2024-11-07T10:12:50-07:00 2024-06-30 990 2023-07-01 475171081 NEW YORK THERAPY ANIMALS INC NEWY 2128677800 215 E 68th Street Suite 33B New York NY 10065 Nancy George-Michalson Managing Director 9174235884 2024-11-04 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Nancy George-Michalson 215 E 68th Street Suite 33B New York NY 10065 111789 0 X www.newyorktherapyanimals.org X 2015 NY Healing and education through a human/animal connection. 5 4 1 100 0 0 40602 40461 68609 71328 0 0 0 0 109211 111789 0 0 0 0 35835 29467 0 0 0 42113 51293 77948 80760 31263 31029 116604 148132 880 1379 115724 146753 Healing and education through a human/animal connection. 0 0 45476 27852 COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM includes Handler Workshops, Therapy Dog Training Classes, Team Assessments and Continuing Education Curriculum: New York Therapy Animals is the New York City affiliate of Intermountain Therapy Animals. We recruit, educate, train and mentor interested people along with their own well-mannered dog who meet the requirements for our practical application curriculum. Upon successful completion by the handler and the dog of our seven-week training program series, they become a trained, licensed and insured therapy dog team exclusive with our organization. The team has qualified for volunteer placement opportunities with our extensive healthcare and educational venues, and for wellness programs in universities, corporations, and other community events and activities. Our teaching methods promote healthy relationships through humane education and skilled teaching procedures. 27361 43476 THERAPY DOG TEAM PROGRAMS: New York Therapy Animals 160 therapy dog teams bring comfort, support and smiles to people within the NYC and Westchester communities in more than 250 venues. Our unique services benefit hospitals, healthcare, assisted living and Alzheimer's facilities, shelters, children and adults with special needs, socio-emotional mental health challenges, humane education components, and student, office, and corporate wellness stress-relief interactions. Environments and lives are transformed by sharing a distinctive, attentive and compassionate kind of healing through supportive therapy dog teams to people in need. Our animal-assisted interactive community programs serve people of all ages in various socio-economic matters in areas of physical, occupational, speech and psychotherapies and special education. New York Therapy Animals is the official NY affiliate for the Reading Education Assistance Dogs(R) R.E.A.D. (R) children's literacy support program in schools and libraries. This program is a successful motivator with a strong academic influence to touch-tackle the nervous aspects of reading. Striving readers read 1:1 to the non-judgmental therapy dog in a safe atmosphere with the assistance of their human partner who guides fluency and comprehension. Statistics show this program to be effective in improving students test scores, elevating reading levels, and enhancing social skills and self-confidence. Benefits of interacting with a therapy dog include lowering blood pressure and stress and anxiety levels with significant measurable feelings of relaxation. 0 0 0 72837 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 NY X X Nancy George-Michalson 2128677800 215 E 68th Street Suite 33B New York NY 10065 Nancy George-Michalson Executive Director 20 0 X 21478 0 21478 Philip Arnold Chairman 1 0 X 0 0 0 Edward W Meredith Treasurer / Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Heidi Slayton Secretary / Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Nicholas Wolferman Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 21478 0 21478 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40461 0 40461 Handler Workshops, Therapy Dog Training 813319 27852 27852 0 0 Therapy Dog Team Programs 813319 43476 43476 0 0 0 0 0 0 71328 0 0 0 0 0 0 111789 71328 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21478 19330 2148 5925 5333 592 2064 1858 206 770 513 257 18733 17895 838 1973 1973 7050 5809 1241 2132 1421 711 15000 15000 4379 3705 674 1256 1256 80760 72837 7923 0 116604 68132 80000 116604 148132 0 880 1379 880 1379 X 0 0 0 0 115724 146753 115724 146753 116604 148132 31029 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 71357 46204 62392 110712 111789 402454 71357 46204 62392 110712 111789 402454 402454 402454 1 0.74514 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 758 Payroll Taxes 621 1379 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Distributed a draft to all Board Members pointing out key changes to the 990 compared to the prior year Addressed any questions that they had to their satisfaction Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each year, Board Members certify during a Board Meeting that they are still in compliance with Conflict of Interest policy Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These are available to the public upon written request Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Training and evaluation fees incurred as part of training the therapy dog teams.