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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 it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

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

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 4 grants below total $54,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $259,500 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $205,500 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$15,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EDNA BROOKS FDN DBA MY SISTER'S PLACE$15,000
TRI COUNTY HELP CENTER INC$15,000
SOUTH CENTRAL BLOODHOUND RESCUE$12,000
SOJOURNER CENTER$12,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

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Its 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 its 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
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

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How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. 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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Humane Society of Sonoma County; 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.
04the grantee network

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

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 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.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/38
Grantees still filing
31/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and 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 IncHumane Society of Napa County & SPCA INC: $20,000 · AnimalsHumane Society of Napa County & SPCA INCHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $20,000 · AnimalsHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALSGILES COUNTY HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $20,000 · AnimalsGILES COUNTY HUMANE ASSOCIATIONTHE 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 moreTRI-COUNTY HELP CENTER INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesTRI-COUNTY HELP CE…VICTIM OUTREACH INTERVENTION CENTER: $15,000 · Human ServicesVICTIM OUTREACH IN…EDNA BROOKS FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesEDNA BROOKS FOUNDA…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…BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ADAMS COUNTY COLORADO: $5,050 · OtherBOARD OF CO…WILLAMETTE HUMANE SOCIETY: $5,050 · OtherWILLAMETTE …TERREBONNE PARISH ANIMAL SHELTER: $5,050 · OtherTERREBONNE …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 grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

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

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

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: 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

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The AKC Humane Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The AKC Humane Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%3%6%10%funder's 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
How this is measured
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 a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than 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 to 24 months.
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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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 41 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its 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.

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

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