2024-03-11T12:53:41-05:00 2023-12-31 561031342 WILLIAMS OVERMAN PIERCE LLP 2501 ATRIUM DRIVE SUITE 500 RALEIGH NC 27607 990 2023-01-01 133813813 AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC AMER 9193344015 8051 ARCO CORPORATE DRIVE 300 RALEIGH NC 276173901 DR STEPHANIE MONTGOMERY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 9193344010 2024-03-11 1 DR STEPHANIE MONTGOMERY XXX-XX-XXXX 0 MARYELLEN PRANCE CPA P01662078 9197823444 2024-03-11 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DR STEPHANIE MONTGOMERY 8051 ARCO CORPORATE DRIVE 300 RALEIGH NC 276173901 16844349 0 X WWW.AKCCHF.ORG X 1995 NY THE MISSION OF THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO FUND, ADVANCE, AND COMMUNICATE CANINE HEALTH RESEARCH. 15 15 16 100 0 0 4098143 4245569 321360 437734 551876 1302787 22002 172770 4993381 6158860 3529077 2646571 0 0 1503738 1723948 0 0 580225 563739 622244 5596554 4992763 -603173 1166097 31117782 34077418 6024899 4902580 25092883 29174838 X 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. 0 0 2796335 2348571 433754 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. 298000 298000 3980 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. 776972 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. 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ASC 740-10 ESTABLISHES A MINIMUM THRESHOLD FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF THE BENEFITS OF POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN FILING TAX RETURNS. IT REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE FOUNDATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS WILL MORE LIKELY THAN NOT BE SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS NOT DEEMED TO MEET THE MORE-LIKELY THAN-NOT THRESHOLD ARE RECORDED AS TAX EXPENSE. THE FOUNDATION HAS NO TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL UNDER THIS CRITERIA. THE FOUNDATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURNS FOR THE TAX YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VII, LINE 8B 29,022. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VII, LINE 8B 29,022. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH 18932 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) RESEARCH 14966 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) RESEARCH 97956 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH 82863 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) RESEARCH 206137 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RESEARCH 88418 WIRE TRANSFER 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BY ASSIGNING A PRIMARY RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR TO THE FUNDED PROJECTS. THE INVESTIGATOR PROVIDES A PROGRESS REPORT EVERY SIX MONTHS AND AGAIN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE GRANT. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPORTS AND ARE COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT. IF THE PROGRESS REPORT IS APPROVED, THE NEXT GRANT PAYMENT IS ISSUED. GRANT PAYMENTS ARE ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD WITH THE FINAL PAYMENT ISSUED UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AND RECEIPT OF FINAL EXPENSE REPORT. IF EXPENSES DO NOT REFLECT THE INITIAL BUDGETED EXPENSES OR THERE ARE CONCERNS REGARDING HOW THE GRANT FUNDS ARE BEING USED, FUTURE PAYMENTS ARE WITHHELD. IF ERRORS ARE NOT CORRECTED, THE GRANT IS CANCELLED. CANINES & COCKTAILS GALA 142323 101591 40732 29022 142323 101591 40732 29022 29022 11710 1 CORNELL UNIVERSITY 341 PINE TREE ROAD ITHACA NY 14850 150532082 501(C)3 113914 0 RESEARCH KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 103 FAIRCHILD HALL 1601 VATTIER STREET MANHATTAN KS 66506 480771751 501(C)3 59877 0 RESEARCH LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY 700 NORTHERN BLVD GREENVALE NY 11548 111633516 501(C)3 19999 0 RESEARCH LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY ROBERT L HIMES HALL 128 TOWER DRIVE SUITE 202 BATON ROUGE LA 70803 726000848 501(C)3 125000 0 RESEARCH MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 426 AUDITORIUM RD ROOM 360 EAST LANSING MI 48824 386005984 501(C)3 12000 0 RESEARCH NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 4700 HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE RALEIGH NC 27606 566000756 GOVERNMENT 121129 0 RESEARCH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 1960 KENNY RD COLUMBUS OH 43210 316025986 501(C)3 12000 0 RESEARCH PURDUE UNIVERSITY LYNN HALL ROOM 1177-A 625 HARRISON STREET WEST LAFAYETTE IN 47907 356002041 501(C)3 107510 0 RESEARCH TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 400 HARVEY MITCHELL PKWY SOUTH SUITE 300 COLLEGE STATION TX 77845 746000531 501(C)3 20000 0 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - DAVIS 1850 RESEARCH PARK DRIVE STE 300 DAVIS CA 95618 946036494 501(C)3 301943 0 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 207 GRINTER HALL GAINESVILLE FL 32611 596002052 GOVERNMENT 72630 0 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC 310 E CAMPUS ROAD ATHENS GA 30602 581353149 501(C)3 144689 0 RESEARCH BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 506 S WRIGHT STREET 209 HAB MC 339 URBANA IL 61801 376000511 501(C)3 43500 0 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI- OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 310 JESSE HALL COLUMBIA COLUMBIA MO 65211 436003859 GOVERNMENT 225243 0 RESEARCH TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 3451 WALNUT STREET FRANKLIN BUILDING PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 231352685 501(C)3 288209 0 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING 1174 SNOWY RANGE ROAD LARAMIE WY 82070 836000331 GOVERNMENT 78171 0 RESEARCH BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM 21 N PARK STREET STE 6401 MADISON WI 53715 396006492 501(C)3 129218 0 RESEARCH VIRGINIA-MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE NORTH END CENTER MC 0312 SUITE 3300 300 TURNER NW BLACKSBURG VA 24061 546001805 GOVERNMENT 125000 0 RESEARCH WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE PULLMAN WA 99164 916001108 GOVERNMENT 11081 0 RESEARCH TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH 400 HARVEY MITCHELL PKWY SOUTH COLLEGE STATION TX 778453578 746000541 GOVERNMENT 109788 0 RESEARCH 13 7 PART I, LINE 2: THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BY ASSIGNING A PRIMARY RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR TO THE FUNDED PROJECTS. THE INVESTIGATOR PROVIDES A PROGRESS REPORT EVERY SIX MONTHS AND AGAIN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE GRANT. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPORTS AND ARE COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT. IF THE PROGRESS REPORT, INCLUDING THE EXPENSE REPORT, IS APPROVED, THE NEXT GRANT PAYMENT IS ISSUED. GRANT PAYMENTS ARE ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD WITH THE FINAL PAYMENT ISSUED UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AND RECEIPT OF FINAL EXPENSE REPORT. IF EXPENSES DO NOT REFLECT THE INITIAL BUDGETED EXPENSES OR THERE ARE CONCERNS REGARDING HOW THE GRANT FUNDS ARE BEING USED, FUTURE PAYMENTS ARE WITHHELD. IF ERRORS ARE NOT CORRECTED, THE GRANT IS CANCELLED. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANDREA FIUMEFREDDO MS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 207124 0 0 0 0 0 9256 0 7716 0 224096 0 0 0 MARLEEN LIVINGSTONE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 155278 0 0 0 0 0 6780 0 14139 0 176197 0 0 0 STEPHANIE A MONTGOMERY DVM PHD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (AS OF 06/23 153734 0 0 0 0 0 1454 0 4477 0 159665 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE COO, CEO, AND TREASURER OF THE BOARD WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE (ACTING AS DELEGATES OF THE COMPLETE BOARD). THE FORM IS REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. A COPY OF THE FINALIZED RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION REQUIRES EACH BOARD MEMBER TO ANNUALLY SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HIS OR HER RECEIPT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY. THE POLICY IS DELIVERED TO EACH MEMBER EITHER IN PERSON, BY FIRST CLASS MAIL OR ELECTRONICALLY. EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS SEVERAL DAYS TO READ AND RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLICY PRIOR TO HIS OR HER SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, WWW.AKCCHF.ORG, ON WHICH THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO MULTIPLE YEARS OF ANNUAL REPORTS AND THE MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990. THE WEBSITE ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THE FOUNDATION'S ALLIANCES, MISSION STATEMENT, RESEARCH ENDEAVORS, ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY, AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION. HUMAN RESOURCE BASED INFORMATION, SUCH AS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, CAN BE OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE FOUNDATION OR THROUGH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB (AKC). FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.