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THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE THE VETERAN, AT NO COST, A TRAINED DOG THAT THEY CAN GAIN A CONSTANT COMPANION TO HELP THEM COPE WITH THEIR UNIQUE CHALLENGES IN EVERYDAY LIFE. 5 4 4 34 1200 581101 534608 17926 7693 73 6619 -677 -928 598423 547992 0 0 115585 147562 0 1410 145646 152439 261231 300001 337192 247991 925371 1382696 334803 520514 590568 862182 X D2DT CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE AT RISK, RESCUED, OR DONATED DOGS, TRAIN THEM, AND PLACE THEM WITH DESERVING SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH POST COMBAT STRESS AND ANXIETY. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE THE VETERAN, AT NO COST, A TRAINED DOG THAT THEY CAN GAIN A CONSTANT COMPANION TO HELP THEM COPE WITH THEIR UNIQUE CHALLENGES IN EVERYDAY LIFE. false true 175301 7693 DOGS2DOGTAGS UTILIZES A MULTITIERED APPROACH TO ENCOMPASS THE EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF VETERANS IN OUR PROGRAM. THE POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS EFFECTS REPORTED BY VETERANS WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAM INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: REDUCED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, RESTORED TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, STRENGTHENED FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, INCREASED EXERCISE BY WALKING WITH THEIR DOG AND HAVING A REASON TO LIVE. INVESTING IN VETERAN WELLNESS - IN SEPTEMBER 2023 WE BROKE GROUND TO EXPAND OUR EXISTING DOG TRAINING FACILITY, MAKING A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR VETERANS LONG INTO THE FUTURE. BY ADDING 12 ON-SITE DOG KENNELS, WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DOGS WE CAN HOUSE AND TRAIN ON PREMISES BY 50%. BY ADDING INSULATION, HEAT, AND AIR CONDITIONING TO OUR DOG TRAINING FACILITY, WE WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO TRAIN VETERANS AND THEIR DOGS YEAR-ROUND. THE EXPANSION ALSO INCLUDES A VETERINARY ROOM, TWO BATHROOMS, A KITCHEN AREA, OFFICE AND STORAGE AREAS. THE PROJECT IS TO BE COMPLETED IN JUNE 2024. DOG PLACEMENT AND DOG TRAINING - DESPITE CONSTRUCTION AND LACK OF SPACE, WE PLACED THREE DOGS WITH VETERANS IN 2023, BRINGING OUR TOTAL DOGS PLACED SINCE INCEPTION TO 35. OUR EXPENSES TO BOARD AND CARE FOR DOGS TO BE PLACED WITH VETERANS WERE 18,000. ONCE A DOG IS PLACED WITH A VETERAN, DOGS2DOGTAGS PROVIDES FREE DOG SUPPLIES, DOG FOOD, VETERINARY CARE, AND FLEA, TICK, AND HEARTWORM MEDICATION FOR ONE FULL YEAR FOLLOWING DOG PLACEMENT (LONGER IF FINANCIALLY NECESSARY). REMOVING THIS FINANCIAL BURDEN ALLOWS VETERANS TO FOCUS ON TRAINING AND BONDING WITH THEIR CANINE COMPANION, ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT. OUR COST TO PROVIDE THIS SMOOTH TRANSITION IN 2023 WAS 7,900. DOGS2DOGTAGS PROVIDES FREE DOG TRAINING AND CLASSES TO VETERANS FOR THE LIFE OF THE DOG. WE ALSO PROVIDE FREE DOG TRAINING TO VETERANS WHO ALREADY HAVE A DOG AND WISH TO PASS THE SERVICE DOG PUBLIC ACCESS TEST. OUR TOTAL EXPENSES FOR VETERAN DOG TRAINING IN 2023 WERE 93,000. DOG TRAINING CLASSES PROVIDE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALING THROUGH CAMARADERIE, SUPPORT, AND SHARED EXPENSES WITH THEIR VETERAN PEERS. LAIKA'S FUND - WE CREATED THIS GRANT PROGRAM IN 2022 TO HELP VETERANS AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR OWN SPECIAL COMPANION DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. DURING 2023, WE PROVIDED 13,019 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP VETERANS WITH VETERINARY CARE, DOG FOOD, AND DOG SUPPLIES. THIS WAS A 2,000 INCREASE FROM 2022. VETERAN OUTREACH - CONNECTING WITH VETERANS THROUGH RESOURCE EVENTS LIKE THE 2023 RACINE COUNTY VETERANS STAND DOWN AND COLLABORATING WITH VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IS KEY TO HELPING ALL VETERANS IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. WE CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SHEBOYGAN COUNTY VETERANS SERVICES OFFICE AND SUPPORT THE SHEBOYGAN AREA VETERANS TREATMENT COURT WITH A SERVICE DOG AS NEEDED TO REDUCE ANXIETY AND PTSD SYMPTOMS FOR VETERANS IN ATTENDANCE. 175301 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 4 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 4 false false true false false false false true true false false false true true true false false true true false WI X TAMERA GRAF 9202684233 N4717 COUNTY RD M PLYMOUTH WI 53073 TORRE WILLADSEN PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 64600 0 9150 PAMELA WITTKOPP EXEC DIR THR 50.00 X 42003 0 0 TAMERA GRAF EXEC DIR BEG 50.00 X 20750 0 0 JODY HENNEN TREASURER EN 5.00 X 788 0 0 THERESA BOROWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS VAN ETTEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM QUASIUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BREK RAMMER VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KRYSTAL KATH ASSISTANT TR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE MELIS SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE MOLKENTHINE TREASURER BE 1.00 X 0 0 0 128141 9150 false false false QUASIUS CONSTRUCTION INC 1202A NORTH 8TH ST PO BOX 727 SHEBOYGAN WI 530820727 CONSTRUCITON 348450 1 6026 528582 65067 534608 RENTAL INCOME 900099 6493 6493 DOG TRAINING 531110 1200 1200 7693 6619 6619 4578 6026 4697 -119 -119 15381 16190 -809 -809 547992 6493 1200 5691 137291 87608 49683 10271 6554 3717 20275 20275 2159 2159 2409 1927 482 16669 16336 333 33336 18499 14837 8152 7989 163 13924 13924 9227 9227 9663 9663 DOG EXPENSES 27992 27992 MEALS 4818 4336 241 241 MISCELLANEOUS 3815 3433 191 191 300001 175301 123290 1410 258942 285693 100011 110607 138251 110711 12227 6240 815291 15541 390201 799750 25739 69695 925371 1382696 7191 201542 326612 318972 1000 334803 520514 X 348167 766979 242401 95203 590568 862182 925371 1382696 247991 23623 X true X false true false X 99114 107110 228109 581101 534608 1550042 99114 107110 228109 581101 534608 1550042 215239 1334803 73 6619 6692 21998 5692 27690 1584424 15103 0.84250 0.80560 X PART II, LINE 10 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 73006 73006 736938 13937 723001 5347 1604 3743 799750 X 592502 23623 20887 44510 547992 547992 320888 20887 20887 300001 300001 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X DOGS 2 DOG TAGS, INC. IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3). IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 170 (B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 509(A)(2). THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND ALL STATE JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT OPERATES. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES, OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. ALL YEARS NOT CLOSED BY STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATIONS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD 16,190 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,697 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD 16,190 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,697 X 7 65067 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION D2DT CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE AT RISK, RESCUED, OR DONATED DOGS, TRAIN THEM, AND PLACE THEM WITH DESERVING SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH POST COMBAT STRESS AND ANXIETY. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE THE VETERAN, AT NO COST, A TRAINED DOG THAT THEY CAN GAIN A CONSTANT COMPANION TO HELP THEM COPE WITH THEIR UNIQUE CHALLENGES IN EVERYDAY LIFE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 DURING 2023, THE ORGANIZATION DISCONTINUED DOG TRAINING SERVICES FOR CIVILIANS TO FOCUS ON ITS MISSION OF TRAINING DOGS FOR VETERANS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DOGS2DOGTAGS UTILIZES A MULTITIERED APPROACH TO ENCOMPASS THE EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF VETERANS IN OUR PROGRAM. THE POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS EFFECTS REPORTED BY VETERANS WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAM INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: REDUCED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, RESTORED TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, STRENGTHENED FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, INCREASED EXERCISE BY WALKING WITH THEIR DOG AND HAVING A REASON TO LIVE. INVESTING IN VETERAN WELLNESS - IN SEPTEMBER 2023 WE BROKE GROUND TO EXPAND OUR EXISTING DOG TRAINING FACILITY, MAKING A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR VETERANS LONG INTO THE FUTURE. BY ADDING 12 ON-SITE DOG KENNELS, WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DOGS WE CAN HOUSE AND TRAIN ON PREMISES BY 50%. BY ADDING INSULATION, HEAT, AND AIR CONDITIONING TO OUR DOG TRAINING FACILITY, WE WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO TRAIN VETERANS AND THEIR DOGS YEAR-ROUND. THE EXPANSION ALSO INCLUDES A VETERINARY ROOM, TWO BATHROOMS, A KITCHEN AREA, OFFICE AND STORAGE AREAS. THE PROJECT IS TO BE COMPLETED IN JUNE 2024. DOG PLACEMENT AND DOG TRAINING - DESPITE CONSTRUCTION AND LACK OF SPACE, WE PLACED THREE DOGS WITH VETERANS IN 2023, BRINGING OUR TOTAL DOGS PLACED SINCE INCEPTION TO 35. OUR EXPENSES TO BOARD AND CARE FOR DOGS TO BE PLACED WITH VETERANS WERE 18,000. ONCE A DOG IS PLACED WITH A VETERAN, DOGS2DOGTAGS PROVIDES FREE DOG SUPPLIES, DOG FOOD, VETERINARY CARE, AND FLEA, TICK, AND HEARTWORM MEDICATION FOR ONE FULL YEAR FOLLOWING DOG PLACEMENT (LONGER IF FINANCIALLY NECESSARY). REMOVING THIS FINANCIAL BURDEN ALLOWS VETERANS TO FOCUS ON TRAINING AND BONDING WITH THEIR CANINE COMPANION, ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT. OUR COST TO PROVIDE THIS SMOOTH TRANSITION IN 2023 WAS 7,900. DOGS2DOGTAGS PROVIDES FREE DOG TRAINING AND CLASSES TO VETERANS FOR THE LIFE OF THE DOG. WE ALSO PROVIDE FREE DOG TRAINING TO VETERANS WHO ALREADY HAVE A DOG AND WISH TO PASS THE SERVICE DOG PUBLIC ACCESS TEST. OUR TOTAL EXPENSES FOR VETERAN DOG TRAINING IN 2023 WERE 93,000. DOG TRAINING CLASSES PROVIDE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALING THROUGH CAMARADERIE, SUPPORT, AND SHARED EXPENSES WITH THEIR VETERAN PEERS. LAIKA'S FUND - WE CREATED THIS GRANT PROGRAM IN 2022 TO HELP VETERANS AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR OWN SPECIAL COMPANION DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. DURING 2023, WE PROVIDED 13,019 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP VETERANS WITH VETERINARY CARE, DOG FOOD, AND DOG SUPPLIES. THIS WAS A 2,000 INCREASE FROM 2022. VETERAN OUTREACH - CONNECTING WITH VETERANS THROUGH RESOURCE EVENTS LIKE THE 2023 RACINE COUNTY VETERANS STAND DOWN AND COLLABORATING WITH VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IS KEY TO HELPING ALL VETERANS IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. WE CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SHEBOYGAN COUNTY VETERANS SERVICES OFFICE AND SUPPORT THE SHEBOYGAN AREA VETERANS TREATMENT COURT WITH A SERVICE DOG AS NEEDED TO REDUCE ANXIETY AND PTSD SYMPTOMS FOR VETERANS IN ATTENDANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO REMOVE THE INDIVIDUAL NAMES OF THE ORGINAL VOTING MEMBERS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN PART III, A. THE BYLAWS NOW INSTEAD STATE THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF 5 VOTING MEMBERS & THEIR TITLES: PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND THREE ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROCESS TO ADD NEW VOTING MEMBERS THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION WAS REMOVED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE ORGANIZATION IF A CONFLICT ARISES, AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ANY CHANGES IN COMPENSATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B OFFICER PAY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BAORD OF DIRECTORS WITH COMPARATIVE SALARY DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.