ANNUAL REPORT

GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND Over 1,000 active graduates are sharing their journeys with Guiding Eyes guide dogs.

Photo: Kathleen McAllister A YEAR IN REVIEW

• Jane Russenberger, Senior Director • We have expanded our support • We hosted the first White Plains Breeding & Genetics, received the of guide dogs in Hong Kong by Kids Safety Day in partnership with International Guide Dog Federation’s welcoming new students into Bunge Limited Communications, to (IGDF) highest honor, the Ken Lord our program and continuing our educate kids on the use of guide dogs Award – presented at the 2014 collaborative breeding. and service dogs, which are a fixture IGDF Seminar in Tokyo, Japan. in their communities. • Active construction continues at • Head Nurse, Marianne Coiro, our Canine Development Center, • Guiding Eyes pup, Benton, received Hudson Valley Magazine’s with the planned opening of a new participated in Animal Planet’s Excellence in Nursing Award for her administrative wing, and the Arthur annual Puppy Bowl event, helping impact, commitment and lifelong Milton Kennel framed and ready for to share our mission. He even professionalism. completion in 2015. scored a few points for his team!

• President and CEO Thomas Panek • Guiding Eyes was featured on ran the Boston and New York City numerous major media outlets, Interested in learning more about marathons to raise awareness and including the Today show and our 2014 achievements? support for Guiding Eyes. Couric, providing a wonderful Visit the Guiding Tales blog at opportunity to educate the public guidingeyes.org about our mission. View our “Hope To It” segment.

Front cover: Graduate Laura Martin and Jameson in New York City. Photo by Ali Fairhurst. Dear Friends,

Every month, individuals from all walks of life travel to Guiding Eyes from small towns and big cities, each with great hope and anticipation. Our team cheerfully greets new students at the airport, train station or offers in-home training. At our Training Center, suitcases are unpacked, dinner is served and white canes are set aside. The journey begins. Long before this pivotal moment, volunteers open their hearts and homes to puppies born at our Canine Development Center. Eager young dogs became welcome additions to puppy raiser families. Many months later, and with a lot of love and hard work, proud families bid farewell to grown, energetic dogs ready for formal training here at Guiding Eyes. Then, it is up to our professional instructors to teach our students the care and skills needed to safely navigate the world with their new guide dog. Anticipation and hope turn into appreciation and independence. This year, we supported 1,000 active teams, graduated 141 new guide dogs, and twelve dogs were released from guide dog training to partner with children on the autism spectrum. We also provided very specialized training for guide dogs for people of all ages, from 18 to 88 years young, with multiple disabilities in addition to vision loss. Other Guiding Eyes dogs born at our Canine Development Center were released and went on to partner organizations to help first responders, and some puppies preferred companionship as a family pet. Meanwhile, around the kitchen table, at office desks and on our website, generous donors selflessly wrote checks, planned estates and sent gifts in support of our mission – to provide guide dogs to people with vision loss, as well as service dogs for children with autism. Each and every donation has helped an individual or family member travel to our school, kept our fleet of vans fueled, our sidewalks OUR MISSION shoveled and our newborn litters warm. We see remarkable teams that can do so much more together than they could Guiding Eyes for the Blind apart. As always, our progress and achievements are inextricably linked to your provides guide dogs to loyal support and for this, we are deeply grateful. people with vision loss, as well as service dogs for children with autism. Sincerely, We are passionate about connecting exceptional dogs with individuals and families for greater independence. Wendy Aglietti Thomas A. Panek Chair, Board of Directors President and Chief Executive Officer 1 Paul and Ray Veterans | Seniors

Former Columbia professor of medicine and military veteran Paul Ellner wanted a guide dog, but wasn’t sure he would even be considered at 88 years old. As Paul’s vision diminished, so too did opportunities to explore the outdoors and flexibility to come and go as he pleased.

This was a far cry from the boundless freedom he had known flying Search and Rescue missions for the Civil Air Patrol. Paul knew his “flying days were over” when his landings started getting bumpier and he was later diagnosed with age-related Macular Degeneration.

Of his first encounter with his guide dog, black Labrador Ray, Paul says, “It was love at first sight. We bonded and for the next three weeks my instructor and I worked together. After graduation, I came home with Ray and another instructor joined us for several days to ensure that Ray and I became familiar with our home area.”

Paul’s follow-up experience once he returned home is not unique; we provide follow-up services to all our graduates for as long as they have their dogs. Applying all that has been learned in training to everyday life can be an adjustment, and our training staff is there every step of the way to ease the transition. When life happens – graduates move, change jobs and experience new physical challenges – our training staff is a phone call away, ready to jump on a plane or hop in a car to ease these transitions. For Paul, whose advanced age will likely mean Ray may have to make adjustments in the future, these services are invaluable.

Paul has his busy life back, saying, “With Ray’s help, I am on new trails through the woods and my life has definitely improved. Ray is a friendly, gentle companion, but he is strictly business when wearing his harness.”

2 Guiding Eyes dogs are on a journey with their partners, providing safety and companionship to individuals from all walks of life.

3 Hunter This social bridge can be crucial in providing an opportunity for a well-rounded and Atlas college experience. Special Needs | Sights on College

The Training Center at Guiding Eyes is perhaps most alive – the sense of opportunity and adventure at its peak – in the summer months when our youngest students come to class to train with their dogs before school resumes. It was during this time that Hunter, who has Usher’s syndrome (a genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and gradual vision loss), came to Guiding Eyes to meet Atlas. As a person with dual sensory loss who is also college-bound, Hunter was a good candidate for the Special Needs and Sights on College programs. The Special Needs Program was created more than 20 years ago to meet the needs of students with challenges additional to blindness; and the Sights on College Program offers assistive technology access and residential training to those seeking higher education.

Fast forward a few months and Hunter is now a college student using public transportation to travel to school. He says, “Atlas anticipates what is 10 to 20 feet ahead and is always ready.” Atlas received additional training – like all guide dogs in the Special Needs Program – to keep Hunter safe and cater to his specific needs.

Like many of our young graduates who have come before him and gone on to college, Hunter sees a difference in the way people approach him with his guide dog; they are drawn to Atlas, asking questions and starting conversations. Many people who are visually impaired talk about the profound social difference between having a white cane and a guide dog. We hear over and over again that an inanimate object like a cane can be socially isolating, as many do not know how to approach. But a dog is relatable, drawing people in and paving the way for social interaction. Hunter and Atlas are just beginning their journey together, and the future has never been brighter.

4 Photo: Dan Weesner Twalla and Charles Residential Training Program

Twalla says, simply, she lives “more broadly” with a Guiding Eyes dog by her side. At 39, Twalla studies child development at California State University in Sacramento and plans to become a pre-school teacher. This past summer, she received her third guide dog Charles through the shortened 21-day Residential Training Program. Charles quickly filled the big shoes of Twalla’s retired guide dogs, and like his predecessors, is enabling safe travel, social interaction and unwavering companionship.

Born partially blind as the result of retinopathy of prematurity, Twalla lost all sense of color and light by the age of 13. Her favorite hobby at that time was putting together jigsaw puzzles, and as a testament to her spirit, this remains her favorite pastime. At first, the puzzles were small and the pieces large. Now, they are made of thousands of tiny pieces and completed entirely by feel. Twalla feels the puzzles are a metaphor for the way she lives – finding a way to do what she loves, no matter what. Twalla is poised for the next stage in her journey with Charles – a journey that began nearly twenty years ago when she received her first Guiding Eyes dog.

Photo: Dan Weesner 5 Lucas and

Rafael Heeling Autism

Ten-year-old Lucas had been having what his mom, Michelle, describes as “a very rough time” for at least half his young life before receiving Heeling Autism dog, Rafael. Lucas was considerably underweight, his outward appearance mimicking the rampant anxiety he felt constantly as a result of his autism. Lucas’ parents had contemplated getting a service dog for many years, but their decision was accelerated by growing concern that if they did not get their son’s eating issues under control, they would have to look to alternate ways of feeding him. Lucas was also waking several times at night – wracked with worry and fear – and had not slept through the night in several months when his parents Photo: Lara Saggese contacted Caroline Sandler, Director of the company. Now, he comes downstairs and wants to be part of it all. Heeling Autism Program. He loves showing off his dog. We have our son back.”

Lucas’ parents could hardly believe the Lucas’ transformation and the impact it has had on his entire family is transformation in their son. They share, dramatic. What is truly remarkable is that we now have more than sixty “Within the first three months of having stories like Lucas’ – stories of children on the autism spectrum whose Rafael, Lucas became a different child. lives and those of their family members have been drastically altered He began eating and gained a much- because of the bond they share with their Heeling Autism dogs. needed sixteen pounds. Lucas now sleeps through the night and hasn’t come into our Six years since this program’s inception, room once since Rafael came home. He’s being weaned off his anxiety medication, as the success rate is nearly 100%, with he no longer needs it...he’s even stopped 12 additional children partnered with a twirling and pulling his hair. Lucas used to hide in his room, not wanting to mingle with Heeling Autism dog in 2014.

6 Barbara Ward- Blank Volunteer Puppy Raiser

We can’t say it enough – without the tireless commitment of our volunteers, Guiding Eyes would simply not exist. All sharing an abiding passion for our mission, some lend their time and talent at events; others are the first warm human hands a newborn puppy touches hours after birth; and some raise our future guide dogs. Barbara Ward-Bank is a repeat puppy raiser who also fosters a German shepherd brood, Kayla.

Barbara has experienced firsthand the joy and fulfillment (and hard work!) that comes from raising a Guiding Eyes dog. “There’s so much about Guiding Eyes that I love,” says Barbara, who is currently raising Thea, a seven-month-old German shepherd with the help of her husband and children. “It’s an honor to play a small part in the life of this wonderful puppy that will eventually give someone the gift of independence.”

“Recent graduate Jacque is that someone.” She received Gracie, a yellow Labrador raised by Barbara and her family, this past fall. Gracie is Jacque’s third guide dog and Jacque cannot imagine her very full We are extremely proud to be the life without her guides. She is retired now, traveling all over the world and is, herself, a dedicated volunteer kind of organization that attracts who trains bus drivers to assist people with visual impairment. Guiding Eyes’ moving monthly graduation people like Barbara, who is one ceremonies bring together graduates and their guide of more than 1,400 volunteers -- dogs, as well as the puppy raisers who were there for the pup’s early days. Many, like Barbara, raise puppies volunteers who are an integral over and over again: “You definitely get attached to part of raising, training and each puppy you raise, but knowing this sweet dog is going to make someone’s entire life easier makes it socializing our future guide dogs worth it...when we’re ready, we can start all over again and watch with pride as that puppy goes on to make a and supporting our operations. real difference. How could I not want to be part of this special program over and over again?” 7 Our Generous Donors* *Our donors for fiscal year October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014

PetSmart This past summer, thirteen volunteers from PetSmart, a retailer of specialty pet supplies and services, generously donated their time to spruce up our campus and dogs-in-training by painting a building and grooming our pups! The group toured the campus and ate lunch with students, gaining first-hand knowledge of our organization. The day ended with PetSmart employees presenting us a check for $5,000.

Photo: Ali Fairhurst

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8 In July 2014, Guiding Eyes dedicated a new flagpole and plaque to the memory of Laura Trexler. Following four years Lilly’s Gift Foundation of service in the US Navy, Lt. Trexler dedicated her career Craig Lipsay Mary Ann Mahoney to the education of young people, initially in the area of Al Maiolo high school guidance, and later, in the US Department of Michael Manette Education. She sponsored refugee families from Vietnam J.M. McDonald Foundation, Inc. and the Czech Republic and helped them adjust to their Sarah and Robert Meyerhoff new lives in the United States. Laura Trexler’s legacy Jean Whyte and Frank Mohr Kenneth Nilsen will endure, and the waving flag at our Guiding Eyes PepsiCo Foundation Campus will long serve as a reminder that freedom and Petsmart Charities independence are for all. Priceline.com Raffiani Family Foundation, Inc. Raymond Family Foundation Eileen Franke Judy and Fred Triggs Martha Reaney Carlo Frappolli Phyllis Varacalli Jane Rex Grace Gospel Church Verde Electric Corp. The Riehm Family Fund The Gumbo Foundation Arthur Voute Gennie and John Roberts Jean and Alan Hammond Nancy and Charles Wall Family Foundation Fund Rohauer Collection Foundation, Inc. Karen and Gary Hediger Nina W. Werblow Charitable Trust Mildred Marie Romaine Janis Herzig Westchester Bank Round Hill Community Church The Philip M. Hogan Family Fund Westchester Landscape Depot Corp. Carl & Verna Schmidt Foundation The Journal Wind and Fire Jewelry Barbara Schwartz Dorothy Kamins Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP Frank Serna Leona Kern George Wordingham R. D. Shafer Barbara Keyes The Young Co. Nicholas Skinner Kids for Kids Dancing for Life, Inc. 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Following a generous monetary donation from The Grainger Foundation, employees from the Grainger Industrial Elmsford branch donated their time and talent to detail Guiding Eyes’ fleet of vehicles. Reliable transportation is essential to fulfilling the organization’s mission. Staff must be able to travel to a variety of locations so they can train future guide dogs and students who are blind in diverse environments. Volunteers and support staff also rely upon these vehicles to assist the school with its programs and services. Grainger Industrial is North America’s leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products.

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Norwich Lions Club (VT) Bank of America Mutual of America The Lions Club of Olcott The Bank Of New York Mellon National Grid Old Saybrook Lions Club Baxter International Foundation Net IQ Ossining Lions Club BD Matching Gift Program Nordson Corporation Ovid-Willard Lions Club Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc Nuveen Investments Palmyra-Macedon (Pal-Mac) Lions Club Bell Carter Olive Co. Oppenheimer Funds Peekskill Lions Club Black & Decker Oracle Matching Gifts Program Penn Yan Lions Club The Boston Consulting Group Inc. Pepsico Foundation Pine Bush Lions Club Cardinal Health Pew Charitable Trust Plainfield Lions Club, Inc. CEA Pfizer Inc Pleasant Valley Lions Club, Inc. Chevron Phillips 66 Pleasantville Lions Club Pitney Bowes Inc.

Cloud Star We were thrilled this year to have forged a partnership with the California-based dog treat company, Cloud Star, that became our Official Training Treat Partner for a 12-month period. In this capacity, the company has provided all our training treats free-of-charge. Cloud Star has been creating wholesome products for dogs for more than a decade and is committed to giving back to organizations that benefit animals, women, children and the environment. Preformed Line Products Co. Mark and Anne Carron Fae L. Hoffman Prospect Hill Foundation Linda M. Cartwright Betty L. Holloway The Prudential Foundation Alma Catsman Mrs. Marie Horhota Quaker Chemical Foundation Ruth Chase Rebecca Horyczko , Inc. Judith and Warren Clark Jim and Jan Hovda Reynolds American Foundation Sylvia L. Clementson Sharon Howerton Rockefeller Financial Frances Clouse Marianne Huber Charles Schwab Florence Colby Mrs. Gail A. Hummer The Selective Insurance Group Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cote Marie Hutchinson Stanley Works Mrs. Deidre H. Crofton Mrs. Lila Irby, Jr. Subaru of American Foundation Mrs. Patricia Curran Gunilla Isaksson Peter T Automated Data Process Maria Curreri Jewell Jacobsen U.S. Bancorp Foundation Eileen M. Curtin Ms. Mary Janvrin UBS Foundation Mr. Paul W. Dalton Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Johnson Verizon Foundation Joseph D’Agostin Ms. Michelle Johnston The Washington Post Company John D’Ambra Dr. Myra Kaplan Williams Community Ms. Barbara Jane Davis David and Barbara Katz Wrigley Jr., Co. Foundation Ellen Davis Barbara Kautz WW Grainger Linda Deeter Michael and Arlene Kelly Maria A. Helena DeHoogland Joanne Kish Employee Volunteer and Giving Programs Karen Delisle Roger K. Krott America’s Charities Mr. Michael DellaRipa Russ & Cher Krull American Express Foundation John and Lynn Dillon Kenneth Laban Employees ECHO of Northrop Grumman ExxonMobil Employees Favorite Charities Campaign Chevron Humankind ExxonMobil Foundation Camp Hillard, founded in 1929 by Morris and Hannah Libman, raised funds for Heeling General Electric Foundation Employee Volunteer Program Autism throughout the 2014 summer season. The camp’s incredible support will go far in Goldman Sachs Community TeamWorksk helping us to match more service dogs with families with children with autism. Hewlett-Packard Foundation IBM Employee Services Center JK Group Trustees for Visa International Employee Giving The JPMorgan Chase Foundation Susan Dishart Mrs. Shirley A. Laird LabCorp Mrs. M.J. Donnelly Jane Landenberger Morgan Stanley Annual Appeal Campaign Jeanne K. Dregalla Mr. Marvin P. Langanki New York City Transit Authority Ms. Patricia Driscoll Ms. Jacqueline Lanning PepsiCo Foundation Michael Dunford Dr. Rebecca R. Leas Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. Reid Elko Ms. Beatrice Lemlein Pfizer Foundation Volunteer Program Ms. Dianne M. Ende Christine B. Lewis PG&E Campaign for the Community Bob and Ruth Escher Mary Adams Loomba UnitedHealth Group Norman and Susan Fainstein Nancy Lothrop Verizon Volunteers Program Mrs. Richard Ferchaud Mr. and Mrs. John Luicci YourCause, LLC Carmen Figueroa Peggy Nance Lyle Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fisher Ms. Arlene MacQuown Pathfinders 2014 Ms. Sally J. Fisher Mrs. Lenore T. Mahowald Ms. Renee Abernathy Ethan Flint Marsha Maksymiw Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Ahlers Mrs. Marydel C. Flint Mr. Kurt Malison Miss Anne Airel Mrs. Suzanne Ford Michael Mallies Mrs. Barbara Aldrich Rita O’Brien Sims Franklin Mrs. Dwight (Ursula) Mamlok Ms. Nell M. Alger Ms. Irma Freudenreich Dr. and Mrs. William L. Mangold Mrs. Cynthia Y. (Byron) Allen Ms. Dona Friedman, BSN Miranda H. Markart Betty E. Anderson Ms. Lois F. Gaelen Caroline Marr Mr. Donald Augustin Mrs. Rose Galdenzi Barbara and Phillip Mathiews Susan B. Bailey Minnie Cobey Gallman Shirley Matthai Mrs. Alice T. Baird Sandra Gamble Mr. and Mrs. Charles McNutt Chris and Linda Ball Ms. Margaret Gardner Mr. John V. Meeks Mr. L. Eddie Ball Dr. Joel Gavriele-Gold Mrs. Marcia Meracle Dr. and Mrs. E.B. Barber Miss Virginia Giovinco Ed and Ruby Mertz Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Barker Ms. Mary V. Gloss Mr. Larry Meyers Mr. and Mrs. George E. Bashaw Ms. Mara Gold Evelyn Mittleman Ms. Gayle Becker Joyce Golden Gloria A. Moak Ruth Begany Mr. and Mrs. James Goldman Janice Moore Jeffrey Benario Mrs. Marian Goodloe Jonathan and Sarah Mugel Jennifer Bennett-Yafanero Mary Graefen James P. Murphy Betty Bernstein Marsha Graves Suzanna Erin Murphy and Brian Sowers Sandra Bernstein Christine Grimwood Karen Naja Gail and Charles Bisgnano Margaret M. Grookett Gerri Natiello Ms. Linda Blakely Ms. Connie M. Gulvas Marie Nee Ms. Janice Blanton Jim Haas Charlotte Prescott Newton Alida Bockino Carol V. Haberer Ms. Viola Nisbet Susan Bogin Mrs. Natalie Hall Renee’ Normandy-Shane Mr. and Mrs. Nathan J. Bolognini Sandy Hall Laura Oftedahl Mr. and Mrs. Warren J. Boo Jean Hamburg Bob Oldham Ms. Ardis Bourland Mr. John Hammel Mrs. Margaret Osterhoudt Marion I. Brandjes Hayes and Karen Hanley Catherine Oszlanyi Ann D. Broekhuizen Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Hanyak, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ott Susan Budin Camilla Hardmeyer & Dawn Michelle Longhom Barbara Pajak Mr. Walter A. Bunton Elaine Henderson Nancy Ann Peschek Ellen M. Camner Harry E. Herzek Ms. Arleen Peterson Mrs. Marion E. Carpenter Miss Carole J. Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Peterson Ms. Sally W. Higgins Mr. Edgar L. Pfarre 13 Cheryl Pitz Estate of Ingeborg M. Borre Elizabeth McCann Estate Isabella Daigle Powell Kathryn Braunschneider Trust Estate of Nancy McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Angelo J. and Ellen Purcigliotti Hilda M. Brennand Trust The Medwin Family Trust Francis Rasmus Jr. Estate of Florence M. Burall Estate of Dorothy Merideth Donna Raven Estate of Lee E. Burner Carol B. Michael Trust Ellen Rice Estate of Beatrice L. Carson Patricia A. Morey Living Trust Mr. William M. Rice Estate of Albert J. Casola Estate of Nancy F. Morgan Gordon and Susan Richardson Estate of Marlene A. Casso Estate of Sharon M. Morsa Jerome Richter Estate of Jane Finney Clark Horace A. Moses Trust Mrs. William Ripple Zayda M. Coll Revocable Trust Ruth N. Moulton Charitable Trust Miss Augusta A. Rosasco Collins Family Trust The Dorothy J. Mulcahy Living Trust Mrs. Thelma Rosenblum Dorothy D. Conkey Trust Estate of Leroy O. Myers Ms. Edith Rosenfield Coombs - Robbins Trust Fund Nelson Grantor Trust Mr. Betrand Rossignol Estate of Cartha M.K. Coonley Gordon S. Nelson Estate Mr. Leo E. Roy Estate of Barbara J. Cooper Estate of Alvin A. Nevins Terry and Carolyn Ryan Estate of Evelin Corsey Earl Nisbet Living Trust Dated March 26, 2004 Ms. Florence Sakely Estate of Arthur Bradley Craft Walter R. & Thelma Otto Charitable Remainder Unitrust Mary Bates Samford Estate of James Gerard Cunnin Walter R. Otto Trust Gwen and Frank Samp Estate of Helen S. Dahl David A. Perry Trust David and Betsy Sandstrom Estate of Georgine Darcy Walter P. Pettipas Revocable Trust Eileen Susan Schary Trust under Will of Arnold O. Dart for Ruth E. Thorpe Frances D. Phillips Irrevocable Charitable Sy Schiffman Putnam and Elizabeth C. Davis Charitable Remainder Trust Remainder Unitrust Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schmidt Estate of Hermine S. Dawson Frances D. Phillips Trust Ronald Schofield 2004 Charlotte Paulina de Birk Revocable Trust Harold H. Plaut Trust Richard H. Schwartz Maria Grave de Peralta Trust Eva Powers Trust Ephraim Seidman and Bunny Wilks Adamadia Deforest Trust Marjorie Price Irrevocable Trust Sandra M. Simpson Estate of Ann C. Dempf Lois M. Ransom Charitable Remainder Trust Linda Slavin Estate of Lawrence R. Dorgan The Rauscher Revocable Living Trust Mr. and Mrs. William I. Small Estate of Mary Louise Dunn Estate of Joan Carole Anne Redden Kathy and Jeff Smith Estate of Genevieve Irene Edmonds Estate of Bozena Ridley Mrs. Carol P. Spisak W. Moreland and Ruth U. Ernst Charitable Trust Roessler Family Trust Mark F. Spisak Edna Marie Erwin Living Trust Estate of Anna C. Roodenburg Bill and Jeanne St. Clair William W. Evans Trust The Kensley Rosen Trust Agreement Norbert Stegemann Estate of Martha W. Fabing Estate of Susan U. Rosenblum Walter Strauss Estate of Patricia Jane Flaherty Estate of Terry Rubin Mr. James E. Studdiford Estate of Jeremiah T. Flynn Estate of Margaret L. Ruth Anne Travalia Sanford Fox Irrevocable Charitable Remainder Unitrusts Margaret Sage Charitable Trust Ms. Marylou Tripolino E. Allen and Adelaide R. Ginkinger Memorial Trust Mary Sage Charitable Trust Ms. Darlene J. Turner Estate and Trust of Dorothy C. Goiny Estate of Patricia Salisbury Vicki M. Tyler Estate of Thelma Golighty Victor M. & Ruth R. Salter Charitable Remainder Unitrust Charlotte L. Vernon Osbourne Gray Trust Helen Samaras Trust Norma J. Violante Anne Groot Charitable Remainder Unitrust Estate of Michael D. Savoca Mary Beth Waldoch Sally Ann Gulick Revocable Trust Dated January 15, 1982 Martin & Barbara Schechtman Charitable J. Rachelle Walker Living Trust of Laura Gull Remainder Unitrust Mrs. Edward Warsow Estate of Hilda Hanley Norma Scott Trust Mr. and Mrs. Kurt O. Wassén Glenn P. Happ and Lucille D. Happ Family Trust dated Jack O. Scroggins Charitable Foundation Ellis C. Waxham July 15, 1986 Faith Ann Searle Trust Mr. and Mrs. Michael Welt Eileen E. Harrison Trust Estate of Sophia A. Siegel Herb and Gayle White Perry and Rose M. Harten Trust Estate of Dolores Skiba Jim and Bobbie White Estate of Wyman D. Herbert Estate of Lois Hassler Smith Anneke and Steve Williams Estate of Martha S. Herman Roy S. Smith Charitable Trust Helen C. Wilson Estate of Priscilla M. Hobbs Estate of Ann and Joe M. Stanford Mr. Fred Wolter The Paul Hojdik Living Trust Grace C. Stebbins Trust Judith and Winton Wood Estate of Joseph V. Huvar Estate of Arthur Stern Ginny A. Wright Estate of Jeanne B. Irwin Estate of Laura A. Stuart Ms. Louise B. Wulff Estate of Robert H. Isaacson Dorothy J. Swanson Trust Armen Yolian Estate of Hannah Jacobson May Duane Thomas 2000 Trust Joy Young The Janis Jacobson Trust Estate of Laura M. Trexler Lynn Young Chester Janis and Doris K. Janis Revocable Trust Virginia M. Trochta Revocable Living Trust Mary Jo Young Estate of Carolyn S. Johnson The Caroline Velasquez Trust Thomas & Bonita Zaucha The Jolidon Trust Kenneth Paul Venturi Revocable Trust Eleanor Ziegler Ruth M. Jones Memorial Fund Vermazen Revocable Living Trust Alice M. Ziittel Carl L. Kahn Survivor’s Trust Albert Walters Trust Mary Lou Kahn Family Trust Estate of James Elvin Watson, Jr. Bequests and Trusts Alma A. Karcher Irrevocable Trust Estate of Ruth H. Wawirka Estate of Barbara C. Aldrich Estate of Ellen E. Kiernan Donald J. Weber Marital Trust Estate of Helga N. Alten Estate of Beatrice N. Kilmartin Frances E. Weber Irrevocable Trust Estate of William H. Andreson Rocky H. Kimura Trust Robert N. Williams 2005 Trust Estate of Mary Ange Estate of Anna Kohut The Doris E. Wolff Charitable Remainder Trust Estate of Edith W. Badger Ruth E. Konitzer Living Trust Estate of Gladys Wolkof Estate of Emma Jean Balcunas The Krause Family Living Trust Estate of Nancy R. Wood Harry C. Barnett Revocable Trust Bernice J. Roberts and Marguerite E. Lawrence Charles Edward Wozeh Living Trust Estate of Candice Barrs Declaration of Trust Estate of Beatrice Wunderlich Estate of Madeline Barta Estate of Elsie Levdar The Rosemarie Younker Trust Estate of Edith C. Bauersfeld Estate of Jane Lobdell Marianne Zadek Trust Estate of Lois E. Berlocker Estate of Eileen Lottman Anonymous Bequests Bette S. MacGeorge Trust Gloria Bernath and Kay McFarland Trust *And the more than 250,000 generous individuals who support Charles L. Mannillo Revocable Trust Maria Berry Trust Guiding Eyes through our Response Marketing program. Betty J. Bessenbach Trust Aldamae F. Martin Charitable Remainder Unitrust Estate of Doris M. Boehm Ilse Marx Revocable Trust

14 Our Board of Directors

Wendy Aglietti Chair Mary J. Conway Vice Chair Curt J. Landtroop Vice Chair/Treasurer

Seamus Carroll Robert F. Dall Wendy S. David John L. Donnelly Robert Druskin David Fein Henry Hill Paul Holland Susan Litwer Jane C. Parker Thomas McC. Souther Matthew E. Zames Photo: John Vechiolla

Our Staff Executive Team Development Staff Thomas A. Panek Linda Press Risa Nicolosi President and Chief Executive Officer Vice President Strategic Partnerships Manager of Grants and Partnerships Michelle Brier Jane Russenberger Gail Resnikoff Director of Marketing and Senior Director Breeding & Genetics Director of Planned Giving Communications Jody Sandler Phil Cotennec Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Finance Director of Veterinary Services Carolyn Kihm Kathy Zubrycki Director of Human Resources Vice President of Training Programs Karen McClure Senior Director, Response Marketing

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15 Financials

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES TEMPORARILY PERMANENTLY Public Support UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL Contributions $14,494,748 $2,816,767 $40,000 $17,351,515 Planned giving 7,006,624 7,006,624 Other income 506,917 506,917 Net assets released from restrictions 2,921,652 (2,582,980) (338,672) — Total Public Support 24,929,941 233,787 (298,672) 24,865,056

Expenses: Program services • Student Instruction & Dog Training 5,781,623 – – 5,781,623 • Student Services 970,696 – – 970,696 • Veterinary Hospital 2,862,442 – – 2,862,442 • Canine Development Center 4,892,007 – – 4,892,007 • Facility & Food Service 1,888,139 – – 1,888,139 • Enrichment 2,754,341 – – 2,754,341 Total program services 19,149,248 – – 19,149,248

Supporting services • Management & general 1,585,805 – – 1,585,805 • Fundraising 4,103,913 – – 4,103,913 Total supporting services 5,689,718 – – 5,689,718 TOTAL EXPENSES 24,838,966 0 0 24,838,966

Excess of public support over expenses 90,975 233,787 (298,672) 26,090 Investment income (net) 3,323,001 – 557,771 3,880,772 Other net asset adjustments (2,430,538) – – (2,430,538) Net assets, beginning of year 57,048,926 6,568,376 7,677,167 71,294,469 Net assets, end of year $58,032,364 $6,802,163 $7,936,266 $72,770,793

STATEMENT of FINANCIAL POSITION TEMPORARILY PERMANENTLY Assets UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL Cash and cash equivalents $12,227,320 $1,061,040 – $13,288,360 Receivables and prepaids 2,825,118 – – 2,825,118 Investments 37,927,887 5,741,123 $7,936,266 51,605,276 Other assets 585,984 – – 585,984 Land, buildings and equipment, net 17,930,558 – – 17,930,558 Total Assets 71,496,867 6,802,163 7,936,266 86,235,296

Liabilities & Net Assets Accounts payable & accrued expenses 1,247,894 – – 1,247,894 Gift annuity and other reserves 1,539,398 – – 1,539,398 Bonds payable 4,430,000 – – 4,430,000 Accrued pension obligation 6,247,211 – – 6,247,211 Net assets 58,032,364 6,802,163 7,936,266 72,770,793 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $71,496,867 $6,802,163 $7,936,266 $86,235,296

FY14 PUBLIC SUPPORT FY14 FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES

Management & General Contribbutions Program 6% 70% Seervices Planned Giving 77% Fundraising 28% 17%

Other Income 2%

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