Therapet
Therapet
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About this organization
Mission
Therapets mission is to utilize specially trained and certified animals to promote health, hope, and healing. We accomplish this mission by:1. Establishing and communicating standards for using specially trained animals in the healthcare setting.2. Providing education to health care professionals.3. Educating communities on opportunities and benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy.4. Training, certifying, and assuring competency of human/animal volunteer teams.
About
Since 1994, Therapet has provided Animal Assisted Activities (AAA) or Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) free of charge. Therapet is directly involved in a wide range of human services including physical and cognitive rehabilitation, therapeutic interventions with victims of family violence and sexual assault, reading programs, education seminars, and community events. In 2018, Therapet sponsored approximately 100 human/animal teams including over 90 dogs, 3 cats and a cockatoo, served over 20 agencies and approximately 40 community events. Therapet teams served the community with approximately 12,000 volunteer hours of AAA/AAT and an estimated 50,000 human/animal encounters yearly. Therapets 2018 accomplishments:1. Therapet Skills Class: Therapet continued training teams with six formal classes especially designed to train new teams. Sixteen new teams were certified.2.Team re-certification: To ensure Therapet teams are highly skilled, certified teams undergo an annual recertification process and volunteer orientation. Seventy-eight teams were recertified.3.AAA/AAT programs: Therapet maintained or enhanced AAA/AAT services to an extremely wide range of settings. These include the following:a.Community agencies who provide emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.b.Community agencies who serve as advocate for abused children.c.Hospitals, rehabilitation centers and schools for patients, clients, students who are mentally challenged, have a neurologic deficit due to stroke, injury or birth defect or those who are recovering from major surgical procedures or debilitating diseases.d.Community agencies and schools to assist students reading below grade level improve reading skills and comprehension.4.Capacity building: Therapet has hired an executive director since 2015 and this has enabled us to focus on growth and retention with the goal to be able to remove agencies from our waiting list and meet the demand for our services.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “Therapets mission is to utilize specially trained and certified animals to promote health, hope, and healing. we accomplish this mission by:1. establishing and communicating standards for using specially trained animals in the healthcare setting.2. providing education to health care professionals.3. educating communities on opportunities and benefits of animal assisted therapy.4. training, certifying, and assuring competency of human/animal volunteer teams.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Therapets mission is to utilize specially trained and certified animals to promote health, hope, and healing. we accomplish this mission by:1. establishing and communicating standards for using specially trained animals in the healthcare setting.2. providing education to health care professionals.3. educating communities on opportunities and benefits of animal assisted therapy.4. training, certifying, and assuring competency of human/animal volunteer teams.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of TX, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2019 as PO BOX 130118, TYLER, TX, 75713.
- The non-profit has a total of 2 employees, as reported on their form for 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $17,960.
- The CEO compensation strategy within the organization is determined through a review and approval process by a neutral party.
- The organization has 19 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1998.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $101,366 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $48,102 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.