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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AKC HUMANE FUND INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 8 July 2026. 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
$532,353
Total expenses
$281,979
Contributions and grants received
$378,002
Grants paid
$259,500
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$154,351
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,378,853
Total liabilities, end of year
$162,249
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,216,604
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$267,009
Management and general expenses
$963
Fundraising expenses
$14,007
Program service expenses (Part III)
$267,009

Program services were 94.7% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $167,735

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $210,267

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20,086 · excluded $20,086

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $408,680

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

    securities $274,415

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $134,265 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $134,265 · excluded $134,265

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 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 $74,500 · program services $74,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $185,000 · program services $185,000

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,270 · fundraising $6,270

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,653 · program services $1,953 · management and general $963 · fundraising $7,737

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $182 · program services $182

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,374 · program services $5,374

  • 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 $466,392 · end of year $678,120

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,641 · end of year $1,643

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $11,632 · end of year $5,511

  • 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

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,286 · end of year $1,376

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

    $16,121

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

    $12,986

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,508 · end of year $3,135

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $627,582 · end of year $689,068

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $129,149 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,827 · end of year $89,649

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $183,270 · end of year $72,100

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $835,975 · end of year $936,602

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $223,118 · end of year $280,002

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE AKC HUMANE FUND'S MISSION IS TO UNITE A BROAD SPECTRUM OF ANIMAL LOVERS IN PROMOTING THE JOY AND VALUE OF RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND GRANT-MAKING.

  • AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS: THE AKC HUMANE FUND GIVES CERTAIN AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. AWARDS FOR CANINE EXCELLENCE (ACE) RECOGNIZES A DOG THAT HAS PERFORMED SOME EXEMPLARY ACT, WHETHER LARGE OR SEEMINGLY SMALL, THAT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFITED A COMMUNITY OR INDIVIDUAL. THE GEORGE WARD SCHOLARSHIP FUND PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE AND REWARD REGISTERED HANDLER APPRENTICE PROGRAM (RHP) APPRENTICES WHO ARE LEARNING DOG HANDLING. THE AKC HUMANE FUND ALSO AWARDS VARIOUS TYPES OF JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIPS AS WELL AS VET OUTREACH SCHOLARSHIPS.

    Expenses $190,966 · Grants $185,000

  • DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & WOMEN'S SHELTER SERVICES: THE AKC HUMANE FUND MAKES GRANTS TO SHELTERS THAT HOUSE WOMEN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, ALONG WITH THEIR PETS, AND ANIMAL SHELTERS THAT TEMPORARILY HOUSE PETS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

    Expenses $56,139 · Grants $55,000

  • BREED-SPECIFIC RESCUE: THE AKC HUMANE FUND MAKES GRANTS TO BREED-SPECIFIC RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM RESCUE DOGS NATIONWIDE.

    Expenses $19,904 · Grants $19,500

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Daphna Straus

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $732,668
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $706,217
    Other
    $26,451
    Hours/week
    2 + 51 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

  • Doug Ljungren

    President

    Total calculated
    $517,607
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $458,854
    Other
    $58,753
    Hours/week
    1 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $302,274 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $120,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $36,580 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $33,056 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $25,697 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $517,607 related

  • Peter Rohslau

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • 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

  • Gina M DiNardo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $888,514
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $844,153
    Other
    $44,361
    Hours/week
    2 + 51 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

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

  • 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 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation
COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE AKC HUMANE FUND IS PAID BY THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ("AKC"), A TAX EXEMPT RELATED ORGANIZATION. A COMPONENT OF THE BOARD APPROVED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS BASED UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN COMBINATION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE. THE BOARD APPROVED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS REVIEWED WITH EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS ANNUALLY. AKC'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ALSO EXERCISES OVERSIGHT OF THIS REVIEW PROCESS. The methods used by AKC to establish compensation for the top management officials are: - compensation committee - independent compensation consultant - compensation survey or study - approval by the board or compensation committee
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.
Schedule J, Part II EMPLOYEES
THE AKC HUMANE FUND HAD NO EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED THROUGH THE REPORTING PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II ARE EMPLOYED BY AND PAID BY AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB INC., A RELATED TAX EXEMPT ENTITY.

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

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
22 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202532959349300643

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