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← AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$99,646,198
Total expenses
$96,419,009
Contributions and grants received
$8,685
Grants paid
$5,445,355
Program service revenue
not reported
Investment income
not reported
Other revenue
not reported
Total assets, end of year
not reported
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
not reported
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$81,254,574
Management and general expenses
$15,164,435
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$81,254,574

Program services were 84.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • DOMINIC P CAROTA

    VICE-CHAIR/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dr THOMAS DAVIES

    CHAIR/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ANN WALLIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • CHRISTOPHER L SWEETWOOD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DANIEL SMYTH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • DR CARMEN BATTAGLIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • DR CHARLES GARVIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DR MICHAEL KNIGHT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • HAROLD TATRO III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • KAROLYNNE M MCATEER

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 03/2024)

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • RITA J BIDDLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • SALLY FINEBURG

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 03/2024)

    Total calculated
    $9,000
    From this org
    $9,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • STEVEN HAMBLIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • THOMAS S POWERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DENNIS B SPRUNG

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,728,328
    From this org
    $1,767,705
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    -$39,377
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,027,032
    Bonus
    $550,000
    Other
    $190,673
    Deferred
    -$66,959
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,582
    Filer's total
    $1,728,328

  • Gina M DiNardo

    EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $888,514
    From this org
    $844,153
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,361
    Hours/week
    50 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

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

  • Gordon Comfort

    COO (AS OF 09/2024)

    Total calculated
    $195,787
    From this org
    $183,622
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,165
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,228
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $394
    Deferred
    $4,615
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,550
    Filer's total
    $195,787

  • THEODORE PHILLIPS

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $593,177
    From this org
    $539,780
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,397
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $484,311
    Bonus
    $55,469
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,525
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,872
    Filer's total
    $593,177

  • Doug Ljungren

    EVP, SPORTS & EVENTS

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

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

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

  • MARK DUNN

    EXECUTIVE VP

    Total calculated
    $786,663
    From this org
    $736,073
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,590
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $516,356
    Bonus
    $189,570
    Other
    $30,147
    Deferred
    $14,703
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,887
    Filer's total
    $786,663

  • Brandi Hunter-Munden

    VP, PR & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $339,038
    From this org
    $309,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,447
    Hours/week
    50 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

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

  • Daphna Straus

    VP, BUS DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $732,668
    From this org
    $706,217
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,451
    Hours/week
    50 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

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

  • HEATHER MCMANUS

    VP & DEPUTY GEN COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $627,574
    From this org
    $598,589
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,985
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $485,765
    Bonus
    $65,623
    Other
    $47,201
    Deferred
    $5,358
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,627
    Filer's total
    $627,574

  • KEITH FRAZIER II

    EVP BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $404,519
    From this org
    $392,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,019
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $340,951
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $1,549
    Deferred
    -$5,665
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,684
    Filer's total
    $404,519

  • RONALD H FURMAN

    VP BROADCAST & SPONSER MEDIA

    Total calculated
    $631,762
    From this org
    $591,393
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,369
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $576,054
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $15,339
    Deferred
    $15,525
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,844
    Filer's total
    $631,762

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
AKC PRESIDENT & CEO DENNIS SPRUNG PARTICIPATES IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THE AMOUNT INCLUDED ON PART II, COLUMN C: $100,000.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 5a Compensation contingent on revenues of the organization
Daphna Straus, a highly compensated employee, and Ronald H. Furman, also a highly compensated employee, both receive commissions based on a percentage of the AKC sponsorship revenue generated through their efforts.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY, NON-FIXED PAYMENTS THAT ARE REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II): DENNIS B. SPRUNG - $550,000 GINA M. DINARDO - $275,000 MARK DUNN - $189,570 HEATHER MCMANUS - $65,623 THEODORE PHILLIPS - $55,469 DOUG V. LJUNGREN - $120,000 KEITH FRAZIER - $50,000 BRANDI HUNTER-MUNDEN - $73,000

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202523079349301237

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