Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 71,959 | 39,608 | 86,170 | 184,323 | 196,661 | 578,721 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 71,959 | 39,608 | 86,170 | 184,323 | 196,661 | 578,721 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 69,203 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 509,518 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 71,959 | 39,608 | 86,170 | 184,323 | 196,661 | 578,721 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 612,917 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| b | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE MISSION OF CANINES WITH A CAUSE IS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS AND PROCESSES TO EFFECTIVELY AND HOLISTICALLY TREAT COMBAT VETERANS WITH PTSD WITH WELL-TRAINED, SPECIALIZED SERVICE DOGS THAT PROVIDE EMOTIONAL THERAPY AS COMPANIONS. BY RESCUING DOGS FROM KILL SHELTERS AND USING PRISON INMATES AS A MEANS TO TRAIN, WE ESSENTIALLY SAVE THREE LIVES: THE VETERAN, THE DOG, AND THE INMATE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | ONE IN FOUR VETERANS RETURNING FROM COMBAT SUFFER FROM POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD), DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY. VETERANS ARE COMING HOME WITH FEELINGS OF ABANDONMENT AND HAVING DIFFICULTY ADJUSTING TO CIVILIAN LIFE; A COMBAT STRESS RELIEF OR SERVICE DOG HELPS THEM HAVE NORMAL LIVES, ASSISTING IN THE TRANSITION. CANINES WITH A CAUSE (CWAC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN MAY OF 2011 WITH THE MISSION OF SAVING DOGS FROM LOCAL HIGH-KILL SHELTERS AND TRAINING THEM FOR VETERANS IN NEED. ONE OF OUR MAIN CHALLENGES WAS KEEPING COSTS DOWN FOR TRAINING THESE DOGS. A WELL-TRAINED SERVICE DOG CAN COST BETWEEN 25,000-40,000. CWAC PROVIDES TRAINING CLASSES FOR VETERANS, ENABLING THEM TO DEVELOP SKILLS NEEDED TO TRAIN THEIR OWN DOGS AND BECOME AN EXPERIENCED HANDLER. TRAINING ALSO CREATES A BOND BETWEEN THE HANDLER AND HIS/HER DOG. SOME OF THE BENEFITS INCLUDE: THE VETERAN IS ABLE TO SLEEP AGAIN, ANXIETY ATTACKS ARE LESS FREQUENT, THEY ARE MOTIVATED TO GET OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND INTEGRATE BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE AND THE UNCONDITIONAL AND NON-JUDGMENTAL LOVE RECEIVED FROM THEIR DOG. SOME OF THE VETERANS WITH HIGH-LEVEL PTSD HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH A DOG FRESH FROM A SHELTER, JUMPING AND OTHER BAD HABITS AFFECT THEIR PTSD IN A NEGATIVE WAY. AS A MEANS TO PRE-TRAIN DOGS FOR THESE VETERANS, CWAC IMPLEMENTED A PRISON-BASED DOG-TRAINING PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, "PAWSITIVE HEALING". DOGS LIVE AND TRAIN IN THE UTAH STATE PRISON; INMATES LEARN A VOCATIONAL SKILL AND BENEFIT FROM HAVING THE DOGS AS COMPANIONS WHILE THEY TRAIN. THIS PROGRAM ALSO REDUCES BOARDING AND TRAINING EXPENSES MAKING THE PROGRAM MORE COST EFFECTIVE. THE BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE THREE-FOLD. ACCORDING TO THE SALT LAKE CITY VA HOSPITAL, BETWEEN 5-7 VETERANS ARE COMMITTING SUICIDE WEEKLY IN THE NORTHERN UTAH AREA. OVER 18,000 COMPANION ANIMALS WERE KILLED IN UTAH SHELTERS IN 2013. THE INMATES IN THE UTAH STATE PRISON TRAINING THE DOGS ACQUIRE SKILLS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL REHABILITATION, REENTRY AND A CHANCE TO GIVE BACK, DO SOMETHING GOOD WITH THEIR LIVES. CWAC IS WORKING ON A NEW PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DOGS RESCUED AND TRAINED. "PALS WITH PAWS" SUPPORTS FAMILIES WHO HAVE A CHILD DIAGNOSED WITH A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS. CWAC WILL PROVIDE WELL-TRAINED, LOVING COMPANION DOGS FROM THE "PAWSITIVE HEALING" PROGRAM. DOGS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO LOWER STRESS FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. THIS PROGRAM WILL ALSO BENEFIT SIBLINGS WHO OFTEN GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. 2015 ACCOMPLISHMENTS - PLACED OVER 125 SHELTER DOGS IN LOVING HOMES THROUGH OUR POSITIVE HEALING, PAWSITIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH PROGRAMS. - EXPANDED TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE UTAH STATE WOMEN'S PRISON, IN WHICH THE DOGS ARE TRAINED BY INMATES FOR VETERANS SUFFERING WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJUIRIES. INMATES BENEFIT FROM LEANING VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND BONDING WITH THE DOGS. THEY GIVE BACK TO SOCIETY. - DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS WITH SALT LAKE CITY VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AND NATIONAL ABILITY CENTER |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER IN DETAIL BEFORE FILING. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSIDERS THE OVERALL REASONABILITY OF THE SALARY PAID TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON SALARIES PAID FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AN WHAT THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY ABLE TO AFFORD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY INDEPENDENT FROM THE EXECTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DELIBERATION AND DETERMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS AVAILABLE THROUGH WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONTRACTORS 29,615 24,933 0 VETERINARY 5,253 0 0 DOG TRAINING 77,167 0 0 |
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