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Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation

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Overall Rating    
      (67.93)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 79.3%    
Administrative Expenses 11.6%    
Fundraising Expenses 9.0%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.09    
Efficiency Rating    
      (37.93)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 23.0%    
Program Expenses Growth 11.8%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 2.75    
Capacity Rating    
      (30.00)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $4,753,518
Other Revenue $1,152,905
Total Revenue $5,906,423
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $3,961,035
Administrative Expenses $579,182
Fundraising Expenses $451,444
Total Functional Expenses $4,991,661
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $914,762
   
Net Assets $21,079,767

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Contact Information

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
103 Old Iron Ore Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
tel: (860) 243-5200
fax: (860) 769-0567
EIN: 06-6060478

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Leadership      (FYE 12/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
George Salpietro Executive Director (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $205,750 4.12%

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Mission

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation works to breed and train high quality German shepherds for use in guiding the blind, for police work, and placement of these dogs with their blind partners. Since its beginning in 1960, this organization has reached out and touched thousands of clients' and family members' lives. Today, Fidelco is an internationally-recognized leader in the guide dog industry. The Fidelco German shepherd was created from Bavarian stock. It is an outstanding and exclusive product of selective breeding from strong working lines and has evolved to be truly a breed within a breed. Our dogs possess the characteristics of the ideal working guide: intelligence, temperament, stamina and stability.

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