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← AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,158,860
Total expenses
$4,992,763
Contributions and grants received
$4,245,569
Grants paid
$2,646,571
Program service revenue
$437,734
Investment income
$1,302,787
Other revenue
$172,770
Total assets, end of year
$34,077,418
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,902,580
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$29,174,838
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,871,307
Management and general expenses
$541,231
Fundraising expenses
$580,225
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,871,307

Program services were 77.5% 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

    $101,591

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,143,978

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,302

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GRANT MANAGEMENT INCOME

    total $437,734 · related or exempt $437,734

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $976,921 · excluded $976,921

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $159,708 · excluded $159,708

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $10,982,333

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

    securities $10,656,467

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $325,866

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $325,866 · excluded $325,866

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $40,732

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

    $101,591

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $29,022

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $11,710 · excluded $11,710

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $1,352 · excluded $1,352

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,352

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,137,298 · program services $2,137,298

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $509,273 · program services $509,273

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $259,379 · program services $138,921 · management and general $55,894 · fundraising $64,564

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,145,079 · program services $613,296 · management and general $246,753 · fundraising $285,030

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $95,840 · program services $51,331 · management and general $20,653 · fundraising $23,856

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $123,375 · program services $66,079 · management and general $26,586 · fundraising $30,710

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $100,275 · program services $53,707 · management and general $21,608 · fundraising $24,960

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $125,162 · program services $28,259 · management and general $74,674 · fundraising $22,229

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $20,662 · management and general $20,662

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $35,205 · program services $8,178 · fundraising $27,027

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $51,619 · program services $8,054 · management and general $9,362 · fundraising $34,203

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $70,605 · program services $35,838 · management and general $9,410 · fundraising $25,357

  • 17 · Travel

    total $38,703 · program services $18,758 · fundraising $19,945

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $701 · management and general $701

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,920 · management and general $12,920

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATI

    total $202,604 · program services $199,337 · management and general $388 · fundraising $2,879

  • 24b · Other expenses: GOVERNANCE & SPECIAL EV

    total $18,866 · program services $341 · management and general $18,525

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $17,500 · program services $0 · management and general $17,500 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING & EDUCATION

    total $13,971 · program services $1,182 · management and general $3,062 · fundraising $9,727

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,726 · program services $1,455 · management and general $2,533 · fundraising $9,738

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,194,377 · end of year $2,761,577

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $484,651 · end of year $547,788

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $55,846 · end of year $56,806

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

    $121,144

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

    $120,207

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,638 · end of year $937

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $26,371,390 · end of year $30,687,317

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,880 · end of year $22,993

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $197,017 · end of year $105,081

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $5,827,882 · end of year $4,797,499

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,783,618 · end of year $4,059,000

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,309,265 · end of year $25,115,838

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE HEALTH OF ALL DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS BY FUNDING SOUND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING THE DISSEMINATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TO PREVENT, TREAT, AND CURE CANINE DISEASE. WITHIN THE MISSION, THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION HAS THREE PRIMARY GOALS: 1) TO FUND CANINE HEALTH RESEARCH PROJECTS TO THE FOUNDATIONS CAPACITY WHICH ADDRESS THE DIVERSITY OF CANINE HEALTH CONCERNS AND MAY HAVE COMPARATIVE MEDICINE BENEFITS FOR HUMANS. 2) TO SELECT AND MONITOR, THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS, RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT MEET HIGH SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS AND HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ADVANCING THE HEALTH OF DOGS. 3) TO COMMUNICATE TO PET-OWNERS, VETERINARIANS AND RESEARCHERS FUNDED DISCOVERIES THAT HELP PREVENT, TREAT AND CURE CANINE DISEASES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO FUND, ADVANCE, AND COMMUNICATE CANINE HEALTH RESEARCH.

  • BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IS MEASURED BY THE CONTRIBUTION OF A GIVEN PROJECT OR GROUP OF LIKE PROJECTS TO THE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE(S) UNDER STUDY. ONE TANGIBLE MEASUREMENT OF THIS CONTRIBUTION IS THROUGH PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION OF RESULTS FROM AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION-FUNDED RESEARCH. SUCH PUBLICATIONS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD AND OFTEN THE PUBLIC. EACH PUBLICATION BECOMES A STEPPING STONE ON A PATH TO SOLVING PROBLEMS AND MEETING THE UNMET HEALTH AND MEDICAL NEEDS OF DOGS. IN 2023, THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION SAW THE BREADTH OF FUNDED RESEARCH EXPAND ACROSS PROGRAM AREAS AND ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH ADDRESSING CANCER, DERMATOLOGY & ALLERGIC DISEASES, AND IMMUNOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN DOGS. MANY STUDIES ADDRESS CANINE HEALTH THROUGH COMPARATIVE ONCOLOGY METHODS, GENETICS-BASED RESEARCH, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND THROUGH A ONE HEALTH LENS. PUBLICATIONS RESULTING FROM CHF-FUNDED RESEARCH WERE SHOWCASED IN SUCH HIGH IMPACT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AS THE JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE AND PLOS ONE. THESE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS AND OTHERS THAT CHF-FUNDED RESEARCHERS PUBLISHED IN THIS YEAR HAVE A BROAD REACH TO THE PUBLIC, VETERINARIANS AND SCIENTISTS, AND ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING ON THE STATE OF ANY GIVEN DISEASE CONDITION. PUBLICATION TOPICS INCLUDED CANINE CANCER, THERIOGENOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES, GENETICS, CARDIOLOGY, AND BEHAVIOR.

    Expenses $2,796,335 · Grants $2,348,571 · Revenue $433,754

  • THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION ENDEAVORS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO INVEST IN AND EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS FOR CANINE HEALTH. ONE WAY WE ACHIEVE THIS IS THROUGH THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION CLINICIAN SCIENTIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. FOUR SUCH FELLOWSHIPS WERE AWARDED IN 2023 TO ADVANCE TRAINING IN CANINE HEALTH RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY. ALSO, THE AKC/AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION/THERIOGENOLOGY FOUNDATION RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR TWO CLINICAL RESIDENTS TRAINING IN THERIOGENOLOGY (REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE AND SURGERY) AT US SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE IN 2023, INCLUDING AT VIRGINIA-MARYLAND COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY.

    Expenses $298,000 · Grants $298,000 · Revenue $3,980

  • AS PART OF ITS MISSION, THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION (CHF) AIMS TO EDUCATE ALL DOG OWNERS AND COMMUNICATE RESEARCH DISCOVERIES THAT HELP PREVENT, TREAT, AND CURE CANINE DISEASES. IN ADDITION TO THE NEW RESEARCH GRANTS FUNDED IN 2023 TO HELP DOG OWNERS AND VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS BETTER DIAGNOSE AND TREAT THEIR DOGS, NEWS ABOUT THIS WORK IN CANINE CANCER, BREED-SPECIFIC PAIN SENSITIVITY, ONE HEALTH, AND MORE WAS DISSEMINATED TO REACH A WIDE PUBLIC AUDIENCE. CHF ALSO HELD A LIVE WEBINAR FOR THE DOG OWNER ON LIVER DISEASE. FOUNDATION EMPLOYEES ATTENDED DOG SHOWS, EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY IN 2023, TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF 1) THE FOUNDATION AND OUR MISSION AND 2) THE WEALTH OF INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THE FOUNDATION HAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION HELD THE BIENNIAL AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION NATIONAL PARENT CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION CONFERENCE IN AUGUST 2023 IN ST. LOUIS, MO.

    Expenses $776,972

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • J Charles Garvin MD

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mary Smith Bvms PhD

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Steven Hamblin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • A Duane Butherus PhD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rhonda Hovan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Lacroix Hamil

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William I Christensen MD MPH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tina Truesdale

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristen Bloink Pa-C MPH DVM

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karolynne McAteer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wayne Jensen DVM PhD MBA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nancy Shaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Knight PhD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Liscum

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie A Montgomery DVM PhD

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (AS OF 06/23)

    Total calculated
    $159,665
    From this org
    $153,734
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,931
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,734
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,454
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,477
    Filer's total
    $159,665

  • Darin Collins DVM

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (UNTIL 04/23)

    Total calculated
    $99,714
    From this org
    $94,204
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,510
    Hours/week
    40

  • Andrea Fiumefreddo Ms

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $224,096
    From this org
    $207,124
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,972
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,124
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,256
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,716
    Filer's total
    $224,096

  • Marleen Livingstone

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $176,197
    From this org
    $155,278
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,919
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,278
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,780
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,139
    Filer's total
    $176,197

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

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
2023
Filed
11 March 2024
IRS schema version
2023v4.0
Source object
202440719349300864

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