Sunrise Service Dogs Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Training life-changing service dogs for individuals experiencing a disability to expand physical social emotional and mobility opportunities in the community. Our mission is built on our values to train educate and empower our handlers in the community.
- Income
- $190,732
- Spending
- $213,976
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $75,028, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 40% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 95% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $183,646 spent. Sunrise Service Dogs continued developing training and supporting service dog teams for veterans children and individuals with disabilities. The organization served 30 students in training including 8 graduate teams and welcomed 5 new puppies into its future service dog program. Sunrise Service Dogs provided puppy development socialization foundational obedience task training public access preparation client education puppy raiser support and ongoing graduate support. The organization also welcomed its first future service dog mama into a custodian home strengthening its long-term breeding and service dog development pipeline.
- In 2025 Sunrise Service Dogs strengthened its client education graduate support volunteer training and community outreach programs. SSD provided guidance to clients student handlers puppy raisers volunteers families and community partners on handler responsibility public access expectations service dog etiquette canine welfare and the long-term support needed for successful working partnerships. SSD also continued community education through outreach with businesses donors breeders trainers veterinary providers and local organizations. These efforts helped build a more informed and supportive community around ethical service dog practices and the independence achieved through well supported service dog teams.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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