Service Dogs for Veterans
Donations deductibleRevenue
$898k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$646k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.2m
$16k liabilities
Net assets
$1.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
2
8.4 years on average
Staff
10
35 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
Service Dogs for Veterans' network
2 people1 organisationi2 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (2). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
2 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CY Burgess | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Mike Merrell MD | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| CY Burgess | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Jim Voss | President Exec Director | 2018 |
| Mike Merrell MD | Company secretary | since 2020 |
| Rick Schwartz | Board Chairman | 2024 |
| Rick Scwhartz | Board Memeber | since 2020 |
| Thomas Brinegar | Executive Director | 2024 |
| WES Boyce | Company secretary | since 2022 |
| William Brightman | President Exec Director | since 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Burgess | Exec Director and Treasurer | 40 | $78k | ||
| Bill Brightman | Board Chairman | 5 | $30k | ||
| Jim Caughran | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Wes Boyce | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Spilker | Board Member | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Service Dogs for Veterans
- EIN
- 475163605
- Address
- 109 Woodruff Industrial Ln, Greenville, SC, 29607-4101
- State
- South Carolina
- Mission
- To help veterans reclaim their freedom and independence lost to ptsd, tbi, mst by training veterans and their dog to become ada-compliant teams that can navigate life with courage and confidence. (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
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2015
- Principal officer
- Cy Burgess (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2015
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 2, latest 2019
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCY Burgess
≥8years on the filingsDr Mike Merrell MD
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
- $1.2m
- Total liabilities
- $16k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $859k
- Program service revenue
- $5k
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 35
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $521k | $430k | $92k |
| 2023 | $368k | $318k | $50k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.