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Medical Mutts

Saving Dogs, Helping People, Promoting Kindness

aka Medical Mutts   |   Indianapolis, IN   |  https://www.medicalmutts.org/

Mission

Training rescue dogs as service dogs and promoting collaboration between dogs and people through science, education and ethical training.

Ruling year info

2019

Executive Director

Dr. Jennifer Cattet

Director of Finance and Administration

Jack Topham

Main address

6120 Allisonville rd

Indianapolis, IN 46220 USA

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EIN

83-3099630

NTEE code info

Animal Training, Behavior (D61)

Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)

Management & Technical Assistance (E02)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Training Service Dogs

Medical Mutts specializes in training Diabetes Alert Dogs, Seizure Alert Dogs, Seizure Response Dogs, Medical Alert Dogs, Psychiatric Service Dogs and more.

Population(s) Served
People with disabilities
People with physical disabilities

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Great Non Profit 2022

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Medical Mutts

Board of directors
as of 11/16/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Kimberly Coy

Medical Mutts Service Dogs Inc.

Term: 2021 - 2023


Board co-chair

Catherine Anne Burget

Medical Mutts Service Dogs Inc.

Term: 2022 - 2024

Kimberly Coy

Medical Mutts Service Dogs Inc.

David Shanklin

Medical Mutts Service Dogs Inc.

Louise Boucher

Medical Mutts Service Dogs Inc.

Chuck Harr

Medical Mutts Service Dogs Inc.

John Bowen

Medical Mutts Service Dogs Inc.

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/23/2021

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability