Organizations Filed Purposes:
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ENHANCES THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING AT NO COST HIGHLY TRAINED ASSISTANCE DOGS AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO ENSURE QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS.
TO PROVIDE TRAINED DOGS TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
TRAINING AND CLIENT SERVICESOUR PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS SPEND SIX TO NINE MONTHS TEACHING THE DOG TO MASTER MORE THAN 40 COMMANDS, BEFORE THE DOG CAN BE MATCHED WITH AN ADULT OR CHILD WHO HAS A DISABILITY, OR A PROFESSIONAL ASSISTING PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WE TRAIN FIVE TYPES OF ASSISTANCE DOGS TO BEST SERVE OUR CLIENTS: SERVICE DOGS (145 PLACEMENTS DURING 2019); SKILLED COMPANIONS (110); HEARING DOGS (38); FACILITY DOGS (66); AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER "PTSD" SERVICE DOGS (9). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1975, CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE HAS GRADUATED 6,391 ASSISTANCE DOGS AND CURRENTLY HAS OVER 2,553 ACTIVE GRADUATESCANINE COMPANIONS HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A CUSTOMER SERVICE AND QUALITY CONTROL TOOL KNOWN AS THE "GRADUATE WORKSHOP." THESE WORKSHOPS PROVIDE OUR GRADUATES ONE TO TWO-DAY FOLLOW-UP TRAINING. IN 2019, CANINE COMPANIONS STAFF PERFORMED 1,309 IN-PERSON FOLLOW-UP VISITS.
BREEDING, VETERINARY AND PUPPY RAISING PROGRAMSOVER THE PAST 43 YEARS, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PROVEN FORMULA FOR BREEDING, RAISING AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE DOGS. WE BREED LABRADOR RETRIEVERS, GOLDEN RETRIEVERS AND A CROSS OF THE TWO TO BE ASSISTANCE DOGS. VOLUNTEER BREEDER CARETAKERS CARE FOR OUR BREEDER DOGS AND NURTURE NEWBORN PUPPIES FOR EIGHT WEEKS. DURING 2019, WE HAD 1,204 ACTIVE, VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISERS AND 1,160 ACTIVE PUPPIES. OUR TEAM OF VETERINARIANS AND THEIR STAFF ASSISTS OUR BREEDERS, PUPPY RAISERS AND GRADUATES WITH CANINE HEALTH ISSUES. WE ARE INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH LEADING UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH GROUPS.
PUBLIC INFORMATION AND LOCAL PRESENCEWE PROACTIVELY PROVIDE EDUCATION REGARDING ASSISTANCE DOGS AND THE CHALLENGES FACED BY ASSISTANCE DOG HANDLERS. OUR EFFORTS HAVE PRODUCED MANY ARTICLES IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, NEWSLETTERS AND ONLINE. CANINE COMPANIONS HAS WORKED WITH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL WEB, RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTS TO BRING AWARENESS OF OUR PROGRAM TO MILLIONS.TO KEEP SUPPORTERS INFORMED OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES, CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE DISTRIBUTES A TRI-ANNUAL PRINT NEWSLETTER, MONTHLY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND DIRECT MAIL PACKAGES THAT EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PROVIDE PROGRAM UPDATES. ADDITIONALLY, CANINE COMPANIONS MAINTAINS AND REGULARLY UPDATES ACCOUNTS WITH FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LINKEDIN, INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Paige Mazzoni | CEO | 40 | $242,450 |
| Barbara Barrow | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 40 | $161,159 |
| Debra Minett Dougherty | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $154,785 |
| John Peirce | CFO | 40 | $151,150 |
| Brenda Kennedy | DIRECTOR OF CANINE HEALTH & RESEARCH | 40 | $143,755 |
| Jeanine Konopelski | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING | 40 | $142,154 |
| Clark Pappas | DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES | 40 | $136,837 |
| Robert Schwinn | CORPORATE SECRETARY | 40 | $63,546 |
| Bob Street | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Sanchez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ed Kinkeade | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Juergen Rottler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carolyn Hrach | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jill Wright Leverton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mel Gottleib | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bill White | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Williams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Sproule | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Sawhney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Kittredge | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Hopen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Russ Gurevitch | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barrie Graham | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Elliott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joann Elliott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jean Schulz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Gittinger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Boyd | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Hennessy | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Pauline Parry | VICE-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| John Mckinney | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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