Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR GOLDEN RETRIEVERS WHO CAN NO LONGER REMAIN IN THEIR CURRENT ENVIRONMENTS; AS POSSIBLE PROVIDE GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE GROUP FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING THOROUGH VETERINARIAN EXAMINATIONS AND TREATMENTS; COOPERATE WITH STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS RELATED TO THE WELFARE AND CONTROL OF DOGS; AND ENCOURAGE, EDUCATE AND PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP AND GOOD CANINE CITIZENSHIP.
TO RESCUE AND RE-HOME UNWANTED, ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND DISPLACED GOLDEN RETRIEVERS AND GOLDEN RETRIEVER MIXES, AND LOCATE PERMANENT HOMES FOR THEM. WE ADVOCATE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND SUPPORT ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS SPAY/NEUTER INITIATIVES. RAGOM IS A VOLUNTEER, NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. ACTIVE OPERATIONS ARE CONCENTRATED IN MINNESOTA, IOWA, NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER RESCUES, RAGOM FACILITATES ADOPTION OUTSIDE OUR OPERATIONAL TERRITORY IF THERE ARE NO ADOPTIVE FAMILIES MATCHING A PARTICULAR RESCUED DOG'S NEEDS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA.
IN 2019, RETRIEVE A GOLDEN OF MINNESOTA (RAGOM) TOOK IN 238 DOGS THAT NEEDED CARE AND NEW HOMES. EACH WAS PROVIDED WITH A FOSTER HOME WHERE THEY RECEIVED CARE, VETERINARY ATTENTION, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ADOPTED INTO A PERMANENT FAMILY. RAGOM EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT DOG CARE AND RESCUE. 139 DOGS WERE SPAYED/NEUTERED. THERE WERE 511 VOLUNTEERS AND 222 ADOPTIONS.RAGOM CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL RESCUE DURING 2019. GOLDENS FROM THE COUNTRIES OF TURKEY, KOREA, AND CHINA WERE RESCUED, BROUGHT BACK TO MINNESOTA AND RE-HOMED.
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 |
|---|
| Jennifer Zacharias | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Nicole Stundzia | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Missy Stanisz | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Sheila Rawski | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Jane Nygaard | BOARD MEMBER/FOUNDER | 15 | $0 |
| Marti Jones | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Jennifer Deweese | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Laura Buck | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Anne Kominek | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Kate Hezeen | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Crellin | BOARD CHAIR | 25 | $0 |
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