Puppy Prodigies
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 205636843
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2016
- Location
- Santee, CA, USA
- Rating
- 56
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal Protection and Welfare
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $122
- Expenses
- $1,589
- Assets
- $134,143
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
13 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- PERSONS GRIFFITH (President)
People named in this filing
- PERSONS GRIFFITH (President)
- STEVE BENNETT (Treasurer)
- JENNIFER VOLZ (Secretary)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To provide canine-assisted support to organizations, as well as kids withspecial needs, people with disabilities, wounded warriors and veterans withptsd through unique initiatives utilizing service, therapy and emotionalsupport dogs to foster independence and empowerment.
What it reported doing in 2024
Our waves of empowerment program empowers and enriches the well-being ofveterans and civillians of all abilities and backgrounds, taking them fromthe battleground to the playground. We held four events where 19veterans with ptsd were matched with 19 kids with special needs for a dayof canine-assisted adoptive surfing, paddling, swimming, playing andtherapy. These activities enabled the veterans to continue their life ofservice, and find new purpose by engaging in community service whilementoring and inspiring future generations. The goal was to connect diversepopulations through the challenges they face, bringing them together fortheir greater good and the greater good of the community. There are severalcomponents to this program which include the following: canine-assisted swimming for kids with autism and other special needs waslaunched in 2017 because one of our service dogs in training displayed aninstinct for assisting kids in the water. The objective is to help kidslearn about water safety and how to swim, which will ultimately savelives. Drowning, although preventable, is the leading cause of death forchildren ages one to four, and the third leading cause of death in children19 and under. However, the danger of drowning is much higher for childrenwith special needs. In fact, drowning is the leading cause of death forkids with autism. We were able to provide free canine-assisted swimminglessons to 21 kids with autism in an effort to reduce the high incidence ofdrowning.we developed a relationship with the san diego autism society who has a twoyear back-log of parents wanting their kids to take swim lessons. We areproviding an outlet to minimize the wait list.we began communication with camp pendleton marine base in an effort toprovide our program to their special needs families at no charge.we afforded support to 14 other civilian and military organizations byproviding our dogs to participate and/or interact with their special needs, disabled or veteran participants. We served more than 64 individuals withspecial needs, disabilities or ptsd through our own program and hundredsmore through outreach.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 40
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 37
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 61.5%; rating input score 61
- Program expense ratio: 4.7%; rating input score 5
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -1,202.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 84.42; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -10.5% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 28.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 61.5% of revenue deployed · 4.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $75 in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
- 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.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 5/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.