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The AKC Humane Fund Inc

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.

$260k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2017–2024.

Animals$296kHuman Services$52kCrime & Legal$30kHealth$15kPhilanthropy$15kPublic Safety & Disaster$10k
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 4 grants below total $54,000 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $259,500 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $205,500 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

$15,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TRI COUNTY HELP CENTER INC$15,000
EDNA BROOKS FDN DBA MY SISTER'S PLACE$15,000
SOUTH CENTRAL BLOODHOUND RESCUE$12,000
SOJOURNER CENTER$12,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY23–24, $55k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 73% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%VICTIM OUTREACH INVERVENTION CENTER: $15k → 9%HOPE HOUSE INC: $10k → 15%TRI COUNTY HELP CENTER INC: $15k → 17%EDNA BROOKS FDN DBA MY SISTER'S PLACE: $15k → 22%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

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US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Humane Society of Southern Arizona

To compassionately serve pets and the people who love them.

Animals
2
Humane Society of Southwest Missouri

The humane society of southwest missouri is one of the largest open admission, no kill shelters in southwest missouri. it is dedicated to helping sick, injured and abandoned dogs and cats find their forever homes. for over 60 years the…

Animals
3
Humane Society of the North Bay

Our mission is to provide shelter and compassionate care to our community's animals in need, offer programs that improve thier lives and strengthen the lifelong committment between animals and people.

Animals
4
Animal Humane Society

Animal Humane Society (AHS) established in 1878 and incorporated as a nonprofit charitable organization in 1891 works to engage the hearts, hands, and minds of the community to help animals. AHS's vision is to compassionately and…

Animals
5
Humane Society of Skagit County

We are an animal shelter committed to finding homes for unwanted pets, reuniting lost pets with their owners or new homes, and educating the public on the necessity of spaying and neutering.

Animals
6
Paws and Claws Animal Shelter
Animals
7
Lake County Humane Society

Animal shelter/pet adoptions

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8
Safe Haven Inc
Animals
9
Humane Animal Partners

Founded in 2023, humane animal partners is a nonprofit no-kill animal care and adoption center. we are committed to providing for the needs of homeless and owned dogs and cats in our community. we make "friends for life" by connecting…

Animals
10
Animal Humane Society Veterinary Centers Pc

Provide wellness and spay/neuter services at reduced cost for people in need.

Community Improvement
11
Donna's Love Pet Rescue
Animals
12
South Pacific County Humane Society

Our mission is to improve the lives of cats and dogs by providing compassionate care, finding homes for homeless animals, and supporting pets and pet owners in need. We accomplish this mission by taking cats and dogs that do not have a…

Animals

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Humane Society of Sonoma County and the most unlike its peers is North Bay Animal Services. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 36 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number22%3%<5yr14%10%5–10yr19%16%10–20yr16%19%20–35yr13%26%35–55yr16%26%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value22%2%<5yr14%7%5–10yr19%19%10–20yr16%16%20–35yr13%34%35–55yr16%24%55yr+

The field is 22% startups (under 5 years old) — 3% of your grantees by number, and just 2% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/41
the rest of the field
13%
240,396/1,819,524

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

38 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 38 of the 41 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/38
Grantees still filing
30/38
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

HUMANE SOCIETY OF SONOMA COUNTY — $25,050 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCIETY OF SONOMA COUNTYAmerican Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery Corporation — $22,000 · AnimalsAmerican Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery CorporationAmerican Kennel Club Inc — $21,300 · AnimalsAmerican Kennel Club IncGILES COUNTY HUMANE ASSOCIATION — $20,000 · AnimalsGILES COUNTY HUMANE ASSOCIATIONHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS — $20,000 · AnimalsHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALSHumane Society of Napa County & SPCA INC — $20,000 · AnimalsHumane Society of Napa County & SPCA INCTHE SATO PROJECT — $20,000 · AnimalsTHE SATO PROJECTSuncoast Basset Rescue Inc — $15,000 · AnimalsSuncoast Basset Rescue IncWASHINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY — $10,000 · Animals+19 more — $95,950 · Animals+19 moreEDNA BROOKS FOUNDATION INC — $15,000 · Human ServicesEDNA BROOKS FOUNDA…VICTIM OUTREACH INTERVENTION CENTER — $15,000 · Human ServicesVICTIM OUTREACH IN…TRI-COUNTY HELP CENTER INC — $15,000 · Human ServicesTRI-COUNTY HELP CE…SOJOURNER CENTER — $12,000 · Human ServicesSOJOURNER CENTERHOPE HOUSE INC — $10,000 · Human ServicesHOPE HOUSE INCYWCA NASHVILLE & MIDDLE TENNESSEE — $15,000 · OtherYWCA NASHVI…SOUTH CENTRAL BLOODHOUND CLUB INC — $12,000 · OtherSOUTH CENTR…TERREBONNE PARISH ANIMAL SHELTER — $5,050 · OtherTERREBONNE …WILLAMETTE HUMANE SOCIETY — $5,050 · OtherWILLAMETTE …BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ADAMS COUNTY COLORADO — $5,050 · OtherBOARD OF CO…SAFELIGHT INC — $15,000 · PhilanthropyGREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $10,000 · PhilanthropyPEACE RIVER CENTER FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT INC — $15,000 · Health
Animals$269,300Human Services$67,000Other$42,150Philanthropy$25,000Health$15,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF SONOMA COUNTY — $25,050 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery Corporation — $22,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Kennel Club Inc — $21,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS — $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHumane Society of Napa County & SPCA INC — $20,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTHE SATO PROJECT — $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetSAFELIGHT INC — $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPEACE RIVER CENTER FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT INC — $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEDNA BROOKS FOUNDATION INC — $15,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetVICTIM OUTREACH INTERVENTION CENTER — $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetYWCA NASHVILLE & MIDDLE TENNESSEE — $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSuncoast Basset Rescue Inc — $15,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetTRI-COUNTY HELP CENTER INC — $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSOJOURNER CENTER — $12,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOPE HOUSE INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAPA COMMUNITY ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM — $5,050 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetEAST BAY SPCA — $5,050 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAVEN HUMANE SOCIETY — $5,050 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF CENTRAL OREGON — $5,050 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSANCTUARY ONE — $5,050 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetSAVING GRACE INC DBA SAVING GRACE HUMANE SOCIETY — $5,050 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWILLAMETTE HUMANE SOCIETY — $5,050 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNORTH BAY ANIMAL SERVICES — $5,050 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE MILO FOUNDATION — $5,050 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGRAND COUNTY PET PALS INC — $5,050 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetSACRAMENTO SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS — $5,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSISKIYOU HUMANE SOCIETY INC — $5,050 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetVALLEY ANIMAL CENTER — $5,050 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCentral California Animal Disaster Team — $5,050 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ALAMEDA ANIMAL SHELTER — $5,050 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY SILICON VALLEY — $5,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOREGON HUMANE SOCIETY — $5,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNoco Humane — $5,050 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF LOUISIANA INC — $5,050 over 1y, 0.4% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Greater Good CharitiesThe Duffield Family F…The American Society …Petsmart Charities IncThe Grey Muzzle Organ…BISSELL Pet FoundationPedigree FoundationBanfield FoundationThornton S Jr and Kat…Deupree Family Founda…Best Friends Animal S…Humane World for Anim…
Greater Good CharitiesWA26.2× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Good Charities · The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund · The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · Petsmart Charities Inc · The Grey Muzzle Organization · BISSELL Pet Foundation · Pedigree Foundation · Banfield Foundation · Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide Foundation · Deupree Family Foundation · Best Friends Animal Society · Humane World for Animals Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization The AKC Humane Fund Inc funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Peace River Center for Personal Development Inc — 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
typical government reliance, FY20–25

Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending — grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12–24 months.

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How do I get to The AKC Humane Fund Inc?

Find your warmest path to The AKC Humane Fund Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 41 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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