2024-09-20T14:26:48-05:00 2022-08-31 812950760 SAX LLP 389 INTERPACE PARKWAY STE 3 PARSIPPANY NJ 07054 990 2021-09-01 113466707 THE GOOD DOG FOUNDATION INC GOOD 8888599992 21 ROSSMAN AVE HUDSON NY 125342905 RACHEL MCPHERSON PRESIDENT 8888599992 2024-09-20 1 MARQUS WHITE P00053187 9734726250 2024-09-20 2021 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z RACHEL MCPHERSON 21 ROSSMAN AVE HUDSON NY 125342905 514977 0 X THEGOODDOGFOUNDATION.ORG X 1998 NY TO EASE HUMAN SUFFERING AND PROMOTE RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA AND STRESS WITH ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS BY THERAPY DOG TEAMS TRAINED AND FIELDED USING PROTOCOLS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED AS AMONG THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND RELIABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. 6 5 9 252 0 0 688596 471748 40349 42979 169 250 -23879 0 705235 514977 0 0 0 0 544744 574640 0 0 164722 194549 219782 739293 794422 -34058 -279445 420668 298115 394750 551642 25918 -253527 X TO EASE HUMAN SUFFERING AND PROMOTE RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA AND STRESS WITH ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS BY THERAPY DOG TEAMS TRAINED AND FIELDED USING PROTOCALS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED AS AMONG THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND RELIABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. 0 0 363464 42979 ANIMAL ASSISTED INTERVENTION PROGRAM (AAI) USING TRAINED AND CERTIFIED THERAPY DOG TEAMS (CANINE PLUS HUMAN HANDLER). EVALUATING, TRAINING AND CERTIFYING VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR DOGS WHO WANT TO BECOME THERAPY DOG TEAMS TO DELIVER ANIMAL ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM TRAUMA AND STRESS FROM CAUSES SUCH AS ILLNESS, DISABILITY OR DISASTER. IN A NORMAL YEAR, GOOD DOG ANNUALLY TRAINS AND CERTIFIES UP TO 250 NEW VOLUNTEER THERAPY DOG TEAMS (CANINE PLUS HUMAN HANDLER). IN ADDITION, GOOD DOG REQUIRES ANNUAL RE-CERTIFICATION TO ASSURE TOP QUALITY. OVER 250 TEAMS A YEAR ARE RE-CERTIFIED; FIELDING 600-700 ACTIVE THERAPY DOG TEAMS A YEAR BY SCHEDULING HOUR LONG VISITS AT SOME 300 PARTNER FACILITIES. HOWEVER BECAUSE OF COVID 19, THE ABILITY TO TRAIN NEW VOLUNTEERS AND SEND VOLUNTEERS ON VISITS WAS REDUCED BY ONE HALF TO APPROXIMATELY A COMBINED TOTAL OF 500 AND THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE FACILITIES INCLUDE HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, SCHOOLS, LIBRRARIES, VETERANS HOSPITALS, TRAUMA CENTERS, AND, ON OCCASION, OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS UNDER STRESS. THE POPULATIONS SERVED INCLUDE PATIENTS RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS OR SURGERY, CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, SENIORS WITH DEMENTIA, VETERANS WITH PTSD, USNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNDER STRESS, AND OTHERS. IN A NORMAL YEAR, GOOD DOG SCHEDULES SOME 30,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER THERAPY DOG TEAM VISITS WHO, IN TURN, OFFER THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF (AAI) TO THOSE IN NEED, INTERACTING WITH OVER 100,000 PEOPLE A YEAR. HOWEVER BECAUSE OF COVID 19, THE NUMBER OF SCHEDULED VOLUNTARY THERAPY DOG TEAM VISITS WAS 10,000 AND THE NUMBER OF INTERACTIONS WAS OVER 30,000 PEOPLE A YEAR. GOOD DOG ALSO TRAINS SELECT VOLUNTEER TEAMS IN CRISIS RESPONSE FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCIES.FINALLY, IN RESPONSE TO NUMEROUS REQUESTS, GOOD DOG HAS BEGUN A NEW PROGRAM TO TRAIN THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN TO WORK AS A TEAM WITH THEIR DOG IN A PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. THESE INCLUDE TEACHERS, PSYCHOTHERAPISTS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND OTHERS. GOOD DOG'S PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION COURSEWORK EXPANDS ON WHAT'S TAUGHT TO VLUNTEERS TO ADDRESS SAFELY HANDLING DOGS IN SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE POPULATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS (FOR EXAMPLE, WORKING WITH A DOG TO ENHANCE OUTCOMES FOR EMOTIONAL/SOCIAL LEARNING SKILLS OR READING SKILLS IN AN ELMENTARY SCHOOL). GOOD DOG IS NOW A VENDOR FOR PROFESSIONAL THERAPY DOG TEAM TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 47519 RESEARCH AND AWARENESS- WITH MAJOR ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC PARTNERS, GOOD DOG CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF THERAPY DOG INTERVENTIONS ON SPECIFIC POPULATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS TO HELP BUILD AN EVIDENCE BASE FOR THE INDUSTRY. RECENT STUDIES INCLUDE: 1) A LONG TERM STUDY WITH MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER IN NYC THAT ASSESSED AAIT FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCE THROAT AND NECK CANCERS. THE FINDINGS, PUBLISHED IN THE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTIVE ONCOLOGY, PROVED THAT PATIENTS SPENDING THERAPEUTIC TIME WITH THERAPY DOGS DURING RADIATION AND CHEMOTHERAPY HAD IMPROVED EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL WELLBEING VS THOSE WHO DIDN'T. GOOD DOG DISSEMINATED THE FINDINGS BROADLY THROUGH ONLINE, BROADCAST AND PRINT MEDIA AIMED AT HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 2) A STUDY WITH YALE UNIVERSITY PARENTING CENTER EXAMINED THE ROLE OF DOGS TO HELP LOWER STRESS IN CHILDREN. 3) A STUDY WITH PACE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSESSING THE VALUE OF USING SPECIALLY TRAINED GOOD DOG THERAPY TEAMS AS PART OF AN IN-PRISION PARENTING PROGRAM FOR FEMALE INMATES WHO WILL BE REUNITING WITH THEIR MINOR CHILDREN. 4) A SURVEY WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE PROVIDING THE FIRST-EVER IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THERAPY DOG TRAINING METHODS ON A NATIONAL BASIS. IN ADDITION, GOODD DOG REGULARLY CONFERS, ASKS FOR AND/OR SHARES INFORMATION WITH SCIENTISTS AND ACADEMIANS INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH UNIVERSITIES, PET CARE INDUSTRY GROUPS, HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTION ASSOCIATIONS, AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. 410983 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY CT X X PEI SUN 8888599992 21 ROSSMAN AVE HUDSON NY 125342905 ROBERT REDER CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 W PATRICK MCMULLAN III VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN KESSLER VICE CHAIR FINANCE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAYTON ECK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN LEIKIND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER STROMBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN SIMONENKO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN TROOST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK GORDON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA DE MARVAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL MCPHERSON FOUNDER/PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 116250 0 0 BRUCE FAGIN VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 118320 0 0 WILLIAM ROSS TREASURER/FINANCE MGR 40.00 X 71479 0 0 306049 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 471748 471748 TRAINING FEES 812900 42979 42979 42979 250 250 514977 42979 0 250 278246 70470 122636 85140 211730 209121 1663 946 45636 26041 11577 8018 39028 22270 9901 6857 31300 31300 38498 12653 4000 21845 7534 4267 268 2999 6550 6550 347 347 14798 14798 11126 9794 1332 THERAPY DOG TRAINING CO 32247 32247 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 22873 13367 2251 7255 PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS 19301 680 56 18565 BANK FEES 9723 860 1624 7239 25485 9213 10414 5858 794422 410983 218717 164722 6433 101743 181492 10836 207250 160043 25000 25000 32065 32065 0 0 493 493 420668 298115 84252 37144 155039 514498 155459 0 394750 551642 X -43992 -412442 69910 158915 25918 -253527 420668 298115 -279445 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1174061 924086 560364 688596 471748 3818855 1174061 924086 560364 688596 471748 3818855 1004293 2814562 169 250 419 2894 2894 3822168 137233 0.73640 0.71980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10550 10550 0 21515 21515 0 0 X 514977 0 514977 0 514977 794422 0 794422 0 794422 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A), AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A). MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE FOUNDATION'S TAX POSITIONS IN REGARD TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FOUNDATION HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AS WELL AS IN VARIOUS STATE JURISDICTIONS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES UNLESS THE FOUNDATION WAS ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD GENERATE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PATRICK MCMULLAN AND RACHEL MCPHERSON HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B KEY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD REVIEW THE TAX RETURN AND THE ASSOCIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND APPROVE THE FILINGS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY WITH A REQUIREMENT FOR DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT, IF ANY. THE RESPONSES ARE MONITORED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET TO REVIEW CONTEMPORANEOUS INFORMATION OF 2 PIECES OF PUBLISHED DATA CONCERNING NOT FOR PROFIT EXECUTIVE SALARIES IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PUT TOGETHER A COMPENSATION OFFER THAT WAS MADE AND ACCEPTED. THIS MEETING AND THE OFFER TENDERED WERE BOTH DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ENTITY WEBSITE