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← AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC

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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $395,329

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,535,501

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,685,435

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $131,911

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GRANT MANAGEMENT INCOM

    total $334,177 · related or exempt $334,177

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,222,082 · excluded $1,222,082

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $37 · excluded $37

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,757,549

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $5,290,508

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $467,041

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $467,041 · excluded $467,041

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $64,532

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $395,329

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $295,017

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$230,485 · excluded -$230,485

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $982 · excluded $982

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $982

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,787,106 · program services $2,787,106

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $484,851 · program services $484,851

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,194,759 · program services $676,721 · management and general $223,763 · fundraising $294,275

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $86,330 · program services $48,898 · management and general $16,168 · fundraising $21,264

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $104,670 · program services $59,286 · management and general $19,603 · fundraising $25,781

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $77,201 · program services $43,727 · management and general $14,459 · fundraising $19,015

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $150 · program services $77 · management and general $46 · fundraising $27

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,645 · program services $20,790 · management and general $12,469 · fundraising $7,386

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $24,753 · management and general $24,753

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $97,442 · program services $49,841 · management and general $29,893 · fundraising $17,708

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,050 · program services $1,506 · fundraising $12,544

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,729 · program services $10,022 · management and general $6,161 · fundraising $28,546

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $71,140 · program services $36,034 · management and general $9,412 · fundraising $25,694

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $900 · program services $540 · management and general $135 · fundraising $225

  • 17 · Travel

    total $45,383 · program services $32,345 · fundraising $13,038

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $701 · management and general $701

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,420 · management and general $13,420

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRAINING AND EDUCATION

    total $70,777 · program services $58,928 · management and general $8,290 · fundraising $3,559

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $40,137 · management and general $25,158 · fundraising $14,979

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SUB

    total $19,796 · program services $2,007 · management and general $1,688 · fundraising $16,101

  • 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.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $941,938

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,761,577 · end of year $1,679,761

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $547,788 · end of year $402,657

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,155

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $56,806 · end of year $68,589

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $205,145

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $120,908

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $937 · end of year $84,237

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $30,687,317 · end of year $34,966,371

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $22,993 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $105,081 · end of year $132,825

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $4,797,499 · end of year $5,295,226

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,059,000 · end of year $4,460,048

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Mary Smith Bvms PhD

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wayne Jensen DVM PhD MBA

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steven Hamblin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Lacroix Hamil

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kristin Bloink Pa-C MPH DVM

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • A Duane Butherus PhD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William I Christensen MD MPH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Charles Garvin MD Facs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rhonda Hovan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Knight PhD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Liscum PhD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karolynne McAteer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Shaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tina Truesdale

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie 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
  • Susan 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
  • Andrea 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
  • Fleming 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

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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