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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB MUSEUM OF THE DOG.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 22 October 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,537,140
Total expenses
$4,123,390
Contributions and grants received
$1,957,057
Grants paid
$5,000
Program service revenue
$287,461
Investment income
$196,202
Other revenue
$96,420
Total assets, end of year
$28,863,053
Total liabilities, end of year
$28,952,483
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$89,430
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,384,302
Management and general expenses
$447,049
Fundraising expenses
$292,039
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,384,302

Program services were 82.1% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $42,701

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $36,857

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,731,606

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $140,893

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $72,153

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $287,461 · related or exempt $287,461

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $108,719 · excluded $108,719

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $8,256

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $8,256 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $8,256 · excluded $8,256

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $921,076

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

    securities $833,593

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $87,483 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $87,483 · excluded $87,483

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $27,673

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

    $36,857

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $27,673

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $174,416

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $86,252

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $88,164 · related or exempt $88,164

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,000 · program services $5,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $254,648 · program services $63,662 · management and general $114,591 · fundraising $76,395

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $639,439 · program services $485,664 · management and general $24,271 · fundraising $129,504

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $38,318 · program services $23,543 · management and general $5,951 · fundraising $8,824

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $71,068 · program services $43,603 · management and general $11,122 · fundraising $16,343

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $79,247 · program services $48,689 · management and general $12,308 · fundraising $18,250

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,840 · fundraising $6,840

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $16,119 · management and general $16,119

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $45,314 · program services $42,571 · management and general $0 · fundraising $2,743

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $167,758 · program services $6,854 · management and general $140,262 · fundraising $20,642

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $67,364 · program services $60,963 · management and general $5,225 · fundraising $1,176

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $33,039 · program services $25,105 · management and general $1,101 · fundraising $6,833

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,621,237 · program services $1,614,952 · management and general $6,285

  • 17 · Travel

    total $63,942 · program services $24,655 · management and general $34,798 · fundraising $4,489

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $847,017 · program services $847,017

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $75,016 · management and general $75,016

  • 24a · Other expenses: ART ACQUISTION AND RESTORATION

    total $92,024 · program services $92,024

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $481,496 · end of year $76,010

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $69,488 · end of year $468,074

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $267,699 · end of year $175,125

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $69,958 · end of year $84,459

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $73,800 · end of year $88,832

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

    $17,133,783

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

    $5,765,067

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,215,733 · end of year $11,368,716

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,299,541 · end of year $3,861,298

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,838,311 · end of year $12,740,539

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $209,689 · end of year $101,831

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $19,028 · end of year $29,237

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $29,995,354 · end of year $28,821,415

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$201,561 · end of year -$1,272,374

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,293,516 · end of year $1,182,944

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE AKC MUSEUM OF THE DOG PRESERVES, INTERPRETS AND CELEBRATES THE ROLE OF DOGS IN SOCIETY AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HUMAN-CANINE BOND THROUGH ITS COLLECTION OF ART AND EXHIBITS THAT INSPIRE ENGAGEMENT WITH DOGS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MUSEUM SHOWCASING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DOG AND THE HUMAN-CANINE RELATIONSHIP WITH A LIBRARY WHERE BOOKS, MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS RELATING TO THE DOGS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

  • MUSEUM: COMBINING FINE ART WITH HIGH-TECH INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS, THE MUSEUM OF THE DOG HOPES TO CAPTURE THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF ITS VISITORS LOCATED IN THE ICONIC KALIKOW BUILDING, THE MUSEUM OFFERS ROTATING EXHIBITS FEATURING OBJECTS FROM ITS 1,700-PIECE COLLECTION AND 4,000-VOLUME LIBRARY.

    Expenses $3,384,302 · Grants $5,000 · Revenue $375,625

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alan Kalter

    Vice Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ellen Macneille Charles

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gayle Bontecou

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gina M DiNardo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $888,514
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $844,153
    Other
    $44,361
    Hours/week
    1 + 52 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $590,135 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $225,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $29,018 related
    Deferred
    $0 + -$347 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $44,708 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $888,514 related

  • James Crowley

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $1,607
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,607
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Ansell

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Peter Rohslau

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $298,301
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $250,780
    Other
    $47,521
    Hours/week
    1 + 51 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $199,977 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $50,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $803 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,866 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $35,655 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $298,301 related

  • Ann Cook

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brandi Hunter-Munden

    Director

    Total calculated
    $339,038
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $309,591
    Other
    $29,447
    Hours/week
    1 + 51 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $230,599 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $73,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $5,992 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,064 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,383 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $339,038 related

  • Carol O' Brien

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daphna Straus

    Director

    Total calculated
    $732,668
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $706,217
    Other
    $26,451
    Hours/week
    1 + 52 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $688,556 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $17,661 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $1,968 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $24,483 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $732,668 related

  • Dr Robert Tainsh

    Director (THROUGH 07/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hon David Merriam

    Director (THROUGH 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jane Love

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janet York

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nancy Shaw

    Director (THROUGH 05/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Nicholson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Bromson

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $254,648
    From this org
    $230,854
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,794
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,854
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,514
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,280
    Filer's total
    $254,648

  • Alan Fausel

    Adjunct Curator

    Total calculated
    $117,364
    From this org
    $111,120
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,244
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,120
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,244
    Filer's total
    $117,364

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues

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
  • 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)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 5b Compensation contingent on revenues of a related organization
A DIRECTOR, DAPHNA STRAUS, IS PAID COMMISSION BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THE AKC SPONSORSHIP REVENUE GENERATED BY HER EFFORTS.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
8 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202601899349301210

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