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US nonprofit · EIN 473759502 · Shepherd, MTiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 473759502) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: 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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2015.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Dog TAG Buddies

Donations deductible
Revenue
$348k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$728k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$204k
$56k liabilities
Net assets
$148k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
5.3y av
Staff
11
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Steve Bertrand
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Dog TAG Buddies' network

10 people2 organisationsi10 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

10 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Steve Bertrand ChairChairman2022
4 yrs
Alexander RothDirector at-Large2020
6 yrs
Amanda LackmanDirector at-Large2020
6 yrs
Darin LonskiDirector at-Large2020
6 yrs
Dave PowellQuality Assurance2022
4 yrs
Elizabeth BakerExecutive Director2020
6 yrs
Katrina GroveOperations Director2020
6 yrs
Melissa LyonDirector at-Large2023
3 yrs
Mike McManusDirector at-Large2022
4 yrs
Quint NymanVice Chair2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Elizabeth BakerCEO2019
Katrina GrovePresident2019
Mike WickVice Chair2020
Steve BertrandChairman2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Elizabeth BakerExecutive Director50$0
Katrina GroveOperations Director50$0
Steve BertrandChairman0.5$0
Quint NymanVice Chair0.5$0
Dave PowellQuality Assurance0.5$0
Amanda LackmanDirector at-Large0.5$0
Alexander RothDirector at-Large0.5$0
Mike McManusDirector at-Large0.5$0
Melissa LyonDirector at-Large0.5$0
Darin LonskiDirector at-Large0.5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Dog Tag Buddies
EIN
473759502
Address
Po Box 250, Shepherd, MT, 59079-0250
State
Montana
Mission
Dog tag buddies pairs veterans with service dogs, putting them through a two-year program supporting mental health. Trainers provide individualized and group instruction to veterans in rural and frontier communities to help build life-long skills, confidence, and social mobility. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P99 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2015
IRS ruling date
1 September 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
DeeDe Baker (Form 990-N, tax year 2015)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAlexander Roth
≥6years on the filingsAmanda Lackman
≥6years on the filingsDarin Lonski
≥6years on the filingsElizabeth Baker

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$204k
Total liabilities
$56k
Net assets or fund balances
$148k
Contributions and grants received
$227k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
11

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$348k$728kDeficit $380k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.