Smoky Mountain Service Dogs
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$700k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$10.4m
$10k liabilities
Net assets
$10.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
4.6 years on average
Staff
6
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Michael Kitchens
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Smoky Mountain Service Dogs' network
13 people3 organisationsi13 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kitchens Chair (also filed as Mike Kitchens) | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Adri Blignault | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Brian Goad | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Carla Navas | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Col Jospeh M Tedesco Jr US Army Ret | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| John Fearn | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jim Bolon | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jim Caughorn | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Nametz | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Laurie Birt | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Steve Bartolone | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Suzy Kitchens | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tom Bradley (also filed as Tom Bradley) | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kitchens | Chairman | 25 | $0 | ||
| Steve Bartolone | Vice Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Adri Blignault | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| John Fearn | Secretary | 10 | $0 | ||
| Suzy Kitchens | Director | 25 | $0 | ||
| Laurie Birt | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Carla Navas | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Tom Bradley | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Col Jospeh M Tedesco Jr US Army Ret | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| John Nametz | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Jim Bolon | Director | 10 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Smoky Mountain Service Dogs
- EIN
- 273365083
- Address
- 8380 Fairview Rd, Lenoir City, TN, 37772-5122
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- Training and providing mobility assistance dogs to disabled veterans. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P86 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2010
- Principal officer
- Adri Blignault (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMichael Kitchens
≥7years on the filingsJohn Fearn
≥7years on the filingsLaurie Birt
≥4years on the filingsAdri Blignault
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $10.4m
- Total liabilities
- $10k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $10.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 6
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8m | $642k | $1.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.