dog to master more than 40 tasks before the dog can be matched with an adult or child who has a disability, or a professional assisting people at risk. We provide service dogs to individuals with more than 65 types of disabilities, including a wide range of physical, cognitive, developmental, and auditory disabilities.we train service and facility dogs to best serve our clients. In 2025, we placed 380 service dogs, which included 44 dogs trained…
Breeding and puppy raising / veterinary - over the past 50 years, we have developed a proven formula for breeding, raising, and training service dogs. We breed labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, and crosses of the two to be service dogs. Volunteer breeder caretakers care for our breeder dogs and nurture newborn puppies for eight weeks. Volunteer puppy raisers then raise the dogs until they are 16-18 months of age, teaching them their first twenty tasks. At the end of 2025, we had 1,256 active, volunteer puppy raisers and 1,104 active puppies. Our team of veterinary and canine early care…
Public information and local presence - we proactively provide education regarding service dogs, disability and service dog etiquette, and the challenges faced by service dog handlers in public places. Our efforts have produced many articles in national and local newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and online. We have worked with national and local web, radio, and television broadcasts to bring awareness of our program, with a reach of over 13 billion. To keep supporters informed of national, regional and local activities, we distribute a tri-annual print newsletter, monthly electronic…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $414,936 | $0 | $66,738 | $481,674 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $230,964 | $0 | $40,959 | $271,923 |
| CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $219,644 | $0 | $22,227 | $241,871 |
| CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $201,108 | $0 | $39,122 | $240,230 |
| CHIEF TRAINING & CS OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $199,800 | $0 | $27,307 | $227,107 |
| CHIEF VETERINARY & RESEARCH OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,914 | $0 | $25,702 | $226,616 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $206,880 | $0 | $17,588 | $224,468 |
| DIRECTOR CLIENT SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $167,731 | $0 | $49,792 | $217,523 |
38 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Canine Companions for Independence (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.9M (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b22 · 22 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5450
- Volunteers Part I, line 66,181
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MOORE A SERIES LLC Marketing services | $1,119,121 |
| ALMADEN Printing services | $550,250 |
| PRAVA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC Construction | $550,000 |
| SALESFORCECOM INC Information technology | $496,040 |
| CDW COMPUTER CENTERS INC Information technology | $426,256 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 26 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
169 private foundations reported grants to Canine Companions for Independence totaling $4.9M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Canine Companions for Independence's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Canine Companions for Independence, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Canine Companions for Independence's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Canine Companions for Independence reported that 78.0% of its $48.6 million in expenses went to program services, 6.9% to management and general and 15.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Canine Companions for Independence pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Canine Companions for Independence reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $481,674, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Canine Companions for Independence get its money?
Of $51.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 94.1% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 0.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Canine Companions for Independence a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-2494324 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602439349302150 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502279349302625 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432119349300533 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332019349300818 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232499349301248 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112009349301161 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001969349305825 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-2494324: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.