Nonprofit · EIN 45-2981579
WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC
Tax-exempt · BOYDS, MD 20841
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,610,070 | $4,806,133 | $803,937 | $18,472,213 | $235,538 | $18,236,675 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,372,556 | $3,941,635 | $1,430,921 | $18,513,866 | $1,225,196 | $17,288,670 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,561,527 | $3,594,368 | $1,967,159 | $15,913,278 | $142,127 | $15,771,151 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,850,223
- of which government grants
- $549,440
- Program service revenue
- $336,384
- Investment income
- -$580,297
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$786,658
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,044
- Other revenue
- $3,760
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $425,962
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,464,616
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,272,595
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $12,000
- Accounting fees
- $37,916
- Occupancy
- $227,682
- Travel
- $106,909
- Depreciation
- $260,789
- Program services (functional)
- $4,175,104
- Management and general (functional)
- $384,285
- Fundraising (functional)
- $246,744
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,513,866
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,472,213
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $235,538
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,236,675
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,769,168
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,848,135
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,229,798
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,006,877
- Gross unrelated business income
- $3,044
- Gross receipts
- $9,436,958
- Employees
- 68
- Volunteers
- 941
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICK YOUNT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $141,161 | $8,461 |
| JENNIFER WILDER | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $126,355 | $2,877 |
| MOLLY MORELLI | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $92,916 | $29,220 |
| DONNA VAUGHAN | DIRECTOR, FINANCE & ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,264 | $7,222 |
| JULIE WALTERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL O STRIMPLE DVM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRIE ANN BATES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN STONE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEMARIE T KRAUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE V MCBEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SPENCER MILO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE D RICHARDS PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER MOTTERSHEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICK YOUNT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $142,102 | $4,303 |
| JENNIFER WILDER | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $128,226 | $3,061 |
| MOLLY MORELLI | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $93,334 | $33,862 |
| JULIE WALTERS | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL O STRIMPLE DVM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA STUEVE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL L SUBIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEMARIE T KRAUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE V MCBEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SPENCER MILO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE D RICHARDS PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN STONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICK YOUNT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $132,842 | $3,864 |
| JENNIFER WILDER | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $120,937 | $3,628 |
| MOLLY MORELLI | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $87,345 | $26,620 |
| JULIE WALTERS | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL O STRIMPLE DVM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA STUEVE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL L SUBIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEMARIE T KRAUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE V MCBEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SPENCER MILO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE D RICHARDS PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN STONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 14934 SCHAEFFER RD, BOYDS, MD 20841-8940
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RICK YOUNT, 14934 SCHAEFFER ROAD, BOYDS, MD 20841
- Signed the 990
- RICK YOUNT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (301) 260-1111
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
SUPPORT RECOVERING COMBAT VETERANS & THEIR FAMILIES UTILIZING SERVICE DOG TRAINING/PLACEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- DOG TRAINING AND PLACEMENT: THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION THERAPEUTIC SERVICE DOG TRAINING PROGRAM WORKS WITH GOLDEN AND LABRADOR RETRIEVER PUPPIES, PURPOSE BRED FOR HEALTH AND TEMPERAMENT FOR SERVICE DOG WORK. RECOVERING WARRIORS FROM NICOE AND WRNMMC, FT. BELVOIR AND CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS WERE INVOLVED IN THE EARLY SOCIALIZATION OF THESE FUTURE SERVICE DOGS FOR DISABLED WARRIORS IN THE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND AT THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION BOYDS, MD HQ. WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PUPPIES WERE FEATURED ON A PUPPY CAM THAT WAS VIEWED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, PROVIDING THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION WITH AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BREEDING, CARE, THERAPEUTIC TRAINING, AND BENEFITS OF SERVICE DOGS TO WOUNDED WARRIORS. A WCC DOG MUST BE APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS OLD AND MEET INDUSTRY TRAINING STANDARDS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE PLACED WITH A WARRIOR. THE SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 GRADUATION CELEBRATED THE PLACEMENT OF 11 SERVICE DOGS, 6 MILITARY FAMILY SUPPORT DOGS, 5 FACILITY DOGS IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES.Expenses $2,873,308
- MISSION BASED TRAUMA RECOVERY: DURING FYE 06/30/2025 & 06/30/2024, WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PROVIDED ITS THERAPEUTIC SERVICE DOG TRAINING PROGRAM FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS (PTS) AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES (TBI) TO WOUNDED WARRIORS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MARYLAND - WCC'S HEALING QUARTERS IN BOYDS; THE BALTIMORE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT IN BALTIMORE; THE PLATOON VETERAN SERVICES CENTER AT GOODWILL IN FREDERICK; THE SILVER SPRING VET CENTER IN SILVER SPRING, THE JESSUP CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN JESSUP. CALIFORNIA - THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PALO ALTO (PAWS ACT SITE), MENLO PARK AND SAN FRANCISCO; SAN MATEO VETERANS TREATMENT COURT; AND SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS JUSTICE COURT. NORTH CAROLINA -CHARLES GEORGE VA MENTAL HEALTH CARE CENTER (PAWS ACT SITE); AT THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. PENNSYLVANIA - PHILADELPHIA VA MEDICAL CENTER, PHILADELPHIA; UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA; SOUTHWEST VET CENTER, PITTSBURGH; AND DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURGH; VIRGINIA - FORT BELVOIR AND THE PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. ADDITIONALLY, WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION DOGS WORKED WITH SOLDIERS IN THE WARRIOR TRANSITION UNITS AT WRNMMC, FORT BELVOIR, VA, AND MENLO PARK, CA. WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION IS COLLABORATING WITH WRNMMC, THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS) AND CIVILIAN ACADEMIC EXPERTS ON RESEARCH ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND AND THE TREATMENT OF PTSD. THESE STUDY RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED IN A PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL, MILIARY PSYCHOLOGY, IN NOVEMBER 2021. A LARGER RESEARCH STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF SERVICE DOG TRAINING AS AN ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT FOR PTSD AND TBI AND TO MAXIMIZE THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS TO RECOVERING WARRIORS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM WAS INITIATED WITH THESE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS IN 2015.Expenses $965,412
- WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PROVIDES MBTR SERVICES AS A SUB-CONTRACTOR, CONVERTING TO THE PRIME CONTRACTOR MID-YEAR. PER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, SERVICES AND DOGS ARE PROVIDED AT THE NATIONAL INTREPID CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (NICOE), AT WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER (WRNMMC) IN BETHESDA. THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES WERE INCLUDED IN THE MISSION BASED TRAUMA RECOVERY PROGRAM IN PRIOR YEARS. AS THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW AND EXPAND, THE ACTIVITY IS SEPARATED TO BE RECOGNIZED AS AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM.Expenses $336,384 · revenue $336,384
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
- 45-2981579
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,472,213
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,436,958
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,610,070 | $4,806,133 | $18,472,213 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,372,556 | $3,941,635 | $18,513,866 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,561,527 | $3,594,368 | $15,913,278 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,401,761 | $2,961,973 | $13,914,455 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 45-2981579).
Questions about WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC
- What is the EIN of WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC is 45-2981579.
- Is WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION 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 WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION 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 WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION 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 WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RICK YOUNT.
- Who are the officers and directors of WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $141,161 (RICK YOUNT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,610,070, expenses of $4,806,133 and total assets of $18,472,213 at year end.
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