2019-04-22T14:05:55-05:00 2018-06-30 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2017-07-01 452981579 WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC WARR 3012601111 14934 SCHAEFFER ROAD BOYDS MD 20841 RICK YOUNT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3012601111 2019-04-22 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2022274000 2019-04-22 47.19.127.190 2019-04-22 14:05:53 ED P 7BC57F4531FC263EFBAD1B154D04888B74F27DDF 3CCA3D5A622285388F97ED86671472338FBA87CB 2017 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z RICK YOUNT 14934 SCHAEFFER ROAD BOYDS MD 20841 3285765 0 X WWW.WARRIORCANINECONNECTION.ORG X 2011 MD TO SUPPORT RECOVERING COMBAT VETERANS & THEIR FAMILIES UTILIZING SERVICE DOG TRAINING & PLACEMENT. 9 8 15 780 7620 0 1590299 2678019 718137 588727 0 208 2796 9441 2311232 3276395 0 0 0 0 1049443 2267849 0 0 172361 403718 615480 1453161 2883329 858071 393066 4654424 5008924 131176 92610 4523248 4916314 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 1153230 136043 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. FIVE LITTERS, 26 PUPPIES, WERE BRED BY THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION AND RAISED AT THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PUPPY ENRICHMENT CENTER UNTIL THEY WERE READY TO BE PLACED IN THE HOMES OF VOLUNTEER PUPPY FOSTER PARENTS, 19 OF THESE PUPPIES ENTERED THE PROGRAM. 14 PUPPIES WERE DONATED BY BREEDERS KNOWN TO PRODUCE DOGS SUITABLE FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM. 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 FIFTH GRADUATION OF WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION DOGS TOOK PLACE IN OCTOBER 2017. TWELVE DOGS WERE PLACED IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES. 992580 159723 MISSION BASED TRAUMA RECOVERY: DURING 2017 AND 2018, THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PROVIDED ITS TRAINING DOG THERAPY PROGRAM FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS (PTS) AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES (TBI) TO WOUNDED WARRIORS 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). WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION ALSO SERVED PATIENTS IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND BRAIN INJURY TREATMENT PROGRAMS AT WRNMMC. WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION STAFF PROVIDED INFORMATION ON THE USE OF SERVICE DOGS FOR PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISABILITIES AND THE CARE AND TRAINING OF SERVICE DOGS. 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 2017, 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. 259683 292961 OTHER PROGRAMS: 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, AND IS IN THE INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD PROCESS. 2405493 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 8 0 1 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 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 JULIE WALTERS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EARL O STRIMPLE DVM VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE V MCBEAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 C MADISON BRICK BREWER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TORA M FISHER BUCKWORTH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE D RICHARDS PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ROSENBAUM MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL L SUBIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK YOUNT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 125502 0 7763 JENNIFER WILDER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 20.80 X 97970 0 2758 223472 0 10521 1 0 0 0 0 2678019 76238 2678019 CONTRACT REVENUE 900099 588727 588727 588727 208 208 16990 9370 7620 7620 OTHER 900099 1010 1010 REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 811 811 1821 3276395 588727 7620 2029 247911 136351 63014 48546 1783511 1543295 170221 69995 20761 18116 2082 563 13601 13478 72 51 202065 167385 23025 11655 10000 9733 267 31168 8910 22258 9531 9531 51172 28222 9062 13888 22832 19864 1598 1370 94466 86380 4944 3142 84475 67265 666 16544 69021 65570 1726 1725 14840 11838 2375 627 DOG BREEDING & TRAINING 180272 180272 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 33241 25590 3488 4163 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 9211 8534 677 EDUCATION & OUTREACH 5251 5159 92 2883329 2405493 305475 172361 2202281 2232920 10196 633414 627244 4975 12969 14459 12062 2298176 175167 1786599 2123009 2500 0 0 720 4654424 5008924 86305 33812 44871 58798 131176 92610 X 3839595 3980557 683653 935757 4523248 4916314 4654424 5008924 393066 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2279373 1540395 2565655 1590299 2678019 10653741 2279373 1540395 2565655 1590299 2678019 10653741 973272 9680469 36 46 26 0 208 316 971 971 3989 1627 1010 6626 10661654 2727714 0.90800 0.89440 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 3,989. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,627. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,010. 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. 2099531 73595 2025936 33926 21145 12781 164719 80427 84292 2123009 DEFERRED RENT 58798 58798 X 3325389 48994 48994 3276395 0 3276395 2932323 48994 48994 2883329 0 2883329 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATED ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, 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 1 1500 BOOK VALUE X DOG MED. SUP. 4 23898 FMV X DOG SUPPLIES 165 20508 FMV X DOG FOOD 1 14957 FMV X CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 1 6110 FMV X DOGS DONATED 2 4800 FMV X OFFICE SUPPLIES 11 3257 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 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 DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS EVALUATED EACH YEAR AND ANY INCREASES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IS DETERMINED AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS SET UP A FINANCE COMMITTEE AND AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DISCUSSED AT THOSE MEETINGS. THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS WAS NOT CONTEMPORAENOUSLY DOCUMENTED, HOWEVER, CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE FUTURE. 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 XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS SET UP A FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT.