North Carolina · Nonprofit
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION (North Carolina) receives grants from 69 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,016,091 to it, the largest being GOLDEN RETRIEVER FOUNDATION ($1,003,764). 41 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.6M
- Funders on record
- 69
- Grants received
- $5.0M
- Net assets
- $36M
What American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation does
Mission
The mission of the akc canine health foundation, inc. Is to fund, advance, and communicate canine health research and science through knowledge and discovery.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The akc canine health foundation (chf) funds canine health research to improve the health of all dogs. In 2025, chf awarded $3.2 million in competitive grants supporting 30 new studies in areas like cancer; epilepsy; allergies; heart, eye, liver, kidney, lung, brain, skin, and immune sysem health; general health; behavior. To achieve this, chf works with more than 40 veterinary schools and research partners. Studies span basic to translational to clinical science. Udpates and outcomes of funded studies are communicated through peer-reviewed scientific publications, webinars, conferences, blogs, emails, newsletters, website, and social media. Chf thoughtfully invests in impactful scientific research to drive meaningful advances to extend the lifespan and improve healthspan of dogs.
$2,651,851 spentof which $2,400,750 as grants$168,627 earned by the program60% of program spendingChf provides veterinarians, researchers, and dog owners with timely information on the latest advances in canine health. In 2025, chf hosted 12 educational webinars, each reaching 100700 participants, on topics including congestive heart failure, idiopathic epilepsy, early detection of bone cancer, environmental risk factors for lymphoma, degenerative myelopathy, hookworm, copper-associated liver disease, and insights from the dog genome project. Chf staff engaged thousands of dog lovers and professionals through participation in more than seven dog shows, veterinary conferences, and breed club events. By supporting the dissemination of research through expert peer-reviewed publications, webinars, blogs, social media, newsletters, and outreach, chf communicates outcomes to impact the care and health of dogs.
$971,016 spent22% of program spendingChf invests in training the next generation of veterinary specialists to advance canine health. In 2025, chf suppported canine sports medicine and rehabilitation residencies at the university of pennsylvania and colorado state university, strengthening expertise in caring for working, athletic, and aging dogs. Chf also funded theriogenology residencies at the ohio state university, virginia-maryland college of veterinary medicine, and auburn university to advance canine reproductive health. Chf supported a project at north carolina state university establishing standardized criteria for diagnosing and monitoring canine cognitive dysfunction, providing practical resources for veterinarians and dog owners.
$821,455 spentof which $821,455 as grants18% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,444,322.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $17M to $27M (+60%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
76% of AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (74% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Stephanie Montgomery Dvm Phd Dacvp
Chief executive officer
Board chair
Mary Smith Bvms Phd Dacvim Neuro
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019, and between the FY2019 and FY2020, and between the FY2020 and FY2021, and between the FY2024 and FY2025 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 13 funders to 26 funders, grant income rose $297k → $367k.
14 of 69 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 14% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $11M from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest American Kennel Club Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION raised.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 69 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
88% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 27% · 2018 29% · 2019 33% · 2020 25% · 2021 16% · 2022 49% · 2023 16% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
49% of AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION draws 95% of its grant income from funders outside North Carolina, across 25 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $711k arriving through sponsors registered in 13 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION is better cushioned than half of the 813 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 813 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
52%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 27 states
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION?
- AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION (North Carolina) receives grants from 69 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,016,091 to it, the largest being GOLDEN RETRIEVER FOUNDATION ($1,003,764). 41 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 69 organizations giving $5,016,091 in grants to AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION, 41 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION?
- GOLDEN RETRIEVER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,003,764 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 69 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing