2026-03-20T17:02:57-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 871417235 OPERATION K9 BEETHOVEN A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION OPER 2019861111 c/o Arpad Kertesz 93 Lotus Lane Paramus NJ 07652 Maureen Zajicek Treasurer 2016651877 2026-03-20 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X operationk9beethoven.com X X 78112 X 51109 0 0 0 0 0 0 11329 2282 9981 3630 13392 11794 1598 0 56337 0 0 0 0 0 1627 37428 39055 17282 17065 0 34347 X 24167 35240 0 0 0 0 24167 35240 7102 893 17065 34347 Helping veterans one paw at a time Operation K9 Beethoven (OK9B) placed 8 trained service days with veterans in 2025 at no cost to veterans. Each veteran also received a comprehensive starter kit, which includes essential items such as kennel, bed, blanket, leash,collar, bowls, a bag of dog food, treats, toys, and a service vest complete with patches. OK9B added 6 more Therapy Dog Teams in 2025. OK9B Therapy Dog Team visited 47 institutions in 2025 (i.e. Veterans homes, special needs,and regular schools, Scouts of America meetings, Nursing Homes/Rehab Centers. These visits aim to bring comfort, companionship, and emotional support to veterans and others in need, fostering a sense of connection and community. Through this outreach, Operation K9 Beethoven strive to make a positive impact on mental health and well-being in various settings, offering the healing presence of our therapy dogs to those who could benefit from it most. OK9B increased public awareness of service and therapy dogs. OK9B created a "teaching" program called Service Animals and Us. OK9B broke it down into age brackets K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and made each teaching booklet age appropriate. The lessons are as follows: Teaching the kids about Service Dogs and Therapy Dogs; What is their purpose and how they help individuals and groups; How to approach a dog; and How to take care of animals. Every event, podcast, radio spot, etc. is a teaching moment to teach people about OK9B mission, how important our veterans are, their sacrifice to our country. And another teaching moment is to bring awareness to people about how many rescue dogs there are and how the rescues and shelters are overrun and need help. OK9B is working with an author to write a book about "Duffy the Deaf Therapy Dog". Another teaching moment that speaks to disabilities and inclusion. And teaching that just because he is disabled, he is remarkable, he understands sign language, etc. 0 23435 23435 Arpad Kertesz President 16.00 0 0 0 Brian Reyngoudt Vice President 4 0 0 0 Maureen Zajicek Treasurer 16 0 0 0 Chris Nolting Trustee 3 0 0 0 Curvey Purkett Trustee 1 0 0 0 Edward Ebel Trustee, Sr Veteran Ambassador 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NJ Maureen Zajicek c/o Arpad Kertesz 93 Lotus Lane Paramus NJ 07652 2016651877 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 22502 13328 53013 62893 51109 202845 38 0 0 902 1598 2538 22540 13328 53013 63795 52707 205383 15000 15000 30000 0 0 0 15000 15000 30000 175383 0 0 0 194 3630 3824 22540 13328 53013 63989 56337 209207 0.83832 0 0 0 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Special events, net RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Advertising and Marketing;1484|Dog grooming expense;976|Dog training;7000|Event booth fees;1475|Insurance;110|Interest paid;2928|Meetings;3096|Office expenses;7873|Program supplies;4923|Other program expenses;2030|Taxes and licenses;312|Therapy dog testing;600|Travel;3036|Veterinary care;1585^Total;37428^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Credit card liability;893^Total;893^