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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 17,773,743 | 9,293,311 | 13,132,352 | 20,243,518 | 20,882,896 | 81,325,820 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 17,773,743 | 9,293,311 | 13,132,352 | 20,243,518 | 20,882,896 | 81,325,820 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 11,574,334 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 69,751,486 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 17,773,743 | 9,293,311 | 13,132,352 | 20,243,518 | 20,882,896 | 81,325,820 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 373,734 | 319,504 | 463,906 | 650,136 | 657,089 | 2,464,369 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 165,265 | 204,556 | 198,577 | 127,426 | 142,731 | 838,555 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 84,628,744 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 6, Volunteers | Southeastern Guide Dogs shines as a volunteer-based organization, with more than 1,000 volunteers, including campus volunteers, puppy raisers, breeder hosts, and board members. These wonderful people contribute approximately $13 million worth of service hours annually, enabling us to offer far more value and services than we could otherwise afford. Our puppy raiser and volunteer satisfaction ratings stand at 99%, as we strive to engage our volunteers in meaningful ways. - Campus volunteers: More than 350 dedicated volunteers support daily operations, including conducting early puppy education, operating our gift shop, serving at our reception desk, providing onsite tours, serving as ambassadors, assisting in administrative special projects, taking photos, speaking at events, and caring for our dogs in our Puppy Academy, our Canine Assessment Center, and our Canine University. - Puppy raisers: More than 300 puppy raisers throughout the United States foster our young puppies, providing early training for future working dogs from ages 8 weeks to about 18 months. These volunteers meet twice monthly and reinforce education daily, teaching puppies' basic obedience and early house manners while providing socialization experiences in real-world environments. - Breeder hosts: About 75 local volunteers provide loving homes, healthy environments, and on-call transportation for reproductive services for dogs selected by our state-of-the-art genetics and reproduction department to serve as breeders. - Walkathon volunteers: Several hundred volunteers help us plan and execute multiple Walkathon events every spring. - Board members: our governing board is comprised of 16 business and community leaders throughout the southeastern United States who provide important direction and oversight to the organization. |
| Form 990, Part I, Line 1 Description of Most Significant Activities: | partnerships between people and dogs. Our organization operates the most advanced training facilities of any service dog organization in the world. Our experts breed, raise, and train elite working dogs-including guide dogs, service dogs, and skilled companion dogs-and provide life-changing services for people with vision loss, veterans with disabilities, and children with significant challenges such as vision loss or the loss of a parent in the military. Pursuing our mission since 1982, Southeastern Guide Dogs now has over 1,200 dogs under our auspices. All of our services-which include selective breeding and expert dog training; comprehensive on-campus student instruction; and the most robust alumni support program in North America-are provided at no cost to recipients. We rely 100% on private donations. Southeastern Guide Dogs has the distinction of being dually accredited by the two premier, global accreditation bodies: the International Guide Dog Federation and Assistance Dogs International. Learn more at www.GuideDogs.org. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | The organization approved amended and restated bylaws on August 11, 2019. In Article V - Officers, Section 7, the duties of the organization's Treasurer were restated as follows: Previous Section 7: The Treasurer shall be responsible for and oversee all financial matters of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall ensure staff members properly receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the Corporation and deposit all such moneys in the name of the Corporation in appropriate banks, and in general perform all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors. Amended and restated Section 7: Treasurer. The Treasurer shall work with the CEO and the VP Finance to advise and assist those individuals as they oversee the financial matters of the School, including the School's internal control over financial reporting. The Treasurer will also perform duties as from time to time may be requested of him or her by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall also serve as the Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee and oversee that Committee as outlined in the description of such committee's activities. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The form 990 and audited financial statements are reviewed by the Finance and Audit Committee and then reviewed by the full board of directors together with our independent auditors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Board members and members of the executive management team complete annual conflict of interest disclosure statements. If a board member, officer or trustee has a conflict of interest or a perceived conflict of interest with Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc., he or she is required to notify the board chair of such conflict in writing and cannot be present during board or committee discussions or decisions on the matter. Continuous monitoring of all board members and staff takes place as situations occur, with any possible or actual conflicts being addressed and resolved as needed. The conflict of interest policy precludes board members or firms that employ a board member themselves from entering into a vendor relationship with Southeastern Guide Dogs. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | A) CEO - The board's executive review and compensation committee conducts a comprehensive annual review of the CEO's performance. This committee: 1) Works collaboratively with the CEO to set agreed-upon annual and long-range performance goals. 2) Conducts objective performance assessments in the areas of mission fulfillment, resource development, financial performance, staff development and progress with the implementation of the school's strategic plan. Based on the outcome of the annual assessment, and with input from an outside compensation consultant, the committee recommends the CEO's compensation to the full board of directors, which votes on and approves the compensation. B) Other officers or key employees of the organization. In concert with the VP, Human Resources, the CEO conducts annual performance assessments for each member of the executive team. In addition, the CEO annually collects and reviews comparable salaries (for like services, in like enterprises, in like circumstances) from surveys and databases of salary information. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are all available upon request. In addition, the audited financial statements and form 990 are posted on the organization's website. |
| form 990, Part VII, Column B, Hours for related organization | The average hours per week for Titus Herman and Gloria Manzenberger include 1 hour (per individual) attributable to Southeastern Guide Dogs Endowment Trust (a related organization). |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Change in Split Interest Agreement Value 44,658. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c, Audit review process | There were no current year changes to the audit oversight process. |
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