Warrior Canine Connection INC

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Boyds, MD501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 45-2981579

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Support recovering combat veterans & their families utilizing service dog training/placement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 649 volunteers and 69 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.0M a year · 36% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$462K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 68% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $60K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$236K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$4.8M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$18.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2025▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$5.6M
Expenses
$4.8M
FY2025▲ +22%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.8M
Net assets
$18.2M
FY2025▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$9.4M
FY2022$13.8M
FY2023$15.8M
FY2024$17.3M
FY2025$18.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $4.2M Management & general 8% · $384K Fundraising 5% · $247K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $462K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$141,161Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$126,355Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Finance & Admin
$101,264Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Executive Director
$92,916Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rick Yount’s $141K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rick Yount$141,161$142,102$132,842$130,389$129,447$127,972
Jennifer Wilder$126,355$128,226$120,937$116,760$115,300$112,415
Donna Vaughan$101,264—————
Molly Morelli$92,916$93,334$87,345$83,998$81,636$81,229

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains and places service dogs to support combat veterans and their families.

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3 programs · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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. Recovering warriors from nicoe and WRNMMC, FT.

$2.9Mprogram expense
02

Mission Based Trauma Recovery

During fye 06/30/2025 & 06/30/2024, warrior canine connection provided its therapeutic service dog training program for post-traumatic stress (PTS) and traumatic brain injuries (tbi) to wounded warriors in the following locations: maryland - WCC'S healing quarters in boyds; the baltimore veterans treatment court in baltimore; the platoon…

$965Kprogram expense
03

Warrior canine connection provides MBTR services as a sub-contractor, converting to the prime contractor mid-year. Per the terms of the contract, services and dogs are provided at the national intrepid center of excellence (nicoe), at walter reed national military medical center (WRNMMC) in bethesda.

$336Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$336K
Investment incomeLn 3$206K
Money outPt IX
$4.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.2M
Managementcol C$384K
Fundraisingcol D$247K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$18.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$236K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$549K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$270K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$336K
Investment incomeLn 3$206K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$787K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.8M
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$18.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$236K
Net assetsLn 32$18.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 6649
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M$3.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.3M$9.8M
Total assetsLn 16$18.5M$18.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$236K
Net assetsLn 32$17.3M$18.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$426K$284K$43K$98K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$2.2M$172K$57K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$59K$54K$4K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$100K$87K$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$224K$195K$17K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Investment management feesLn 11f$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$81K$65K$9K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$6K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$44K$39K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$228K$201K$14K$13K
TravelLn 17$107K$103K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$261K$228K$19K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$61K$55K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$627K$590K$15K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$26K$744
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.8M$4.2M$384K$247K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.6M$4.8M$804K$18.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.4M$3.9M$1.4M$17.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.6M$3.6M$2.0M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.4M$3.0M$4.4M$13.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.3M$2.7M$2.6M$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.7M$3.1M$622K$6.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,610,070 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,044 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$549,440
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,300,783
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$270,185
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,850,223
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $336,384$336,384
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $206,361$206,361
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$786,658−$786,658
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $716$716
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $336,384 · Unrelated business $3,044 · Excluded from tax −$579,581$5,610,070
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,806,133 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $284,063 · Management $43,457 · Fundraising $98,442$425,962
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,235,336 · Management $171,953 · Fundraising $57,327$2,464,616
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $53,603 · Management $4,056 · Fundraising $1,306$58,965
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $86,798 · Management $6,292 · Fundraising $6,433$99,523
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $194,992 · Management $16,550 · Fundraising $11,987$223,529
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,916$37,916
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $18,126$18,126
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,765 · Management $8,863 · Fundraising $7,636$81,264
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,610 · Fundraising $5,302$10,912
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,615 · Management $9,826$19,441
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,773 · Management $3,291 · Fundraising $2,384$44,448
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $200,518 · Management $14,239 · Fundraising $12,925$227,682
IX-17 TravelPrograms $103,237 · Fundraising $3,672$106,909
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $227,669 · Management $19,298 · Fundraising $13,822$260,789
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $54,615 · Management $3,560 · Fundraising $2,550$60,725
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $589,717 · Management $14,858 · Fundraising $22,214$626,789
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,793 · Fundraising $744$26,537
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,175,104 · Management $384,285 · Fundraising $246,744$4,806,133
Part X · Balance sheet $18,472,213 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,476,807$1,183,724
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,650,470$1,944,446
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,434,514$1,644,920
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,641$20,643
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,134$35,641
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,257,368$9,769,168
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,526,152$3,848,135
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $120,780$25,536
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,513,866$18,472,213
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,219,861$218,349
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,335$17,189
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,225,196$235,538
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,136,620$15,229,798
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,152,050$3,006,877
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,288,670$18,236,675
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,513,866$18,472,213
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,236,675 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,610,070
XI-2 Total expenses$4,806,133
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$803,937
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,288,670
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$144,068
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,236,675

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