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US nonprofit · EIN 311800397 · Vero Beach, FLiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 311800397) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Dogs for Life Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$854k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$655k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.6m
$26k liabilities
Net assets
$1.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
6.0 years on average
Staff
12
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
2
29% of the board
Voting members
7
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Dogs for Life Inc's network

7 people4 organisationsi7 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

7 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Eddie BoatwrightPresident2020
6 yrs
Kathi G SchumannTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Linda BarberiDirector2022
4 yrs
Michelle DaleVice President2018
8 yrs
Richard LewisDirector2023
3 yrs
Shelly FergerCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Steve DefrenDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Shelly FergerSecretary40$118k
Eddie BoatwrightPresident2$0
Michelle DaleVice President2$0
Kathi G SchumannTreasurer2$0
Linda BarberiDirector2$0
Richard LewisDirector2$0
Steve DefrenDirector2$0
Terry TreatDirector2$0

About

Legal name
Dogs for Life Inc
EIN
311800397
Address
1230 16th Ave, Vero Beach, FL, 32960-3769
State
Florida
Mission
The corporation's mission is to improve the quality of life for people and dogs through training assistance dogs, pet therapy dogs, and owning and operating an off-leash dog park. The corporation also assists with enhancing the quality of life for the citizens and dogs of the treasure coast of florida. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D20 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2001
Principal officer
Shelly Ferger (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2002
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 filingsKathi G Schumann
≥8years on the filingsMichelle Dale
≥8years on the filingsShelly Ferger
≥6years on the filingsEddie Boatwright

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
$1.6m
Total liabilities
$26k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.5m
Contributions and grants received
$735k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
12

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$733k$680k$54k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.