East Coast Assistance Dogs Inc
Donations deductibleEast Coast Assistance Dogs Inc's network
5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Johnson Chair | Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Anne-Therese Hoenig | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Hoenig | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kathleen Forte | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William A Morton (also filed as William Morton) | Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Picard | Executive Director | 2024 |
| Dale Picard | Operations Director | since 2018 |
| Lucille Picard | Program Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucille Picard | Program Director | 40 | $156k | $17k | |
| Dale Picard | Operations Director | 40 | $156k | $5k | |
| Carrie Picard | Executive Director | 40 | $112k | $19k | |
| Fred Johnson | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Forte | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Anne-Therese Hoenig | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| William Morton | Vice Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Hoenig | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
8 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263000861). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Fred Johnson | Board Chair |
| Carrie Picard | Executive Director |
| William A Morton | Vice President of the Board |
| James Hoenig | Director |
| Carrie Picard | |
| Anne Hoenig | Secretary of the Board |
| Kathleen Forte | Treasurer of the Board |
| Lu Picard | Director of Programs |
About
- Legal name
- East Coast Assistance Dogs Inc
- EIN
- 061436718
- Address
- 149 Newfield Rd, Torrington, CT, 06790-7017
- State
- Connecticut
- Mission
- Educated canines assisting with disabilities educates and places assistance dogs to help people with disabilities gain greater independence and mobility. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B28 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1995
- Principal officer
- Dale Picard (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAnne-Therese Hoenig
≥8years on the filingsJames Hoenig
≥8years on the filingsKathleen Forte
≥8years on the filingsWilliam A Morton
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $5.8m
- Total liabilities
- $882k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 54
- Volunteers
- 154
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.4m | $2.8m | $2.6m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.East Coast Assistance Dogs, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State, business registry and officers (data.ct.gov n7gp-d28j and ka36-64k6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Connecticut
- Entity type
- Non-Stock
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 11 October 1995
- Registered agent
- Dale Picard (city and state not held)
Officers (8)
- Ann Hoenig Director
- Dale Picard
- Fredrick Johnson
- James Hoenig Director
- Joanne Singleton Officer
- Kathleen Forte Director
- Lucille Picard Director
- William Morton
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.