EAST COAST ASSISTANCE DOGS INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B28

Classification

1000

Street

149 NEWFIELD RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• BREEDING, VETERINARY AND CANINE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS: ECAD'S COMBINED CANINE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, VETERINARY, AND CANINE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS SUPPORT THE EARLY LIFECYCLE OF EACH PURPOSE-BRED SERVICE DOG, FROM PLANNED REPRODUCTION AND WHELPING THROUGH VETERINARY CARE, EARLY DEVELOPMENT, SOCIALIZATION, AND VOLUNTEER-SUPPORTED HOME EXPERIENCES. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, ECAD HAS REFINED A PROVEN MODEL USING GOLDEN RETRIEVERS, LABRADOR RETRIEVERS, AND CROSSES OF THE TWO BREEDS TO DEVELOP HEALTHY, RELIABLE DOGS WITH THE TEMPERAMENT AND QUALITIES NEEDED FOR FUTURE SERVICE WORK. ECAD PLANS EACH LITTER IN RESPONSE TO PROGRAM NEED, ENSURING THAT EVERY PUPPY IS RAISED WITH PURPOSE AND ALIGNED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPACITY TO DEVELOP FUTURE ASSISTANCE DOGS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MANAGEMENT, MATERNAL AND PUPPY CARE, WHELPING, PUPPY RAISING, VETERINARY OVERSIGHT, VOLUNTEER TRAINING, EARLY SOCIALIZATION, AND WEEKEND HOME CARE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF ECAD STAFF AND MORE THAN 100 YOUTH AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS, BREEDER-CARETAKERS PROVIDE CARE FOR DOGS IN ECAD'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM, NURSERY TEAM FAMILIES PROVIDE YOUNG PUPPIES WITH EARLY HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE AND BASIC MANNERS, AND HOME HANDLER VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE THAT FOUNDATION THROUGH WEEKEND CARE, ENRICHMENT, AND SUPERVISED COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS CREATE THE HEALTH, STABILITY, AND DEVELOPMENTAL FOUNDATION EACH DOG NEEDS BEFORE ENTERING ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND EVENTUAL CLIENT PLACEMENT.

  Expenses $445,486

• CANINE EDUCATION AND CLIENT SERVICES: ECAD'S CANINE EDUCATION AND CLIENT SERVICES PROGRAMS SUPPORT THE ADVANCED TRAINING, INDIVIDUALIZED MATCHING, AND CLIENT INSTRUCTION REQUIRED TO CREATE SUCCESSFUL ASSISTANCE DOG TEAMS. OVER 18 TO 24 MONTHS, EACH SERVICE DOG IN TRAINING RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 1,500 HOURS OF EDUCATION AND LEARNS TO MASTER MORE THAN 80 COMMANDS, EXCEEDING ASSISTANCE DOGS INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS PRIOR TO PLACEMENT. THROUGH THIS WORK, ECAD NURTURES EACH DOG'S ABILITIES, EMPOWERS CLIENTS WITH THE SKILLS TO BUILD A STRONG WORKING PARTNERSHIP, AND TRANSFORMS LIVES THROUGH INCREASED INDEPENDENCE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.ECAD TRAINS SERVICE DOGS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS FACILITY DOGS THAT WORK ALONGSIDE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS IN HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, AND JUDICIAL SETTINGS. PLACEMENT OCCURS THROUGH TEAM TRAINING, AN INTENSIVE TWO-WEEK COURSE WHERE CLIENTS LEARN TO WORK WITH, CARE FOR, AND EXPAND THEIR DOG'S SKILLS. SINCE 1995, ECAD HAS GRADUATED MORE THAN 500 ASSISTANCE DOG TEAMS NATIONWIDE WITH MORE THAN 125 ACTIVELY WORKING TODAY.

  Expenses $924,709

• PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT: ECAD'S PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING, AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS SUPPORT NATIONAL AWARENESS, LOCAL ENGAGEMENT, AND THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION. THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, MEDIA OUTREACH, DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, DIRECT MAIL, NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS, AND ITS WEBSITE, ECAD RAISES AWARENESS OF ASSISTANCE DOGS AND THE CHALLENGES FACED BY PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. THESE EFFORTS HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, SHARE PROGRAM IMPACT, ENGAGE SUPPORTERS, AND CONNECT PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS, VOLUNTEERS, DONORS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH ECAD'S SERVICES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.ECAD STAFF AND MORE THAN 100 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS CONDUCT OUTREACH INDIVIDUALLY AND IN SMALL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ASSISTANCE DOGS HELP PEOPLE LIVE WITH INCREASED INDEPENDENCE. TOGETHER, THESE ACTIVITIES STRENGTHEN ECAD'S VISIBILITY, EXPAND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND GENERATE THE AWARENESS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO NURTURE, EMPOWER, AND TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH SUCCESSFUL ASSISTANCE DOG PARTNERSHIPS.

  Expenses $243,328

• CANDIDATE, CLIENT AND GRADUATE SERVICES: ECAD'S CANDIDATE, CLIENT, AND GRADUATE SERVICES SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS SEEKING AN ASSISTANCE DOG FROM INITIAL APPLICATION THROUGH PLACEMENT AND LONG-TERM GRADUATE FOLLOW-UP. IN 2025, ECAD RESPONDED TO 205 APPLICATIONS AND MAINTAINED A WAITING LIST OF INDIVIDUALS SEEKING PLACEMENT WITH A SERVICE DOG OR FACILITY DOG. CANDIDATES RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED GUIDANCE THROUGH APPLICATION REVIEW, DOCUMENTATION SUPPORT, PLACEMENT-READINESS ASSESSMENT, AND EXTENSIVE INTERVIEWS BEFORE ACCEPTANCE INTO AN ECAD PROGRAM OR TEAM TRAINING. THIS PROCESS HELPS ENSURE EACH CANDIDATE UNDERSTANDS THE RESPONSIBILITIES, HOME AND WORKPLACE CHANGES, AND LONG-TERM COMMITMENT INVOLVED IN RECEIVING AN ASSISTANCE DOG. ECAD ALSO GATHERS INPUT FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND SUPPORT NETWORKS TO DETERMINE WHETHER EACH FUTURE TEAM HAS THE FOUNDATION NEEDED FOR SUCCESS. GRADUATE SERVICES EXTENDS ECAD'S COMMITMENT BEYOND PLACEMENT THROUGH FOLLOW-UP CARE, PUBLIC ACCESS RECERTIFICATION, EQUIPMENT REVIEW, COMMAND ASSESSMENT, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND SUPPORT AS CLIENT NEEDS CHANGE. IN 2025, ECAD STAFF PROVIDED 662 HOURS OF FOLLOW-UP CARE FOR MORE THAN 125 CLIENT-SERVICE DOG TEAMS, HELPING NURTURE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS, EMPOWER CLIENTS, AND SUSTAIN LIFE-CHANGING WORKING TEAMS.

  Expenses $243,648

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $2,776,594

  Expenses

  $3,426,130

  Contributions

  $2,508,233

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2024

  Revenue

  $5,392,203

  Expenses

  $2,751,505

  Contributions

  $5,278,411

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,308,169

  Expenses

  $2,753,551

  Contributions

  $2,354,156

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,455,107

  Expenses

  $1,926,790

  Contributions

  $2,405,544

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,706,402

  Expenses

  $1,705,235

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,554,730

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,352,012

  Expenses

  $1,643,589

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,555,182

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,807,715

  Expenses

  $1,438,290

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,778,328

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,685,620

  Expenses

  $1,193,067

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,442,417

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,593,082

  Expenses

  $895,834

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,191,246

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,541,267

  Expenses

  $965,819

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,475,066

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,046,458

  Expenses

  $1,291,003

  Assets (EOY)

  $900,321

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,785,857

  Expenses

  $1,698,233

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,266,863

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,369,206

  Expenses

  $1,462,987

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,340,244

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,221,995

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,336,329

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC

  $25,000

  2022 · ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION

• GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC

  $25,000

  2024 · ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION

• PUPPIES & GOLF INC

  $25,000

  2024 · MILITARY GRANT

• THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

  $25,000

  2023 · FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $23,185

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $13,107

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $12,840

  2022 · General Support

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $12,214

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

  $11,000

  2024 · FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $10,515

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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