BBB Wise Giving Report for
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation

BBB Wise Giving Report issued August 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires August 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Address: 501 East Ojai Avenue
  Ojai, CA 93023
Phone: 888-459-4376
Web Address: www.searchdogfoundation.org
Also known as:Search Dog Foundation
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1995, California
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to strengthen disaster response in America by recruiting rescued dogs and partnering them with firefighters and other first responders to find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

NDSDF offers professionally trained canines and an ongoing training program at no cost to fire departments. The organization ensures lifetime care for every dog in the program: once rescued, the dogs never need to be rescued again. NDSDF reports that there are currently 74 trained search teams located in California, Florida, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, NDSDF's program expenses were:

  
Program services 3,218,108
Total Program Expenses: $3,218,108
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Debra Tosch, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $78,223

Chair of the Board: Chris Wright
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Senior Manager, Corporate Crisis Management at Amgen, Inc.

Board Size: 8

Paid Staff Size: 14

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Print advertisements, television, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $6,370,810, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on NDSDF's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Grants 2,546,926
Contributions 1,901,675
In-kind donations 1,720,665
Year end appeals 150,209
Realized gains on investments 54,848
Endowment income 42,200
Unrealized gains on investments 41,826
Other income 40,680
Interest and dividend income 30,256
Merchandising income 9,135
Total Income $6,538,420


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 12%  Administrative: 8% 

Total income   $6,538,420
  Program expenses $3,218,108
  Fund raising expenses 461,564
  Administrative expenses 328,600
 
Total expenses   $4,008,272
Income in Excess of Expenses   2,530,148
Beginning net assets   4,581,797
Ending net assets   7,111,945
Total liabilities   3,408,338
Total assets   $10,520,283

Note: According to NDSDF's audited financial statements for 2009, the organization received in-kind contributions in the amount of $1,720,665 including training sites ($925,100), rubble piles ($650,000), dog supplies/food ($85,265), and training group leaders ($60,300).

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