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US nonprofit · EIN 201069730 · Madison, WIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 201069730) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

City of Madison Police K-9 and Equine Partners Inc's network

16 peoplei16 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

16 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Sarah Ripple ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Amanda ReeseDirector2018
8 yrs
BJ BethkeDirector2018
8 yrs
John SchefflerTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Katie RippleDirector2023
3 yrs
Kelli KimberleyDirector2023
3 yrs
Kelly GajewskiCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Lauren BalistreriDirector2023
3 yrs
McKenna SwannCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Sandra MaplesDirector2022
4 yrs
Stacey HenkelDirector2022
4 yrs
Steve DahlgrenDirector2023
3 yrs
Susan McDonaldPresident2020
6 yrs
Tammy CymbalakDirector2023
3 yrs
Taylor HolewinskiDirector2021
5 yrs
Therese StehlingDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 16 →

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Susan McDonaldVice President3$0
Bj BethkeDirector1$0
Taylor HolewinskiDirector1$0
Stacey HenkelSecretary3$0
Sandra MaplesDirector1$0
Lauren BalistreriTreasurer3$0
Kelli KimberleyDirector1$0
Steve DahlgrenPresident3$0
Therese StehlingDirector1$0
Sarah RippleVP-Fomm1$0
McKenna SwannDirector1$0
Tammy CymbalakDirector1$0
Katie RippleDirector1$0
Morgan BurnettDirector1$0
Jenny BaerwolfDirector1$0
Morgan BaerwolfDirector1$0
Amy KraakDirector1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
City of Madison Police K-9 and Equine Partners Inc
EIN
201069730
Address
Po Box 2367, Madison, WI, 53701-2367
State
Wisconsin
Mission
Capital k9's primary mission is to provide funding that directly supports the k9 and equine teams in the city of madison police department, including funding training, equipment for the k9s and supplies, purchase of specially equipped squad cars and medical care for the k9s and equines. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
I60 Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2003
Principal officer
Susan McDonald (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2005
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAmanda Reese
≥8years on the filingsBJ Bethke
≥7years on the filingsKelly Gajewski
≥6years on the filingsSarah Ripple

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
$970k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$970k
Contributions and grants received
$524k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$166k
Employees
0

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
City of MadisonTo support police k-9 and equine$164k