NATIONAL GREYHOUND FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: NATIONAL GREYHOUND FOUNDATION INC (EIN 65-0491973)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-08-27
IRS object ID: 201312399349300436
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-08-27T15:43:47-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JE OWENS AND COMPANY PA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2731 SILVER STAR ROAD	AddressLine1
City	ORLANDO	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	32808	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	650491973	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL GREYHOUND FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	NATI	NameControl
Phone	3526282281	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 638	AddressLine1
City	HOMOSASSA	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	34487	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BEVERLY SEBASTIAN	Name
Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	Title
Phone	3526282281	Phone
Date Signed	2013-08-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JACK E OWENS	Name
Phone	4072932654	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-08-27	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	BEVERLY SEBASTIAN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 638	AddressLine1
City	HOMOSASSA	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	34487	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	181847	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.4GREYHOUNDS.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1994	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	FL	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE NATIONAL GREYHOUND FOUNDATION (NFG), A NATIONAL 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1994, RESCUES, ADOPTS, AND EDUCATES PEOPLE AND FAMILIES ABOUT RETIRED RACING GREYHOUNDS AND OTHER ABUSED ANIMALS AND PEOPLE.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	3	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	2	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	135	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	176096	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	144455	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	52397	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	37392	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	228493	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	181847	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	3127	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	339752	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	221469	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	339752	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	224596	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-111259	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-42749	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	169369	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	131786	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	29550	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	34716	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	139819	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	97070	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE NATIONAL GREYHOUND FOUNDATION (NFG), A NATIONAL 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1994, RESCUES, ADOPTS, AND EDUCATES PEOPLE AND FAMILIES ABOUT RETIRED RACING GREYHOUNDS AND OTHER ABUSED ANIMALS AND PEOPLE.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	216750	Expense
Revenue	181847	Revenue
Description	THE NGF SERVICED THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WITH ADOPTION ASSISTANCE, ADOPTION REFERRALS, AND CONSULTATION SERVICES IN 2012 IN 50 STATES AND 4 COUNTRIES. THE MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAM OF THE FOUNDATION IS THE 2ND CHANCE AT LIFE: GREYHOUNDS AND PRISON PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WHERE 120 INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN VOLUNTEERS, BECOME ANIMAL BEHAVIORISTS AND TRAINERS. THE NGF CURRENTLY HAS THEIR PRIMARY CENTRAL TRAINING FACILITY IN FLORIDA AND ANOTHER IN ARIZONA. GREYHOUNDS ARE RESCUED FROM THE RACE TRACKS AND OWNERS AND ARE SHIPPED TO THE PRISONS WHERE THEY ENTER THE PROGRAM TO BE TRAINED AS COMPANION DOGS WHERE THEY AR TAUGHT SIX BASIC OBEDIENCE COMMANDS, HEEL, SIT, STAY, DOWN, WAIT, COME. MANY GREYHOUNDS ARE ADVANCED TO THERAPY DOG TRAINING FOR SERVICING RETIREMENT HOMES, HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES. A SELECT FEW ARE ABLE TO PROGRESS TO PURPLE HEART SERVICE DOGS AND UNDERGO TRAINING FOR VERTERANS WITH PTSD. THE PHGHSD ARE TAUGHT COMMANDS AS NEEDED BY THE VETERAN LIKE "PICK IT UP", "COVER MY BACK" AND "GET HELP" PLUS OTHER PTSD SPECIFIC COMMANDS. THE DOGS ARE MATCHED AND GIVEN FREE TO THEIR VETERAN ALONG WITH A TRAINING PERIOD OF HOW TO WORK WITH THEIR DOG. NGF AND ITS MENTOR PARTNERS GIVE EXTENSIVE FOLLOW UP SERVICE TO FOLLOW THE PLACEMENT OF THE DOG WITH ITS FAMILY. THE VETERAN'S ARE TAUGHT HOW TO WORK WITH THEIR DOGS ONCE THEY ARE DELIVERED TO THEIR NEW HOME. TO DATE THIS YEAR, 120 GREYHOUNDS WERE GRADUATED AND PLACED IN HOMES AS COMPANION OR THERAPY DOGS. FIVE DOGS HAVE BEEN PLACED WITH VETERANS OR OTHER PTSD VICTIMS THROUGH THE PROGRAM. NOT ONLY DO VETERANS THEMSELVES BENEFIT, BUT THEIR FAMILIES, INMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO LEARN ANGER MANAGEMENT AND PARENTING, ADOPTIVE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES ARE WITNESS TO THE UN-CONDITIONAL LOVE OF THESE GREYHOUNDS. ANOTHER IMPORTANT PROGRAM IS THE NGF RESCUE PROGRAM WHICH HELPS SUPPORTS FINANCIALLY NGF PARTNERS AS THE GREYHOUNDS ARE TRANSPORTED TO OTHER GROUPS ACROSS AMERICA.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	216750	TotalProgramServiceExpense
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Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
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Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
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Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
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Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
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Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	3	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	2	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
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Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
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Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
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Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL GREYHOUND FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	3526282281	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 638	AddressLine1
City	HOMOSASSA	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	344870638	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
BEVERLY SEBASTIAN
CEO	60.00	X	X	0	0	0
SANDY WATTERSON
DIRECTOR	10.00	X		0	0	0
HELEN SPIVEY
DIRECTOR	10.00	X		0	0	0
FERD SEBASTIAN
VICE-PRESIDE	50.00		X	21500	0	0
LESLIE HARPER
SECRETARY	10.00		X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	21500	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	144455	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	144455	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	CONTRIBUTIONS AND ADOPTIONS	Description
Total Revenue Column	37392	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	37392	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	37392	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	181847	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	37392	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3127	Total
Program Services	3127	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	61452	Total
Program Services	61452	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16525	Total
Program Services	10525	ProgramServices
Management And General	6000	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26635	Total
Program Services	26635	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	61907	Total
Program Services	60312	ProgramServices
Management And General	1595	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6478	Total
Program Services	6478	ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17004	Total
Program Services	17004	ProgramServices

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24303	Total
Program Services	24303	ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5964	Total
Program Services	5964	ProgramServices

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	251	Total
Management And General	251	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	950	Total
Program Services	950	ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	224596	Total
Program Services	216750	ProgramServices
Management And General	7846	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	153574	BOY
EOY	119005	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13419	BOY
EOY	11355	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	19808	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	18382	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2376	BOY
EOY	1426	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	169369	BOY
EOY	131786	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	29550	BOY
EOY	34716	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	29550	BOY
EOY	34716	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	139819	BOY
EOY	97070	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	139819	BOY
EOY	97070	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	169369	BOY
EOY	131786	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-42749	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	320246	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	297185	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	228493	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	144455	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1462318	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	37392	CurrentTaxYear
Total	37392	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	471939	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	320246	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	297185	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	228493	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	181847	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1499710	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	1499710	PublicSupportTotal509

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	471939	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	320246	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	297185	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	228493	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	181847	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1499710	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	1.00000	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	19808	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	18382	Depreciation
Book Value	1426	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1426	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	181847	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	181847	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	181847	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	224596	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	224596	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	224596	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
FERD SEABASTIAN
HUSBAND	21500	VIDEO AND AUDIO PROD	false
BEST MEDIA MARKETING INC
SON	33047	MARKETING AND WEB MA	false

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES. A SELECT FEW ARE ABLE TO PROGRESS TO PURPLE HEART SERVICE DOGS AND UNDERGO TRAINING FOR VERTERANS WITH PTSD. THE PHGHSD ARE TAUGHT COMMANDS AS NEEDED BY THE VETERAN LIKE "PICK IT UP", "COVER MY BACK" AND "GET HELP" PLUS OTHER PTSD SPECIFIC COMMANDS. THE DOGS ARE MATCHED AND GIVEN FREE TO THEIR VETERAN ALONG WITH A TRAINING PERIOD OF HOW TO WORK WITH THEIR DOG. NGF AND ITS MENTOR PARTNERS GIVE EXTENSIVE FOLLOW UP SERVICE TO FOLLOW THE PLACEMENT OF THE DOG WITH ITS FAMILY. THE VETERAN'S ARE TAUGHT HOW TO WORK WITH THEIR DOGS ONCE THEY ARE DELIVERED TO THEIR NEW HOME. TO DATE THIS YEAR, 120 GREYHOUNDS WERE GRADUATED AND PLACED IN HOMES AS COMPANION OR THERAPY DOGS. FIVE DOGS HAVE BEEN PLACED WITH VETERANS OR OTHER PTSD VICTIMS THROUGH THE PROGRAM. NOT ONLY DO VETERANS THEMSELVES BENEFIT, BUT THEIR FAMILIES, INMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO LEARN ANGER MANAGEMENT AND PARENTING, ADOPTIVE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES ARE WITNESS TO THE UN-CONDITIONAL LOVE OF THESE GREYHOUNDS. ANOTHER IMPORTANT PROGRAM IS THE NGF RESCUE PROGRAM WHICH HELPS SUPPORTS FINANCIALLY NGF PARTNERS AS THE GREYHOUNDS ARE TRANSPORTED TO OTHER GROUPS ACROSS AMERICA.
RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2	FERD SEBASTIAN VICE PRES HUSBAND BEST MEDIA MARKETING-1 SON
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	ONCE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT A BOARD MEETING. AFTER APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, IT IS SENT TO THE CEO TO BE SIGNED. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENT WAS CREATED AT THE FORMATION OF THE CORPORATION IN 1994 REGARDING THE SEBASTIAN FAMILY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AT THE CURRENT TIME, THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION HAS BEEN WAIVED.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	ALL JOBS AT THE ORGANIZATION ARE BASED ON A SUB-CONTRACTOR BASIS OR VOLUNTEER BASIS. CONTRACTORS ARE SELECTED BASED ON PRIOR EXPERIENCE AND ANTICIPATED WORKLOAD. JOBS AT NGF REQUIRE DIVERSIFIED AND SELECT TALENTS. VIDEO PRODUCTION IS ON A COMPETITIVE BID OR PRICING BASIS. VOLUNTEER STAFF THAT ARE IN CHARGE OF DOGS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE NECESSARY ITEMS TO SERVICE THE DOGS AND TO HANDLE THESE REQUIREMENTS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE OFFICES OF J E OWENS & COMPANY, PA CPA'S LOCATED AT 2731 SILVER STAR ROAD, ORLANDO, FL 32808.