2024-08-12T15:56:01-04:00 2023-12-31 SNYDER & BROWN CPAS PLLC 3933 S MCCLINTOCK DRIVE SUITE 505 Tempe AZ 85282 990 2023-01-01 274665797 SOLDIERS BEST FRIEND SOLD 14505 N 75TH AVE PEORIA AZ 85381 MIK MILEM Executive Direc 6232186486 2024-07-19 true true ROBERT SNYDER P01230612 4803397114 2024-08-12 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z MIK MILEM 1709620 false X WWW.SOLDIERSBESTFRIEND.ORG X 2011 AZ THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICE/THERAPEUTIC COMPANION DOG TRAINING FOR VETERANS LIVING WITH COMBAT-RELATED POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY . OUR PROGRAM IS ARIZONA-BASED, PROVIDING LIFE-CHANGING SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS AND AZ HOMELESS DOGS. 11 11 23 0 0 1341399 1285923 0 70493 125906 -3030 -38752 1408862 1373077 0 0 418861 592698 0 109341 319637 413402 738498 1006100 670364 366977 4251895 4796990 39474 73739 4212421 4723251 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICE/THERAPEUTIC COMPANION DOG TRAINING FOR VETERANS LIVING WITH COMBAT-RELATED POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY . OUR PROGRAM IS ARIZONA-BASED, PROVIDING LIFE-CHANGING SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS AND AZ HOMELESS DOGS. 738050 IN 2022, PROGRAM SERVICES WERE CONCENTRATED ON OUR SERVICE/THERAPEUTIC COMPANION DOG TRAINING PROGRAM. WE SERVED 125 VETERANS DURING 2022 WITH 2,789 TRAINING HOURS PROVIDED TO VETERAN/DOG TEAMS. HISTORICALLY, OVER HALF OF THE DOGS IN OUR PROGRAM ARE ADOPTED FROM AZ SHELTER/RESCUE PARTNERS. PROVIDED AT NO COST TO ELIGIBLE VETERANS, EACH VETERAN/DOG TEAM TRAINS A MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS. PROVIDING THIS LIFE-CHANGING SERVICE INCLUDES: COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION PROCESS, DOG ADOPTIONS, FOSTERING, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & TESTING, VETERINARY CARE, PROVIDING EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES & SUPPORT TO HELP ENSURE PROGRAM COMPLETION. AS PART OF OUR PROGRAM, WE OFFER MENTORSHIP AND OPERATION GRADUATE TRAINING (OGT) CLASSES. THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM PAIRS GRADUATES WITH TEAMS-IN-TRAINING TO HELP GUIDE THEM THROUGH THE PROGRAM. THE OGT CLASSES ARE PROVIDED FOR GRADUATES WHO WANT FURTHER TRAINING FOR THEIR DOGS. OUR PROGRAM SERVES AS A PARALLEL SUPPORT PLAN TO EACH VETERANS MEDICAL TREATMENT & AIMS TO LESSEN THEIR SYMPTOMS OF PTSD OR TBI. A BIENNIAL SURVEY OF ALL GRADUATES WAS CONDUCTED IN 2022 TO GATHER DATA ABOUT THE PROGRAMS EFFECTIVENESS & ATTEST TO THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF GRADUATES & THEIR FAMILIES. RESULTS INCLUDE: 94% REPORTED THEIR ERVICE/THERAPEUTIC COMPANION DOG IMPROVED THEIR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE, 89% POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOCIAL ACTIVITES, 71% A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILY & OTHERS. 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THE COMPLETED FORM IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPLETED FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS THEN APPROVED, SIGNED AND SUBMITTED. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. OFFICERS,DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES CONSTANTLY MONITOR POTENTIAL INSTANCES OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, REPORTING ANY OCCURRENCES TO THE BOARD AT LARGE. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE VOLUNTEERS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BY-LAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.