2025-04-10T06:19:16-07:00 2024-09-30 582361357 GREGG S BOSSEN CPA PC 50 LENOX POINT SUITE C ATLANTA GA 30324 990 2023-10-01 431803006 CHAMP ASSISTANCE DOGS CHAM 3144851264 1968 CRAIG ROAD 200 SAINT LOUIS MO 63146 GERALDINE HALPERN President 2025-04-10 true true Gregg S Bossen P01444127 4048929513 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 1968 CRAIG ROAD 200 SAINT LOUIS MO 63146 779946 false X champdogs.org X 1998 MO It is the mission of CHAMP Assistance Dogs to improve and enhance life skills and promote companionship through the placement of specially selected service dogs with qualified individuals, and further, to always celebrate the mystery and joy inherent in the canine/human bond. It is our vision that both partners, dog and human, will have a better life because of the other. 14 14 9 160 0 503642 622348 26540 21970 4207 10565 -50060 -50127 484329 604756 0 0 413021 427936 0 51998 177672 167972 590693 595908 -106364 8848 456555 451401 127708 113706 328847 337695 X It is the mission of CHAMP Assistance Dogs to improve and enhance life skills and promote companionship through the placement of specially selected service dogs with qualified individuals, and further, to always celebrate the mystery and joy inherent in the canine/human bond. It is our vision that both partners, dog and human, will have a better life because of the other. false false 358751 350 ASSISTANCE DOG PROGRAMCHAMP trains and places assistance dogs to enhance life skills and increase the independence of individuals (children, adults and veterans) with physical and/or cognitive disabilities. It costs CHAMP up to $35,000 to train and place an assistance dog, but they are placed free-of-charge. CHAMP placed 2 home service dogs and 1 home companion dog in this fiscal year. CHAMP also trains and places facility dogs that work with a professional caregiver who serves as their handler in a child advocacy center, a courthouse, a medical facility or a school. CHAMP placed 4 facility dogs in this fiscal year. Facility dogs help motivate a client or patient while helping them achieve their goals. In a child advocacy center or a courtroom a facility dog is available to comfort a child as they face a frightening or intimidating procedure in the criminal justice system.See Schedule O for continuation 85430 7145 THERAPY DOG PROGRAMCHAMP Therapy Dog Teams visit children and adults in hospitals, assisted living centers, hospice centers, medical facilities, and schools. Interactions with a CHAMP Therapy Dog Team can relieve stress, lower heart rates, provide comfort during a stressful procedure or simply bring a comforting presence to students preparing for final exams. This is a free program that serves CHAMPs community. Throughout the year, CHAMP Therapy Dog teams visited approximately 55,000 children and adults. 50910 14475 EDUCATION PROGRAMCHAMP Education Programs are delivered by engaging speakers accompanied by service dogs-in-training and CHAMP Therapy Dogs. These community programs promote public education, focus on ability awareness, and provide demonstrations of service dog skills while increasing awareness of the health benefits and comfort dogs, and cats, provide to people of all ages. Throughout the year, CHAMP touched the lives of approximately 6,600 children and adults through CHAMPs education presentations.CHAMP also offered Basic Dog Obedience classes to the public. 495091 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 9 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true true true false X X ROBIN WOOD 3144851264 1968 CRAIG ROAD SAINT LOUIS MO 63146 PAMELA BUDKE Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 92636 0 0 GERALDINE HALPERN President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB ZANGAS Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LORI MOORE-MCMULLEN Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE OTTO Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PHILIP CHAMBERLAIN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE BUHR ENGELSMANN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NOLA EWERS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE HODGES Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY HOLMAN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY HOWARD Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER KUEHNLE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MARBARGER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA PEARSON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA YATKEMAN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 92636 0 false false false 0 2615 274608 7573 337552 102032 622348 APPLICATION FEES 624100 350 350 CLASS FEES 611710 19345 19345 EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS 611710 2275 2275 21970 10787 10787 0 0 0 44518 44740 -222 -222 -222 80323 274608 130450 -50127 -50127 0 0 0 604756 21970 -39562 0 0 0 0 93372 56023 9337 28012 0 295487 267391 15581 12515 0 9702 7462 1617 623 29375 24557 1730 3088 0 0 0 0 0 0 14890 2357 12293 240 0 8558 3436 2819 2303 0 0 43339 37246 2668 3425 6730 6626 45 59 0 0 0 0 1461 1461 4793 4058 606 129 VETERINARY EXPENSES 58896 58896 SUPPLIES 19887 19461 305 121 DOG ACQUISITIONS 5000 5000 DUES AND SUBS 4033 2418 132 1483 385 160 225 595908 495091 48819 51998 136552 187453 208522 203828 22507 7220 244 684 0 0 0 0 3062 2310 18830 16660 3631 2170 0 0 0 0 82037 47736 456555 451401 36050 48628 500 1000 91158 64078 127708 113706 X 285791 301073 43056 36622 328847 337695 456555 451401 8848 X false true X true false X 327502 612007 656290 309772 697763 2603334 18787 1210 47759 182600 250356 0 0 0 346289 613217 704049 492372 697763 2853690 60000 94986 104621 98945 109740 468292 109304 156203 155989 71520 78211 571227 169304 251189 260610 170465 187951 1039519 1814171 415 86 1622 4207 10565 16895 0 415 86 1622 4207 10565 16895 0 0 346704 613303 705671 496579 708328 2870585 0.63200 0.42360 0.00590 0.00290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2196 1098 1098 5874 5874 10760 9688 1072 2170 RIGHT OF USE - OFFICE 44931 SECURITY DEPOSIT 2805 47736 CREDIT CARDS 9020 LEASE LIABILITY - OFFICE 46206 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 8852 64078 610991 6235 6235 604756 604756 602143 6235 6235 595908 595908 false CHAMP'S BEST FRIEND GALA 317910 248753 69157 6022 31681 78361 PAWS FOR FASHION 21855 17655 4200 2841 200 2394 1 15166 8200 6966 92 1968 4149 2742 354931 274608 80323 6114 1968 38671 200 83497 130450 -50127 X 1 44740 FMV X DOG ACQUISITION 1 5000 FMV X DOG FOOD 1 2392 FMV X SUPPLIES 103 9731 FMV X EVENT ITEMS 301 40169 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: ASSISTANCE DOG PROGRAM -continued- During the year, some of the assistance dog training was done through CHAMPs win-win partnership with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Greenville, IL. Through this partnership, women in a prison camp help to train CHAMPs assistance dogs while gaining job-related skills, learning positive interactions, giving back to the community, and experiencing success. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is reviewed by the Treasurer, the Executive Director and the Director of Finance, and it is made available to the full board of directors for review Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Annual review and approval by board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Annual review and approval by board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Audited financial statements are available on the organization's website.