2020-11-09T09:23:30-08:00 2019-12-31 810390489 Boyle Deveny & Meyer PC 305 South 4th East Suite 200 Missoula MT 59801 990EZ 2019-01-01 270790554 K9 CARE MONTANA INC K9CA 4065602230 PO BOX 490 LIVINGSTON MT 59047 david riggs President & CEO 2020-11-09 true MATTHEW K PRITCHARD CPA P01787690 4067213555 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X www.k9caremontana.org X X 121737 X 110920 0 10817 1628 9189 0 120109 34825 1497 125656 161978 -41869 91045 49176 X 51951 19182 39953 30835 91904 50017 859 841 91045 49176 K9 CARE MONTANA'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES GROWTH AND A HEALTHY MIND IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND SHOWS YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE THAT THERE IS HOPE AND FUN IN THE WORLD REGARDLESS OF THEIR DISABILITIES AND/OR OUTSIDE CHALLENGES. THROUGH EXERCISE, OUTDOOR ACTVITIES, AND ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION FROM EXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALS, K9 CARE PROVIDES MENTAL STIMULATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THOSE WHO NEED IT DURING A DIFFICULT LIFE TRANSITION OR SITUATION. K9 Care Montana Inc. (K9CMT) continues to provide service dogs at no cost to wounded veterans and families challenged by autism. It takes up to 2 1/2 years to complete the training process in order to meet service dog status. Until then the dogs are considered as SDIT's, Service Dogs in Training. Throughout this lengthy process we are implementing therapeutic outdoor activities, which are geared towards the recovery and rehabilitation of the individual. Back country adventures, fly fishing, Gemming, and visiting historic Montana towns such as Philipsburg are some of the outdoor activities we offer at K9CMT. During such activities we are able to observe the recipient so we can customize their SDIT to better meet their needs.In 2019, we were presented with several opportunities to work a bit outside our usual box. Those opportunities came about, in part, as a consequence of a growing Montana awareness of who we are and what we do. We were players in a broader effort to get a bill to our governor's desk which made it illegal to put a service dog vest on a pet in order to gain public access. Governor Bullock signed HB 439 establishing that law. We were also asked to provide technical advice int he construction of an Airport Service Dog Relief Area at Bozeman's Yellowstone International Airport. We were happy to help. Lastly, under our AEGIS as a not for profit organization, we helped garner the resources and labor necessary to retrofit the home of one of our receipients who health has declined over the past few years. Relocation Complete: With limited resources and broad volunteer support, we are essentially setup and K9CMT is up and running at my home in Livingston. Throughout the summer we concentrated on our new kennels. They're heated and hot water is available, drinking and feeding utensils are upgraded, security fences for the kennels and an exercise area are in place, just to name a few of our completed tasks. The Circle Keeps Growing: We are happy to tell you that we are currently working with 76 receipient families. A few are still at the "foster puppy" stage, but most are fully trained service dogs or formal services dogs in training. I should note that this number of represents K9CMT provided dogs. We are also working with a number of veterns who have their own dogs that we have helped train to standard. 160481 160481 DAVID RIGGS President 40.00 32000 JUDY PENCE Vice President 8.00 0 MARY COWAN Director 2.00 0 EDWINA CROSS Secretary 2.00 0 ELIZABETH RIGGS PACE Treasurer 2.00 0 BETHANY MAJOR Director 2.00 0 MICHELLE CORBIN Director 2.00 0 JO ELLEN SMAHA ROBERTS Director 2.00 0 KENNY MASON Director 2.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false DAVID RIGGS PO BOX 411 PHILIPSBURG MT 59858 4065602230 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 133524 128089 130879 145792 110920 649204 0 0 133524 128089 130879 145792 110920 649204 277815 371389 0 0 0 649204 158680 0.57210 0.69090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Expenses.1001 Advertising and Promotion $9322 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $9861 Other Expenses.1005 Travel $4692 Other Expenses.1009 Depreciation $8258 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $3129 Other Expenses.1 MISC. PROGRAM COSTS $45002 Other Expenses.2 DOG TRAINING $14868 Other Expenses.3 DOG Boarding, FOOD & SUPPLIES $14064 Other Expenses.4 VETERINARY EXPENSES $9018 Other Expenses.5 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $6798 Other Expenses.6 Equipment & Supplies $644 Other Assets.1004 Miscellaneous - Beginning $34294 Miscellaneous - Ending $26036 Other Assets.1 SUPPLIES ON HAND - Beginning $5659 SUPPLIES ON HAND - Ending $4799 Total Liabilities.1001 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $859 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $841