2015-08-12T18:15:06-07:00 2014-12-31 DAVID J ARDOIN CPA PC 18449 CROWNSGATE CIR GERMANTOWN MD 208744425 990 2014-01-01 452981579 WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC WARR 3012601111 23222 GEORGIA AVENUE BROOKEVILLE MD 20833 RICK YOUNT Executive Dir. 2015-08-12 true David J Ardoin P01019140 3015190012 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z 2549639 false false X WWW.WARRIORCANINECONNECTION.ORG X 2011 MD Warrior Canine Connection, Inc. provides Service Members and Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) with a continuing mission to support their fellow Warriors through the training of mobility service dogs. WCC's training method offers a safe, effective, and inexpensive therapeutic intervention that remediates the core symptoms of PTS and TBI and produces well trained service dogs that will be partnered at no cost with combat Veterans with disabilities. WCC will take 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. WCC will also provide scientific and clinical education outreach to therapists and service dog industry leaders to advance awareness of this therapy for wounded Warriors with psychological injuries. 11 11 12 150 0 568411 2246947 168346 -62 -323 18222 18128 586571 2433098 0 0 229644 477528 0 33509 137231 241238 366875 718766 219696 1714332 605992 2353326 15258 48260 590734 2305066 X Warrior Canine Connection, Inc. provides Service Members and Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) with a continuing mission to support their fellow Warriors through the training of mobility service dogs. WCC's training method offers a safe, effective, and inexpensive therapeutic intervention that remediates the core symptoms of PTS and TBI and produces well trained service dogs that will be partnered at no cost with combat Veterans with disabilities. WCC will take 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. WCC will also provide scientific and clinical education outreach to therapists and service dog industry leaders to advance awareness of this therapy for wounded Warriors with psychological injuries. false false 339350 3321 The WCC therapeutic service dog training program relies on the availability of Golden and Labrador Retriever puppies, purpose bred for health and temperament for service dog work. In 2014, two litters of puppies were bred by the WCC Dog Program Director and raised at the WCC Puppy Enrichment Center until they were ready to be placed in the homes of volunteer Puppy Foster Parents. Several puppies were also donated by breeders known to produce dogs suitable for the WCC program. Recovering Warriors from NICoE and WRNMMC and civilian volunteers were involved in the early socialization of these future service dogs for combat Veterans with disabilities in the medical facilities and at the WCC Brookeville HQ. WCC puppies were featured on a puppy cam that was viewed by millions of people around the world, providing WCC 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 combat Veteran with disabilities. The second graduation of WCC dogs took place in October 2014. Six dogs were placed in support of combat Veterans with disabilities and their families. 107188 The WCC West Coast program operates out of the Welcome Center on the campus of the VA Medical Center in Menlo Park, CA. In 2014, WCC staff provided service dog training therapy services to 13 programs at the Menlo Park VA and the nearby Palo Alto VA ranging from acute in-patient Poly-trauma to out-patient mental health. 106536 90025 In 2014, Warrior Canine Connections (WCC) provided its service dog training 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. WCC also served patients in the Behavioral Health and Brain Injury Treatment Programs at WRNMMC. WCC staff provided patients and staff members with information on the use of service dogs for physical and psychological disabilities and the care and training of service dogs. Additionally, WCC dogs worked with Soldiers in the Warrior Transition Units at WRNMMC and Fort Belvoir, VA. Field trips were also arranged for NICOE and WRNMMC patients to WCC's Healing Quarters in Brookeville, MD. WCC also continued to provide services to recovering Warriors at the NeuroRestorative National Capitol facility in Germantown, MD. During 2014, WCC 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. 35006 588080 true true false true false false false false false false true false false true false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true false false false false MD X CORPORATE OFFICERS 3012601111 23222 GEORGIA AVENUE BROOKEVILLE MD 20833 ROBERT ROSENBAUM MD President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 EARL O STRIMPLE DVM Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE WALTERS Sec./Treas. 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 C MADISON BRICK BREWER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM M GALL Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TORA FISHER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE HUTT Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA COLEMAN HYDE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE V McBEAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICK YOUNT Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 52343 0 0 KYLE RICHARDS PhD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 52343 0 false false false 0 28799 2218148 102337 2246947 CONTRACT INCOME 168346 168346 168346 36 36 0 0 0 102513 102872 -359 -359 -359 27808 13669 14139 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 3989 3989 3989 2433098 171976 36 0 0 0 0 52342 45014 5234 2094 0 375493 311211 59625 4657 0 15268 14460 792 16 34425 33376 705 344 0 12132 12132 5250 5250 0 0 0 43758 35006 4376 4376 0 0 0 0 23401 18721 2340 2340 28939 23151 5788 0 1998 1998 0 0 3524 3524 6622 4777 1452 393 VET CARE 28366 28366 DOG FOOD AND SUPPLIES 19996 19996 POSTAGE, FAX, OFFICE 11560 6936 1156 3468 MARKETING AND ADVERTISING 10917 3249 2587 5081 44775 29687 4348 10740 718766 588080 97177 33509 561571 2024887 10087 10124 0 3535 131313 0 0 0 2125 6867 18890 28469 8793 17642 19676 0 0 0 8672 6290 137639 605992 2353326 15258 48260 15258 48260 X 578108 1137360 12626 1167706 590734 2305066 605992 2353326 1714332 X false true X false false X 187189 453510 568411 2246947 3456057 0 0 187189 453510 568411 2246947 3456057 377367 3078690 37 50 36 123 0 2000 16374 18128 36502 3492682 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false true false false false false false true true false false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description Warrior Canine Connection operates at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) in Bethesda, MD. The facility frequently provides tours for Executive Branch and Military officials, as well as Members of Congress and their staff members. In 2014, WCC staff participated in these tours by providing an overview of the WCC Service Dog Training Program. WCC staff members also responded to questions from Congressional offices and provided information regarding the program and associated research. WCC's Executive Director was invited to submit a statement for the record to the Subcommittee on Health of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on legislation to create a VA pilot program on service dog training therapy. WCC staff briefed staff members of the Maryland Congressional delegation on plans for a WCC facility on property administered by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 5820 825 4995 16836 5711 11125 5813 2257 3556 19676 CONSTRUCTION IN PROCESS 128199 SECURITY DEPOSITS 9440 137639 X 2602449 169351 169351 2433098 2433098 860407 141505 136 141641 718766 718766 Part X : FIN48 Footnote Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes The Organization accounts for the effect of any uncertain tax positions based on a more likely than not threshold to the recognition of the tax positions being sustained based on the technical merits of the position under scrutiny by the applicable taxing authority. It is managements belief that the Organization does not hold any uncertain tax positions. The Organization is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction. The Organizations Federal tax returns are generally open for examination for three years following the date filed. Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S DEPRECIATION ON DONATED EQUIPMENT $136 X false WCC CLOTHING 20295 20295 11602 20295 20295 11602 11602 8693 X 2 102337 AVERAGE FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: WCC 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. Design of 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. Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings The Organization has no committees at this time. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Form 990 is provided to the Board of Directors for review prior to filing the return. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Conflict of Interest Policy is renewed annually however Board Members are required to immediately notify the Board of any conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The Organization makes its governing documents available and internal financial statements upon request. PART 1, LINE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION offers a safe, effective, and inexpensive therapeutic intervention that remediates the core symptoms of PTS and TBI and produces well trained service dogs that will be partnered at no cost with combat Veterans with disabilities. WCC will take 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. WCC will also provide scientific and clinical education outreach to therapists and service dog industry leaders to advance awareness of this therapy for wounded Warriors with psychological injuries.