Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 20-1990568 • 501(c)3 • West Brookfield, MA
Profile
To design, implement, monitor and evaluate therapy dog programs for persons in need, including those in facilities such as nursing homes, psychiatric facilities, rehabilitation centers and hospitals and to provide in-service staff and volunteer training and community awareness workshops with respect to therapy dog programs.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
59th percentile
Higher net margin than 59% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
92nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 32.8% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
48th percentile
Faster asset growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
47th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 47% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$75,681
Up $3,920 (+5.5%) from 2024
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Net Assets
Up$75,681
Up $3,920 (+5.5%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$60,890
Up $1,946 (+3.3%) from 2024
Expenses
Down$56,970
Down $10,467 (-16%) from 2024
Net Income
Up$3,920
Up $12,413 (+146%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
To design, implement, monitor and evaluate therapy dog programs for persons in need, including those in facilities such as nursing homes, psychiatric facilities, rehabilitation centers and hospitals and to provide in-service staff and volunteer training and community awareness workshops with respect to therapy dog programs.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| TO PROVIDE AND IMPLEMENT THERAPY DOG PROGRAMS AND IN SERVICE STAFF AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS RELATIVE TO THERAPY DOG PROGRAMS. | $0 | $56,970 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE KARB | Director | PT | $20,000 | - | $20,000 |
| NANCY RONAN | Treasurer | PT | $8,000 | - | $8,000 |
| KEVIN RUSSELL | Board Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| PATRICIA TIBBETTS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| KATHLEEN O' BRIEN | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| GAIL MORAN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description: interest income. Amount: 1,375.”
“Description: payroll tax. Amount: 2,518. Description: accounting. Amount: 2,239. Description: insurance. Amount: 3,699. Description: memberships. Amount: 4,764. Description: marketing. Amount: 1,645. Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 4,312. Description: website. Amount: 354. Description: training. Amount: 5,415. Description: special programs. Amount: 225. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 25,171.”
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| TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl/DeclarationDesc | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. |
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