Nonprofit · EIN 43-1803006
CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS INC
Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63146
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $792,023 | $667,226 | $124,797 | $538,482 | $75,990 | $462,492 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $604,756 | $595,908 | $8,848 | $451,401 | $113,706 | $337,695 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $484,329 | $590,693 | -$106,364 | $456,555 | $127,708 | $328,847 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $822,996
- of which government grants
- $76,880
- Program service revenue
- $17,270
- Investment income
- $27,053
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$75,296
- Other revenue
- -$75,296
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $92,648
- Other salaries and wages
- $303,183
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $463,483
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $45,956
- Travel
- $6,234
- Depreciation
- $849
- Program services (functional)
- $544,215
- Management and general (functional)
- $59,297
- Fundraising (functional)
- $63,714
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $451,401
- Total assets, end of year
- $538,482
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $75,990
- Net assets, end of year
- $462,492
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,321
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $415,539
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $46,953
- Gross receipts
- $958,675
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 170
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- MO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAMELA BUDKE | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $92,648 |
| GERALDINE HALPERN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BOB ZANGAS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LORI MOORE-MCMULLEN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE OTTO | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE BUHR ENGELSMANN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NOLA EWERS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE HODGES | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY HOLMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN KELLY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TROY KENDRICK | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER KUEHNIE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN MARBARGER MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA YATKEMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANGELA PEARSON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP CHAMBERLAIN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY HOWARD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAMELA BUDKE | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $92,636 |
| GERALDINE HALPERN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BOB ZANGAS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LORI MOORE-MCMULLEN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE OTTO | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PHILIP CHAMBERLAIN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE BUHR ENGELSMANN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NOLA EWERS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE HODGES | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY HOLMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY HOWARD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER KUEHNLE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN MARBARGER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANGELA PEARSON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA YATKEMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAMELA BUDKE | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $88,423 |
| ANGELA PEARSON | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BOB ZANGAS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE BUHR ENGELSMANN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE OTTO | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PHILIP CHAMBERLAIN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NOLA EWERS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GERALDINE HALPERN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE HODGES | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY HOLMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY HOWARD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER KUEHNLE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN MARBARGER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORI MOORE-MCMULLEN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA YATKEMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUCIE HUGHES | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1950 CRAIG RD STE 200, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63146-4158
- Signed the 990
- GERALDINE HALPERN, President
- Phone
- (314) 485-1264
- Website
- champdogs.org
- Return prepared by
- GREGG S BOSSEN CPA PC
Mission
It is the mission of CHAMP Assistance Dogs to improve and enhance life skills and promote companionship through the placement of specially selected service dogs with qualified individuals, and further, to always celebrate the mystery and joy inherent in the canine/human bond. It is our vision that both partners, dog and human, will have a better life because of the other.
Program accomplishments
- ASSISTANCE DOG PROGRAMCHAMP trains and places assistance dogs to enhance life skills and increase the independence of individuals (children, adults, and veterans) with physical and/or cognitive disabilities. It costs CHAMP up to $40,000 to train and place an assistance dog. However, CHAMPs assistance dogs were placed free of charge. In the fiscal that ended September 30, 2025, CHAMP place one home service dog, and three facility dogs. CHAMP placed the facility dogs at a child advocacy center, a camp for children and adults with disabilities, and the very first National Soccer League Facility Dog was placed at STL City SC.CHAMP facility dogs work with professional caregivers who serve as their handler. Facility Dogs help motivate a client or patient while helping them achieve their goals. In a child advocacy center or a courtroom, a facility dog is available to comfort a child as they face a frightening or stressful procedure in the criminal justice system.During the year, a portion of the training of CHAMPs assistance dogs was done through CHAMPS partnership with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Greenville, IL. Through this partnership, women offenders in a prison camp help to train CHAMPs assistance dogs. This win-win program helps the women experience positive interactions and increase their self-confidence as they practice teamwork and gain job-related skills. The experience provides a sense of accomplishment as the women give back to the community and experience success.Expenses $405,865 · revenue $400
- THERAPY DOG PROGRAM CHAMP Therapy Dog Teams visit children and adults in hospitals, assisted living centers, hospice centers, medical facilities, and schools. Interactions with a CHAMP Therapy Dog Team can relieve stress, lower heart rates, provide comfort during a stressful procedure or simply bring a comforting presence to students preparing for final exams. The CHAMP Therapy Dog Program is a free service that serves CHAMPs community. Throughout the year, CHAMP Therapy Dog teams visited approximately 83,000 children and adults. That was a 34% increase in visits over the previous year.Expenses $84,012 · revenue $4,930
- EDUCATION PROGRAMCHAMP Education Programs are delivered by engaging speakers accompanied by service dogs-in-training and CHAMP Therapy Dogs. These community programs promote public education, focus on ability awareness, and provide demonstrations of service dog skills while increasing awareness of the health benefits dogs provide to people of all ages. Throughout the year, CHAMP touched the lives of approximately 6,000 children and adults through CHAMPs education presentations.Expenses $54,338 · revenue $11,940
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-1803006
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $538,482
- Income (IRS master file)
- $958,675
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $792,023 | $667,226 | $538,482 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $604,756 | $595,908 | $451,401 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $484,329 | $590,693 | $456,555 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $682,072 | $591,061 | $451,870 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 43-1803006).
Questions about CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS INC
- What is the EIN of CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS INC is 43-1803006.
- Is CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $92,648 (PAMELA BUDKE, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $792,023, expenses of $667,226 and total assets of $538,482 at year end.
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