Nor'wester Therapy Dogs Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
651321275
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Richboro, PA, USA
Phone
2158845678
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,799
Expenses
$5,913
Assets
$8,925

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • WENDI HUTTNER (DIRECTOR)
  • DEBORAH GLESSNER (DIRECTOR)
  • JAY A HUTTNER (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Nor'wester therapy dogs: canine partners in education provides registered therapy dog teams who will work cooperatively in the academic environment to support and build student motivation, enhance focus, and increase task persistance. The presence of our therapy dog teams will also offer emotional support and a stress free learning environment to improve academic achievement, student self-esteem and confidence.

What it reported doing in 2025

Since the december 2007 launch of nor'wester therapy dogs pilot program in the council rock school district, bucks county, Pennsylvania, the organization now provides therapy dog teams to two school districts (centennial and council rock), two private schools (the center school and newtown friends school), and two public libraries (the free library of northampton township in richboro, Pennsylvania, and ambler branch of the wissahickon valley free library in ambler, Pennsylvania). The organization also collaborates with bccc (newtown campus) and offers their comfort dogs on campus program. Now completing its nineteenth year of providing therapy dog services to approximately 25 participating teachers/classrooms, the nor'wester organization currently has 34 active therapy dog teams serving in school classrooms, at bccc, and in two public libraries.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -55.6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.51; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.