Cics mission is to work with therapy dogs and their people to help promote social and emotional wellness to all of our participants and, therefore, the community at large. Cic develops and leads custom courses, fusing dog training and therapy to help empower and nurture students in a fun and non-threatening way.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 22 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $95K a year · 22% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$165K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$528K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$484K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$492K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$528K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$105K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$478K
FY2025$528K
Expenses
$484K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$176K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$383K
FY2025$484K
Net assets
$492K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$116K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$448K
FY2025$492K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2014.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $338K Management & general 30% · $146K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $165K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$78,000Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$44,986Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$40,310Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$1,546Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$450Pt VII · Sec A

Danielle Graczyk’s $78K as Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Danielle Graczyk$78,000$62,833$53,000$44,000$27,994$25,988
Kathryn McMullen$44,986$42,375$31,767$21,010$15,948$13,969
Alyssa Boldischar$40,310$41,448$28,031———
Erin Jorich$1,546$4,809$4,119$21,657——
Katie Kramer————$9,096$8,663
Michaela Soderlund$450$7,000$8,256$4,200——

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Uses therapy dogs and training to promote social and emotional wellness for participants and the community.

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1 program · $338K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Canine inspired change (cic) facilitated approximately 450 small-group therapy dog sessions focused on connection, healing, and social-emotional learning. These sessions were held in schools and various state, county, and community programs accross the twin cities, positively impacting over 515 participants and a great number of…

$338Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$528K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$329K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$186K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$484K
Ln 25
Programscol B$338K
Managementcol C$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$492K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$285K
Total assetsLn 16$492K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$329K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$186K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$528K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$131K
SavingsLn 2$154K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$285K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$202K
Total assetsLn 16$492K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$492K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$445K$285K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$202K
Total assetsLn 16$448K$492K
LiabilitiesLn 26$318$0
Net assetsLn 32$448K$492K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$337K$214K$123K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$16K$9K$0
Management feesLn 11a$18K$18K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$11K$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$76K$68K$8K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$735$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$0$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$484K$338K$146K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $528K$484K$44K$492K 990 PDF
FY2024 $478K$383K$94K$448K 990 PDF
FY2023 $409K$268K$141K$353K 990 PDF
FY2022 $276K$176K$100K$212K 990 PDF
FY2021 $155K$116K 990 PDF
FY2020 $105K$77K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $528,165 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $341,806$328,605
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $134,075$186,248
I-10 Investment income$5,978
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,664$7,334
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $477,545$528,165
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $217,244$362,352
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $165,826$121,678
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $383,070$484,030
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $94,475$44,135
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $528,165 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,334 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$39,676
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$288,929
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$328,605
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$186,248
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $5,978 · Excluded from tax $0$5,978
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $193,582 · Unrelated business $5,978 · Excluded from tax $0$528,165
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $484,030 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $213,568 · Management $122,986 · Fundraising $0$336,554
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,338 · Management $9,460 · Fundraising $0$25,798
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $18,178 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,178
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,583 · Management $1,176 · Fundraising $0$11,759
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,375 · Management $2,375 · Fundraising $0$4,750
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $68,147 · Management $7,572 · Fundraising $0$75,719
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,050 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,050
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,364 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,364
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $735 · Management $1,025 · Fundraising $0$1,760
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,098 · Fundraising $0$1,098
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $338,338 · Management $145,692 · Fundraising $0$484,030
Part X · Balance sheet $491,738 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $445,352$130,591
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$153,938
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,569$5,169
X-11 Publicly traded securities$202,040
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $447,921$491,738
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $318$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $447,603$491,738
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $447,921$491,738
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $491,738 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$528,165
XI-2 Total expenses$484,030
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,135
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$447,603
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$491,738

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