Public Charity

RETRIEVING FREEDOM INC

Based in SEDALIA, MO, RETRIEVING FREEDOM INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.5M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, $5.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 36 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.8M.

EIN: 453282513 SEDALIA, MO Animal Training NTEE: D61 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$5.2M
Grant Records36
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO CHANGE LIVES THROUGH THE TRAINING AND PLACEMENT OF SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES AND CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.

Where $100 goes at Retrieving Freedom Inc

How Retrieving Freedom Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$81
Retrieving Freedom's program focuses on training dogs to serve the needs of disabled veterans and children with autism
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 10 dogs
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
SOCIAL CONNECTION & WELLBEING; SURVEY INCENTIVE
$55,000
2025
WOUNDED WARRIOR SERVICE DOG PROJECT
$15,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$227,962
$28,026
$28,026

Showing up to 5 of 36 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD CHAIRM Al Hogen
CEO Brandon Butler
BOARD MEMBER Gavin West
CFO Heather Dawson
BOARD MEMBER Ken Kirsch
TREASURER Keri Uzpen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,630,661 26 grants
Animal Welfare
$68,100 6 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$15,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$64,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.5M $2.6M $5.2M
2023 $2.3M $2.3M $5.5M
2022 $2.2M $1.9M $5.6M
2021 $2.0M $1.7M $5.4M
2020 $2.2M $1.4M $5.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $2.5M (+11%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.2M.

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