Smoky Mountain Service Dogs

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2010

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Adri Blignault

Phone

8654083070

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, founded in 2010, is a community nonprofit in the Human Services sector that reported $1.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 30% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $1.1M, a strong 64% operating margin.

Mission

Training and providing mobility assistance dogs to disabled veterans.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $591,749

Identify and obtain suitable dogs for the program. Utilize professional and volunteer dog trainers in order to train the dogs to meet the criteria of assistance dog international standards. Provide kennel facilities, food, and veterinary care for the dogs while in training. Screen potential veterans who are disabled to match with our trained dogs. Train the clients to work with a matched service dog. Transfer the ownership of the service dog to the client, at no cost to the recipient.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,345,750

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $168,969

Other Revenue $259,755

TOTAL REVENUE $1,774,474

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $355,495

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $591,749

Other Expenses $286,545

TOTAL EXPENSES $642,040

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,774,474	$1,370,194	+0.3%
Expenses	$642,040	$526,207	+0.2%
Net Income	$1,132,434	$843,987	+0.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✓ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

187

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✓ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Mike Kitchens	Chairman	025.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Steve Bartolone	Vice Chair	010.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Adri Blignault	Treasurer	010.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
John Fearn	Secretary	010.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Suzy Kitchens	Director	025.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Laurie Birt	Director	010.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carla Navas	Director	010.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tom Bradley	Director	010.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Col Jospeh M Tedesco Jr US Army Ret	Director	010.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Nametz	Director	010.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Brian Goad	Director	010.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim Bolon	Director	010.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim Caughorn	Director	010.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$1,774,474	$642,040	$8,742,662	$1,132,434
2023	$1,370,194	$526,207	$7,224,545	$843,987
2022	$1,310,700	$537,324	$5,944,087	$773,376
2021	$1,151,192	$483,792	$5,908,676	$667,400
2020	$2,219,591	$407,719	$5,149,283	$1,811,872
2019	$1,323,950	$354,350	$3,460,117	$969,600
2018	$1,074,921	$249,495	$2,447,523	$825,426