Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc
San Rafael, CA · EIN 94-1196195 · Human services · Rank 5,807 by total revenue
Guide dogs for the blind empowers lives by creating exceptional partnerships between people, dogs, and communities.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $91,807,777
- Total expenses
- $66,638,009
- Total assets
- $571,972,221
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $29,633,014
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $37,478,751
- Employees
- 390
- Salary base per employee
- $75,982
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (14)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Benninger | CEO/PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 40 | $495,390 |
| Sherilyn Dacquisto | CFO AND TREASURER | Officer | 40 | $313,574 |
| Deborah J Neff | BOARD CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Dan Labbe | VICE CHAIR, FINANCE | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Leanne Bremner | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Amit Ahuja | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Rhonda Bakusko | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Claudia Barkmeier | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joan Boyd | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Chris Coleman | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ann Grube | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Steve Hultquist | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cheri Owen | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joan Robinson | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 7 people received $2,111,242, which is 7.1% of the $29,633,014 salary base shared by 390 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Benninger | CEO/PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 40 | $464,366 | $0 | $31,024 | $495,390 |
| Sherilyn Dacquisto | CFO AND TREASURER | Officer | 40 | $271,742 | $0 | $41,832 | $313,574 |
| Kristin Lucas | CANINE AND COMMUNITY OPERATIONS OFFI | Highly paid employee | 40 | $223,621 | $0 | $56,134 | $279,755 |
| Larry Meisner | CHIEF PHILANTHROPIC OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $253,101 | $0 | $23,788 | $276,889 |
| Kathleen Kuzminski | MEDICAL DIRECTOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $225,320 | $0 | $47,935 | $273,255 |
| Thomas Horton | INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PLANNED GI | Highly paid employee | 40 | $213,969 | $0 | $39,365 | $253,334 |
| Lynn Dubinsky | VP CLIENT ENGAGEMENT & IMPACT | Highly paid employee | 40 | $195,943 | $0 | $23,102 | $219,045 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202513159349306231 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-1196195
- Organization website (as filed): www.guidedogs.com