2017-05-15T08:36:11-07:00 2016-12-31 Boyle Deveny & Meyer PC 305 South 4th East Suite 200 Missoula MT 59801 990EZ 2016-01-01 270790554 K9 CARE MONTANA INC K9CA 4065602230 PO BOX 411 PHILIPSBURG MT 59858 david riggs President & CEO 2017-05-15 true REBECCA DETTMANN CPA P01408585 4067213555 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X www.k9caremontana.org X X 168500 X 128054 0 40446 7203 33243 0 161297 6938 1354 119122 127414 33883 54345 88228 X 46161 71564 8456 16936 54617 88500 272 272 54345 88228 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) is in its 7th year providing the highest quality service dogs to wounded warriors and children facing autism AT NO COST to the recipient. We have successfully placed service dogs in and out of the state of Montana. We continue to strive for excellence and continue to provide only the highest quality programs and services. We served over 12 families in 2014 and with continued support we increased that number to 15 families in 2015. When 2016 drew to a close we were working with 41 families!!! Working with 41 families means that K9CMT pups and dogs are aligned with 41 families in various stages of development. Some are pups too young to start formal training and they are being socialized with their future families in a sort of foster care mode. Others are young service dogs in training (SDIT) on the way, but not yet fully trained and certified through K9CMT public access tests. Finally, there are fully trained service dogs (SD). Through all of this, dogs and their recipients come and go through the training and refresher training process here in Montana or when there are special circumstances, we will go to them. From whelping to a fully trained dog takes close to two years. It takes a lot of hard work, a few tears and a whole bunch of laughter. Weve already accepted nine additional families into the K9CMT program and by the end of the year we will add at least three more.K9CMT received a fair amount of attention in 2016The October-December issue of Montana Magazine ran a feature entitled Warriors and the Dogman.KBZK-Bozeman and KPAX-Missoula aired a segment called The Benefits of Service Dogs.We received the 2016 Great Nonprofit Award - that makes it three years running now.This recognition is important because it increases awareness of the value of service dogs in general and K9CMT in particular. That awareness builds appreciation and leads to the financial support we depend on to provide these magnificent dogs at no cost to their recipients.As we gain standing in the community, we also have created a nine-minute video that includes testimony from wounded warrior recipients and well be showing it at gatherings around Big Sky country. Montana is definitely our center of gravity and we have dogs teamed with veterans in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Marion, Missoula and Valier.Montanans truly care about our veterans and the number of like- minded organizations in the state is impressive. We cooperated with outfits such as Montana Wounded Warrior (no relationship to WWP), Operation Never Forgotten, Montana Veterans, Montana Waters, Joint Community Forces and others geared towards recovery and rehabilitation. Onward to 2017 - Well continue to grow. Well further reinforce the 41 families were already helping.Well expand our cooperation with Wounded Warriors with Heart recipients Well continue to enrich our missionworking together to make a difference 127414 127414 DAVID RIGGS President 25.00 0 JUDY PENCE Vice President 2.00 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 X false false false false false false false false 0 0 false false DAVID RIGGS PO BOX 411 PHILIPSBURG MT 59858 4065602230 false false false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 41928 64564 69522 133524 128089 437627 0 0 41928 64564 69522 133524 128089 437627 103803 333824 0 0 0 437627 57707 0.76280 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED WWSD Annual Bozeman Benefit 19997 19997 3561 Froggies Annual WWSD Benefit 15061 15061 2683 1 5388 5388 959 40446 40446 7203 7203 33243 Other Expenses.1001 Advertising and Promotion $4841 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $8636 Other Expenses.1005 Travel $27700 Other Expenses.1009 Depreciation $3090 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $633 Other Expenses.1 DOG FOOD & SUPPLIES $26177 Other Expenses.2 MISC. PROGRAM COSTS $15510 Other Expenses.3 AUTO $11069 Other Expenses.4 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $9995 Other Expenses.5 VETERINARY EXPENSES $5419 Other Expenses.6 DOG TRAINING $4576 Other Expenses.7 Equipment & Supplies $1476 Other Assets.1004 Miscellaneous - Beginning $7315 Miscellaneous - Ending $15795 Other Assets.1010 Inventories - Beginning $1141 Inventories - Ending $1141 Total Liabilities.1006 Payable to Officers, Directors, Etc. - Beginning $272 Payable to Officers, Directors, Etc. - Ending $272