Washington · Nonprofit
SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA
SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA (Washington) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $180,123 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($173,171). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 98% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $85k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $180k
- Net assets
- $198k
What Serve Our Dog Areas Soda does
Mission
Assist public park systems in managing, stewarding, and improving off-leash recreation areas. Educate citizens about responsible dog ownership. Promote the concept of off-leash dog recreation.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
PARK OPERATIONAL EXPENSES: Marymoor Dog Park is a 40 acre off-leash dog area located within Marymoor Park of the King County Park System. An estimated 1,000,000 plus visitations from citizens throughout King County were made to Marymoor Dog Park in 2025. In Dec 2025, S.O.D.A. entered into a new 5 year Maintenance and Operations contract with King County that expires in 2030. Approximately 75,000 Marymoor Dog Park users benefited from these operational activities carried out by S.O.D.A. in 2025. Porta Potty Maintenance: S.O.D.A. paid for twice weekly service for two porta potties. Plastic Bags for "Poop Scoop": S.O.D.A. provided "Poop Scoop" bags for Marymoor Park users who are responsible for cleaning-up after their dogs.
$17,195 spent18% of program spendingPARK MAINTENANCE: River Road Trail Resurfacing: The approximate 3/4 mile River Road Trail that was originally graveled as part of the 1998 River Restoration Project had not been resurfaced by Parks since Dec 2012 and was eroded and degraded with large puddle wash outs. In Feb 2025, S.O.D.A. partnered with Marymoor Park Maintenance to have the River Road Trail resurfaced. S.O.D.A. purchased the 652.9 tons of 5/8" minus gravel ($17, 823) and the King County Parks Road Crew did the grating, graveling and rolling to restore the River Road Trail back to good condition. Fix Eroded River Road Trail Culvert: The sides of the ditch containing the drainage culvert running under the River Road Trail had eroded drastically since the 1998 River Restoration Project. In conjunction with resurfacing the River Road Trail in Feb 2025, S.O.D.A. partnered with Marymoor Park Maintenance to repair the damage. S.O.D.A. paid for the 107.17 tons of 1-1//4" minus rock and 11.51 tons of 3 man rock ($4,054) and the King County Parks Crew filled-in and built up the sides of the ditch containing the culvert. Trail Resurfacing: S.O.D.A. resurfaced the Dog Park's over 25,000ft of trails with "hog fuel" (cedar…
$66,587 spent68% of program spendingPARK IMPROVEMENTS: Split-Rail Fencing: In 2015 S.O.D.A. began replacing the Marymoor Dog Park split-rail fencing which was old and deteriorating. In 2025, S.O.D.A. finished this project by replacing the final 180ft of split-rail fencing stretching from Dog-On-It Bridge to and across Dog Leg Bridge with 53.75 hours of volunteer labor. New Trash Cans: S.O.D.A. replaced 30ea old, rusted-out Marymoor Dog Park trash cans with new 32 gallon heavy duty galvanized trash cans with dome lids.
$11,564 spent12% of program spendingResponsible Dog Ownership Education including signage, flyers, computer, website & email. Off-Leash Dog Park Promotion.
$2,853 spent3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $98,199.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $215k to $198k (−8%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 0% · 2021 33% · 2022 0% · 2023 0% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $100 → $29k.
2 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 98% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 96% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
98% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 97% · 2021 94% · 2022 97% · 2023 96% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
98% of SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $4k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Washington, across 1 state.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $176k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA is better cushioned than half of the 3,315 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,315 animals nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
96% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA?
- SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA (Washington) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $180,123 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($173,171). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 98% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $180,123 in grants to SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $173,171 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SERVE OUR DOG AREAS SODA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing