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← BLUEPATH SERVICE DOGS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BLUEPATH SERVICE DOGS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,322,797
Total expenses
$1,228,394
Contributions and grants received
$1,235,099
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$94,367
Investment income
$11,480
Other revenue
-$18,149
Total assets, end of year
$3,289,418
Total liabilities, end of year
$42,813
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,246,605
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$919,476
Management and general expenses
$159,305
Fundraising expenses
$149,613
Program service expenses (Part III)
$919,476

Program services were 74.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $187,723

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,047,376

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $31,849

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FACILITY DOGS AND TRAINING

    total $85,867 · related or exempt $85,867

  • 2b · Program service revenue: RELEASED DOG FEES

    total $8,500 · related or exempt $8,500

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $138,650 · excluded $138,650

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $127,170

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$127,170

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$127,170 · related or exempt -$127,170

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $3,990

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $187,723

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $28,172

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$24,182 · excluded -$24,182

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $3,482

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $3,622

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$140 · related or exempt -$140

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $6,173 · related or exempt $6,173

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,173

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $166,222 · program services $123,310 · management and general $16,838 · fundraising $26,074

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $483,205 · program services $358,719 · management and general $48,809 · fundraising $75,677

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,820 · program services $9,460 · management and general $1,325 · fundraising $2,035

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $128,377 · program services $94,729 · management and general $13,272 · fundraising $20,376

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $49,457 · program services $36,494 · management and general $5,113 · fundraising $7,850

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $80,729 · program services $14,558 · management and general $66,171

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,783 · program services $3,263 · management and general $2,682 · fundraising $4,838

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,296 · program services $15,580 · management and general $2,742 · fundraising $6,974

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $48,518 · program services $48,518

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $22,471 · program services $21,756 · management and general $109 · fundraising $606

  • 20 · Interest

    total $80 · program services $80

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $31,364 · program services $31,364

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,559 · program services $1,395 · management and general $2,164

  • 24a · Other expenses: VETERINARY CARE

    total $84,005 · program services $84,005

  • 24b · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSE

    total $25,427 · program services $25,427

  • 24c · Other expenses: DOG FOOD AND SUPPLIES

    total $24,366 · program services $24,366

  • 24d · Other expenses: PARENT TRAINING WEEK

    total $21,551 · program services $21,551

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,164 · program services $4,901 · management and general $80 · fundraising $5,183

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $300,924 · end of year $268,186

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,553,197 · end of year $2,567,464

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $84 · end of year $3,868

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $7,001 · end of year $7,190

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,972 · end of year $23,003

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $266,796

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $118,757

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $144,615 · end of year $148,039

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $121,104 · end of year $271,668

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $31,125

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $24,019 · end of year $42,813

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $31,125

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,953,240 · end of year $2,242,975

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,172,638 · end of year $1,003,630

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF BLUEPATH SERVICE DOGS, INC. IS TO PROVIDE AUTISM SERVICE DOGS, OFFERING SAFETY, COMPANIONSHIP AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE. BLUEPATH'S EXPERTLY TRAINED AUTISM SERVICE DOGS WORK ALONGSIDE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO PREVENT WANDERING. THE DOGS SIGNIFICANTLY LESSEN PARENTS' SAFETY CONCERNS AND HELP CHILDREN TO LEAD FULLER LIVES. REDUCED STRESS, IMPROVED SLEEPING ROUTINES AND MORE MEANINGFUL SOCIAL INTERACTIONS CAN ALLOW FAMILIES TO FEEL A RENEWED SENSE OF HOPE AND EMPOWERMENT.

  • BLUEPATH SERVICE DOGS, INC. RAISES, TRAINS AND PLACES SERVICE DOGS IN FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. ANNUALLY, BLUEPATH PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, PROVIDING EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AROUND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND SERVICE DOGS, AND GARNERING CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ITS MISSION. BLUEPATH'S AUTISM SERVICE DOG PROGRAM INCLUDES PUPPY RAISING, FORMAL TRAINING AND PLACEMENT COMPONENTS. VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISERS DEVOTE THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO PREPARING LABRADOR AND GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES TO BECOME WELL-ADJUSTED SERVICE DOGS. BEGINNING AT EIGHT WEEKS OF AGE, PUPPIES ARE TAUGHT BASIC OBEDIENCE SKILLS AND APPROPRIATE HOME BEHAVIOR. RAISERS EXPOSE THE EAGER PUPS TO ALL THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER, ENABLING THEM TO DEVELOP A REFERENCE LIBRARY OF SIGHTS, SOUNDS, AND EXPERIENCES NEEDED TO BECOME WELL-TRAINED SERVICE DOGS. AT APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS OF AGE, BLUEPATH DOGS BEGIN FORMAL TRAINING DURING WHICH TIME A PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR BUILDS ON THE FOUNDATION THE PUPPY RAISER HAS INSTILLED, TEACHING THE DOG INCREASINGLY ADVANCED BEHAVIORS. DOGS ACQUIRE SKILLS LIKE "ANCHORING" (LEARNING HOW TO STOP A CHILD FROM WANDERING OR BOLTING) AND "VISIT" (PROVIDING GROUNDING SUPPORT BY THE DOG RESTING ITS HEAD ON THE CHILD). PRIOR TO PLACEMENT IN THEIR FOREVER HOMES, BLUEPATH DOGS ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY VIA THE PAWS TO LEARN PROGRAM, IN WHICH THEY PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT IN SCHOOLS, CAMPS, RESIDENTIAL HOMES, AND DAY-HABILITATION SETTINGS. PAWS TO LEARN PARTNERS REPORT THAT BLUEPATH DOGS PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE WITH MOOD REGULATION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTEDNESS, AND INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. MORE THAN 2,500 INDIVIDUALS ARE IMPACTED BY THIS PROGRAM EACH YEAR. AT APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS OF AGE, BLUEPATH SERVICE DOGS ARE READY TO BE PLACED IN THE HOMES OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. BLUEPATH CURRENTLY SERVES FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 11 YEARS OLD WHO LIVE WITHIN TWO HOURS OF WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY. LIFETIME FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT IS PROVIDED. BOTH THE DOGS AND LIFETIME SUPPORT ARE FREE OF CHARGE.

    Expenses $919,476 · Revenue $94,367

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • TRICIA ZARRO

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JULIA LANCIAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • NEVA GOLDSTEIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KAREN KIRBY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEFFREY MOORE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LINDA HOGAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JONATHAN NETTELFIELD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR JODY SANDLER

    RESIGNED 12/

    Total calculated
    $48,299
    From this org
    $48,299
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • MICHELLE BRIER

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $133,623
    From this org
    $113,611
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,012
    Hours/week
    55

  • CAROLINE MCCABE-SANDLER

    VP OF TRAINI

    Total calculated
    $164,157
    From this org
    $113,611
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,546
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,611
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,553
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,993
    Filer's total
    $164,157

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
29 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202403039349302370

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