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US nonprofit · EIN 465397186 · Lemont, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 465397186) - 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.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

American Veterans Service Dog Academy

Donations deductible
Revenue
$268k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$255k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$149k
$1k liabilities
Net assets
$147k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
6.1 years on average
Staff
1
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
6
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

American Veterans Service Dog Academy's network

6 people5 organisationsi6 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (5) 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

6 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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Aaron RuppDirector2023
3 yrs
Benjamin SandersPresident -2018
8 yrs
Eric CarlsonTreasurer -2018
8 yrs
Keith StevensonDirector2023
3 yrs
Lynn SebekDirector2018
8 yrs
Robert PerezDirector2022
4 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
Eric CarlsonTreasurer -40$54k
Benjamin SandersPresident -4$0
Lynn SebekDirector2$0
Robert PerezDirector2$0
Aaron RuppDirector2$0
Keith StevensonDirector2$0

About

Legal name
American Veterans Service Dog Academy
EIN
465397186
Address
4 Wild Plum Ct, Lemont, IL, 60439-4192
State
Illinois
Mission
Effective december 8th, 2021: avsda was founded for, and has as its core mission, the reduction of suicide numbers amongst veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress (pts). We strive to accomplish this goal through our service dog training program which pairs and trains veterans with their dogs to become working teams. Our program is administered by professional, knowledgeable, and... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
W30 Public and societal benefit
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public & Societal Benefit
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2014
Principal officer
Eric Carlson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBenjamin Sanders
≥8years on the filingsEric Carlson
≥8years on the filingsLynn Sebek
≥4years on the filingsRobert Perez

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
$149k
Total liabilities
$1k
Net assets or fund balances
$147k
Contributions and grants received
$268k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
1