Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,410,099
- Total expenses
- $5,237,133
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,616,265
- Grants paid
- $3,271,957
- Program service revenue
- $334,177
- Investment income
- $1,689,123
- Other revenue
- -$229,466
- Total assets, end of year
- $38,151,708
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,428,051
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $32,723,657
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,312,739
- Management and general expenses
- $421,847
- Fundraising expenses
- $502,547
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,312,739
Program services were 82.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$395,329
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1d · Related organizations
$1,535,501
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,685,435
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$131,911
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2a · Program service revenue: GRANT MANAGEMENT INCOM
total $334,177 · related or exempt $334,177
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3 · Investment income
total $1,222,082 · excluded $1,222,082
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5 · Royalties
total $37 · excluded $37
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $5,757,549
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $5,290,508
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $467,041
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $467,041 · excluded $467,041
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$64,532
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$395,329
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$295,017
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$230,485 · excluded -$230,485
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $982 · excluded $982
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11e · Other revenue, total
$982
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $2,787,106 · program services $2,787,106
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $484,851 · program services $484,851
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,194,759 · program services $676,721 · management and general $223,763 · fundraising $294,275
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $86,330 · program services $48,898 · management and general $16,168 · fundraising $21,264
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $104,670 · program services $59,286 · management and general $19,603 · fundraising $25,781
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $77,201 · program services $43,727 · management and general $14,459 · fundraising $19,015
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11b · Fees: legal
total $150 · program services $77 · management and general $46 · fundraising $27
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $40,645 · program services $20,790 · management and general $12,469 · fundraising $7,386
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $24,753 · management and general $24,753
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11g · Fees: other
total $97,442 · program services $49,841 · management and general $29,893 · fundraising $17,708
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $14,050 · program services $1,506 · fundraising $12,544
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13 · Office expenses
total $44,729 · program services $10,022 · management and general $6,161 · fundraising $28,546
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14 · Information technology
total $71,140 · program services $36,034 · management and general $9,412 · fundraising $25,694
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16 · Occupancy
total $900 · program services $540 · management and general $135 · fundraising $225
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17 · Travel
total $45,383 · program services $32,345 · fundraising $13,038
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $701 · management and general $701
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23 · Insurance
total $13,420 · management and general $13,420
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24a · Other expenses: TRAINING AND EDUCATION
total $70,777 · program services $58,928 · management and general $8,290 · fundraising $3,559
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24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $40,137 · management and general $25,158 · fundraising $14,979
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24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SUB
total $19,796 · program services $2,007 · management and general $1,688 · fundraising $16,101
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24d · Other expenses: GOVERNANCE AND SPECIAL
total $18,193 · program services $60 · management and general $15,728 · fundraising $2,405
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
end of year $941,938
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,761,577 · end of year $1,679,761
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $547,788 · end of year $402,657
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,155
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $56,806 · end of year $68,589
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$205,145
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$120,908
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $937 · end of year $84,237
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $30,687,317 · end of year $34,966,371
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $22,993 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $105,081 · end of year $132,825
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $4,797,499 · end of year $5,295,226
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,059,000 · end of year $4,460,048
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $25,115,838 · end of year $28,263,609
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO FUND, ADVANCE, AND COMMUNICATE CANINE HEALTH RESEARCH AND SCIENCE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND DISCOVERY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL DOGS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND DISCOVERY.
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THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION (CHF) FUNDS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH TO IMPROVE DISEASE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT FOR DOGS. IN 2024, CHF AWARDED $3.2 MILLION IN GRANTS SUPPORTING 42 STUDIES ON CANCER, EPILEPSY, ALLERGY AND SKIN HEALTH, EYE HEALTH, AND BEHAVIOR, RESULTING IN THE PUBLICATION OF MORE THAN 50 EXPERT-REVIEWED SCHOLARLY ARTICLES SHARING CRITICAL FINDINGS. MANY PROJECTS USE GENOMICS, COMPARATIVE ONCOLOGY, AND TRANSLATIONAL APPROACHES TO ADVANCE CARE FOR DOGS. CHF WORKS WITH 35+ VETERINARY SCHOOLS AND RESEARCH PARTNERS, COMMUNICATING RESEARCH FINDINGS TO VETERINARIANS, SCIENTISTS, AND DOG OWNERS THROUGH JOURNALS, WEBINARS, AND CONFERENCES. BY FUNDING INNOVATIVE STUDIES, CHF DRIVES DISCOVERIES THAT LEAD TO REAL-WORLD VETERINARY ADVANCEMENTS AND HEALTHIER LIVES FOR ALL DOGS.
Expenses $3,341,385 · Grants $2,958,655 · Revenue $312,777
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CHF PROVIDES VETERINARIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND DOG OWNERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN CANINE HEALTH. IN 2024, CHF HOSTED 4 WEBINARS, REACHING 500+ ATTENDEES THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH DVM360 AND THE AKC CANINE COLLEGE, COVERING TOPICS LIKE HEART HEALTH, BIOMETRICS OF ACTIVE AGILITY DOGS, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE MANAGEMENT. CHF STAFF ALSO ATTENDED 10+ DOG SHOWS, VETERINARY CONFERENCES, AND BREED CLUB EVENTS, ENGAGING THOUSANDS ON CHF'S RESEARCH AND RESOURCES. BY UNDERPINNING THE DISSEMINATION OF FINDINGS THROUGH PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS, WEBINARS, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH, CHF ENSURES SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES LEAD TO BETTER VETERINARY PRACTICES AND HEALTHIER DOGS. THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, CHF SUPPORTS THE VETERINARY COMMUNITY AND DOG OWNERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS, IMPROVING CANINE HEALTH WORLDWIDE.
Expenses $807,903
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CHF INVESTS IN SPECIALIZED VETERINARY TRAINING TO ADVANCE CANINE HEALTH. IN 2024, CHF LAUNCHED ITS FIRST SUPPORT OF A CANINE SPORTS MEDICINE & REHABILITATION RESIDENCY PROGRAM, FUNDING THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY TO TRAIN SPECIALISTS IN TREATING INJURIES IN WORKING AND ATHLETIC DOGS. CHF ALSO SUPPORTS SMALL ANIMAL REPRODUCTION TRAINING THROUGH A THERIOGENOLOGY RESIDENCY AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FUNDED FOUR FELLOWS RESEARCHING CANCER TREATMENTS, CHRONIC ENTEROPATHY, PLACENTAL DYSFUNCTION, AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AT LEADING U.S. VETERINARY INSTITUTIONS. THESE PROGRAMS, SUPPORTED BY DONORS AND PARTNERS, ENSURE VETERINARY MEDICINE CONTINUES MOVING FORWARD, PROVIDING BETTER DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENTS, AND CARE FOR DOGS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
Expenses $163,451 · Grants $313,302 · Revenue $21,400
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Mary Smith Bvms PhDMARY SMITH BVMS PHD
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Wayne Jensen DVM PhD MBAWAYNE JENSEN DVM PHD MBA
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Steven HamblinSTEVEN HAMBLIN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Susan Lacroix HamilSUSAN LACROIX HAMIL
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kristin Bloink Pa-C MPH DVMKRISTIN BLOINK PA-C MPH DVM
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
A Duane Butherus PhDA DUANE BUTHERUS PHD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William I Christensen MD MPHWILLIAM I CHRISTENSEN MD MPH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
J Charles Garvin MD FacsJ CHARLES GARVIN MD FACS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rhonda HovanRHONDA HOVAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael Knight PhDMICHAEL KNIGHT PHD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura Liscum PhDLAURA LISCUM PHD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karolynne McAteerKAROLYNNE MCATEER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy ShawNANCY SHAW
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Scott SmithSCOTT SMITH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tina TruesdaleTINA TRUESDALE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephanie Montgomery DVM PhDSTEPHANIE MONTGOMERY DVM PHD
DACVP, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $322,686
- From this org
- $298,589
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,097
- Hours/week
- 55
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $298,589
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $13,562
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,535
- Filer's total
- $322,686
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Susan ChildsSUSAN CHILDS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $162,762
- From this org
- $139,893
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,869
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,893
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,700
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,169
- Filer's total
- $162,762
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Andrea FiumefreddoANDREA FIUMEFREDDO
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $235,790
- From this org
- $216,848
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,942
- Hours/week
- 55
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $216,848
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,974
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,968
- Filer's total
- $235,790
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Fleming SamuelsFLEMING SAMUELS
DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY
- Total calculated
- $133,862
- From this org
- $118,616
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,246
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- COMPENSATION FOR AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION, INC (CHF) EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB (AKC) HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT RESEARCHES INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR EACH POSITION TO DETERMINE A CLASSIFICATION AND A SALARY RANGE. ALL CHF EMPLOYEES ARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO). THE CEO IS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CEO RELIES ON THE OPINION OF KEY BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS WHOSE EXPERTISE ARE KEY TO SELECTING A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE FOR OPEN POSITIONS WITHIN CHF. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
$400,172
RESEARCH
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
$369,423
RESEARCH
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RESEARCH
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$315,082
RESEARCH
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RESEARCH
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
$286,587
RESEARCH
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$237,618
RESEARCH
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$167,442
RESEARCH
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
$114,987
RESEARCH
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$83,766
RESEARCH
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 18 March 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202520799349300427
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