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US nonprofit · EIN 840779444 · Henderson, COiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 840779444) - 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 30 September 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.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Paragon Service Dogs

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.4m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$1.2m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$2.3m
$545k liabilities
Net assets
$1.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.9 years on average
Staff
12
100 volunteers
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Anne Musial
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Paragon Service Dogs' network

6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). 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

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
Anne Musial ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Andy SmithMember2020
6 yrs
Annette GrubaCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Eric McCartheyVice Chair2023
3 yrs
John MoranTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Matt BaileyMember2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Carol HeidenExecutive Disince 2019
Kendra PlaschkoExecutive Di2020
Valerie Foss-BruggerExecutive Disince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 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
Carol HeidenExecutive Di40$123k$7k
Anne MusialChair2$0
Eric McCartheyVice Chair2$0
Annette GrubaSecretary2$0
John MoranTreasurer2$0
Matt BaileyMember1$0
Andy SmithMember1$0

Colorado roster

11 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263021682). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Stacey HuberBoard Member
Matt BailyDirector
Harvey SmithBoard Member
Anne MusialChairman
Carol Heiden
Eric McCarthyVice President
Andy SmithDirector
Anne MusialChair
John MoranTreasurer
Annette GrubaSecretary
Carol HeidenCEO/Executive Director

About

Legal name
Paragon Service Dogs
EIN
840779444
Address
5901 E 89th Ave, Henderson, CO, 80640-8315
State
Colorado
Mission
Paragon service dogs's (psd's) mission is to empower d/deaf and hard of hearing individuals by purposefully training specially selected dogs to alert to sounds, carefully matching these dogs with d/deaf and hard of hearing handlers and supporting the paired teams throughout a lifetime of the match. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P870 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1978
Principal officer
Carol Heiden (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1979
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAnne Musial
≥8years on the filingsMatt Bailey
≥6years on the filingsAndy Smith
≥4years on the filingsAnnette Gruba

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.3m
Total liabilities
$545k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.8m
Contributions and grants received
$1.3m
Program service revenue
$2k
Employees
12
Volunteers
100

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.3m$943k$334k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.