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← CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$45,778,486
Total expenses
$33,715,274
Contributions and grants received
$44,954,151
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$139,375
Investment income
$617,061
Other revenue
$67,899
Total assets, end of year
$163,889,689
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,509,040
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$159,380,649
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$26,150,539
Management and general expenses
$2,189,172
Fundraising expenses
$5,375,563
Program service expenses (Part III)
$26,150,539

Program services were 77.6% 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

    $4,061,614

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,085,330

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $39,807,207

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,153,633

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE

    total $139,375 · related or exempt $139,375

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $513,845 · excluded $513,845

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $22,136 · excluded $22,136

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $14,800

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $14,800

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $14,800 · excluded $14,800

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $410,946 · other assets $1,025

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

    securities $308,755 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $102,191 · other assets $1,025

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $103,216 · excluded $103,216

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $727,445

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

    $4,061,614

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $678,367

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $49,078 · excluded $49,078

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $56,170

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $193,515

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$137,345 · related or exempt -$137,345

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $119,230 · excluded $119,230

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $119,230

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $892,661 · program services $182,193 · management and general $513,668 · fundraising $196,800

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $16,546,778 · program services $12,851,713 · management and general $738,390 · fundraising $2,956,675

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $792,644 · program services $657,966 · management and general $15,399 · fundraising $119,279

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,540,331 · program services $2,093,012 · management and general $67,171 · fundraising $380,148

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,334,319 · program services $1,016,154 · management and general $76,776 · fundraising $241,389

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $68,533 · management and general $68,533

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $107,250 · management and general $107,250

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $279,214 · management and general $279,214

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,584,878 · program services $1,317,605 · management and general $68,749 · fundraising $198,524

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $190,482 · program services $172,040 · management and general $14,279 · fundraising $4,163

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,145,905 · program services $1,007,949 · management and general $22,228 · fundraising $115,728

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $707,245 · program services $587,976 · management and general $30,679 · fundraising $88,590

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,868,557 · program services $1,652,611 · management and general $12,626 · fundraising $203,320

  • 17 · Travel

    total $461,348 · program services $286,046 · management and general $42,497 · fundraising $132,805

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $477,365 · program services $295,977 · management and general $43,973 · fundraising $137,415

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,852,984 · program services $1,599,766 · management and general $16,288 · fundraising $236,930

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $477,599 · program services $393,084 · management and general $13,566 · fundraising $70,949

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROG. SUPPLIES/DOG FOOD

    total $1,146,375 · program services $1,146,375

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS

    total $409,145 · program services $406,416 · management and general $740 · fundraising $1,989

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL/MAINT.

    total $375,127 · program services $327,911 · management and general $5,411 · fundraising $41,805

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $23,912 · program services $8,275 · management and general $8,918 · fundraising $6,719

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $432,622 · program services $147,470 · management and general $42,817 · fundraising $242,335

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $14,073,686 · end of year $24,089,802

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $29,391,625 · end of year $26,950,422

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,321,189 · end of year $6,484,263

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,317,374 · end of year $3,178,451

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $78,230 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $413,701 · end of year $475,046

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

    $64,899,902

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

    $20,562,431

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $40,033,185 · end of year $44,337,471

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,535,529 · end of year $2,145,065

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $59,459,117 · end of year $54,578,607

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,384,284 · end of year $1,650,562

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,380,373 · end of year $3,271,875

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $817,325 · end of year $1,237,165

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $122,537,778 · end of year $124,791,735

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $30,272,444 · end of year $34,588,914

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ENHANCES THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING AT NO COST HIGHLY TRAINED SERVICE DOGS AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO ENSURE QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE HIGHLY TRAINED SERVICE DOGS TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AT NO COST.

  • TRAINING AND CLIENT SERVICES - CANINE COMPANIONS PLACED 413 WORKING DOGS IN 2022. OUR TRAINING BEGAN TO RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER THE PANDEMIC WITH STAFF DEDICATED TO IN-PERSON FOLLOW-UP VISITS WITH CLIENTS, TRAINING DOGS ON OUR CAMPUSES, AND TEACHING NUMEROUS TEAM TRAINING CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WHILE WE STILL DID SOME VIRTUAL FOLLOW UPS AND CLASSES, THE MAJORITY OF OUR PUPPY RAISER SUPPORT AND GRADUATE FOLLOW UPS WERE DONE IN PERSON.OUR PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS SPEND SIX TO NINE MONTHS TEACHING THE DOG TO MASTER MORE THAN 40 COMMANDS BEFORE THE DOG CAN BE MATCHED WITH AN ADULT OR CHILD WHO HAS A DISABILITY, OR A PROFESSIONAL ASSISTING PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WE PROVIDE SERVICE DOGS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MORE THAN 65 TYPES OF DISABILITIES, INCLUDING A WIDE RANGE OF PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND AUDITORY DISABILITIES.WE TRAIN SERVICE AND FACILITY DOGS TO BEST SERVE OUR CLIENTS. IN 2022, WE PLACED 287 SERVICE DOGS, WHICH INCLUDED 51 DOGS TRAINED TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE D/DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING TO ALERT TO SOUNDS, AND 49 DOGS PROVIDED TO VETERANS INCLUDING 32 DOGS TRAINED TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TASKS FOR VETERANS WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD). IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDED 57 DOGS TO PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE UTILIZING THE DOG TO MEET CLIENTS' THERAPY GOALS AND SUPPORT CLIENTS WITH DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE AT RISK. WE ALSO PROVIDED FIVE AGENCY TRANSFERS AND CERTIFIED 64 THERAPY DOG PLACEMENTS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1975, CANINE COMPANIONS HAS TRAINED AND PLACED 7,454 SERVICE DOGS AND CURRENTLY HAS OVER 2,700 ACTIVE GRADUATES.WE TAKE IMMENSE PRIDE IN OUR VETERANS' INITIATIVE. THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED AND SACRIFICED IN OUR MILITARY OFTEN COME BACK WITH INJURIES, SOME VISIBLE AND OTHERS NOT. AFTER RECEIVING THEIR SERVICE DOGS, OUR VETERAN GRADUATES REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: 7 OF 8 INCORPORATED THEIR SERVICE DOGS INTO TREATMENT PLANS AND THERAPIES; 1 OF 4 DECREASED MEDICATION; 9 OF 10 INCREASED THEIR SOCIAL LIFE; AND 3 OF 4 EXPERIENCED DECREASED SYMPTOMS OF PTSD. CANINE COMPANIONS HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A CUSTOMER SERVICE AND QUALITY CONTROL TOOL KNOWN AS THE "GRADUATE WORKSHOP". THESE WORKSHOPS PROVIDE OUR GRADUATES ONE TO TWO-DAY FOLLOW-UP TRAININGS. DURING 2022, CANINE COMPANIONS STAFF PERFORMED 1,537 IN-PERSON FOLLOW-UP VISITS AND 109 IN A VIRTUAL SETTING DUE TO CONTINUED CONCERNS REGARDING COVID-19.

    Expenses $14,030,210 · Revenue $139,375

  • BREEDING AND PUPPY RAISING / VETERINARY - OVER THE PAST 46 YEARS, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PROVEN FORMULA FOR BREEDING, RAISING, AND TRAINING SERVICE DOGS. WE BREED LABRADOR RETRIEVERS, GOLDEN RETRIEVERS, AND A CROSS OF THE TWO TO BE SERVICE DOGS. VOLUNTEER BREEDER CARETAKERS CARE FOR OUR BREEDER DOGS AND NURTURE NEWBORN PUPPIES FOR EIGHT WEEKS. PUPPY RAISERS THEN RAISE THE DOGS FOR 16-18 MONTHS AS VOLUNTEERS, TEACHING THEM THEIR FIRST TWENTY COMMANDS. AT THE END OF 2022, WE HAD 1,292 ACTIVE, VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISERS AND 1,127 ACTIVE PUPPIES. OUR TEAM OF VETERINARY AND CANINE EARLY CARE STAFF SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OUR BREEDER DOGS AND THE LITTERS THEY WHELP (970 PUPPIES IN 2022). THEY ALSO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO OUR PUPPY RAISERS AND GRADUATES WITH CANINE HEALTH QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. WE ARE INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS RESEARCH PROJECTS LEADING UNIVERSITIES AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH GROUPS.TO MEET OUR AMBITIOUS GOALS LAID-OUT IN OUR MOST RECENT FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART CANINE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER THAT WILL ALLOW EXPANSION OF OUR BREEDING CAPABILITIES AS WELL AS OUR VETERINARY AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THIS IS KEY TO OUR GOALS OF PROVIDING DOGS TO SERVE MORE CLIENTS, DECREASING THE TIME TO RECEIVE A SERVICE DOG, AND EXTENDING THE REACH OF OUR MISSION. KEY BENEFITS WILL INCLUDE: THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE FOR CANINE MOTHERS AND LITTERS; EXPANSION OF RESEARCH BENEFITING THE SERVICE DOG AND DISABILITY COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE; OPTIMAL HEALTHCARE FOR THE PUPPIES AND DOGS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY; AND THE ABILITY TO TRAIN NATIONWIDE VOLUNTEERS ON OUR HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE AND SOCIALIZATION.

    Expenses $7,870,244

  • PUBLIC INFORMATION AND LOCAL PRESENCE - WE PROACTIVELY PROVIDE EDUCATION REGARDING SERVICE DOGS AND THE CHALLENGES FACED BY SERVICE DOG HANDLERS. OUR EFFORTS HAVE PRODUCED MANY ARTICLES IN NATIONAL AND LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, NEWSLETTERS, AND ONLINE. WE HAVE WORKED WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL WEB, RADIO, AND TELEVISION BROADCASTS TO BRING AWARENESS OF OUR PROGRAM, REACHING OVER 350 MILLION PEOPLE.TO KEEP SUPPORTERS INFORMED OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES, WE DISTRIBUTE A BI-ANNUAL PRINT NEWSLETTER, MONTHLY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND DIRECT MAIL PACKAGES THAT EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PROVIDE PROGRAM UPDATES. ADDITIONALLY, CANINE COMPANIONS MAINTAINS AND REGULARLY UPDATES ACCOUNTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDING FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LINKEDIN, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK AND YOUTUBE.

    Expenses $4,250,085 · Revenue -$137,345

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paige Mazzoni

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $364,387
    From this org
    $333,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,345
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $333,042
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,163
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,182
    Filer's total
    $364,387

  • Dawn Gatley

    VP, PEOPLE

    Total calculated
    $213,368
    From this org
    $188,104
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,264
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,104
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,797
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,467
    Filer's total
    $213,368

  • Barbara Barrow

    VP, PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $196,800
    From this org
    $179,339
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,461
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,339
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,344
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,117
    Filer's total
    $196,800

  • Jeanine Konopelski

    VP, MARKETING AND ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $193,166
    From this org
    $170,773
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,393
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,773
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,247
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,146
    Filer's total
    $193,166

  • Brenda S Kennedy DVM Ms

    VP, CANINE HEALTH AND RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $190,347
    From this org
    $166,346
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,001
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,346
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,243
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,758
    Filer's total
    $190,347

  • Debra Minett Dougherty

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NORTHEAST

    Total calculated
    $189,450
    From this org
    $167,328
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,122
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,328
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,005
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,117
    Filer's total
    $189,450

  • Megan Koester

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NORTH CENTRAL

    Total calculated
    $175,204
    From this org
    $153,794
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,410
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,794
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,293
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,117
    Filer's total
    $175,204

  • Keith Edwards

    CFO AS OF 03/2022

    Total calculated
    $169,339
    From this org
    $161,548
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,791
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,548
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,791
    Filer's total
    $169,339

  • Robert Schwinn

    CORPORATE SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $81,113
    From this org
    $67,111
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,002
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mark Hullinger

    INTERIM CFO THROUGH 2/2022

    Total calculated
    $81,023
    From this org
    $81,023
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • John McKinney

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leslie Hennessy

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wm Steve Boyd

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Collette Bunton

    DIRECTOR AS OF 10/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Elliott

    DIRECTOR AS OF 6/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne Gittinger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mel Gottleib

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barrie Graham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Russ Gurevitch DVM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Wm Hopen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carolyn Hrach

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Judge Ed Kinkeade

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Kittredge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Lavie

    DIRECTOR AS OF 6/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Ludwig

    DIRECTOR AS OF 1/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Juergen Rottler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Sabo

    DIRECTOR AS OF 10/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robin Sanchez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jean Schulz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William White

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII AND/OR SCHEDULE J, PART II RECEIVE NON-FIXED PAYMENTS IN THE FORM OF BONUSES, WHICH ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (WHO MAY UTILIZE DISCRETION TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF BONUS PAYMENT AND/OR WHETHER TO MAKE A BONUS PAYMENT, AND ARE NOT DETERMINED UTILIZING A FIXED FORMULA).

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • controlled entity

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
18 July 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202332019349300818

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