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← AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,599,003
Total expenses
$5,782,290
Contributions and grants received
$4,258,974
Grants paid
$3,222,205
Program service revenue
$168,627
Investment income
$1,278,070
Other revenue
-$106,668
Total assets, end of year
$41,822,710
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,660,176
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$36,162,534
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,444,322
Management and general expenses
$544,332
Fundraising expenses
$793,636
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,444,322

Program services were 76.9% 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

    $378,319

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,107,439

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,773,216

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $206,262

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GRANT MANAGEMENT INCOM

    total $168,627 · related or exempt $168,627

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,466,335 · excluded $1,466,335

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $24,207 · excluded $24,207

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $18,808,833

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

    securities $18,997,098

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$188,265

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$188,265 · excluded -$188,265

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $44,216

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

    $378,319

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $181,957

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$137,741 · excluded -$137,741

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $6,866 · excluded $6,866

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,866

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,688,497 · program services $2,688,497

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $533,708 · program services $533,708

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $713,461 · program services $356,731 · management and general $249,711 · fundraising $107,019

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $585,563 · program services $343,023 · management and general $10,654 · fundraising $231,886

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $70,976 · program services $39,535 · management and general $9,190 · fundraising $22,251

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $52,962 · program services $29,622 · management and general $6,390 · fundraising $16,950

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $81,323 · program services $43,944 · management and general $15,770 · fundraising $21,609

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,025 · program services $2,206 · management and general $1,811 · fundraising $1,008

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $70,276 · program services $30,846 · management and general $25,332 · fundraising $14,098

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $30,047 · management and general $30,047

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $269,879 · program services $118,456 · management and general $97,282 · fundraising $54,141

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $49,410 · program services $19,183 · fundraising $30,227

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $33,046 · program services $10,528 · management and general $6,983 · fundraising $15,535

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $100,297 · program services $38,979 · management and general $21,649 · fundraising $39,669

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $583 · program services $352 · management and general $87 · fundraising $144

  • 17 · Travel

    total $49,012 · program services $22,959 · management and general $583 · fundraising $25,470

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,291 · management and general $19,291

  • 23 · Insurance

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

  • 24a · Other expenses: GOVERNANCE AND SPECIAL

    total $192,291 · program services $1,464 · management and general $14,679 · fundraising $176,148

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING AND EDUCATION

    total $187,729 · program services $160,237 · management and general $19,538 · fundraising $7,954

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $19,439 · program services $133 · management and general $1,915 · fundraising $17,391

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SUB

    total $16,055 · program services $3,919 · fundraising $12,136

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $941,938 · end of year $2,427,459

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,679,761 · end of year $2,253,894

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $402,657 · end of year $181,483

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,155 · end of year $22,840

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $68,589 · end of year $68,539

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

    $293,053

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

    $136,545

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $84,237 · end of year $156,508

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $34,966,371 · end of year $36,711,987

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $132,825 · end of year $179,590

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $5,295,226 · end of year $5,480,586

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,460,048 · end of year $4,900,102

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,263,609 · end of year $31,262,432

Mission and programs · 2025

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 CANINE HEALTH RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL DOGS. IN 2025, CHF AWARDED $3.2 MILLION IN COMPETITIVE GRANTS SUPPORTING 30 NEW STUDIES IN AREAS LIKE CANCER; EPILEPSY; ALLERGIES; HEART, EYE, LIVER, KIDNEY, LUNG, BRAIN, SKIN, AND IMMUNE SYSEM HEALTH; GENERAL HEALTH; BEHAVIOR. TO ACHIEVE THIS, CHF WORKS WITH MORE THAN 40 VETERINARY SCHOOLS AND RESEARCH PARTNERS. STUDIES SPAN BASIC TO TRANSLATIONAL TO CLINICAL SCIENCE. UDPATES AND OUTCOMES OF FUNDED STUDIES ARE COMMUNICATED THROUGH PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, WEBINARS, CONFERENCES, BLOGS, EMAILS, NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. CHF THOUGHTFULLY INVESTS IN IMPACTFUL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL ADVANCES TO EXTEND THE LIFESPAN AND IMPROVE HEALTHSPAN OF DOGS.

    Expenses $2,651,851 · Grants $2,400,750 · Revenue $168,627

  • CHF PROVIDES VETERINARIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND DOG OWNERS WITH TIMELY INFORMATION ON THE LATEST ADVANCES IN CANINE HEALTH. IN 2025, CHF HOSTED 12 EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS, EACH REACHING 100700 PARTICIPANTS, ON TOPICS INCLUDING CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY, EARLY DETECTION OF BONE CANCER, ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS FOR LYMPHOMA, DEGENERATIVE MYELOPATHY, HOOKWORM, COPPER-ASSOCIATED LIVER DISEASE, AND INSIGHTS FROM THE DOG GENOME PROJECT. CHF STAFF ENGAGED THOUSANDS OF DOG LOVERS AND PROFESSIONALS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN MORE THAN SEVEN DOG SHOWS, VETERINARY CONFERENCES, AND BREED CLUB EVENTS. BY SUPPORTING THE DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH THROUGH EXPERT PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS, WEBINARS, BLOGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWSLETTERS, AND OUTREACH, CHF COMMUNICATES OUTCOMES TO IMPACT THE CARE AND HEALTH OF DOGS.

    Expenses $971,016

  • CHF INVESTS IN TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF VETERINARY SPECIALISTS TO ADVANCE CANINE HEALTH. IN 2025, CHF SUPPPORTED CANINE SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION RESIDENCIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, STRENGTHENING EXPERTISE IN CARING FOR WORKING, ATHLETIC, AND AGING DOGS. CHF ALSO FUNDED THERIOGENOLOGY RESIDENCIES AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA-MARYLAND COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, AND AUBURN UNIVERSITY TO ADVANCE CANINE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. CHF SUPPORTED A PROJECT AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHING STANDARDIZED CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING CANINE COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION, PROVIDING PRACTICAL RESOURCES FOR VETERINARIANS AND DOG OWNERS.

    Expenses $821,455 · Grants $821,455

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mary Smith Bvms PhD Dacvim Neuro

    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

  • Sally L Fineburg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • J Charles Charlie Garvin MD Facs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Liscum PhD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Miele

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Valeria Rickard DVM

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cynthia Sansone

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zoila Tina A Truesdale

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie Montgomery DVM PhD Dacvp

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $335,597
    From this org
    $305,441
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,156
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $305,441
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,914
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,242
    Filer's total
    $335,597

  • David Neal

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $143,938
    From this org
    $134,145
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,793
    Hours/week
    40

  • Andrea Fiumefreddo

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $245,910
    From this org
    $219,705
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,205
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,705
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,134
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,071
    Filer's total
    $245,910

  • Fleming Samuels

    DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $139,815
    From this org
    $119,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,607
    Hours/week
    40

  • Joshua Brown

    COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $134,910
    From this org
    $116,295
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,615
    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 2025.

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
2025
Filed
31 March 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202640969349301139

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