Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc.

San Rafael, California
EIN 94-1196195

Firms paid: 5
Fees reported, 2018–2024: $21.1M
Fees reported in 2024: $4.7M
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $91.8M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$4,734,004 to 2 fundraisers · $4,734,005 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc. paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
RKD GroupDirect responseDirect response	Direct response	$4,721,764
CARS IncVehicle donations	Vehicle donations	$12,240

Also among its largest contractors in 2024

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

RKD GroupDirect responseDirect mail consulting$5,232,713
RR DonnelleyDirect mail consulting$597,238

All firms paid

Fundraisers Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc. reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Amergent incDirect response	2018–2022 · 4 years	$11,981,183
RKD GroupDirect response	2023–2024 · 2 years	$9,059,213
CARS Inc	2018–2024 · 6 years	$100,528

Form 990 Snapshot

Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc.'s Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$91.8M	$58.7M	$9.0M	$4.7M
2023	$72.8M	$54.6M	$8.6M	$4.3M
2022	$46.9M	$38.5M	$7.9M	$4.6M
2020	$68.3M	$27.5M	$6.9M	$2.9M
2019	$77.9M	$33.3M	$6.1M	$2.6M
2018	$86.5M	$29.1M	$5.8M	$2.0M

Fees are what Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.