Civic Intelligence

Canines 4 Comfort

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 82-3450357

Jan 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on Jun 25, 2025

Organization Profilecanines4comfort.org
PO Box 22Round Lake, IL 60073

(847) 420-5900

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

20th percentile

-18%

Higher net margin than 20% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

22nd percentile

-23%

Faster asset growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

22nd percentile

-24%

Faster revenue growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$38,441

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

Net Assets

$38,441

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin20th 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

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth22nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$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 Growth22nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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
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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 Pay79th 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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Filings

Displayed 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
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