2025-06-11T17:06:36-07:00 2024-08-31 990 2023-09-01 263939497 CANINE CLASSMATES CANI 8303120360 PO BOX 1381 CANYON LAKE TX 78133 ARCHIE DISHMAN CONTROLLER 8303120360 2025-05-26 1 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DONNA DISHMAN PO BOX 1381 CANYON LAKE TX 78133 205410 0 X www.canineclassmates.org X 2008 TX The mission of Canine Classmates is to encourage and improve literacy and socialization skills for struggling and at-risk pre-K through 5th grade students through pairing mentors and trained service dogs in a one-on-one program that is positive, nurturing and motivational. The students selected by their teachers are behind in reading skills, have behavioral issues or other special needs. The mentors work with each student for approximately 30 minutes once a week. 9 9 3 80 0 0 129741 123443 4000 11810 0 0 15418 39801 149159 175054 0 0 0 0 102409 115980 14147 0 25457 37052 53919 153608 169899 -4449 5155 26152 30228 24269 23190 1883 7038 The mission of Canine Classmates is to encourage and improve literacy and socialization skills for struggling and at-risk pre-K through 5th grade students through pairing mentors and trained service dogs in a one-on-one program that is positive, nurturing and motivational. The students selected by their teachers are behind in reading skills, have behavioral issues or other special needs. The mentors work with each student for approximately 30 minutes once a week. 0 0 110339 0 109339 It is important to point out that Canine Classmates is primarily an education program. During the 2023-2024 school year, our volunteers and small staff provided over 6,000 30-minute session to the students in the program. The Canine Classmates literacy program is designed to encourage and improve literacy and social skills for struggling and at-risk K through 5th grade students. We accomplish this by pairing mentors and trained, certified service dogs with students in a program that is positive, nurturing and motivational. The students participate in the one-on-one (or in small groups) literacy program for 30 minutes at the same time and on the same day each week with the same mentor to develop consistency. We work with the teachers and counselors to tailor our approach based on the needs of each child. Our continual evaluation enables us to quickly modify our approach when needed. Canine Classmates has developed a proven solution with an effective success rate based on school measurements. A majority of students in the Canine Classmates program are deemed at-risk and represent a diverse population of children with issues such as mobility handicaps, emotional issues, learning problems, special education needs, speech and language delays, autism, and those from economically disadvantaged homes. Behaviors in children who are autistic, nonverbal by choice, argumentative, emotionally disturbed, and with prior high truancy have been dramatically changed for the better due to interaction with the dogs and Canine Classmates mentors. Literacy is often the one single denominator to a student's success in school, society, and in the job market. National statistics show that students who aren't reading at grade level by the third grade are four times less likely to finish high school and two-thirds of students who struggle with reading by the fourth grade will run into trouble with the law. Approximately 85% of youth in the juvenile court system are considered to be functionally illiterate. Several of the schools have requested additional days next year. The goal of Canine Classmates is to help these students attain the reading skills and interpersonal skills they need to advance and succeed in later life. 12000 0 0 Canine Classmates works with the McKenna Children's Museum. A mentor and service dogs visit the Museum for 2 to 3 hours on the 1st Saturday each month. The goal of the program is to encourage families to read together. We also try to educate children on service dogs and their benefits in education. We also discuss the proper way to approach strange pets. This is an all-volunteer program that makes contact with over 2,200 parents and children each year. 17000 5000 7810 Canine Classmates works with the Comal County District Attorney's office to assist children in the court system. A Canine Classmates service dog provides comfort and encouragement to the child as they prepare to testify. The dogs don't accompany the child into the courtroom, but the child knows that the dog will be waiting when they finish. The dog helps ease an extremely stressful situation. The Canine Classmates service dog stays with and focusses on the child to ease their anxiety while they are at the courthouse. 0 0 0 VARIOUS OTHER LITERACY RELATED PROGRAMS. 0 0 0 139339 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Archie Dishman 8303120360 170 SCARLET CT CANYON LAKE TX 78133 Donna Dishman CEO 40 0 X 69833 0 0 Alyson Martin Development Director 40.0 0 X 41136 0 0 Carla Carter President 2.0 0 X 0 0 0 Jean Swift Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Donna Eccleston Past President 2 0 X 0 0 0 Keith Lakey Vice President 2.0 0 X 0 0 0 Jenni Maniscalco Secretary 2.0 0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Barry Director 2.0 0 X 0 0 0 Michele Doeppenschmidt Director 2.0 0 X 0 0 0 Sandra Plumb Director 2.0 0 X 0 0 0 Carol Snider Director 2.0 0 X 0 0 0 Archie Dishman Controller 40 0 X 0 0 0 110969 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39801 0 0 83642 0 123443 Literacy Intervention - Elementary Education 611000 4000 4000 0 0 Child Victim Assistance Program 624100 7810 7810 0 0 0 0 0 0 11810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70157 15867 30356 39801 0 39801 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175054 11810 0 39801 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104568 87068 0 17500 0 0 0 0 2496 2496 0 0 0 0 0 0 705 705 0 0 8211 6872 1339 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 10139 6866 1118 2155 1103 0 281 822 0 0 0 0 1683 0 240 1443 11575 9818 600 1157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1640 1148 328 164 3507 1569 1938 0 Canine Grooming and Veterinarian 12496 12496 0 0 Canine Training and Evaluation 1298 1298 0 0 Memberships, Subscriptions & Dues 2274 799 598 877 Canine Supplies and Food 8004 8004 0 0 0 0 0 0 169899 139339 5103 25457 1527 14974 0 0 13456 0 3000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1327 1260 21180 12186 6842 8994 0 0 0 0 0 5000 0 0 0 26152 30228 2230 2455 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22039 20735 0 24269 23190 X 1883 2038 0 5000 1883 7038 26152 30228 5155 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 51000 18552 84778 129741 123443 407514 51000 18552 84778 129741 123443 407514 407514 407514 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 10000 0 0 0 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21180 0 12186 8994 0 0 0 0 8994 Student Endowment Funds 5000 C 5000 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 The purpose of the Scholarship Fund is to assist high school graduates who have been in the Canine Classmates program with a Board approved scholarship for advanced education. CANINE CLASSMATES ANNUAL GALA 86025 15868 70157 0 0 3664 16157 1000 9535 0 0 86025 15868 70157 0 0 3664 16157 1000 9535 30356 39801 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of the annual 990 is provided to the board members for review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy was discussed with the Board and it was determined that no conflict of interest existed during the fiscal of this return. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The compensation of the Executive Director and the Development Director were approved by the Board of Directors as part of the annual budget process. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The forms can be requested from and would be furnished by the Controller, however there were no requests during the fiscal year. An extension was requested on form 8868 and approved.