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Leader Dogs for the Blind

Rochester HLS, Michigan · EIN 38-1366931 · Human Services · tax-exempt since 1952

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 64.1 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 23,236 human services nonprofits with revenue $10M–$50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.12.8 months87
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.9
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.98% from one source12
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.80.1%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.2.2%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.17not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$20.87M$20.96M−$92K$22.34M12.8221C
Jun 2024Form 990$27.00M$21.51M$5.49M$22.31M12.4221C
Jun 2023Form 990$20.42M$21.27M−$847K$16.64M9.4202C
Jun 2022Form 990$19.13M$22.91M−$3.78M$20.40M10.7202C
Jun 2021Form 990$19.67M$22.28M−$2.62M$28.69M15.5201C
Jun 2020Form 990$19.23M$16.32M$2.91M$31.40M23.1208C
Jun 2019Form 990$20.12M$19.74M$381K$27.96M17.0208C
Jun 2018Form 990$16.18M$17.44M−$1.26M$27.57M19.0189C
Jun 2017Form 990$16.63M$14.96M$1.67M$28.92M23.2185C
Jun 2016Form 990$15.96M$15.17M$797K$27.33M21.6164C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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