Freedom Canines International

Legal name: Freedom Canines International Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
825071096
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Wimberley, TX, US
Phone
(512) 787-2222
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Training, Behavior

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$174,809
Expenses
$89,286
Assets
$91,341

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Todd Kier (President (Board of Directors))
  • Becky Kier (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Todd Kier (President (Board of Directors))
  • Becky Kier (Executive Director)
  • Laura Dalton (BOD)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Freedom Canines International (FCI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to transforming lives through expertly trained service dogs.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization operates a hands on student training program in partnership with local schools, engaging approximately 20 to 30 students each year. Students participate in structured dog training sessions, maintain training logs, and assist in preparing service dogs for placement. The program supports student development in responsibility, leadership, and social emotional learning while contributing to the dogs training.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.1%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 48.9%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.02; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 43.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 132% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 51.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $89K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.