Nonprofit · EIN 06-6060478
FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · BLOOMFIELD, CT 06002
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,392,656 | $6,132,613 | $260,043 | $12,650,081 | $1,494,547 | $11,155,534 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,595,478 | $5,999,098 | -$2,403,620 | $14,719,770 | $4,192,196 | $10,527,574 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,498,053 | $6,400,381 | -$2,902,328 | $15,320,268 | $3,729,474 | $11,590,794 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,351,913
- Program service revenue
- $73,785
- Investment income
- $954,961
- Net rental income
- $6,406
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $749,069
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$6,151
- Other revenue
- $11,997
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $893,716
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,232,381
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,035,049
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $73,364
- Accounting fees
- $35,500
- Occupancy
- $241,759
- Travel
- $182,955
- Depreciation
- $190,372
- Program services (functional)
- $3,685,050
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,603,937
- Fundraising (functional)
- $843,626
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,719,770
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,650,081
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,494,547
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,155,534
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,055,811
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,205,944
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,276,765
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,878,769
- Gross receipts
- $11,948,353
- Employees
- 54
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- CT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN C TRIPP | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $300,000 | $22,072 |
| RICHARD N PUMMELL | VP, DEVELOPMENT, HR & FINA Officer | 50 | $220,500 | $39,747 |
| TAMER MOURAD | VP, GUIDE DOG OPERATIONS Key employee | 50 | $205,275 | $1,413 |
| RISA NICOLOSI | DIRECTOR, GRANTS & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $150,255 | $39,622 |
| MCGRATH MARK | MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $122,000 | $16,937 |
| G KENNETH BERNHARD ESQ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK T BERTOLINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN H GOTTA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LILIAN F JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SHAW PETROU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER L TEDONE | VICE CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HEIDENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN KAMAN FILIPPETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN C TRIPP | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $341,229 | $18,129 |
| RICHARD N PUMMELL | VP, DEVELOPMENT, HR & FINA Officer | 50 | $256,383 | $32,037 |
| TAMER MOURAD | VP, GUIDE DOG OPERATIONS Key employee | 50 | $191,632 | $504 |
| RISA NICOLOSI | DIRECTOR, GRANTS DEVELOPME Highest-paid employee | 50 | $145,857 | $30,812 |
| MCGRATH MARK | MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $118,575 | $13,972 |
| G KENNETH BERNHARD ESQ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK T BERTOLINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD H BUDD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN H GOTTA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LILIAN F JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SHAW PETROU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER L TEDONE | VICE CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HEIDENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN K WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN C TRIPP | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $299,403 | $18,735 |
| RICHARD N PUMMELL | VP, DEVELOPMENT, HR & FINANCE Officer | 50 | $203,392 | $33,166 |
| TAMER MOURAD | VP, GUIDE DOG OPERATIONS Key employee | 50 | $155,351 | $739 |
| RISA NICOLOSI | DIRECTOR, GRANTS DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $112,910 | $37,369 |
| JANICE SCHAEFER | PHILANTHROPIC RELATIONSHIP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $124,469 | $2,530 |
| G KENNETH BERNHARD ESQ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK T BERTOLINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD H BUDD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN H GOTTA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LILIAN F JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN H MATHESON | DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SHAW PETROU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER L TEDONE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HEIDENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN K WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 103 VISION WAY, BLOOMFIELD, CT 06002-5322
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KAREN C TRIPP, 103 VISION WAY, BLOOMFIELD, CT 06002
- Signed the 990
- KAREN C TRIPP, CEO
- Phone
- (860) 243-5200
- Website
- WWW.FIDELCO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WHITTLESEY PC
Mission
PROMOTING INCREASED INDEPENDENCE TO MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE BLIND BY PROVIDING THEM WITH HIGHEST QUALITY GUIDE DOGS.
Program accomplishments
- THE PURPOSE OF THE FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE SAFETY, INCREASED MOBILITY AND GREATER INDEPENDENCE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, BY BREEDING AND TRAINING, HIGHLY INTELLIGENT GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS WHO ARE THEN MATCHED WITH THESE CLIENTS. THE ORGANIZATION DOES THIS, WITHOUT CHARGE, BY MAINTAINING A SIGNIFICANT SCIENTIFIC BREEDING PROGRAM, ENHANCING THE INTELLIGENCE AND STAMINA OF THE DOGS TO ENABLE THEM TO SPEND UP TO 10 YEARS PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO CLIENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT PROVIDES "IN-COMMUNITY" TRAINING, WHICH MEANS THAT CLIENTS DO NOT NEED TO TRAVEL OR SPEND TIME AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES AND PLACES OF WORK IN ORDER TO BE TRAINED. OUR HIGHLY SKILLED TRAINING STAFF, EACH OF WHOM HAS EXCELLED IN A THREE-YEAR TRAINING APPRENTICESHIP, TRAVEL TO THE CLIENT'S COMMUNITY TO COMPLETE TRAINING. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES ANNUAL FOLLOW UP MEETINGS AND A 24/7 HEALTH AND EMERGENCY HOT-LINE. FIDELCO PROVIDES SUCCESSOR DOGS WHEN THE NATURAL LIFESPAN OF THE GUIDE DOG COMES TO ITS CONCLUSION. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CLOSE AND COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL GUIDE DOG COMMUNITY, SHARING BEST PRACTICES AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE GUIDE DOG COLONY. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUPPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME TO DAILY OPERATIONS AND, IMPORTANTLY, TO THE FOSTER CARE OF PUPPIES FOR THE FOURTEEN MONTHS NEEDED TO ALLOW THEM TO REACH THEIR MATURITY AND READINESS TO BE TRAINED AS GUIDE DOGS. THIS TRAINING AVERAGES 6-8 MONTHS FOR EACH DOG. FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION HAS TWO CAMPUSES, WHICH INCLUDE KENNELS, VETERINARY CARE, TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS. OVER 1500 GUIDE DOG TEAMS HAVE BEEN ENABLED, AND AN INCREASING NUMBER OF CLIENTS ARE VETERANS.FIDELCO GUIDE DOG TEAMS ARE AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE CAPABILITIES OF BLIND PEOPLE PARTNERED WITH SPECIALLY-TRAINED GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, WITH SAFETY AND DIGNITY.Expenses $3,685,050 · revenue $73,785
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-6060478
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P860)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,650,081
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,948,353
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $6,392,656 | $6,132,613 | $12,650,081 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,595,478 | $5,999,098 | $14,719,770 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,498,053 | $6,400,381 | $15,320,268 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,934,053 | $6,532,792 | $16,448,832 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-6060478).
Questions about FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC is 06-6060478.
- Is FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KAREN C TRIPP.
- Who are the officers and directors of FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $300,000 (KAREN C TRIPP, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,392,656, expenses of $6,132,613 and total assets of $12,650,081 at year end.
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