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Dogtopia Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 81-3694122 Website

Placing service dogs and training to support returning us veterans with disabilities that require service animals.

Dogtopia Foundation at a glance

In short: Dogtopia Foundation gave $858K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $172K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$858,200
-22.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
-16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$171,640
-6.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$102,000
Total assets
$652,217
-20.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Dogtopia Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

K9S for Warriors: $576KK9S for Warriors$576KAmericas Vet Dogs: $107KAmericas Vet Dogs$107KCanine Companions: $102KCanine Companions$102KUniveristy of Arizona Foundation: $61KUniveristy of ArizonaFoundation$61KPAWS4PEOPLE: $12KPAWS4PEOPLE$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was K9S for Warriors ($576K). Together the top 5 received $858K.

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K4$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 24 (42%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

Ponte VedraSmithtownWilmingtonCorneliusSanta RosaTucsonBellevueJacksonville

How Dogtopia Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2021 5 grants2022 8 grants2023 6 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $672K (2022) to $1.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $858K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
K9S for Warriors Ponte Vedra, FLFunding for Service Dogs$576,300
Americas Vet Dogs Smithtown, NYFunding for Service Dogs$107,100
Canine Companions Santa Rosa, CAFunding for Service Dogs$102,000
Univeristy of Arizona Foundation Tucson, AZTo support the college of veterinary medicine service dog and veteran experiences study$60,800
PAWS4PEOPLE Wilmington, NCFunding for Service Dogs$12,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$652,217$852,589$1,023,501$858,2005$14,088
2024$819,304$1,072,611$1,110,070$1,103,1246$33,033
2023$910,763$1,298,820$1,146,870$1,134,0408$27,670
2022$1,024,761$1,052,164$673,000$672,0005$1,964
2021$645,597$512,522————

About Dogtopia Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Dogtopia Foundation is a public charity, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $652K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $858K. Net investment income was $14K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dogtopia Foundation is led by Neil Gill, CEO & Board Chair on every filing since 2021; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Neil Gill

    CEO & Board Chair

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Meyers

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Von Weber

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janae Ben-Shabat

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey Revier

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russ Haan

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Ungerer

    CFO

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Theresa Gulbranson (2021–2022) — Finance Director
  • Former: Shelley Parnell (2021) — Vice President Marketing

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Dogtopia Foundation

How much does Dogtopia Foundation give each year?

Dogtopia Foundation gave $858K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 6 grants.

What is Dogtopia Foundation's typical grant size?

Dogtopia Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $102,000, and its average grant was $171,640, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Dogtopia Foundation give grants?

Dogtopia Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (12%) and California (12%).

Does Dogtopia Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Dogtopia Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Funding for Service Dogs" (4 grants).

Who are Dogtopia Foundation's largest grantees?

Dogtopia Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include K9S for Warriors ($576,300), Americas Vet Dogs ($107,100) and Canine Companions ($102,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 92% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Dogtopia Foundation?

Dogtopia Foundation reported $652K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $853K.

What is Dogtopia Foundation's EIN?

Dogtopia Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3694122. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 14, 2026)

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