2021-04-16T06:46:45-05:00 2020-06-30 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2019-07-01 452981579 WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC WARR 3012601111 14934 SCHAEFFER ROAD BOYDS MD 20841 RICK YOUNT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3012601111 2021-04-15 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2022274000 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z RICK YOUNT 14934 SCHAEFFER ROAD BOYDS MD 20841 3724371 0 X WWW.WARRIORCANINECONNECTION.ORG X 2011 MD SUPPORT RECOVERING COMBAT VETERANS & THEIR FAMILIES UTILIZING SERVICE DOG TRAINING/PLACEMENT. 9 8 52 1011 7337 0 4067007 3189625 404929 508913 0 0 10122 12967 4482058 3711505 0 0 0 0 2045563 2340120 0 0 192355 654698 749850 2700261 3089970 1781797 621535 6829683 7497016 131572 759541 6698111 6737475 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 1284287 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 WEVENTH GRADUATION OF WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION DOGS TOOK PLACE IN OCTOBER 2019. TEN DOGS WERE PLACED IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES. 845096 MISSION BASED TRAUMA RECOVERY: DURING 2018 AND 2019, THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PROVIDED ITS TRAINING DOG THERAPY 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 NATIONAL INTREPID CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (NICOE), AT WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER (WRNMMC) IN BETHESDA; AND THE BALTIMORE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT IN BALTIMORE. CALIFORNIA - AT THE MENLO PARK DIVISION OF THE PALO ALTO CALIFORNIA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (MENLO PARK); STANFORD UNIVERSITY; SAN MATEO VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. COLORADO - AT THE MARCUS INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN HEALTH AT THE ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS OF UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO; THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY AND THE JEFFERSON COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS. NORTH CAROLINA - AT THE BUNCOMBE 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. FIELD TRIPS WERE ARRANGED FOR NICOE AND WRNMMC PATIENTS TO WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION'S HEALING QUARTERS IN BROOKEVILLE AND BOYDS, MD. DURING 2019, WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION STAFF PRESENTED SERVICE DOG TRAINING AS A THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION FOR PTS AND TBI TO SEVERAL HUNDRED MILITARY AND CIVILIAN LEADERS IN MEETINGS AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH TOURS OF THE NICOE AND WRNMMC. WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION STAFF AND WARRIOR TRAINERS ALSO PRESENTED THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION MISSION BASED TRAUMA RECOVER (MBTR) PROGRAM TO NAVY RESERVISTS AT RETURNING WARRIOR WORKSHOPS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AT THE CONGRESSIONAL MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH CAUCUS. 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. THE PROTOCOL FOR THE STUDY WAS APPROVED AND SUBJECT RECRUITMENT BEGAN IN LATE 2014. 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 2014. 508913 508913 RESEARCH: 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 2014. 2638296 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 52 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK AL CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV DC X X RICK YOUNT 3012601111 14934 SCHAEFFER ROAD BOYDS MD 20841 RICK YOUNT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 127972 0 9801 JENNIFER WILDER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 112415 0 3363 MOLLY MORELLI DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 81229 0 32854 JULIE WALTERS PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EARL O STRIMPLE DVM VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSHUA STUEVE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL L SUBIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TORA M FISHER BUCKWORTH DIRECTOR - UNTIL 02/20 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSEMARIE T KRAUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE V MCBEAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SPENCER MILO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE D RICHARDS PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ROSENBAUM MD DIRECTOR - UNTIL 07/19 1.00 X 0 0 0 321616 0 46018 2 0 0 0 0 356884 2832741 171003 3189625 CONTRACT REVENUE 900099 508913 508913 508913 20203 12866 7337 7337 REBATE/REIMBURSEMENT 900099 4829 4829 OTHER 900099 801 801 5630 3711505 508913 7337 5630 384205 249776 83850 50579 1734705 1569028 94638 71039 27821 21505 3984 2332 36281 36001 280 157108 136036 12448 8624 12000 12000 32593 32593 0 43852 41449 2403 64910 48594 1746 14570 100412 89565 5966 4881 43146 42886 260 69784 62806 3489 3489 9890 7104 2786 DOG CARE & SUPPLIES 181922 181922 VETERINARY CARE 72279 72279 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 44402 31524 4226 8652 EDUCATION & OUTREACH 39080 15468 23612 35580 32353 1593 1634 3089970 2638296 259319 192355 2647326 4225821 1872029 1208519 10197 10751 11399 29057 2338488 315620 2288732 2022868 6829683 7497016 58374 144163 0 83420 0 444360 73198 87598 131572 759541 X 4120116 4109860 2577995 2627615 6698111 6737475 6829683 7497016 X 621535 -582171 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2565655 1590299 2678019 4067007 3189625 14090605 2565655 1590299 2678019 4067007 3189625 14090605 2354831 11735774 26 208 234 971 971 1010 355 801 2166 14093976 3033598 0.83270 0.81670 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,010. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 355. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 801. PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: THE PUBLIC SUPPORT YEAR FOR 2016 REPRESENTS THE SHORT YEAR BEGINNING IN JANUARY 1, 2017 AND ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2017 DUE TO A CHANGE OF ACCOUNTING PERIOD. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2106921 126514 1980407 48826 30835 17991 182741 158271 24470 2022868 DEFERRED RENT 87598 87598 X 3711505 0 3711505 0 3711505 3089970 0 3089970 0 3089970 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATED ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. X DOG SUPPLIES & FOOD 379 171003 FMV 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THIS COLUMN REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A PIONEERING ORGANIZATION THAT UTILIZES ITS MISSION BASED TRAUMA RECOVERY (MBTR) MODEL TO SUPPORT RECOVERING COMBAT VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES WARRIORS A REGAINED SENSE OF PURPOSE THROUGH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN A CRITICAL MILITARY SUPPORT MISSION WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR THEIR OWN SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS (PTS) AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES (TBI). BASED ON THE TIME-HONORED TRADITION OF WARRIORS HELPING WARRIORS, THEIR MISSION IS TO TRAIN HIGHLY-SKILLED SERVICE DOGS THAT PROVIDE YEARS OF MOBILITY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT TO VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC SERVICE DOG TRAINING AT THEIR HEALING QUARTERS FACILITY IN BOYDS, MD AND WITHIN VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PROGRAMS AND TO WOUNDED WARRIORS CURRENTLY IN TREATMENT AT THE NATIONAL INTREPID CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (NICOE), AT WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER (WRNMMC) IN BETHESDA, MD AND AT THE MENLO PARK DIVISION OF THE PALO ALTO CALIFORNIA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (MENLO PARK) THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO THE BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF SERVICE DOG TRAINING AS A THERAPEUTIC MODALITY TO MITIGATE THE SYMPTOMS OF PTS AND TBI IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND TO ADVANCE THE AWARENESS OF THIS THERAPY FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RICK YOUNT AND DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MOLLY MORELLI HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS RENEWED ANNUALLY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE BOARD OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST. MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE FOLLOWING CONFLICT SITUATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: (1) EMPLOYMENT BY A COMPETITOR OR POTENTIAL COMPETITOR, REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE EMPLOYMENT, WHILE EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION; (2) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, PAYMENT, OR SERVICES FROM THOSE SEEKING TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE ORGANIZATION; (3) PLACEMENT OF BUSINESS WITH A FIRM OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY AN EMPLOYEE OR HIS OR HER FAMILY; (4) OWNERSHIP OF OR SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN, A COMPANY THAT IS A COMPETITOR OR A SUPPLIER OF THE ORGANIZATION; AND, (5) ACTING AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CUSTOMER OR SUPPLIER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS PERFORMANCE AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW DATA AND INFORMATION WHICH DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON CAPITAL PROJECT -582,171.