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Connected, Confident,Compassionate

2 0 1 9 A N N U A L R E P O R T

Thomas A. PanekPresident & CEO

John L. DonnellyBoard Chair

Dear Friend of Guiding Eyes for the Blind:

We think of Guiding Eyes as a family. Our generous donors, hardworking volunteers and talented staff, together with our devoted, intelligent guide dogs, make it possible for people with vision loss to achieve greater independence and accomplish adventures big and small.

Our family shares three core values: connected, confident, compassionate. We are connected among ourselves and to the outside world; our students and guide dogs are confident when they graduate from Guiding Eyes; and we value our donors and volunteers as compassionate supporters of our mission. Our family accomplishes a life-changing goal: we enable visually impaired people to define their own future with a guide dog at their side.

This Annual Report demonstrates our core values in action during Fiscal Year 2019. You’ll read about the milestones we achieved, learn about our exceptional training programs, and hear from our inspiring graduates, who tell us — in their own words — how the gift of a Guiding Eyes guide dog has changed their life.

As we write this, our world is very different than before, as we all confront the unprecedented and unpredictable crisis of COVID-19. Our daily operations may change as we care for our puppies and adult dogs while supporting our working guide dog teams. However, our commitment to our mission — bringing independence and mobility to people with vision loss — is unwavering.

Connected, confident and compassionate are qualities that are more important now than ever before. Thank you for standing with us through these challenging times, and for being such an important part of our family.

Our commitment to our mission — bringing independence and mobility to people with vision loss — is unwavering.

John, Thomas + Blaze

Guiding Eyes for the Blind provides guide dogs to people with vision loss. We are passionate about connecting exceptional dogs with individuals for greater independence.

Guiding Eyes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with all services provided completely free of charge. At Guiding Eyes, we rely upon the contributions of our generous donors to fulfill our mission.

We work out of our Headquarters and Training Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, and our Canine Development Center in Patterson, New York.

Guiding Eyes is an accredited member of the International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF), the organization that establishes worldwide standards for the breeding and training of guide dogs.

OUR MISSION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 FY2019 Highlights

4 By the Numbers

5 Our Programs

13 Graduates

14 Graduate Spotlights

16 Our Supporters

28 Financial Report

29 Board & Leadership

Heather + Dewey

On the cover: Barbara + Chad: Connected, Confident, Compassionate

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https://www.igdf.org.uk/

October: Mark + Arlo

December: Rosie’s Café Opens January: Hali and Hugo

November: Giving Tuesday

October20 graduates, including medical writer Elaine and Kaylie: “As I move to new places and my vision changes, I know Kaylie is always my constant.”

2017 graduates Mark and Arlo raise $3,000 for Guiding Eyes through their 5K race Bookin’ for Lookin’

Guiding Eyes pups visit Goldman Sachs during Disability Awareness Month

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NovemberGiving Tuesday raises nearly $20,000 towards toys, treats, bedding, and training for our aspiring guide dogs

Guiding Eyes is featured on The CW Network’s show “Ready, Set, Pet,” which follows a family through the pet adoption process

December23 graduates, including social worker and returning guide dog user Joy and Welles: “With Welles, I can go where I want, when I want, and not think about what’s in my way.”

Rosie’s Café, a spectacular new dining area and ADA-accessible ramp, officially opens with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, thanks to John and Nancy Donnelly

January14 graduates, including physical therapist Katie and Rizzo: “Rizzo allows me to move quickly and freely. I don’t have to locate objects in my way – she just avoids them.”

Future guide dog siblings Hali and Hugo enjoy a playdate in the snow with their volunteer puppy raisers

FebruaryNine graduates, including U.S. Merchant Marine veteran Terry and Twain: “There are times in ship-handling when the boat is just an extension of all of your other senses. Walking with Twain, it really feels like we are in that zone.”

Ruffwear debuts its Unifly Harness, a highly-adjustable, ergonomic harness developed in collaboration with Guiding Eyes for our Running Guides program

March15 graduates, including music buff Theresa and Olson, her sixth guide dog from Guiding Eyes: “Guiding Eyes is constantly making positive changes — it gets better every time I come here.”

Mastercard employees visit Guiding Eyes campuses to learn and help out on their “Force for Good” day

At the New York City Half Marathon, Guiding Eyes President & CEO Thomas Panek becomes the first-ever visually impaired runner to complete a half marathon guided completely by guide dogs

February: Terry + Twain March: Theresa + Olson

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April: Graduate Council May: Kate Visits Congress

April15 graduates, including occupational therapy assistant David and Kendrick: “The first time I walked with Kendrick it was like jumping in a self-driving car. He dodges everything and I just move with his body.”

Members of the Graduate Council, an advisory council to Guiding Eyes for more than two decades, gather at the Training School

Career-change pup Moose earns the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association’s 2019 Animal Hero award for his work as a Therapy Dog at Virginia Tech

May16 graduates, including audio engineer Rocco and Gidget: “Gidget is incredibly impassioned by her work – it has been touching and empowering to watch.”

During CTA Tech Week, Guiding Eyes pup Kate visits Congress wearing an IBM Watson-powered Smart Collar that will help her guide the visually impaired

June16 graduates, including Guiding Eyes Board Member Wendy and Okra: “I can’t imagine my life without a guide dog, ever, as they bring so much joy, dignity, and freedom to my life every single day.”

Former New York Giants quarterback and two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning and family, longtime friends of Guiding Eyes, special-name a litter: Blue, Merlin, Waylon, Oxford, Mamie and Ginger

Guiding Eyes celebrates the 42nd Annual Golf Classic and Pat W. Browne, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament for blind golfers at the Mount Kisco Country Club

JulyNine graduates, including prize-winning bowler Phyllis and Leonard: “I can tell that he really loves me. When I call him, he runs right to me and puts his nose in my hand.”

Guide dog O’Hara is honored as Boston Red Sox Service Dog of the Game at Fenway Park

August13 graduates, including sports fan James and Vern: “Vern is very smart and a great worker. I wouldn’t trade him for the world.”

Annual Lions Day celebrates our decades-long partnership with local Lions Clubs

Guiding Eyes graduate Elsa wins a Hugo Award at WorldCon, the longest-running Science Fiction convention, accompanied by guide dog Pax

September12 graduates, including avid musician Jim and Vespa: “This process is so empowering. Your heart goes into the dog and theirs goes into you.”

Pet Pantry Warehouse stores celebrate National Service Dog Month with a fundraiser supporting the Guiding Eyes mission

June: Manning Puppy Naming July: Phyllis + Leonard August: James + Vern September: Avalon

Highlights from Fiscal Year 2019

THANK YOUPET PANTRY

WAREHOUSE!


Journeyof a

Guide DogGuiding Eyes is a leader in developing training techniques; there are always new ideas being introduced in the process. I would like to thank everyone who volunteers and donates to Guiding Eyes who made my match with Volley possible. Guide dogs have made my world a larger and much more interesting place.

– David + Volley,October 2018 Graduates

One guide dog team costs approximately

$50,000to breed, raise, train, match, and support

over the lifetime of the team’s work together■■ We have more than 60years experience. Wewere founded in 1954by Donald Kauth.

■■ All of our services areprovided free of chargeto people who are blindor visually impaired.

■■ Guiding Eyes does notdepend on governmentfunding. Our supportcomes almost entirelyfrom individuals andfoundations.

Over 500 pups born annually

89% Labrador Retrievers11% German Shepherds

More than 7,500 guide dog team grads

Approximately 1,000 active at any given point in time

More than 150 guide dogs placed

annually

More than 1,500 compassionate

volunteers

Guiding Eyes for the Blind

BY THE NUMBERS

Birth 0 to 8 Weeks

Puppies receive early training and

socialization

Puppies are born at the Canine Development Center in

Patterson, New York

Deb with her puppies Waylon


8 Weeks to 16 Months 16 to 22 Months 22 Months to 8-10 Years

Puppies learn key skills from volunteer puppy raisers

Dogs join Guiding Eyes trainers in Yorktown Heights, New York to learn guide work

Dogs join blind handlers as guides

until retirement

Blue Trainer Nikki + Geo Katie + Rizzo

Breeding & Genetics Program

The Guiding Eyes for the Blind Canine Development Center in Patterson, New York is a thought-leader in breeding dogs for the health and temperament needed for guide work. About half of the 536 puppies weaned go on to become guide dogs and members of the Guiding Eyes breeding program; the other half serve in other careers such as detection dogs or are adopted.

Guiding Eyes is an international leader in breeding and genetics. Our breeding program is built upon best-in-class analysis of data from every step of a dog’s life. From our reproduction/cryogenics lab where pups are conceived to the final years of a working, retired, or career-change dog’s life, Guiding Eyes chronicles millions of data points along the way.

Our breeding and genetics work improves new litters with each generation, so that when our pups enter formal training, they are already well on their way to a successful working career.

Our Programs

Jenna with her pups

Jenna’s pups


Puppy Raiser Sara with Sparrow


Puppy Raising

Our volunteer puppy raisers open their homes and their hearts to our pups at approximately eight weeks old and teach them basic obedience and house manners, while socializing them to the outside world. When puppy raisers return the dogs at 15-18 months old, our staff determines whether the pups are ready for guide dog training or more suited for another career. Our Puppy Raising community is a large and dedicated one: we have more than 400 puppy raisers, and over 65 percent are repeat raisers!

Brood & Stud Fostering

Volunteer fosters provide permanent homes for Guiding Eyes brood and stud dogs. These volunteers provide a safe and loving home environment and daily exercise, keeping the dog on leash when outdoors. Like puppy raisers, brood and stud fosters receive training in dog handling, care, and obedience, as well as regular check-ups from our veterinary staff.

Socialization

Early socializers introduce Guiding Eyes pups to new environments and experiences within our puppy center. From age one week to four weeks, the puppies receive daily massages to build the human/canine bond. Beginning at four weeks, the puppies begin daily ventures into the early socialization room and to our outside areas (weather permitting). These repeated positive experiences help build the puppies’ confidence.

Home socializers bring two puppies (age six to nine weeks) to their home for three to five days to expose them to new sights, sounds, and people, with training and equipment provided by Guiding Eyes.

536 potential guide dogs were born

476 Labrador Retrievers,60 German Shepherds

FISCAL YEAR 2019 PUPPIES

6 weeks, 2 days

Time each puppy spent in the whelping kennel

382 puppies

went home with puppy raiser families

On average, over 65%

of our puppy raisers come back for more!

Kelly with Triscuit

Moran Family with Mia

Oxford


Dr. Beth Brenninkmeyer at work

Veterinary Services

Maintaining health and well-being for our world-class canines is of the utmost importance to us at Guiding Eyes. We operate two veterinary hospitals through our main campus in Yorktown Heights, New York and our Canine Development Center in Patterson, New York. Guiding Eyes’ state-of-the-art veterinary facilities are fully staffed with veterinarians, licensed veterinary technicians, and administrators. Our vet team cares for our dogs in the Breeding, Puppy, and Training Programs. Our top-notch veterinary care extends to graduates of Guiding Eyes and their dogs through remote communication and referrals or using our own facilities if proximity allows.

Our veterinary staff performs surgical and dental procedures, radiology (“x-rays”), ultrasonography (“sonograms”), endoscopy, MRIs, laboratory work, routine vaccinations and an array of wellness services. We also work closely with veterinary specialists in the fields of ophthalmology, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, and radiology. Many of these doctors donate all or part of their services to help provide our dogs with the best care possible throughout their lives.

Guide Dog Training

Our guide dogs spend five to 12 months undergoing formal training with a professional instructor. They learn the skills needed to safely guide a person with vision loss, such as indicating changes of elevation and navigating around obstacles.

Our proprietary Successive Training & Enrichment Program (STEP) uses a relationship-based approach to raising and training our pups, using positive rewards to build a spirit of cooperation and willingness. Dogs raised through this program display significantly increased confidence and focus.

FISCAL YEAR 2019 TRAINING

Here’s what supporters like YOU have made possible

283 dogs entered guide dog training

262 Labrador Retrievers, 21 German Shepherds

157 dogs graduated

126 dogs went on to other careers

■■ Each guide dog is carefully matched with his or her blind handler based on pace, pull, personality, and other critical factors.

■■ Guide dogs do not know how to cross the street. Their handlers listen to traffic sounds and determine when it’s safe.

■■ Guide dogs are taught “intelligent disobedience” and will ignore the command to move forward if a car or other dangerous object is in their path.

DID YOU KNOW?

Ricardo + Hampton


We ran the 2019 New York City Half Marathon!

Three Running Guide Dogs — Westley, Waffle and Gus — took turns leading Guiding Eyes President and CEO Thomas Panek through the race. The team’s historic run, including Gus’ retirement at the finish line, brought awareness to the Guiding Eyes mission and earned media coverage worldwide.

Training team members pictured in Central Park, from left to right: Jolene Hollister with Running Guide Dog Westley, Nick Speranza, Thomas Panek with Running Guide Dog Gus, and Ben Cawley


The Guiding Eyes for the Blind Running Guides program, the only one of its kind in the world, enables people who are blind or visually impaired to have the opportunity to learn how to safely run with their guide dog’s support.

Our Running Guide Dogs enhance their handlers’ independence, autonomy and overall physical fitness — whether the team is going for a casual run in the park or training for a 10K. The health and safety of the dogs and people are of the utmost priority; therefore, Running Guides are fitted with a specialized harness and boots. For students who love to run, this training can be added on to any of our other programs.

Running Guides Program

Career-Change Dogs

Guiding Eyes spends months getting to know our puppies and dogs, to make sure they’re suited for guide work. Just like people, dogs have different personalities and want different careers. (And for some, that means a career as a pet!)

Dogs who aren’t suited to guide or other service work are placed in loving homes through our public adoption program. These loving, impeccably bred puppies and dogs are in high demand but are well worth the wait.

Student Training Programs

Guiding Eyes for the Blind is proud to offer a variety of programs, so our students can receive the training that best suits their needs.

■■ On Campus Training Students spend three weeks at our Yorktown Heights, New York campus to learn how to care for and travel safely with their new guide dogs.

■■ Specialized Training Program This innovative program empowers people with vision loss who have additional challenges such as gait and balance issues, cognitive challenges, and individuals who are DeafBlind. Highly customized training ensures that each team achieves maximum independence and mobility.

■■ Home Training This program takes our dogs and training staff to the home of students who cannot attend the On Campus Training Program in Yorktown Heights, New York.

■■ Accelerated Client Training Option (ACTION) This abbreviated program is designed for experienced guide dog users.

Will + Kendall

Rachel + Nemo


Graduation

Monthly graduation ceremonies are the culmination of training for our guide dog teams. They are an opportunity for puppy raisers to meet their dogs’ new handlers and for all volunteers, donors, and supporters to share in the celebration of new independence.

Graduation ceremonies are open to the public and held Saturdays at our Yorktown Heights, New York campus, or can be viewed on our website anytime.

RetirementIn retirement, a guide dog often goes on to live with its handler who is blind or visually impaired, or with a family member or friend of the handler. Sometimes, Guiding Eyes is able to place retired guide dogs with their original puppy raisers or another adopter. We are committed to caring for our dogs from the moment of their birth throughout their lives.

I go more places and do more things, partly because of the enjoyment of using a dog. That sense of independence and freedom of movement contributes to having better spirits, being happier, engaging more and being bolder. For me, life is fuller with a guide dog.

— Andrea + Otis, May 2019 Graduates

Peter + Elroy, June 2019 Graduates


157 guide dogs were paired with people with vision loss

144 Labrador Retrievers13 German Shepherds

FISCAL YEAR 2019 GUIDE DOG TEAMS

12 of the teams were Running Guides

17 received Specialized Training

53% of graduates were new to our school

47% were returning graduates

44% never had a guide dog before

October 2018 December 2018, Group 1

March 2019February 2019January 2019

April 2019 May 2019 June 2019

September 2019August 2019July 2019

Graduates

December 2018, Group 2


Graduate Spotlights

I’m just so extremely thankful and really humbled for the opportunity given to me. The gift I’ve received will change my life.

David found a perfect match in his first guide dog, Tessi, a petite yellow Labrador with a heart on her nose. He describes her as “active, keen and ready to work,” an “intelligent and energetic partner” in his busy life as a U.S. Army veteran and higher education professional at Stetson University.

Since their graduation, David and Tessi have been busy working on campus and have traveled to Indiana, Colorado and Mississippi. Says David, “I actually don’t know how I functioned without Tessi. She is my best friend, and she keeps me out of trouble on a daily basis.”

David + Tessi

Maricar is a DeafBlind woman who works as an independent living supervisor at the Helen Keller National Center. She was recently paired

with black Labrador Cliff, her second guide dog from Guiding Eyes. “When I met him, I fell in love with him,” she says.

Maricar and Cliff completed two of Guiding Eyes’ specialized training programs: the partners learned to communicate using non-verbal commands through the Specialized Training program, and also completed the Running Guides program, which trained Cliff to safely guide Maricar on exercise runs. “Cliff allows me to be more independent. I navigate better. He’s an amazing, special being, and he works so hard,” she says.

Maricar + Cliff

With this dog, I see so many possibilities for myself. Especially running. I am free again!


Walking independently with Flint is amazing. I don’t have to be so cautious all the time — he guides me around obstacles with ease.

First-time guide dog user Karen is a Connecticut school administrator who loves cooking and hiking with her husband and teenage daughter. Her Guiding Eyes black Labrador Flint was a perfect match from the start. “The first time I walked with him, the instructor was describing the obstacles that Flint was guiding me around, and I hadn’t even realized that he was doing it! It was pretty cool to hear.”

Flint also fit right in with Karen’s family. “He had made himself part of the household,” she says. “It’s an incredible experience. Sensing the intelligence of these guide dogs and feeling how they care for you is impossible to understand unless you’ve experienced it yourself.”

Clayton refused to let blindness slow him down. As a father, a high school wrestling coach, a weightlifter, and a runner, he is always busy. “I consider myself a strong person. But I wanted my independence back.”

He found a loyal partner in his first guide dog, black Labrador Eddie. “My Eddie is the perfect guide dog for me: he is very confident and focused, but at playtime he’s a complete goofball,” says Clayton. Eddie was named in honor and in memory of Detective Edwin Ortiz, who served 20 years in the New York City Police Department. “He walks along my side to keep me safe, just as Detective Ortiz did for so many others.”

Clayton + Eddie

Eddie helps me do it on my own and believe in myself. He makes me a stronger person.

Karen + Flint


We are grateful to our donors who generously supported our mission during the 2019 fiscal year, October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019. Your gifts make it all possible!

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Foundation The Robert Cratchit FundRay Crawford William R. CrawfordLinda Crear David Cremons Marlene Cruce The Crystal Family

Foundation William Curley Custom Tool Inc.Steve Cutler and Wendy

Zimmermann Andrew Damiano Mark D'Antonio Datto Inc. Jane Davidson Christine Davis Phyllis Davis Thomas Davis Susan De Felice Jean De John

Laura and Foster De Reitzes

Edward Debartolo Karen Deblanc Peter deBoer Suzanne Deis Janet Demuth Denise M. DeSalvo Detectives' Endowment

Association, Inc.Janice Dewes John and Lynn DillonSteven Dills Nicholas DiMiceli David Divine Gretchen Docter Dogs Save LivesMaureen Donahue The Harry Donenfeld

FoundationThomas Donnelly Helen Doppelt Virginia Douglass Queta Dregely Susan Dreska Cheryl Dubs Bev Dufilho William Dunnell, III Manuel Dupkin IIDavid Durkin Louis Durko Wendy and John DuryeaDede Duson Robert Duthie Edward JonesSusan Eliason Susan Ellis Elaine Emrick Evan Evans Jane Evans John Evans Sara Everitt Nancy Ewing Eckhard Fadtke Ella Jane Fahnestock Donna Farber Peter Faulkner Carlyle Fay Susan Ferrentino Terrence Fetters The Feuerring FoundationGeorge Fiedler, Jr. Edgar Field Fifth Generation Inc.Diana J. Fiori Jennifer Firestone First Congregational

ChurchJohn Fish Robert D. Flickinger

FoundationMarydel C. FlintL. Forbes Geraldine and Antonio

Forcellini Suzanne Ford


WAYS TO SPONSOR

$500

Sponsor a monthly graduation ceremony

$1,000 or $2,500

Purchase a Paw on the “Paws of Fame”

Donor Wall

$5,000

Special-name a puppy

$10,000

Sponsor the training of a specific guide dog

$50,000

Lifetime support of

a guide dog team

Visit “How to Help” on our website or contact Guiding Eyes to learn more.

There are many opportunities to support the life-changing work of Guiding Eyes. Here are a few ways that the supporters within these pages have chosen to support our mission of providing exceptional guide dogs to those with vision loss:

Susan Fossett John Fowler Francis Fraenkel and

Frances Sweeney Shawnee Frantom John Franz August Franze Stuart Fraser David Frattaroli David French Scott Friedberg Richard and Ilona Fucci Annette Furst and L. J.

Miller Charles Futrell Cornelia Futterman F. Gaitan Susan Galicki Sandra GambleJulie Gann John Gannett, Jr. Robert Garbacz Charles Garefino Willian and Denise Garthe Mike Gaudino Molly Gennaro Maxine Gensior Karla Gentile The Gettinger Family

FoundationMichael and Christina

Gibson Phyllis M. GibulaMerle Gilmore Christina Gish Anthony Giustini Judith Gladstone W. Kearney Glenn Lynne Glennon Stuart and Rivian GlickmanIra Godwin

Deanna Goldberg Paul Goldman Vicki Golemboski Steven Good Harry Goode David Gooding Marilyn Goodland Josefa Gottula Roy Grassedonio William Gray Greater HorizonsLeila Green Lon and Colleen Greer June Gregory Karen Greklek Monika Grider George Ann Griffin The Dorothy G. Griffin

Charitable FoundationGary Groneweg Annabelle Gross David Groves and Sheila

Vannoy Joyce Groves Fehrs Vahan Gureghian Mary Gutshall Janis Hall Karen Hallas Scott Hamming Anne Hammond Alfred Hanson Marguerite Hark Susan Harmon Judge Ronald Harper John D. Harris Rolfe Harris Mary Ellen Harrison Karen Hartman Suzanne Hatfield Jane Haugan David Hayes

Ellie and Les Hayt Family Foundation

Gerald Hefty Paul and Mary Heintz John Heisch Mary Hemelt Charles Hill Christine M. and

Paul Zack Hill R. Hill Ralph Hofheins Kathryn Hollingsworth John Holly David L. Holman Donald Holmgren Amy Holzman Jill Hong Joan Hoover Barbara Hopper Jacqueline Horden Hornell Area

Community ChoirJim and Jan HovdaVerna Howard Ellen Hrabovsky Brock Hunsaker Judy Hurley Infant of Prague

R.C. ChurchJack Intrator Lila IrbyMichael and Teresa

Ittner FundKenneth Jackson Mary Jackson LC and Margaret B.

Jacobson Memorial Foundation

Alison James Lynda Jamison Janet Jarvie

Ursula Jarvis Steve Jatkowski Patricia Jenkins Elizabeth Jennings Valerie Jensen Hans Jepson John Jester Jewish Communal FundJHMR One Group LLCThe Joelson FoundationFred Johnson Darla Jones Patsy Jones Phyllis Jones Richard and Brenna Jones Judy Judd John Juzo Susan Kahn Kahn Charitable

FoundationLarry Kaiser Henry Kaplan Ronn Kaufmann Joan Keating Wade Keith Mary Kelley Barbara Kelly Margaret Kelly Susan Kelsey Edward Kenney Mary Kenzie Leona Kern Steven Kessler Keystone Heights Humane

SocietyPaul Kilbourne William King Charles & Lucille King

Family Foundation, Inc.Kiwanis Club of Suburban

Frederick


https://www.guidingeyes.org/how-to-help/

Guiding Eyes is grateful for our 2019 Volunteer of the Year, Allison Bernstein. On a neighbor’s recommendation, Allison came to Guiding Eyes seeking new challenges as her children grew older and more independent. This committed, eager supporter found volunteer opportunities and much more: “At Guiding Eyes, I have found my second home… I feel a real sense of purpose,” she says.

Allison began her volunteer adventure in our headquarters, assisting the Development team with data entry,

Allison Bernstein

Allison with Farla and Farrow

2019 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Christine Klein Kleinow Family FoundationGerald Klingman Donna Knapp Thomas KnightGary Knisely Knox Family FoundationWilliam Koehler Marv Kohler Joel and Joanne Kolb Jennifer Kolber Charlene Kolodzinski Linda Koltes Paul Konrath David Kourlas R. Patrick Krause Mark Kreter Nancy Krol Day Krolik Nancy Kronheim Roberta Kusch Mickie Kutz Beth Kynerd Lambert Family

FoundationRegina Lancaster Roma Landry Diane and Curt LandtroopSydney LaSala Katherine Lawrence Stephanie Lawrence Linda Lawson Annie Le Monde Judith Lee Cynthia and Andy Lees Marcia Lefkowitz Linda Leiseca Dolores Leite Jannie Lester Susan Levine Leslie Lickerman

Charles and Jean Lienau Marc Lifset Raymond Liggio Jorge Limon James Lin Cristy Lockwood Doris and Louis LombardiCharles Long Sue Looker David Loomis Lynne Lovell Kathrine Lowery Chabad Lubavitch Georgia Lucas Barnett Helen Luif Arthur Mac Arthur Margaret Machnicki Michelle Maggio William Magruder Jil Maheu Gertrude Makarski Barbara Makovec Alex Malaspina Gail and Peter MalnatiEllen Mara Jeanne Maraz John and Marcia Ann

Mares Gerald Marinoff Carol Marker Lorna Marks Donald B. Marron

Charitable Trust Barbara Martin Keith Martin Margaret Martin Marion Martin Eleanor Masin Caren Mason Edward Masoro Anne Massey

J. MathewsJames Matthews Kade Matthews Jean Mayer Nancy McAllister Cynthia McBride Joan McCallum Mary and Jim McClure Linda McCorkle Florence McCullough Diana McGaw Monte McGee Warren and Brenda

McGuire Sarah McIntyre Monty McKinley Thomas McMahon Aniko Meenan Nancy Meendsen Mark Meicziner Julie and Todd MendikPatricia Merola Patricia Mertes Metzger-Price Fund, Inc.Deborah Meyer John Meyer Mike's Underground

Utilities, Inc.Daniel Milgrom Cheryl Miller Patricia Miller Christian Mir Ken Mitchell Nell Mitchell Ruth Mitchell Howard Mizell Sandy Mockoviak Jeffrey Model Joseph Monteith Donna Moore Edward Moose

Pamela Morgan Jenny Morris Gretchen Morrison B. Mortag Daniel Moss William Moyer Marie Mulcahy Nicole Murch Laurence Murphy Robert Murphy Joe and Linda Murray Marilyn Murray David & Inez Myers

FoundationShirley Naab Lloyd Nagle Pauline NarcavageNational Christian

FoundationHowie and Judy Naugle Victoria Nelson John Nelson New Era Housekeeping &

MaintenanceNew York Self Storage

AssociationLynn and Robert NewmanCharlotte Prescott NewtonDavid Nitkowski Elaine and Ed NolanLouann Noll Carol North Robert Oates Linley Oberman Dan Oleary Philip O'Rourke Isaac Osaki and Todd

MinkenRobert Osterberg Ann Osti Wipawee Otaganonta


record management and special events. She also completed training to assist with kennel enrichment at our Canine Development Center and perform home socialization. “It’s fun to interact with the puppies, but it’s fulfilling to know that I’m helping them on their journey to become guide dogs,” says Allison.

Allison particularly enjoys meeting Guiding Eyes students, and recalls one four-time graduate who told her that every volunteer helps change the life of everyone they interact

What the dogs do for our students is truly phenomenal.

with. “That was an eye-opening moment that really touched my heart,” she says. “What the dogs do for our students is truly phenomenal.”

Allison, a true team player, volunteers more than her time; she and her husband Eric are generous donors, and she recently recruited Eric’s company, Broadridge Financial Solutions, as a corporate sponsor.

Thank you, Allison – we are honored by your support!

John Ozolek Helena Park Raymond Parker Charles Parrish Michael Partin Isabel Paula Martha and Curtiss PayeJames and Arlene Payne Paul Payne Stephanie Payne Pender Pet Caring

FoundationJanice and Nicholas PepeNancy Perkins Ruth Perlmutter Judith Perszyk Marie Louise Peters Kai Petersen David Petrick Daniel Phelan Gail Phillips and Miles Smith Michael Phillips Patricia Phillips Stephen Pilder Merrie Jo Pitera Cheryl L. PitzMonica Platt PM Associates, Inc.Carolyn Pogar Ann Poll Sigrid Ponte Carol Postell Marina Price Priceline.comNeal Prince Edward Pring Michael Pritula Lynn Purcell Linda S. and Michael PurvisPetra R. B. Casting Inc. Kenneth Radbill

Nancy Radtke Michael Randazzo Philip Rapp Rosemary Rasmussen Douglas Ratcliffe Patricia Raudonis Recreation Farm

Society, Inc.Gretchen Reed Claire Reid-Adkins Barbara Reining Jeanne Reiser Julie Rendina Norman Revenaugh Roseann Ricciardone Peggy Rice Takako Asakawa Richards James and Ruth

Richardson Pamela Riedinger Sara Ringle Bruce Rinne Gerald Roba Robert J. Ellis Financial

Advisors, LLCDel and La Rue Roberts Donald & Sylvia Robinson

Family FoundationRock It GrillDaniel Rodgers Joanne Rodgers Gary Roe Irene Rogers Anne Rorimer Julie Rose Mary Rosecky Mel Rosenfeld Rotary Club of

Watertown, CTHeidi Roth Paul Roth

Roxann Management Corp.Myrna Rubenstein Arline Rubin Mark Rubin Ruth Rucci Elaine Rudder Mary Ruffo John Rufi Laura and Ed Ruitberg Robin Pearson Rush Judith Rusher Maurice Russell Milton Russell Peter Ryerson Deloris Ryffel Ruth Sacco Joseph Salgado Shirani Samarasinha Lorraine Samuelson Judy Sandall Harriette Anna Sanders Sanitation Officers

AssociationMeg Sansale The Sanzone Family

FoundationMargaret Schaeffer Charles Scharf Hazel Scheer Robert Scheigert Judy Schiffmacher The Robert M. Schiffman

FoundationRussell Schildkraut Steven Schillaci Janice C. Schlanger Gary Schmalzriedt Donna Schmidt Morton Schmorleitz Annette Schoenrock Ronald Schofield

Maria Schroeder Schulman FoundationEvelyn Schwager Richard Schwartz Daniel Scully Lewis Seiler Jr.Gary and Virginia Semrow Brent Senseny Powell Seymour Ruth Shapiro Jay Shaw Debra Shearer Olivia Sheckleton Margaret Shelton John Sheridan Walter and Sally Shipley Barbara Short Bradley Shumaker Anne Sibbald Joan Siemann Jennings Sigmond, P.C.Susan Silbermann Katharine Simonds Gary Simpson William Singer James Skrocki John Slipka Michael Sloane Marv and Donna Sluiter Don Smith Dorothy Smith Patsiann Smith Richard Smith Rod Smith Pam Snyder David Sokol Joyce Soltis David Sorley Dee and Erik Sossa Denise Sparley Richard Spilberg


Carl Spivey Michael Stahlschmidt Susan Stanley Paige Starr Ruth Staum Sharon Stealey Cindy Steckel Dennis Steger Gordon Steib Scott Stern Frances Stevenson Pamela Stevenson Barbara Stewart Neil Stockel Mickie Stokes Nikki Stokoe Eulaine Stone Ralph Stone Regina Stone Beth Stratton The Dorothy Strelsin

FoundationPaul and Stephanie Strows Marty Summerfield Rosanne Summerville Weilin Sung Amy and David SunkleBarbara Swanson Carolyn Sweazy Brent Sweer John Sykes Jephtha Tausig Hugh Taylor TD Ameritrade Clearing Bryan Thale Kathleen Thies Jeanne Thivierge Linda Thomas Thomas Thomasma Vickie Thompson David Thorpe Nadine Tilley Doreen Toben Hope Tobey Charlie Tonkin C. Tormala Patricia Townsend Alfred and Diana Traegler Trailheads/Ed RafteryThe Triple T FoundationJohn Troutman Cathy Trumbull Helen Tsoi David and Jean Tuleen Peggy Turner Sandra Turner Brett Ubl Stephen Ucko Anne Urban A. V., Jr. John and Linda Vacca Rene Vadeboncoeur Marianne Vakalis Barbara and Gary

Van Bergen Helen Van Syckle

Sadie Vannier Barbara and

Charles Voelker Marta Vogel Gisela Vogentanz Kathy Vollano Robert Waddell Bob and Ollie Waldeck Wallace Family Stephen Waltman Kathleen Ware Margaret Warnock Alvin Warsaw James Waugh Charlotte Weidaw and

Franklin Yeager J. Weinstein

Foundation, Inc.Mary Jane Weiskopf Rose Wendie Barbara Wentz Gregory Werner Kathern Werner William West Lynne Weston-Pontikes Barbara Whelpton Herb and Gayle WhiteByrne Whitehead Kenneth Whitney Ann Whitworth Yvonne Wiesen Brady Wilcox Sue Wilkinson John Williams Margaret Williams Doris Wise John Wise Peter Wise Ledonna Wistrcill Craig Wolf Adam Wolfson Beverley Wotherspoon Karen Wright Patricia Wright Louise and Kurt WulffCarolyn Wyatt James Yardley Michael Young Barbara Anne Yuki Neal Zung Zvilin Fund of the

Princeton Area Community Foundation

In-Kind GiftsAero Hardware and

Parts Co.Jean-Michel Andriot Anglebrook Golf ClubAvant Services

CorporationCaramoor Center for Music

and the ArtsCentennial Golf ClubCrabtree's Kittle House

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Emilio RistoranteEmpire BlueCross

BlueShield/Anthem, Inc.Steven Flagg Tamala Gatineau Hermes of ParisHistoric Hudson ValleyKinloch Consulting

Group, Inc.Knollwood Country ClubThe Kong CompanyRichard Laine Randy Levine Cheryl McNeil-Fisher and

Rich Fisher Modell's Sporting GoodsModerne BarnMount Kisco Country ClubEileen and Kuni Nakamura Nylabone ProductsOld Oaks Country ClubMike O'Neill Lawrence Rappaport Riverhead Building SupplySomers Discount Wine &

Spirits Inc.Stone Creek InnTeitel BrothersTravelers RestWestchester MagazineDeborah Wright

LionsAlfred Lions Club Amherst Lions ClubAndover Lions ClubApalachin Lions ClubArmonk Lions ClubAvon Lions ClubBMW Lions ClubBelfast LionsBellingham Central ClubBlauvelt Lions ClubBloomfield Lions ClubBolivar Lions ClubBremerton Central

Lions ClubBronx Lions ClubThe Brookfield Lions

Charities, Inc.Brookville-Timberlake

Lions ClubThe Town of Brownville

Lions ClubCanastota Lions ClubCarmel-Kent Lions Club Chesterfield Lions ClubChittenango Lions ClubClarence Lions ClubClarendon Lions ClubClark Lions ClubColchester Lions ClubCold Spring Lions ClubCroton Lions Club

Dansville Lions ClubTown of Dover Lions ClubEast Aurora Lions ClubEssex Lions ClubFairport Lions ClubForest Lions ClubFulton Lions ClubGermantown Lions ClubGoshen Lions ClubGreen Valley La Canoa

Lions ClubGreenwich Lions ClubHadley-Luzerne

Lioness ClubHadley-Luzerne Lions ClubInt’l Association of Lions

Clubs #8439Jacksonville Beaches Lions

Club Inc.Jeffersonville Lions ClubLions Journey for Sight

Region 2LaGrange Lions ClubLake Placid Lions ClubLansing Lions ClubLarchmont Mamaroneck

Lions ClubMedina Lions ClubMesa Host Lions ClubMillerton Lions ClubMontville Mohegan Pequot

Lions ClubNew Rochelle Lions ClubNew York Cuban

Lions ClubNew York Impacto

Lions ClubNew York Japanese-

American Lions ClubNewtown Lions ClubNorfolk Lions ClubNorshaft Lions ClubNorth Rockland Lions Club

Foundation, Inc.Northern Columbia

Lions ClubLions Club Of OlcottOverland Park Host

Lions ClubOvid Willard Lions ClubPearl River Lions ClubPenn Yan Lions ClubPine Bush Lions ClubPlainfield Lions ClubPleasant Valley Lions ClubPleasantville Lions ClubPowhatan Lions ClubRamapo Lions ClubRondout Valley Lions ClubRye City Lions ClubSchuylerville Lions ClubSolvay Geddes Camillus

Lions ClubSomers Lions ClubSouth Brunswick

Lions Club


South Buffalo Lackawanna Lions Club

St. Louis Southside Lions Club

Stanford Lions Club, Inc.Stony Point Lions Club

Suffern Lions ClubThurmont Lions Club

Foundation, Inc.Tolland Lions ClubVahalla Lions ClubVictor Lions Club

Lions Club Of Warwick, Inc.Waterford Regional

Lions ClubLions Club of

White Plains, Inc.Woodbury Lions Club

Town of Wright/Schoharie Valley Lions Club

Lions Club of Yorktown Charities Inc.

Matching Gift and Employee Giving Programs

3M CompanyAbbVie Inc.AccentureAdobe Systems, Inc. Aerojet RocketdyneAetna FoundationAgilent Technologies AIGAK Steel Albemarle FoundationAllianceBernstein AllstateAlly Financial AmazonSmile FoundationAmerican Agricultural

Insurance CompanyAmerican ExpressAmerican Family

InsuranceAmica Mutual Insurance

Company Andersen TaxApplied Materials Autodesk FoundationAvago TechnologiesBank of America

Charitable FoundationBank of the West BD Corporate Benevity Best Buy FoundationBlue Cross and Blue

Shield of Minnesota BNY Mellon Boehringer Ingelheim

Cares Foundation, Inc.Boeing BP Foundation, Inc.Bright Funds Foundation Bristol Myers Squibb

Foundation CA Technologies The Campbell Foundation Causecast FoundationCDK Global CenturyLink Charities Aid Foundation CharityChoiceChevron Humankind

Chubb Group of Insurance Co.

CignaCitizens Charitable

FoundationConocoPhillipsDaimler Trucks North

America Dell Silicon Valley Direct Mail Processors, Inc.The Walt Disney

CompanyDominion FoundationDonate Well Duke EnergyeBay Foundation Employees Charity

Organization (ECHO) of Northrop Grumman

EcolabEnergizer HoldingsEquitable FoundationErie Insurance Co. EsuranceExelon Foundation ExxonMobilFidelity CharitableFirst EnergyThe Freddie Mac

FoundationGannett FoundationGap Inc.General Electric

FoundationGeneral MillsGlaxoSmithKline Gooding Group

FoundationGrainger Industrial SupplyThe Guardian Life

Insurance Company of America

HCA Healthcare The Home DepotThe Horizon Foundation

for New Jersey HSBCThe Humana Foundation

IBM Employee Services Center

Illinois Tool Works Foundation

JCPenneyJim Beam Brands

CompanyJK Group, Inc. Johnson & Johnson JPMorgan Chase & Co.JustGiveKate Spade Foundation KeyBank Legg Mason Lenovo Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. Lilly Endowment Lincoln Electric Holdings,

Inc.Lincoln Financial

Foundation Lone Pine Foundation, Inc.LPL Financial MacArthur Foundation Mastercard MedtronicMerckMGM Resorts FoundationMondelez International

FoundationMonsanto Fund Motorola Solutions

FoundationMutual of America Nationwide Insurance Network for GoodNew York Life Insurance

CompanyNGM Charitable

FoundationNieman MarcusNordstromOppenheimer Funds

CompanyPenguin Random House PepsiCoPhillips 66 Pledgeling FoundationPNC

PPG Industries PricewaterhouseCoopersProgressive Insurance

Foundation RandstadRegeneron

Pharmaceuticals S&P Global S.H. Cowell Foundation Salesforce.orgThe San Diego

FoundationSempra EnergyShell Oil Company Standard Insurance

CompanyStanley Black & Decker,

Inc.State Farm Subaru of America SymantecSynchrony FinancialTakeda Pharmaceuticals

U.S.A.Target Corporation TE Connectivity Thermo Fisher ScientificThrivent Choice TIAA Charitable TisBest PhilanthropyTravelers InsuranceU.S. Cellular UBS Union Mutual Fire

Insurance CompanyUnum Group U.S. Bank Verizon Vertex WakeMed Foundation The Walt Disney

Company FoundationWells Fargo & Company White Mountains

Capital, Inc. Xcel Energy Foundation XTO Energy Inc.YourCause, LLC


Ms. Renee AbernathyJane Adams and William

L. McNultyMr. and Mrs. Ronald E.

AhlersMs. Nell M. AlgerMrs. Cynthia Y. (Bryon)

AllenMr. Donald J. AugustinSusan B. BaileyJohn BakerChris and Linda BallMr. L. Eddie BallMr. and Mrs. Stephen W.

BarkerMr. and Mrs. George E.

BashawLana BaumanMs. Gayle BeckerRuth BeganyJeffrey Benario and Kathy

FloodJennifer Bennett-YafaneroIlene BergerBetty BernsteinSandra BernsteinGail and Charles BisgnanoMs. Linda BlakelyMs. Janice BlantonGail Marie BlosserAlida BockinoSusan BoginMr. and Mrs. Nathan J.

BologniniJudy BonMs. Ardis BourlandWilliam J. BrandMarion I. Brandjes* David T. BrandtR. F. BreuerBrad BriemanAnn D. BroekhuizenBarbara A. BrunnerPatrick BucherMr. and Mrs. Michael

BuckleySusan BudinRichard and Pamela

BurkeDonald R. ByrdTabitha (Annie) CariniMark and Anne CarronLinda M. CartwrightBarbara CastellanoCindy ChamberlinRuth ChaseJudith and Warren ClarkSylvia L. ClemetsonLinda Cooper MoriartyRocco and JC CornacchiaMr. and Mrs. Tom Cote

William R. CrawfordDianna Crocker and

Michael NashMrs. Deidre H. CroftonMaria CurreriEileen M. CurtinJoseph and Paula

D’AgostinPaul W. DaltonPatricia and John

d’AugusteBarbara Jane DavisEllen Davis and Myra

KaplanAnn Davis-RamseyMaria A. Helena De

HooglandLinda N. DeeterKaren DeLisleMr. Michael DellaRipaMr. and Mrs. John DillonLinda M. DosterWallace A. Doster*Ms. Jeanne DregallaMs. Patricia DriscollSherrie DulworthMichael DunfordPenny DvoracekMs. Joyce EgebergKaren M. EismannMr. and Mrs. Reid ElkoDeni ElliottMs. Dianne M. EndeBob and Ruth EscherNorman and Susan

FainsteinLee FatellMrs. Richard FerchaudCarmen FigueroaGail Ann FisherMs. Sally J. FisherMr. and Mrs. Richard

FisherMaureen FitzgeraldJulie FlemingEthan FlintMrs. Marydel C. Flint* Mary L. FoleyMrs. Suzanne FordRita O’Brien Sims FranklinMs. Irma FreudenreichIna R. FriedmanMs. Lois F. Gaelen* Minnie Cobey GallmanSandra GambleMs. Margaret GardnerDr. Joel Gavriele-GoldPhyllis M. GibulaFrances A. GiovanettiMiss Virginia M. GiovincoMs. Mary V. Gloss

Stacy Mignon GloverMs. Mara Gold* Mr. and Mrs. James

GoldmanMrs. Marian GoodloeMary GraefenMarsha GravesMargaret M. GrookettTom and Holly GroosJim HaasCarol V. HabererMrs. Natalie HallSandra G. HallJean HamburgMr. John K. HammelHayes and Karen HanleyDr. and Mrs. Michael E.

Hanyak, Jr.Camilla HardmeyerDiana HarperBarbara T. HawkinsMs. Elaine HendersonHarry E. HerzekJane HettesheimerMiss Carole J. HigginsJohn and Nancy HinesFae L. HoffmanMrs. Marie HorhotaDavid C. HornRebecca HoryczkoCarole HoughtonJim and Jan HovdaSharon HowertonMarianne HuberMs. Gail A. HummerJanet HumphreysL. A. HuntLila Irby*Gunilla IsakssonDory IsraelLynn M. JacksonJewell B. JacobsenCathy E. JasterLynda JeppesenMrs. Mary Alice JohnsonMs. Michelle JohnstonElinor (Ellie) KassDavid and Barbara KatzArlene and Michael KellyPatty KellyTony and Fran KerchnerMs. Joanne KishJanet F. KleinerCarol and Bruce KochFlora KowalRoger K. KrottRuss KrullKenneth LabanLarry and Ruth LaddMrs. Shirley LairdMr. Marvin P. Langanki

Ms. Carol Anne Le BlancDr. Rebecca R. LeasMs. Beatrice LemleinJanice and Neil LevettChristine B. LewisMary Adams LoombaNancy S. LothropM. Leona LuckasonMr. and Mrs. John LuicciPeggy Nance LyleMs. Arlene MacQuownMarsha MaksymiwMr. Kurt MalisonMichael MalliesDavid MangeimDr. and Mrs. William L.

MangoldJudith MargerumMiranda H. MarkartCaroline MarrBarbara and Phillip

MathiewsDiane B. McGrathMrs. Sharon McKennaCharles and Michelle

McNuttMr. John V. MeeksJoanne MendesMrs. Marcia MeracleRuby and Edgar* MertzS. E. MetzMr. Larry MeyersCharlene Karen MitchellGloria A. MoakSarah and Jonathan

MugelSuzanna Erin Murphy and

Brian SowersJeanne Carol MyersMs. Karen M. NajaGerri NatielloMrs. Margo M. NeubauerBarbara L. NeubyCharlotte Prescott

NewtonViola Nisbet* Reneé Normandy-ShaneMike and Sheryl O’ConnellBrian and Lea O’DayMs. Laura OftedahlBob OldhamBarbara PajakJerry A. ParishElizabeth PennTimothy PetersonTerri Pigue and

Ralph SoleCheryl L. PitzAnne PowellAngelo and Ellen

Purcigliotti

PATHFINDERS

We gratefully acknowledge our Pathfinder Society members (“Pathfinders”), generous, forward-thinking supporters who have included Guiding Eyes in their estate plans.


P A T H F I N D E R S O C I E T Y S P O T L I G H T

Barbara Brunner

After driving by Guiding Eyes’ Canine Development Center in 2015, Barbara went online to learn more. She soon became a volunteer in the whelping kennel and home socialization program, opened her home to Viking, a black Labrador stud in our breeding program, and adopted career-change German Shepherd pup Max.

Barbara has helped fund the whelping kennel’s remote camera system, donated a dog treadmill, and volunteered at countless events. She recalls sponsoring a graduation ceremony when one of Viking’s first pups completed training. “Even though I wasn’t directly involved with that puppy’s accomplishments, I was still so proud,” says Barbara. “The puppy raiser, along with Guiding Eyes volunteers and staff, did so much of the work to get that puppy to graduation day. It really takes a village!”

Barbara became inspired to make a lasting impact when she learned about the Pathfinder Society. “Designating Guiding Eyes as a beneficiary of my IRA gives me peace of mind that Guiding Eyes dogs will continue to make a profound difference in people’s lives for years to come.”

Barbara, the Guiding Eyes village is grateful for your support!

Guiding Eyes appreciates the dedication of Pathfinder Society member Barbara Brunner, who took a passerby’s interest in our mission and developed it into a passion.

Barbara with Viking and Max

Viking and Max

Barbara with Viking on the treadmill


Estate of Dorothy P. AbeleEstate of Leticia C. AnandNorma L. Andrews Living Trust u/i/d

May 2, 2007Estate of Alice J. ArchambaultEstate of Helen AuerSecond Complete Restatement of

The BJB Trust I dated April 19, 2012

Estate of Henrie Jo BarthEstate of Willila W. Baxter a/k/a Lila

BaxterMary Love Charitable

Remainder TrustBetty Jane Bell Charitable TrustPeter and Imogene BetschartEstate of Margaret A. BimelJacolin Nichols Blackburn

Revocable TrustLeonard Blank Trust AgreementEstate of Ingeborg M. BorreEstate of Linda BownBradford Revocable Family TrustAdele L. Bright TrustDonald E. Brookman and Elizabeth

Brookman Revocable Living TrustThe Joel M. Brown IRA

Beneficiary TrustTrust of Walter A. BuntonEstate of Marilyn L. CameraEdward T. Cassidy TrustEstate of Winifred V. ChmielewskiEstate of Virginia CloseEstate of Howard CobryWalter P. Condon TrustDorothy D. Conkey TrustEstate of Pearl A. Connor

Estate of Jeane E. CookCoombs-Robbins Trust FundEstate of Marcia CooperKimi G. Cunningham

Revocable TrustEstate of Harriet A. DecaturDeFilippo Family

Revocable Living TrustJames E. Deignan Living TrustEstate of Marilyn J. DevittEstate of Joan DicksonRosalie Dowdall TrustEstate of Dolores L. EdlerThe Dixie Blackstone Eger TrustEstate of Angeline C. EnckW. Moreland and Ruth U. Ernst

Charitable TrustElinor Esslinger Revocable TrustIn Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward

Farrell (Estate of Christine B. Farrell )

Fichtner Irrevocable Trust 2016Estate of Margaret W. FisherCharles S. Fiske TrustEstate of Carolyn FordEstate of Dorothy V. FowlerSanford Fox Irrevocable Charitable

Remainder UnitrustsAmaryllis C. Garello Revocable TrustElsie Marie Genser TrustEstate of Lawrence GibsteinE. Allen and Adelaide R. Ginkinger

Memorial TrustGeorge Glass TrustWalter G. Goetz Revocable TrustEstate of Mary Lea Guyer Gordon

Anna Green and Frank Green Charitable Trust

Estate of Irene M. HaasEstate of Diane M. HackEstate of Suzanne Marie HackmanEstate of Jacqueline Cato

Hijmans HarrisEstate of Edwin A. HarrisEstate of Judith HeathEstate of Frances W. HellmersEstate of Rosann HerdykThe Estate of Sally

Woolwine HigginsStanley and Anita Hirsh TrustDonald A. and Vivian A. Hoeppner

Declaration of TrustEstate of Bettina HollisEstate of Jean E. HornleinMary Jane Irwin TrustRobert W. Janssen AnnuityMary Janvrin Revocable TrustEstate of Patricia Lou JohnsonEstate of Louise Maurer JohnsonEstate of Marion E. JonesRuth M. Jones Memorial FundEstate of Jack Ellwood JonesJean L. Jones Trust Under

Agreement Dated January 10, 2007

A. Elizabeth Jones TrustEvelyn M. Jourdan AnnuityEstate of Lewis KaplanMildred P. Kirkpatrick Trust

Agreement Dated 7/30/10The Patricia J. Kohl Living TrustEstate of Marjorie J. KrausEstate of James A. Krecek

BEQUESTS AND TRUSTS

Diana QuagliarielloRosemary RafterRev. David B. RappMr. Francis H. Rasmus, Jr.Donna RavenAlexis ReadEllen RiceMr. William M. RiceJerome RichterMiss Augusta A. RosascoMs. Edith RosenfieldCynthia and Ken

RosenthalKip RosenthalSally and Sandy* Rosenthal Mr. Leo E. RoyPamela RueggJoe RuzzoTerry and Carolyn RyanMs. Florence SakelyGwen and Frank SampMs. Doris R. Satterwhite

Eileen Susan ScharySy Schiffman* Mr. and Mrs. John SchildMr. and Mrs. Richard

SchmidtRonald SchofieldLeslie and Jerry SchratzMr. and Mrs. Richard

SchroederRichard H. SchwartzSuzanne SheaMs. Sandra M. SimpsonLinda SlavinMr. and Mrs. William I. SmallKathy and Jeff SmithMarjorie Stegall SparksLinda L. SpicerMark F. Spisak Life

Insurance TrustMrs. Carol P. SpisakJames E. Studdiford

Cynthia Sullivan and Robert Rollman

Nancy SuttonMrs. Karen J. SwopeVickie ThomasAlbert Frank ToddAnne TravaliaMs. Marylou TripolinoMs. Darlene J. TurnerVicki M. TylerSteve VarvaroMichaelene J. WaldonyMary Beth WaldochJ. Rachelle WalkerTom and Mary Lee WaltonCheryl and Basil

WankewyczMrs. Edward WarsowChristine M. WashburnMr. and Mrs. Kurt O.

WassénEllis C. Waxham

Diane Karen WebsterMr. and Mrs. Michael WeltHerb and Gayle WhiteJim and Bobbie WhiteAnneke WilliamsMichaelene D. WillyAnita Wilson/Norma

ViolanteKaren J. Wiltse, COTMr. Fred WolterJudith and Winton WoodGinny A. WrightMs. Louise B. WulffJoy YoungLynne YoungMary Jo YoungBonita ZauchaEleanor M. ZieglerMs. Alice M. Ziittel

*Deceased


Guiding Eyes is grateful to the more than 250,000 generous individuals who support us through our Response Marketing Program. We have made every effort to ensure the completeness and accuracy of this list. However, if you notice an error, please accept our sincere apologies and notify us at [email protected].

By including Guiding Eyes in your estate plans, you can help us continue our life-changing work while also meeting your personal and financial goals. Options range from a simple bequest to a gift that provides you with income for life, such as a gift annuity or trust. Guiding Eyes can assist you with sample language and other information to discuss with your financial advisor. Our Pathfinder Society exists to recognize friends who have remembered us in their estate plans. Special benefits of Pathfinder Society membership include a commemorative certificate, a small gift

Planned Giving

of appreciation, and an opportunity to be “partnered” with a Guiding Eyes pup. That means you’ll receive photos and written updates on “your” pup’s progress. You’ll also be invited to special events and gatherings in your area.

Visit “How to Help” on our website or contact Guiding Eyes to learn more.

Estate of Elliott H. KrevensEstate of Mary LakeRaphael Langsam AnnuityEstate of Mary R. LedergerberThe Estate of Edna Lucille LongEstate of William Lee LongBette S. MacGeorge TrustEstate of Beverly MallettCharles L. Mannillo Revocable TrustNunzio Marano, and Lorraine E.

Marano Living TrustEstate of Susan M. MarksPaul S. MarshThe Helen M. Martin Revocable

Living TrustEstate of Marlene R. MasonMary Jane McGonegal IRATheodore C. Meltzer and Doris L.

Meltzer Joint TrustEstate of John F. MercadanteEstate of Nancy E. MilneJean Minal TrustEstate of Robert J. MohrEstate of Rhea MontemurroHelen Louise Moody AnnuityEstate of Evelyn MorgenbesserEstate of Doris MorrisonHorace A. Moses TrustRuth N. Moulton Charitable TrustNelson Grantor TrustClara E. Netz Charitable

Remainder Unitrust

Estate of Louise K. NickersonLinda Kay Nicoll TrustViola C. Nisbet TrustLinda O'Kane IRABlanche Opperman TrustM. Colyer Charitable TrustEstate of Rodolfo A. ParisiEstate of Virginia V. PenningtonEstate of Gloria E. PetersonTrust of Arleen Ellen PetersonWalter P. Pettipas Revocable TrustEstate of John Arthur

PromersbergerEstate of Helen E. ReichertEstate of LeOra RichardsThe Roe Family TrustEstate of Leontine B. RybosMary Sage Charitable TrustMargaret Sage Charitable TrustEstate of Irmgard Escher SchildrothEstate of Charlotte E. SchneiderEstate of Corinne C. SchwartzJack O. Scroggins Charitable

FoundationNaomi Shapiro TrustEstate of Ann M. SheetzEstate of Jean B. SingmanEstate of Linda K. SmithRoy S. Smith Charitable TrustRobert K. Stahlberger

Revocable TrustGrace C. Stebbins Trust

Emma Coker Sturdivant Charitable Remainder Trust

Dorothy J. Swanson TrustKenneth L. Swantz TrustEstate of Hallie Jane TappEstate of Claud Allen Taylor Jr.Estate of Daniel T. Taylor, IIIDoris Mae Thornton TrustMary Ann Timm Declaration of Trust

dated August 16, 2010, as amended and restated

Estate of Betty Lou TolbertAlice Toppel-Thorngren EstateEstate of Jacqueline A. TurkelEstate of Murielle VaillancourtEstate of Jean van BuurenKenneth C. Wagner Living TrustAlbert Walters TrustRobert L. Walz TrustNatalie Weinstein IRAEstate of Robert C. WestJudith Ann Wicks Revocable TrustEstate of Jeanne G. WiederEstate of Audrey S. WilgerothEstate of Ann Wheeler WilliamsonCherie Joan Louise Yost TrustEstate of Richard J. ZarembaEstate of Bette Zavodny


15% Fundraising

FY 2019 Financial Report FY19 PUBLIC SUPPORT

2% Other Income

32% Planned Giving

66% Contributions

FY19 FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES

5% Management & General

80% Program Services

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIESWith Donor Restrictions

Public Support:Without Donor

Restrictions Purpose

Restricted Perpetual in

Nature Total Contributions $ 16,822,301 $ 695,279 $ 24,000 $ 17,541,580

Planned giving 8,561,044 8,561,044Other income 491,813 491,813 Net assets released from restrictions 1,674,645 (1,272,420) (402,225) -

Total Public Support 27,549,803 (577,141) (378,225) 26,594,437

Expenses:Program servicesStudent Instruction & Dog Training 8,889,266 - - 8,889,266

Student Services 727,248 - - 727,248

Veterinary Hospital 6,099,641 - - 6,099,641

Canine Breeding 630,148 - - 630,148

Facility & Food Service 2,241,300 - - 2,241,300

Enrichment 2,551,144 - - 2,551,144

Total Program Services 21,138,747 - - 21,138,747

Supporting Services:Management & general 1,373,662 - - 1,373,662

Fundraising 3,912,436 - - 3,912,436

Total Supporting Services 5,286,098 - - 5,286,098

Total Expenses 26,424,845 26,424,845

Excess of public support over expenses 1,124,958 (577,141) (378,225) 169,592

Investment income (net) 1,219,843 - 141,640 1,361,483

Other net asset adjustments (1,893,644) - - (1,893,644)

Net assets, beginning of year 76,659,664 1,839,308 8,210,258 86,709,230

Net assets, end of year $ 77,110,821 $ 1,262,167 $ 7,973,673 $ 86,346,661

STATEMENT of FINANCIAL POSITIONWith Donor Restrictions

AssetsWithout Donor

Restrictions Purpose

Restricted Perpetual in

Nature Total Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,316,998 $ 1,262,167 - $ 5,579,165

Receivables and prepaids 1,414,585 - - 1,414,585

Investments 56,395,141 7,973,673 64,368,814

Other assets - - - -

Land, buildings and equipment, net 21,341,660 - - 21,341,660

Total Assets 83,468,384 1,262,167 7,973,673 92,704,224

Liabilities & Net AssetsAccounts payable & accrued expenses 1,449,130 - - 1,449,130

Gift annuity and other reserves 1,705,544 - - 1,705,544

Bonds payable 2,005,098 - - 2,005,098 Accrued pension obligation & Deferred 457B

1,197,791 - - 1,197,791

Net assets 77,110,821 1,262,167 7,973,673 86,346,661

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 83,468,384 $ 1,262,167 $ 7,973,673 $ 92,704,224

Our website, which contains the electronic financial statements, will advise the reader that such financial statements are presented for covenience and information purposes only, and while reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the integrity of such information, they should not be relied on. A copy of the printed fiscal year 2019 audited financial statements will be provided upon request.

The above condensed financials have been taken from the fiscal year 2019 financial audit performed by BDO, USA LLP

GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND CONDENSED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSSeptember 30, 2019


Leadership Team

Thomas A. Panek, President & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Beth Brenninkmeyer, DVM, Chief Veterinary Officer

Susan Ludwig, Controller

Janine Petroro, Director of Human Resources

Jane Russenberger, Senior Director of Genetics & Breeding

Kathryn Zubrycki, Vice President of Training Programs

Board of Directors

John L. Donnelly, Board ChairCurt J. Landtroop, Vice ChairRobert Druskin, TreasurerJane Adams, Secretary

Wendy AgliettiEduardo Andrade Mary J. Conway Wendy S. David David FeinPaul Holland Sue Kelsey* Susan Litwer Eli Manning*Thomas McC. Souther Jane C. Parker Andrea Redmond*Cory Shields Cynthia Sullivan* Dr. Gaurang Trivedi Matthew E. Zames

*Appointed Fiscal Year 2020

Board of Directors. Seated, from left to right: Wendy Aglietti, Thomas A. Panek with guide dog Blaze, John L. Donnelly, Curt J. Landtroop with guide dog Quincy, Jane Adams. Standing, from left to right: Janine Petroro, Jane C. Parker, Kathryn Zubrycki, Thomas McC. Souther, Dr. Beth Brenninkmeyer, Susan Ludwig, Laura Peterman

Guiding Eyes celebrates and thanks our three Directors Emeritus who stepped down in 2019:

Mary J. Conway, 25 Years of Service

Paul Holland, 16 Years of Service

Susan Litwer, 18 Years of Service

IN RECOGNITION


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Guiding Eyes for the Blind is a leading nonprofit guide dog school with 501(c)(3) status.

My world and life have been so enriched and broadened, and I am eternally grateful.

— Guiding Eyes Board Member Wendy + Okra

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