DOG IS MY COPILOT

Flying Them Home

Jackson, WY | https://dogcopilot.org

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DOG IS MY COPILOT

EIN: 45-5441984

Contributions tax deductible
as of September 2024

IRS BMF 509(a)(1)
as of September 09, 2024

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Mission

Dog Is My CoPilot transports at risk animals from overcrowded shelters to adoption centers in other geographic regions where loving families are waiting to adopt the animals.

Ruling year info

2012

President and Chief Pilot

Peter Rork

Executive Director

Kara Pollard

Main address

PO Box 3399

Jackson, WY 83001 USA

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EIN

45-5441984

Subject area info

Animal adoptions

Transport and storage

Animal welfare

Population served info

Adults

NTEE code info

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

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

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

Tax forms

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Every day over 2,000 healthy dogs and cats are euthanized in our nations shelters. We are working to reduce euthanasia rates by transporting animals from places with overcrowded shelters to adoption centers in other geographic regions where loving families are waiting to adopt them.

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?

Air Transport

Dog Is My CoPilot transports animals from overcrowded shelters, where they are at risk of being euthanized, to organizations that find each animal a home. DIMC provides communities that struggle with pet overpopulation a fully funded service to transport adoptable animals to areas where demand for pets is greater.

Population(s) Served

Adults

Where we work

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Evaluation documents

Number of animal clinics/shelters improved as a direct result of the nonprofit's efforts

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Air Transport

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

DIMC works collaboratively with over 150 city shelters, local animal welfare organizations and individuals all over the country.

Number of animals rescued

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Air Transport

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Since our inception, DIMC has helped save the lives of over 25,000 dogs and cats with our transport flights.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

1. We provide our services at no cost to the shelters and adoption centers we partner with.
2. We save animals at risk for euthanization
3. We transport homeless pets to ensure they have the chance to find loving families.

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

Dog Is My CoPilot works collaboratively with city shelters, local animal welfare organizations and individuals across the nation to coordinate transports. We provide our air services at no cost to the shelters and adoption centers we partner with. Since our inception, we have helped save the lives of over 25,000 dogs and cats with our transport flights. With the support of Petco Love and other foundations and individuals we have been increasing the number of rescue flights where long distance ground transportation is challenging and stressful for the animals. In June 2022, we purchased a second airplane to increase our lifesaving capacity. The new plane allows us to expand our partner network and double the number of lives that we save each year!

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

In 2016, Dog Is My CoPilot purchased a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, aka “The Big Dog,” that was retrofitted from a twelve-passenger plane to one that can carry on average 75 animals per flight. This includes the smallest kittens and Chihuahuas to much larger dogs. In 2022, Dog Is My CoPilot purchased a second airplane to increase our lifesaving capacity. We now can offer over 100 rescue flights per year to our shelter partners that are overcrowded located in the Southwest and deliver animals all over the Untied States so they can be adopted. Our chief pilot donates all of his time piloting these flights along with our team of volunteer pilots.

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

Dog Is My CoPilot has helped save the lives of over 25,000 dogs and cats with these rescue flights. We will continue to help reduce animal euthanasia in overcrowded shelters by ensuring that each pet has the chance to find a safe and loving home.

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.

We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.

We shared information about our current feedback practices.

How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, 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 aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

DOG IS MY COPILOT

Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

NET GAIN/LOSS: in

Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2023

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

62.70

Average of 60.94 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2023

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

17.3

Average of 13.1 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2023

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

11%

Average of 6% over 10 years

Funding sources

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

DOG IS MY COPILOT

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$132,721
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$132,721

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$45,062
Professional Fees	$1,701
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$0
Other Expenses	$87,085
Total Expenses	$133,848
Net Gain/Loss	($1,127)

Revenue
Contributions	$129,175
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$129,175

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$43,055
Professional Fees	$3,676
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$2,037
Other Expenses	$76,933
Total Expenses	$125,701
Net Gain/Loss	$3,474

Revenue
Contributions	$132,449
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$132,449

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$41,984
Professional Fees	$2,954
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$2,045
Other Expenses	$67,766
Total Expenses	$114,749
Net Gain/Loss	$17,700

Revenue
Contributions	$223,278
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$223,278

Expenses
Program Services	$399,914
Administration	$10,447
Fundraising	$8,457
Total Expenses	$418,818
Net Gain/Loss	($195,540)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,029
Advertising & Promotion	$8,457
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$12,515
Interest Expenses	$24,806
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$284,421
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$0
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$284,421

Expenses
Program Services	$432,289
Administration	$1,458
Fundraising	$119
Total Expenses	$433,866
Net Gain/Loss	($149,445)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$679
Advertising & Promotion	$119
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$11,965
Interest Expenses	$29,187
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$361,138
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	($1,356)
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$359,782

Expenses
Program Services	$342,245
Administration	$1,748
Fundraising	$15,419
Total Expenses	$359,412
Net Gain/Loss	$370

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$419
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$9,613
Interest Expenses	$28,536
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$736,136
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$2,991
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$739,127

Expenses
Program Services	$304,709
Administration	$5,261
Fundraising	$28,088
Total Expenses	$338,058
Net Gain/Loss	$401,069

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$2,883
Advertising & Promotion	$11,942
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$11,523
Interest Expenses	$23,640
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$966,579
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$6,022
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$972,601

Expenses
Program Services	$413,640
Administration	$17,948
Fundraising	$44,338
Total Expenses	$475,926
Net Gain/Loss	$496,675

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$9,505
Advertising & Promotion	$28,178
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$14,274
Interest Expenses	$18,711
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$2,036,023
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$725
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$2,036,748

Expenses
Program Services	$634,120
Administration	$26,062
Fundraising	$45,659
Total Expenses	$705,841
Net Gain/Loss	$1,330,907

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$17,620
Advertising & Promotion	$29,276
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$17,852
Interest Expenses	$5,617
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$2,562,016
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$8,199
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$11,900
Total Revenue	$2,582,115

Expenses
Program Services	$1,373,082
Administration	$34,352
Fundraising	$53,219
Total Expenses	$1,460,653
Net Gain/Loss	$1,121,462

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$12,385
Advertising & Promotion	$37,071
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$37,270
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$725
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$1,900,429
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$61,653
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$12,600
Total Revenue	$1,974,682

Expenses
Program Services	$1,765,739
Administration	$31,643
Fundraising	$54,688
Total Expenses	$1,852,070
Net Gain/Loss	$122,612

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$14,106
Advertising & Promotion	$32,485
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$45,071
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$3,478
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

DOG IS MY COPILOT

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Assets	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Contributions	$132,721
Cash & Equivalents	$2,146	$1,452	($694)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$2,146	$1,452	($694)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$758	$758

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2013	Dec 31, 2013	Change
Net Assets	$2,146	$694	($1,452)

Assets	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Contributions	$129,175
Cash & Equivalents	$1,452	$6,889	$5,437
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$1,452	$6,889	$5,437

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Total Liabilities	$758	$2,721	$1,963

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	Change
Net Assets	$694	$4,168	$3,474

Assets	Jan 01, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	Change
Contributions	$132,449
Cash & Equivalents	$6,889	$22,487	$15,598
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$6,889	$22,487	$15,598

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	Change
Total Liabilities	$2,721	$619	($2,102)

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	Change
Net Assets	$4,168	$21,868	$17,700

Assets	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Contributions	$223,278
Cash & Equivalents	$22,487	$41,898	$19,411
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$0	$767,639	$767,639
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$22,487	$809,537	$787,050

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$982,645	$982,645
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$619	$564	($55)
Total Liabilities	$619	$983,209	$982,590

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2016	Dec 31, 2016	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	$21,868	($173,672)	($195,540)
Net Assets	$21,868	($173,672)	($195,540)

Assets	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Contributions	$284,421
Cash & Equivalents	$41,898	$90,256	$48,358
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$767,639	$548,314	($219,325)
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$809,537	$638,570	($170,967)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$982,645	$961,239	($21,406)
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$564	$448	($116)
Total Liabilities	$983,209	$961,687	($21,522)

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2017	Dec 31, 2017	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	($173,672)	($323,117)	($149,445)
Net Assets	($173,672)	($323,117)	($149,445)

Assets	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Contributions	$361,138
Cash & Equivalents	$90,256	$150,853	$60,597
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$548,314	$391,653	($156,661)
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$638,570	$542,506	($96,064)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$961,239	$864,811	($96,428)
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$448	$442	($6)
Total Liabilities	$961,687	$865,253	($96,434)

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Unrestricted Net Assets	($323,117)	($322,747)	$370
Net Assets	($323,117)	($322,747)	$370

Assets	Jan 01, 2019	Dec 31, 2019	Change
Contributions	$736,136
Cash & Equivalents	$150,853	$491,464	$340,611
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$391,653	$279,752	($111,901)
Other	$0	$2,440	$2,440
Total Assets	$542,506	$773,656	$231,150

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2019	Dec 31, 2019	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$864,811	$694,107	($170,704)
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$442	$1,227	$785
Total Liabilities	$865,253	$695,334	($169,919)

DOG IS MY COPILOT

Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Business model indicators

Profitability	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation	$512,970	$579,283	$1,476,793	$1,564,596	$694,807
As % of expenses	226.8%	147.3%	263.7%	153.8%	54.3%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	$401,069	$496,675	$1,330,907	$1,121,462	$122,612
As % of expenses	118.6%	104.4%	188.6%	76.8%	6.6%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$739,127	$972,601	$2,036,748	$2,582,115	$1,974,682
Total revenue, % change over prior year	105.4%	31.6%	109.4%	26.8%	-23.5%
Program services revenue	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Membership dues	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Investment income	0.4%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	3.1%
Government grants	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
All other grants and contributions	99.6%	99.4%	100.0%	99.2%	96.2%
Other revenue	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$226,157	$393,318	$559,955	$1,017,519	$1,279,875
Total expenses, % change over prior year	11.5%	73.9%	42.4%	81.7%	25.8%
Personnel	16.7%	11.2%	9.0%	15.5%	19.7%
Professional fees	1.3%	2.4%	3.1%	1.3%	1.4%
Occupancy	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Interest	10.5%	4.8%	1.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Pass-through	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
All other expenses	71.6%	81.6%	86.8%	83.2%	78.9%

Full cost components (estimated)	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$338,058	$475,926	$705,841	$1,460,653	$1,852,070
One month of savings	$18,846	$32,777	$46,663	$84,793	$106,656
Debt principal payment	$170,704	$182,853	$511,254	$0	$0
Fixed asset additions	$0	$0	$317,056	$1,895,591	$0
Total full costs (estimated)	$527,608	$691,556	$1,580,814	$3,441,037	$1,958,726

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Months of cash	26.1	27.2	31.4	13.4	17.3
Months of cash and investments	26.1	27.2	31.4	13.4	17.3
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	4.2	17.5	31.3	13.3	17.0

Balance sheet composition	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Cash	$491,464	$891,703	$1,466,319	$1,139,141	$1,845,840
Investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$895,579	$970,579	$1,287,635	$3,183,226	$3,193,226
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	68.8%	72.0%	65.6%	40.4%	58.2%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	89.9%	50.6%	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%
Unrestricted net assets	$78,322	$574,997	$1,905,904	$3,027,366	$3,149,978
Temporarily restricted net assets	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total net assets	$78,322	$574,997	$1,905,904	$3,027,366	$3,149,978

Key data checks

Key data checks	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Material data errors	No	No	No	No	No

Operations

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

Documents

Letter of Determination

Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

President and Chief Pilot

Peter Rork

Peter, “The Pilot”, is an East Coast refugee, who always believed that he was switched at birth with a kid from New Jersey. After working his way through medical school as a pilot, he practiced Orthopaedic Surgery for more than thirty years. Instead of retiring to a golf course, he has returned to the skies as our Chief Pilot. Peter holds an Airline Transport Pilot rating and is qualified to fly single and multiengine aircraft as well as seaplanes. He is also a certified flight instructor. Transporting animals to furever homes in a Cessna Turbo Cessna 206 Stationair and Cessna Grand Caravan, he says that the view from his new office beats any other.

Executive Director

Kara Pollard

With her husband Mark Pollard, a Kiwi native and their daughter Olivia and son William, Kara has made Jackson Wyoming home with two rescue dogs Sydney and Queenie. Animal welfare has always been a passion of hers, from rescuing the family pets at local animal shelters and volunteering for welfare agencies while growing up in Rhode Island. After graduating from the University of Vermont in 2006 with a degree in Animal Science, she moved to Jackson, WY with her first rescue dog, Sydney a pit bull mix. Kara quickly became an active member in the Valley, working as a technician at a veterinary clinic and also volunteering and working for animal welfare agencies including Teton County Animal Shelter, Paws of Jackson Hole, and the Animal Adoption Center. In 2015, Kara became the Executive Director of Dog Is My CoPilot.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

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Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

Other

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Board of directors
as of 03/07/2023

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Board chair

Peter Rork

Brent Blue

Ted Kerasote

Susan Thorp

Tim Riley

Ann Smith

Angie Zorotheos

Board leadership practices

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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 ? Yes
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 3/7/2023

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

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White/Caucasian/European

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Male

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The organization's co-leader identifies as:

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White/Caucasian/European

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Female, Not transgender

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Heterosexual or Straight

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Person without a disability

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No data

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Financials

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Liquidity in 2023 info

62.70

Months of cash in 2023 info

17.3

Fringe rate in 2023 info

11%

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Digitizing IRS form 990 data

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President and Chief Pilot

Peter Rork

Executive Director

Kara Pollard

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Peter Rork

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