Nonprofit · EIN 95-1586088
INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC
Also known as GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA
Tax-exempt · SYLMAR, CA 91342
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $13,235,887 | $8,849,024 | $4,386,863 | $88,312,599 | $1,127,593 | $87,185,006 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $14,631,075 | $7,579,238 | $7,051,837 | $79,018,397 | $644,018 | $78,374,379 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $9,765,885 | $7,719,137 | $2,046,748 | $65,905,731 | $485,037 | $65,420,694 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,140,780
- of which government grants
- $166,155
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,059,607
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $957,087
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $16,960
- Other revenue
- $35,500
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $582,092
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,714,217
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,351,412
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $148,077
- Travel
- $159,326
- Depreciation
- $566,999
- Program services (functional)
- $7,378,015
- Management and general (functional)
- $543,525
- Fundraising (functional)
- $927,484
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $79,018,397
- Total assets, end of year
- $88,312,599
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,127,593
- Net assets, end of year
- $87,185,006
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,791,112
- Publicly traded securities
- $69,555,470
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $86,998,706
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $186,300
- Gross receipts
- $26,789,892
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1948
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZACK GLITTEN | VP OF STRAT. & OPS | 40 | $132,500 | $15,391 |
| JAMIE HUNT | DIR. OF DOG PROG. | 40 | $116,688 | $23,584 |
| SCOTT WEST | DIRECTOR OF IT | 40 | $110,063 | $29,061 |
| YVETTE SHEEHAN | Secretary-Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $90,900 | $25,198 |
| CHERYL HERMAN | DIR. OF DOG PROG. | 40 | $100,350 | $15,345 |
| MARK MILLER | DIR. OF HR AND RM | 40 | $107,100 | $8,471 |
| TONY BLEVINS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD FLOYD | First Vice Pres Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MORTON | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL GITTLEN | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HERMES | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON HOLDEN | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY MARTINEZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BABCOCK | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM GENTILE | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
32 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK BLONDIN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIAN BRYANT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS BUFFENBARGER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DORA CERVANTES | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LEE PEARSON | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES CONIGLIARO | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RANDY ERWIN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JODY BENNETT | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICH EVANS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN GEARY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAM CICINELLI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP GRUBER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICHARD GUZMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BENO | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORRI BERNSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES HYLDAHL | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| THOMAS JANECEK | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| ARTHUR MARATEA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JASON GRANGER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| THOMAS OLZAK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG MARTIN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID CHARTRAND | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROACH | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KAREN SHULTZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARLA SIEGEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MAXINE SINGER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LINDA STANLEY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NEAL STEHLY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SALVADOR VASQUEZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICHARD JOHNSEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID SULLIVAN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JENNY WETZEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 46 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIE HUNT | Dir. of Programs | 40 | $114,400 | $22,463 |
| SCOTT WEST | Director of IT | 40 | $108,170 | $27,618 |
| ZACK GITTLEN | Dir. of Marketing | 40 | $105,000 | $14,820 |
| YVETTE SHEEHAN | Secretary-Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $90,000 | $7,488 |
| RUSSELL GITTLEN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD FLOYD | First Vice Pres Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MORTON | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY HOLT | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL ENGLER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE PEARSON | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY ALLEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES BENO | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRI BERNSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BLONDIN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BRYANT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS BUFFENBARGER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DORA CERVANTES | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMADOR CHAVEZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CONIGLIARO | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED DIBENEDETTO | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY ERWIN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JODY BENNETT | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY BLEVINS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GEARY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM CICINELLI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP GRUBER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD GUZMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HERMES | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON HOLDEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES HYLDAHL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS JANECEK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR MARATEA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON GRANGER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS OLZAK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG MARTIN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CHARTRAND | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROACH | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SHULTZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA SIEGEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MAXINE SINGER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA STANLEY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL STEHLY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SALVADOR VASQUEZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD JOHNSEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SULLIVAN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY WETZEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 46 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBRA GROSSMAN | DIR. OF LEGAL AFFA | 40 | $119,000 | $7,488 |
| JAMIE HUNT | DIR. OF PROGRAMS | 40 | $110,000 | $7,488 |
| SCOTT WEST | DIR. OF IT | 40 | $106,049 | $7,488 |
| YVETTE SHEEHAN | Secretary-Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $80,850 | $7,488 |
| RUSSELL GITTLEN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD FLOYD | First Vice Pres Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MORTON | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY HOLT | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL ENGLER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE PEARSON | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY ALLEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES BENO | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRI BERNSON | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BLONDIN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BRYANT | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS BUFFENBARGER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DORA CERVANTES | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMADOR CHAVEZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CONIGLIARO | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED DIBENEDETTO | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY ERWIN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY WETZEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GALLOWAY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN GEARY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WELDON GRANGER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP GRUBER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD GUZMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HERMES | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON HOLDEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES HYLDAHL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS JANECEK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR MARATEA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MARTINEZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS OLZAK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CHARTRAND | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PETROFF | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SULLIVAN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROACH | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SHULTZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA SIEGEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MAXINE SINGER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA STANLEY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL STEHLY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SALVADOR VASQUEZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICKEY WALLACE | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD JOHNSEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 13445 GLENOAKS BLVD, SYLMAR, CA 91342-2049
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TONY BLEVINS, 13445 Glenoaks Blvd, Sylmar, CA 91342
- Signed the 990
- TONY BLEVINS, President
- Phone
- (818) 362-5834
- Return prepared by
- Melissa A Pacheco & Associates
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1586088 or by the name INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SERVICE DOGS.THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED, EXPERTLY MATCHED SERVICE DOGS AND PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION IN THEIR CARE AND USE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED, VETERANS WITH PTSD OR MOBILITY LIMITATIONS, AND CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PLACES FACILITY DOGS WITH PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH OTHER POPULATIONS WHO BENEFIT FROM ANIMAL INTERVENTION IN SETTINGS SUCH AS HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, COURTROOMS, AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS. ALL DOGS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST AND ARE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Program accomplishments
- GUIDE DOG PROGRAM PLACED 21 GUIDE DOG TEAMS. OF THOSE, 7 WERE FIRST-TIME HANDLERS CONTINUED 1-ON-1 SUPPORT TO OUR MORE THAN 160 WORKING GUIDE DOG TEAMS, INCLUDING IN-HOME VISITS SERVICE DOG PROGRAM PLACED 37 WORKING SERVICE DOG TEAMS, 21 AUTISM PLACEMENTS, 10 VETERAN, AND 6 FACILITY DOG PLACEMENTS CONTINUED 1-ON-1 SUPPORT AND FOLLOW-UP TO ALL ACTIVE 149 WORKING SERVICE DOG TEAMS PUPPY PROGRAM & CANINE DEVELOPMENT150 PUPPIES BORN INTO OUR PROGRAM130 PUPPIES PLACED INTO VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISER HOMESExpenses $7,378,015
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-1586088
- 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
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P860)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $88,312,599
- Income (IRS master file)
- $26,789,892
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $13,235,887 | $8,849,024 | $88,312,599 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $14,631,075 | $7,579,238 | $79,018,397 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $9,765,885 | $7,719,137 | $65,905,731 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $13,395,649 | $6,854,210 | $60,204,167 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 95-1586088).
Questions about INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC
- What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC is 95-1586088.
- Is INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES 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 INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TONY BLEVINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 47 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $132,500 (ZACK GLITTEN, VP OF STRAT. & OPS).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,235,887, expenses of $8,849,024 and total assets of $88,312,599 at year end.
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