Civic Intelligence

Canines 4 Comfort

EIN 82-3450357 • 501(c)3 • Round Lake, IL

Profile

Providing hope & comfort for veterans, children, and our community through companionship with psychiatric service & emotional support dogs

PO Box 22Round Lake, IL 60073

canines4comfort.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

47th percentile

0.3%

Higher net margin than 47% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

56th percentile

0.7%

Faster asset growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

77th percentile

29%

Faster revenue growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$38,441

Down $11,269 (-23%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$38,441

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin47th percentile

Revenue

Down

$62,492

Down $19,567 (-24%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$73,761

Up $8,016 (+12%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$11,269

Down $27,583 (-169%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth56th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2018: $4,299Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $14,364Net Assets 2019: $14,3642019Assets 2020: $17,819Net Assets 2020: $17,8192020Assets 2021: $29,430Net Assets 2021: $29,4302021Assets 2022: $33,396Liabilities 2022: $02022Assets 2023: $49,710Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $38,441Net Assets 2024: $38,4412024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$38,441
Liabilities-
Net Assets$38,441
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth77th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2018: $11,784Expenses 2018: $7,485Net Income 2018: $4,2992018Revenue 2019: $36,718Expenses 2019: $26,653Net Income 2019: $10,0652019Revenue 2020: $34,699Expenses 2020: $31,244Net Income 2020: $3,4552020Revenue 2021: $54,139Expenses 2021: $42,528Net Income 2021: $11,6112021Revenue 2022: $66,576Expenses 2022: $62,610Net Income 2022: $3,9662022Revenue 2023: $82,059Expenses 2023: $65,745Net Income 2023: $16,3142023Revenue 2024: $62,492Expenses 2024: $73,761Net Income 2024: -$11,2692024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$62,492
Expenses$73,761
Net Income-$11,269
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$38,441
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$38,441
Revenue
$62,492
Expenses
$73,761
Net income
-$11,269
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$38.4$38.4$62.5$73.8$11.3
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$49.7$0.00$82.1$65.7$16.3
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$33.4$0.00$66.6$62.6$3.97
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$29.4$29.4$54.1$42.5$11.6
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$17.8$17.8$34.7$31.2$3.46
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.4$14.4$36.7$26.7$10.1
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.30$0.00$11.8$7.49$4.30
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jun 25, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$62,492
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Providing hope & comfort for veterans, children, and our community through companionship with psychiatric service & emotional support dogs

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Our organization provides resources, training, education, care, and support to the audiences we serve, including veterans and children suffering from PTSD, anxiety and emotional disorders, depression, trauma, and other diagnosis for which a PSD or an ESA may provide relief.-$73,762
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Lisa WernliExecutive DirectorPT$0--
Jayme DreyerDirectorPT$0--
Lisa CrowleyDirectorPT$0--
Maren OkrynskiDirectorPT$0--
Becky DressendorferDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Canines 4 Comfort
EIN
82-3450357
Phone
8474205900
Address
PO Box 22, Round Lake, IL 60073

Signing Officer

Name
Lisa Wernli
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2025-06-25
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Dam Snell & Taveirne Ltd
Address
1512 Artaius Pky Suite 100, Libertyville, IL 60048
Preparer
Sharon Pekar
Phone
8473674448
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $10179”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $642”

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $931”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $4527”

Other Expenses.1

“Veterinary services $20869”

Other Expenses.2

“Supplies $13785”

Other Expenses.3

“Fundraising events $6971”

Other Expenses.4

“Training $5961”

Other Expenses.5

“Grooming $2728”

Other Expenses.6

“Meals $1212”

Other Expenses.7

“Memorial $341”

Other Expenses.8

“Other expenses $200”

Other Expenses.11

“Adoption Fees $104”

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