WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC

EIN: 452981579 501(c)(3) Human Services

BOYDS, MD

Total Revenue
$5,610,070
Total Expenses
$4,806,133
Total Assets
$18,472,213
Net Assets
$18,236,675
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2011
Legal Domicile
MD
Principal Officer
RICK YOUNT
Phone
3012601111
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC, founded in 2011, is a community nonprofit in the Human Services sector that reported $5.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $4.8M left a modest 14% surplus.

Mission

SUPPORT RECOVERING COMBAT VETERANS & THEIR FAMILIES UTILIZING SERVICE DOG TRAINING/PLACEMENT.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $2,873,308

DOG TRAINING AND PLACEMENT: THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION THERAPEUTIC SERVICE DOG TRAINING PROGRAM WORKS WITH GOLDEN AND LABRADOR RETRIEVER PUPPIES, PURPOSE BRED FOR HEALTH AND TEMPERAMENT FOR...

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DOG TRAINING AND PLACEMENT: THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION THERAPEUTIC SERVICE DOG TRAINING PROGRAM WORKS WITH GOLDEN AND LABRADOR RETRIEVER PUPPIES, PURPOSE BRED FOR HEALTH AND TEMPERAMENT FOR SERVICE DOG WORK. RECOVERING WARRIORS FROM NICOE AND WRNMMC, FT. BELVOIR AND CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS WERE INVOLVED IN THE EARLY SOCIALIZATION OF THESE FUTURE SERVICE DOGS FOR DISABLED WARRIORS IN THE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND AT THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION BOYDS, MD HQ. WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PUPPIES WERE FEATURED ON A PUPPY CAM THAT WAS VIEWED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, PROVIDING THE WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION WITH AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BREEDING, CARE, THERAPEUTIC TRAINING, AND BENEFITS OF SERVICE DOGS TO WOUNDED WARRIORS. A WCC DOG MUST BE APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS OLD AND MEET INDUSTRY TRAINING STANDARDS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE PLACED WITH A WARRIOR. THE SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 GRADUATION CELEBRATED THE PLACEMENT OF 11 SERVICE DOGS, 6 MILITARY FAMILY SUPPORT DOGS, 5 FACILITY DOGS IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Program 2
Expenses: $965,412

MISSION BASED TRAUMA RECOVERY: DURING FYE 06/30/2025 & 06/30/2024, WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PROVIDED ITS THERAPEUTIC SERVICE DOG TRAINING PROGRAM FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS (PTS) AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN...

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MISSION BASED TRAUMA RECOVERY: DURING FYE 06/30/2025 & 06/30/2024, WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PROVIDED ITS THERAPEUTIC SERVICE DOG TRAINING PROGRAM FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS (PTS) AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES (TBI) TO WOUNDED WARRIORS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MARYLAND - WCC'S HEALING QUARTERS IN BOYDS; THE BALTIMORE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT IN BALTIMORE; THE PLATOON VETERAN SERVICES CENTER AT GOODWILL IN FREDERICK; THE SILVER SPRING VET CENTER IN SILVER SPRING, THE JESSUP CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN JESSUP. CALIFORNIA - THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PALO ALTO (PAWS ACT SITE), MENLO PARK AND SAN FRANCISCO; SAN MATEO VETERANS TREATMENT COURT; AND SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS JUSTICE COURT. NORTH CAROLINA -CHARLES GEORGE VA MENTAL HEALTH CARE CENTER (PAWS ACT SITE); AT THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. PENNSYLVANIA - PHILADELPHIA VA MEDICAL CENTER, PHILADELPHIA; UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA; SOUTHWEST VET CENTER, PITTSBURGH; AND DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURGH; VIRGINIA - FORT BELVOIR AND THE PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. ADDITIONALLY, WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION DOGS WORKED WITH SOLDIERS IN THE WARRIOR TRANSITION UNITS AT WRNMMC, FORT BELVOIR, VA, AND MENLO PARK, CA. WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION IS COLLABORATING WITH WRNMMC, THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS) AND CIVILIAN ACADEMIC EXPERTS ON RESEARCH ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND AND THE TREATMENT OF PTSD. THESE STUDY RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED IN A PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL, MILIARY PSYCHOLOGY, IN NOVEMBER 2021. A LARGER RESEARCH STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF SERVICE DOG TRAINING AS AN ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT FOR PTSD AND TBI AND TO MAXIMIZE THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS TO RECOVERING WARRIORS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM WAS INITIATED WITH THESE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS IN 2015.

Program 3
Expenses: $336,384 Revenue: $336,384

WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PROVIDES MBTR SERVICES AS A SUB-CONTRACTOR, CONVERTING TO THE PRIME CONTRACTOR MID-YEAR. PER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, SERVICES AND DOGS ARE PROVIDED AT THE NATIONAL...

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WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION PROVIDES MBTR SERVICES AS A SUB-CONTRACTOR, CONVERTING TO THE PRIME CONTRACTOR MID-YEAR. PER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, SERVICES AND DOGS ARE PROVIDED AT THE NATIONAL INTREPID CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (NICOE), AT WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER (WRNMMC) IN BETHESDA. THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES WERE INCLUDED IN THE MISSION BASED TRAUMA RECOVERY PROGRAM IN PRIOR YEARS. AS THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW AND EXPAND, THE ACTIVITY IS SEPARATED TO BE RECOGNIZED AS AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM.

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $5,850,223
Program Service Revenue $336,384
Investment Income $-580,297
Other Revenue $3,760
TOTAL REVENUE $5,610,070

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $3,272,595
Fundraising Expenses $246,744
Program Expenses $4,175,104
Other Expenses $1,533,538
TOTAL EXPENSES $4,806,133

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $5,610,070 $5,372,556 +0.0%
Expenses $4,806,133 $3,941,635 +0.2%
Net Income $803,937 $1,430,921 -0.4%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
10
Independent Members
9
Employees
68
Volunteers
941

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
7
$400,990
Total Directors
10
$149,622
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
1
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
RICK YOUNT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00
Officer Director
$141,161 $8,461 $149,622
JULIE WALTERS PRESIDENT 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
EARL O STRIMPLE DVM VICE PRESIDENT 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
TERRIE ANN BATES SECRETARY 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
BEN STONE TREASURER 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
ROSEMARIE T KRAUS DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LAWRENCE V MCBEAN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SPENCER MILO DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KYLE D RICHARDS PHD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CHRISTOPHER MOTTERSHEAD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JENNIFER WILDER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00
Officer
$126,355 $2,877 $129,232
MOLLY MORELLI DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00
Officer
$92,916 $29,220 $122,136
DONNA VAUGHAN DIRECTOR, FINANCE & ADMIN 40.00
Highest
$101,264 $7,222 $108,486
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $5,610,070 $4,806,133 $18,472,213 $803,937
2024 $5,372,556 $3,941,635 $18,513,866 $1,430,921
2023 $5,561,527 $3,594,368 $15,913,278 $1,967,159
2022 $7,401,761 $2,961,973 $13,914,455 $4,439,788
2021 $5,340,029 $2,748,702 $9,458,267 $2,591,327
2020 $3,711,505 $3,089,970 $7,497,016 $621,535
2018 $3,276,395 $2,883,329 $5,008,924 $393,066
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