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ASSISTANCE DOGS OF THE WEST (ADW) GRADUATED 16 FULLY TRAINED SERVICE DOGS TO SERVE CLIENTS WITH DISABILITIES. THREE OF THE SERVICE DOGS ARE WORKING WITH VETERANS WITH PTSD; TWO ASSIST YOUTH WITH AUTISM; ONE SUPPORTS A YOUNG ADULT WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; AND 10 ARE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. ADW IS COMMITTED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR DIVERSE CLIENT BASE BY PROVIDING LIFELONG SUPPORT TO GRADUATE TEAMS. ADW CONDUCTED FIVE TRAININGS IN FY23 TO SUPPORT GRADUATE DOG HANDLERS WHO DESIRED ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND SUPPORT. 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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN. THEREFORE, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. GOOD DOG HOUSE LLC BOARD MEMBER 42000 RENT PAYMENTS false SCHEDULE L, PART V ASSISTANCE DOGS OF THE WEST LEASES PROPERTY INDIRECTLY OWNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDER/EMPLOYEE AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X 1 10280 X ASST DOGS 8 15100 COMP SALES X FOOD & SUPPLIES 1 6659 COMP SALES false false false FORM 990, PART III 1 DOG: MANY PEOPLE (COURTHOUSE FACILITY DOGS, CRISIS RESPONSE CANINES AND FACILITY DOGS) COURTHOUSE FACILITY DOGS, CRISIS RESPONSE CANINES AND FACILITY DOGS WORK IN PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS, SUCH AS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS, COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA) AGENCIES AND WITH JUDICIAL DISTRICTS' SPECIAL VICTIM ADVOCATES TO ASSIST CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS THROUGH TRAUMA AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. IN FY 2023, ADW PLACED EIGHT FACILITY DOGS WORKING IN PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES: FLAGSTAFF, AZ (TWO DOGS); RIVERSIDE, CA; SAN BERNARDINO, CA (TWO DOGS); MARIETTA, GA; GRANTS, NM; AND ROSWELL, NM. TWO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THESE PLACEMENTS ARE THE CANINES PLACED IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ AND MARIETTA, GA. THE CANINES PLACED IN FLAGSTAFF ARE UNIQUE IN THAT THEY CONTRIBUTE TO A NEW MODEL OF JUVENILE JUSTICE. THE COURT IN FLAGSTAFF IS THE FIRST CERTIFIED TRAUMA-INFORMED COURT IN ARIZONA, AND INCLUDES DAILY INTENTIONALITY AROUND REDUCING YOUTH HELD IN DETENTION. ONE FACILITY DOG WORKS IN THE CASA PROGRAM FOR DEPENDENCY WORK, COUNSELING AND MEETING WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE COURTHOUSE. THE SECOND WORKS WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND DETENTION CENTERS. BOTH OF THE CANINES HELP SUPPORT PROGRAMMING THAT PREVENTS YOUTH FROM FALLING FURTHER INTO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. ADW PLACED A CRISIS RESPONSE CANINE IN MARIETTA, GA. THIS CRC WORKS ALONGSIDE A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS ACROSS EIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE CANINE PARTICIPATES IN CRISIS INTERVENTION AND ASSISTS WITH DE-ESCALATION FOR THE YOUTH IN THE SCHOOLS. THE PRESENCE OF THE CANINE COMFORTS CHILDREN IN DISTRESS, PARTICULARLY AMONG THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AROUND ATTENDING SCHOOL. STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAMS CORE TO OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND TRAINING METHODOLOGY, ADW CONTINUES TO OPERATE ONE OF THE LARGEST STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD. IN FY 2023, WE OFFERED OUR OPEN ENROLLMENT AFTER SCHOOL STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AGES 8-18. ADW HELD SIX WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP IN JUNE AND JULY; WHICH IS A STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM WHERE YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN A WEEKLONG, FULL DAY SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE. SUMMER CAMP REMAINS AMONG OUR MOST POPULAR PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS, WITH EACH WEEK FILLED TO CAPACITY AND A NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON THE WAITING LIST. WE ALSO OFFERED A WEEKLY STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM TO THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE KIVA PROGRAM AT CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL. KIVA, WHICH STANDS FOR "KEEPING INDEPENDENT VISIONS ALIVE," SERVES STUDENTS AGES 16-22 WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, TEACHING THEM SKILLS TO INCREASE THEIR POST-HIGH SCHOOL EMPLOYABILITY AND INDEPENDENT LIVING. ADW CONTINUED ITS STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. LOCAL YOUTH, AGES 16-19 YEARS OLD, PARTICIPATED IN A UNIQUE STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM TO HELP TRAIN THE SERVICE DOGS, WHILE LEARNING GENERALIZABLE JOB, LIFE, AND DISABILITY INCLUSION AND SELF- ADVOCACY SKILLS. ADW ALSO SERVED STUDENTS AT THE ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND THE CLASSICS DURING A WEEKLY IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND THE CLASSICS IS A COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL WITH HIGH ACADEMIC RIGOR. DUE TO THE HIGH ACADEMIC WORKLOAD, MANY STUDENTS IN THIS LEADERSHIP CLASS FEEL LARGE AMOUNTS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY. WORKING WITH DOGS FROM ADW PROVIDES THESE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN HOW TO COPE BETTER WITH EVERYDAY STRESS AND IMPROVE THEIR SOCIAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. ADW'S PROGRAM WITH LA MARIPOSA MONTESSORI HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS FOR 25 YEARS. USING POSITIVE TRAINING METHODS, STUDENTS AGES 9-14 WORK WITH ADW TRAINERS AND THEIR CANINE PARTNERS TO REINFORCE UP TO 90 CUES THE DOGS HAVE LEARNED. BY TRAINING THESE CUES, THE YOUTH LEARN ABOUT THE BARRIERS THOSE WITH COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL CHALLENGES EXPERIENCE AND HOW A SERVICE DOG CAN HELP MITIGATE THOSE CHALLENGES. THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PROGRAM IN FY 2023, WE CONTINUED OUR WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PROGRAMS IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM, AND AT OUR HEADQUARTERS IN SANTA FE. THE PROGRAM ENGAGES SERVICE MEMBERS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD), TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI), AND OTHER CHALLENGES WITH REINTEGRATING TO CIVILIAN LIFE, IN TRAINING SERVICE DOGS TO BE PLACED WITH OTHER VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES. OUR WCC PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2014 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VETERANS COURT, SERVING JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS; WE HAVE NOW OPENED THE PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE ALL VETERANS, WHETHER JUSTICE-INVOLVED OR NOT. TO DATE, MORE THAN 200 VETERANS HAVE BEEN SERVED BY OUR WCC PROGRAM. PUPPY ENRICHMENT CENTER AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATION IN FY23, ADW WELCOMED TWO LITTERS: THE LOONEY TUNES LITTER AND THE CARS LITTER. BORN ON DECEMBER 4, 2022 TO MAMA DOG BETTY, THE LOONEY TUNES LITTER INCLUDED THREE PUPPIES: TWO BOYS ONE GIRL. EACH PUP WAS NAMED FOR A LOONEY TUNES CHARACTER. AND THEN, ON JUNE 5, 2023 THE CARS LITTER WAS BORN TO MAMA YOGI. THIS LITTER OF PUPS HAD SEVEN BOYS AND ONE GIRL, EACH OF WHOM WERE NAMED AFTER POPULAR VEHICLES. AS PART OF THEIR FOUNDATION TRAINING, THE PUPS SPEND THEIR FIRST DAYS AND MONTHS AT THE PUPPY ENRICHMENT CENTER, WHERE THE FOUNDATION IS SET FOR THEIR FUTURE SERVICE WORK. A LONGTIME ADW VOLUNTEER CONTINUES AS OUR VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, AND IS INSTRUMENTAL IN TAKING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROLE AND ORGANIZING AND MANAGING OUR VOLUNTEERS, WHICH INCLUDES OUR PUPPY SITTERS AT THE PUPPY ENRICHMENT CENTER AND OUR WEEKEND PUPPY RAISERS, AS WELL AS SPECIAL EVENTS. ADW NOW HAS A ROBUST CORPS OF VOLUNTEERS-NUMBERING MORE THAN 90 PEOPLE-WHO REGULARLY AND GENEROUSLY DONATE THEIR TIME TO ADW. AT THE END OF 2022, VOLUNTEERS HAD GIVEN MORE THAN 65,000 HOURS OF TIME TO CARING FOR ADW PUPS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2023, ADW STAFF PRESENTED TO THE WOMEN'S CLINIC AT THE VA HOSPITAL IN ALBUQUERQUE AND THE WOMEN'S VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO ABOUT WCC OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEMALE VETERANS. STAFF ALSO ATTENDED VETERANS' APPRECIATION DAY AT THE ROUNDHOUSE IN SANTA FE, NM. TO HELP EDUCATE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ON THE RESOURCES ASSISTANCE DOGS OF THE WEST OFFERS, ADW PRESENTED TO MULTIPLE WOMEN'S GROUPS, THE ROTARY CLUB, AND TO A GIRL SCOUTS TROUPE. THESE PRESENTATIONS NOT ONLY EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE SERVICES THAT ADW OFFERS TO CLIENTS, BUT ALSO BRINGS AWARENESS TO THE PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 2, 2022, ADW HOSTED ITS LARGEST GRADUATION CEREMONY TO DATE. THE EVENT, WHICH WAS HOSTED BY ACTRESS ALI MACGRAW, CELEBRATED 34 CLIENT/DOG TEAMS THAT WERE MATCHED THROUGH ADW'S CLIENT PROGRAMS. THE GRADUATES INCLUDED 10 OWNER/SELF-TRAINING TEAMS, SIX VETERAN TEAMS, FOUR ONE DOG: ONE PERSON TEAMS, AND 14 ONE DOG: MANY PEOPLE TEAMS. HANDLERS TRAVELED FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PARTICIPATE. THE STUDENT TRAINERS WHO HELPED TRAIN EACH DOG WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THE DOG ACROSS THE STAGE TO EACH CLIENT. THE EVENT WAS LIVESTREAMED IN ORDER TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON. THIS MOVING COMMUNITY EVENT WAS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2022. ADW PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RECIPIENTS BASED ON CERTAIN CRITERIA SUCH AS FINANCIAL NEED, STATUS IN THE DOG PLACEMENT PROCESS, PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING PROGRAMS, THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE FOR A SERVICE DOG'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS, ETC. SOME SCHOLARSHIPS ARE RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT A SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC, SUCH AS VETERANS, PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES, ETC. THERE WAS ONE ASSISTANCE SCHOLARSHIPS WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF 35,250 FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW. THEIR APPROVAL OF THE 990 IS SENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VIA E-MAIL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION IS ASKED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INT EREST QUESTIONNAIRE EACH FISCAL YEAR. THE BOARD IS PRESENTED THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF ANY BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN ANNUAL TRANSACTIONS WITH THE OR GANIZATION THAT EXCEED 5,000. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ASSISTANCE DOGS OF THE WEST BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION BY ASSESSING COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR JOB OR DELIVERABLES IN THE SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE, NM AREA. SUCH DELIBERATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.