AKC Canine Health Foundation
The research arm the American Kennel Club endowed in 1995, grown into the largest nonprofit funding only canine health research, where breeders and their clubs pay for the science that now tests their own dogs.
Financial profile
American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation Inc · EIN 13-3813813 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5,599,003 | $4,258,974 | $168,627 | $5,782,290 | $36,162,534 | Dec 2025 |
| FY2024 | $6,410,099 | $4,616,265 | $334,177 | $5,237,133 | $32,723,657 | Dec 2024 |
| FY2023 | $6,158,860 | $4,245,569 | $437,734 | $4,992,763 | $29,174,838 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $4,993,381 | $4,098,143 | $321,360 | $5,596,554 | $25,092,883 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $7,058,229 | $5,497,288 | $108,059 | $4,839,073 | $30,234,446 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $4,932,786 | $4,143,532 | $182,328 | $4,518,026 | $25,700,106 | Dec 2020 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies CHF is read alongside.
DRHF
Dorothy Russell Havemeyer Foundation
A foundation founded in 1979 to improve equine health, funding veterinary research worldwide and convening…
BBF
Bernice Barbour Foundation
A grantmaking foundation devoted entirely to animals, funding hands-on care, welfare, and veterinary research…
AQHF
American Quarter Horse Foundation
The charitable memory and endowment of a breed, the arm that preserves the American Quarter Horse's legacy…
AF
Angus Foundation
The charitable engine of a cattle breed, the affiliate that turns the success of Angus into scholarships…
1 companies named
EveryCat
EveryCat Health Foundation
The research fund the cat fancy started in 1968, renamed to speak for every cat, that still turns the loss of…
42 companies named
Who backs CHF
Every company CHF names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Nestlé Purina PetCarePublished as Purina | Corporate partner | EveryCat MCCI |
Sources: 1 published list, read October 2026
Corporate Collaborations. Read October 7, 2026. Corporate collaborators named on the CHF Collaborations page.
Who backs CHF's peers, but not CHF
Companies named publicly by at least one of CHF's five peer societies, and not found in CHF's reviewed public records.
| Company | AF | EveryCat | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIGPublished as AIG Matching Grants program | Major Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Anivive | Distinguished Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Antech | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Antech Diagnostics | Esteemed Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Assisi Animal Health | Major Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| AT&TPublished as AT&T Employee Giving Campaign | Major Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Basepaws | Distinguished Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Big Y Foods | Major Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Boehringer IngelheimPublished as Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica | Distinguished Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Brook Glass Pet Fountains | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Brown Advisory | Sustaining Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Cat Years | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| De Meola Zawacki Mingione & Co. | Major Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Dr. Elsey's | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| ETC. Brokerage Services | Major Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Fear Free | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| FRS Clipper | Major Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Healthy Pet Connect | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| IDEXX | Diamond Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| INTRUST Bank | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Kindred Bio | Silver Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Mars | Diamond Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Merck Animal HealthPublished as Merck | Diamond Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| MicrosoftPublished as Microsoft Giving Campaign | Major Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Mutian Biotechnology | Sustaining Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Nature's Earth ProductsPublished as Nature’s Earth Products, Inc. (Feline Pine) | Sustaining Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| PetLibro | Sustaining Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| PfizerPublished as Pfizer Animal Health | Diamond Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Protective LifePublished as Protective Life Insurance | Sustaining Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| PRV Management | Esteemed Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Royal Canin | Sustaining Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Stokes HealthcarePublished as Stokes | Sustaining Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Trivium VetPublished as Trivium | Distinguished Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Twitch | Esteemed Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Verizon | Esteemed Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Veterinary Information NetworkPublished as VIN | Platinum Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| VetGirl | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Wedgewood Pharmacy | Silver Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Wisdom Health | Platinum Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| Wunderman Thompson | Platinum Donors | 1 of 2 | |
| ZenByCat | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Zoetis | Diamond Donors | 1 of 2 |
The outside view
The research arm the American Kennel Club endowed in 1995, grown into the largest nonprofit funding only canine health research, where breeders and their clubs pay for the science that now tests their own dogs.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
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Their shape
The Frontier
At home at the edge of what comes next.
The Frontier is restless and pioneering, always testing what comes next. Its gift is innovation and adaptability, its challenge is focus, and not leaving its longtime members behind.
Also reads toward The League and The Citadel.
Strengths
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