2024-12-16T14:24:17-06:00 2023-08-31 812950760 SAX LLP 389 INTERPACE PARKWAY STE 3 PARSIPPANY NJ 07054 990 2022-09-01 113466707 THE GOOD DOG FOUNDATION INC GOOD 8888599992 21 ROSSMAN AVE HUDSON NY 125342905 RACHEL MCPHERSON PRESIDENT 8888599992 2024-12-16 1 0 MARQUS WHITE P00053187 9734726250 2024-12-16 2022 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X RACHEL MCPHERSON 21 ROSSMAN AVE HUDSON NY 125342905 1145560 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 9 500 0 0 471748 894402 42979 85187 250 104 0 0 514977 979693 0 0 0 0 574640 592458 0 0 88999 219782 296440 794422 888898 -279445 90795 298115 399763 551642 562495 -253527 -162732 X 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. 0 0 479570 85187 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. 156362 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.DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE GOOD DOG FOUNDATION WAS FORCED TO CEASE ITS MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMMATIC OPERATIONS (THERAPY DOG VISITS AND CERTIFICATION TRAINING) AND CANCEL OUR CHIEF FUNDRAISER, OUR ANNUAL GALA. THE RESULT WAS THE LOSS OF NEARLY HALF OUR ANNUAL REVENUE. FORTUNATELY, THE ORGANIZATION WAS ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CARES ACT SBA LOAN PROGRAM, WHICH ALLOWED US TO RETAIN ALL OUR EMPLOYEES AND REDIRECT OUR ATTENTION TO BUILDING A NEW, MORE EFFECTIVE WEBSITE AND OTHER "INFRASTRUCTURE" ENHANCEMENTS SO THAT WE WOULD BE READY TO PROVIDE OUR VITAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AS SOON AS THE BAN ON IN-PERSON INTERVENTION AT HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS AND NURSING HOMES WAS RELAXED. THE SBA LOAN HAS HELPED THE ORGANIZATION MOVE FROM PANDEMIC STRUGGLING TO POST PANDEMIC THRIVING. WE ARE REBUILDING OUR CERTIFIED THERAPY DOG VOLUNTEER TEAM (NOW OVER 320 CERTIFIED TEAMS) AND WORKING WITH OVER 200 FACILITIES NOT ONLY HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS AND NURSING HOMES BUT WITH BUSINESSES NEEDING POST PANDEMIC WORKFORCE WELLNESS HELP. THE GOOD DOG FOUNDATION WON SECOND PLACE IN THE BLACKSTONE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL GLOBAL NONPROFIT PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM, SIGNIFYING THE ORGANIZATION'S WORTHINESS AND THE BENEFIT OF THE PLANS TO BUILD THERAPY DOG TEAMS FOR THE NATION'S POOREST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN THE BRONX. 635932 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 SENIOR VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA DE MARVAL SENIOR VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER STROMBERG VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK GORDON VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAYTON ECK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN TROOST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN LEIKIND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARISA BEENEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME BELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REMY BLAIRE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARL COMSTOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS DELLAVECCHIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAYLER FOX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA GREENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA C KATES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAO BU KINSEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE KRIEGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAMELA MORRISSEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN M NEWHOUSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MERAV PEPERE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE SUTCLIFFE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH TAWNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM B WEXLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABBY RUDZIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL MCPHERSON FOUNDER/PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 120000 0 0 WILLIAM ROSS TREASURER/SECRETARY 40.00 X 52821 0 0 BRUCE FAGIN VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 120000 0 0 292821 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 266215 628187 894402 TRAINING FEES 812900 85187 85187 85187 104 104 165867 266215 165867 0 979693 85187 0 104 313000 206600 82400 24000 208734 208734 32834 28354 3470 1010 37890 32720 4004 1166 29250 29250 72326 42572 2184 27570 10531 6790 786 2955 7842 7842 351 330 21 13151 13151 11606 2154 9452 THERAPY DOG TRAINING CO 43057 43057 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 32844 19368 3877 9599 PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS 29189 18548 13 10628 POSTAGE & DELIVERY 14956 8718 388 5850 31337 17987 7150 6200 888898 635932 163967 88999 101743 40133 10836 15992 160043 343145 25000 32065 32065 0 0 493 493 298115 399763 37144 54482 514498 508013 551642 562495 X -412442 -324241 158915 161509 -253527 -162732 298115 399763 90795 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 924086 560364 688596 471748 894402 3539196 924086 560364 688596 471748 894402 3539196 752936 2786260 169 250 104 523 2894 2894 3542613 222420 0.78650 0.73640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10550 10550 0 21515 21515 0 0 X 979693 0 979693 0 979693 888898 0 888898 0 888898 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. FY2023 ANNUAL GALA 432082 266215 165867 0 165867 432082 266215 165867 165867 165867 0 990, PAGE 1, QUESTION B, AMENDED RETURN THE GOOD DOG FOUNDATION, INC. AMENDED RETURN EXPLANATION TAX YEAR: 2022 FISCAL YEAR ENDING: 8/31/2023 THE ORGANIZATION IS AMENDING ITS 2022 FORM 990 FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: THE ANNUAL AUDIT WAS DELAYED BEYOND THE EXTENDED 990 DUE DATE OF MAY 15, 2024. THE 990 WAS FILED USING THE UNAUDITED AMOUNTS TO MEET THE EXTENDED DUE DATE. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LIST OF CORRECTIONS: FORM 990 PAGE 9, PART VIII, STATEMENT OF REVENUE LINE 1 C - CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FUNDRASING EVENTS WAS UPDATED FROM $285,979 TO $266,215. LINES 1 F - THE AMOUNT OF GIFTS & GRANTS WERE UPDATED FROM $501,751 TO $628,187. LINES 8 A & B - THE AMOUNT OF GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRASING EVENTS WERE UPDATED FROM $285,979 & $141,003 TO $165,867 & $165,867 RESPECTIVELY. PAGE 10, PART IX, STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES LINE 5 - WAS $0 TO $313,000. LINE 7 - WAS $521,734 TO $208,734. LINE 11 C - WAS $21,000 TO $29,250. LINE 11 G - WAS $72,325 TO $72,326. LINE 17 - WAS $0 TO $351. LINE 19 - WAS $215 TO $0. LINE 20 - WAS $0 TO $13,151. LINE 23 - WAS $11,605 TO $11,606. THE CORRECTED TOTAL EXPENSES LINE 25 - WERE $867,849 TO $888,898. PAGE 11, PART X, BALANCE SHEET COLUMN (B) LINE 1 CASH NON-INTEREST-BEARING WERE UPDATED FROM $56,012 TO $40,133. LINE 2 CASH SAVINGS AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS WERE UPDATED FROM $113 TO $15,992. LINE 3 PLEDGES AND GRANTS RECEIVABLE WERE UPDATED FROM $211,636 TO $343,145. LINE 9 - PREPAID EXPENSES WERE UPDATED FROM $25,000 TO $0. LINE 17 - ACCOUNT PAYABLE & ACCRUED EXPENSES WAS UPDATED FROM $46,747 TO $54,482. LINE 24 - UNSECURED NOTES AND LOANS PAYABLE WAS UPDATED FROM $494,862 TO $508,013. LINE 27 - NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS WAS UPDATED FROM $(407,270) TO $(324,241). LINE 28 NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS WAS UPDATED FROM $158,916 TO $161,509. TOTAL ASSETS/LIABILITIES LINES 16 & 33 WERE UPDATED FROM $293,254 TO $399,763. AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE, THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULES WERE CORRECTED: SCHEDULE A: PAGE 2, PART II, SECTION A - LINE 1E WAS $787,730 TO $894,402. PAGE 2, PART II, SECTION C, LINE 14 WAS $67.50% TO 78.65%. SCHEDULE D PAGE 4, PART XI & XII LINES 1 & 5 - RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE & EXPENSES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WAS $873,021 TO $979,693 AND $867,849 TO $888,898. 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