Nonprofit · EIN 47-2354183
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE
Tax-exempt · WALPOLE, MA 02081
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $414,268 | $435,960 | -$21,692 | $31,966 | $1,131 | $30,835 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $535,184 | $492,611 | $42,573 | $52,527 | $0 | $52,527 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $405,345 | $525,304 | -$119,959 | $9,954 | $0 | $9,954 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $187,051
- Program service revenue
- $218,384
- Investment income
- $0
- Net rental income
- $22,000
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$13,167
- Other revenue
- $8,833
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $105,821
- Other salaries and wages
- $162,844
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $290,512
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,479
- Occupancy
- $8,616
- Program services (functional)
- $322,228
- Management and general (functional)
- $62,523
- Fundraising (functional)
- $51,209
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $52,527
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,966
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,131
- Net assets, end of year
- $30,835
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $30,835
- Gross receipts
- $441,385
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VENNA CARROLL | COO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $61,153 | $612 |
| PAULINE HOEGLER | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $44,668 | $447 |
| PATTI RYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $10,051 | $0 |
| BILLY DUNDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HAMROCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMY HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAUREEN MANDILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB STAMM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN LEE | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULINE HOEGLER | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $92,356 | $924 |
| ERIN DONNELLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN LEE | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULINE HOEGLER | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $101,280 | $1,013 |
| ERIN DONNELLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN LEE | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 323 HIGH ST, WALPOLE, MA 02081-2154
- In care of
- % PAULINE HOEGLER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 323 HIGH STREET, WALPOLE MA 02021
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAULINE HOEGLER, 323 HIGH STREET, WALPOLE, MA 02081
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- PAULINE HOEGLER, 323 HIGH STREET, WALPOLE MA 02081
- Signed the 990
- PAULINE HOEGLER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (508) 505-5282
- Website
- WWW.GOFIDOG.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KING MCNAMARA MORIARTY LLP
Mission
TO EMPOWER OUR CLIENTS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, UNENCUMBERED BY THE CHALLANGES OF DAILY LIVING ASSOCIATED WITH MEDICAL DISABILITIES. WE MATCH EACH CLIENT WITH A SERVICE DOG THAT MEETS THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. IT IS OUR GOAL TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH THE TIME NEEDED FOR THE RECIPIENT TO TAKE THEIR SERVICE DOG INTO THEIR LIVES AND PROVIDE TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE LIFE OF THE DOG.
Program accomplishments
- FOR OVER 25 YEARS, OUR FOUNDER HAS DEVELOPED A PROVEN SYSTEM FOR BREEDING, RAISING, AND TRAINING SERVICE DOGS SPECIFICALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEER BREEDER CARETAKERS NURTURE OUR BREEDING DOGS AND CARE FOR NEWBORN PUPPIES FOR THE FIRST EIGHT WEEKS OF THEIR LIVES. FOLLOWING THIS, VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISERS TAKE ON THE VITAL ROLE OF SOCIALIZING AND PROVIDING BASIC OBEDIENCE TRAINING TO OUR GOFI PUPPIES. EACH PUPPY RECEIVES PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AT OUR FACILITY, WITH EVERY HOUR DEDICATED TO THEIR CARE CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR GROWTH AS FUTURE ASSISTANCE DOGS. OUR PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINERS WORK INTENSIVELY WITH EACH DOG FOR UP TO 22 MONTHS, TEACHING THEM TO MASTER ESSENTIAL TASKS LIKE PICKING UP DROPPED ITEMS, OPENING DOORS, AND OPERATING LIGHTS TO AID INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE BRED AND TRAINED MORE THAN 100 DOGS THROUGH THIS SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. SKILLED COMPANIONS INCREASE INDEPENDENCE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, WITH SUPPORT FROM A FACILITATOR, USUALLY A PARENT OR CAREGIVER. WORKING DOGS COLLABORATE WITH PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE CLIENTS, SCHOOL CHILDREN, OR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN SETTINGS SUCH AS VISITATION, EDUCATION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND HEALTHCARE. WE INVOLVE OUR RECIPIENTS EARLY ON, FOSTERING A BOND BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR FUTURE ASSISTANCE DOG AS THEY PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING. MATCHING RECIPIENTS WITH CANINES BEGINS WHEN THE PUPPIES ARE JUST 8 WEEKS OLD, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL COMPANIONSHIP ALONG WITH THE SUPPORT OF MENTORS, TRAINERS, AND A CARING COMMUNITY. ALIGNED WITH THE GOALS IN OUR LATEST STRATEGIC PLAN, WE ARE PLANNING TO BREAK GROUND ON A NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART TRAINING AND WELLNESS CENTER. THIS FACILITY WILL ENABLE THE EXPANSION OF OUR BREEDING PROGRAM AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES, ENSURING WE PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY, EXPERTLY TRAINED DOGS TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS. OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCE DOG (CRD) PROGRAM HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE SUCCESS, PROVIDING INVALUABLE SUPPORT TO LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AS THEY FACE A RISING NUMBER OF CALLS INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS IN EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. OUR CRDS OFFER A COMPASSIONATE APPROACH, HELPING TO CALM PEOPLE EXPERIENCING PANIC OR HEIGHTENED STATES, WHICH IN TURN ACCELERATES THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT ASSISTANCE FROM OFFICERS. THIS APPROACH HAS NOT ONLY REDUCED THE NEED FOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS BUT HAS ALSO STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY BONDS. NEARLY 30 DOGS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THIS ROLE, WITH EVERY PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENT AFFIRMING IT AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL DECISIONS THEY HAVE MADE. TO FULFILL OUR MISSION, WE PRIORITIZE BREEDING DOGS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. OUR PUPPIES ARE CARED FOR EXCLUSIVELY BY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO REMAIN WITH THEM CONSTANTLY DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS AND FOR MOST OF EACH DAY THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING SIX WEEKS, PREPARING THEM FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THEIR LIVES.Expenses $322,228 · revenue $218,384
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-2354183
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,966
- Income (IRS master file)
- $441,385
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $414,268 | $435,960 | $31,966 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $535,184 | $492,611 | $52,527 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $405,345 | $525,304 | $9,954 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: PAULINE HOEGLER | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 47-2354183).
Questions about GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE
- What is the EIN of GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE is 47-2354183.
- Is GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE 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 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PAULINE HOEGLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $61,153 (VENNA CARROLL, COO).
- How much revenue does GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $414,268, expenses of $435,960 and total assets of $31,966 at year end.
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