Organizations Filed Purposes:
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.
THE MISSION OF THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO FUND, ADVANCE, AND COMMUNICATE CANINE HEALTH RESEARCH.
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 THE PUBLIC. EACH PUBLICATION BECOMES A STEPPING STONE ON A PATH TO SOLVING PROBLEMS AND MEETING THE UNMET MEDICAL NEEDS FOR CANINE HEALTH. IN 2020, THE AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION SAW OUR FUNDED RESEARCH GROW ACROSS PROGRAM AREAS AND ESPECIALLY IN CANINE CANCER AND COMPARATIVE ONCOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, GENETICS, AND NEUROLOGY, WITH PUBLICATIONS IN SUCH HIGH IMPACT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AS THE JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AND PLOS ONE. AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION FUNDED RESEARCHERS PUBLISHED ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS THAT 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, BEHAVIOR, GENETICS, TICK-BORNE DISEASE, AND EPILEPSY.
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. THREE SUCH FELLOWSHIPS WERE AWARDED IN 2020 TO ADVANCE TRAINING IN CANINE HEALTH RESEARCH AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. ALSO, THE AKC/AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION/THERIOGENOLOGY FOUNDATION RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR FOUR CLINICAL RESIDENTS TRAINING IN THERIOGENOLOGY (REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE AND SURGERY) AT US SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE IN 2020, INCLUDING AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AND VIRGINIA-MARYLAND COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.
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 2020 TO HELP DOG OWNERS AND THEIR VETERINARIANS BETTER DIAGNOSE AND TREAT THEIR DOGS, NEWS ABOUT THIS WORK IN CANINE CANCER WAS DISSEMINATED TO REACH A WIDE PUBLIC AUDIENCE. CHF ALSO HELD SEVEN LIVE AND/OR PRE-RECORDED WEBINARS FOR THE DOG OWNER AND VETERINARIAN, COVERING GOLDEN RETRIEVER PIGMENTARY UVEITIS, UPPER AIRWAY SYNDROME IN NORWICH TERRIERS, SPAY/NEUTER GUIDELINES FOR 35 BREEDS, MANAGEMENT OF CANINE PYOMETRA, CANINE CHAGAS DISEASE, AND BIOMARKERS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN DOGS. ADDITIONALLY, CHF PUBLISHED INFECTIOUS DISEASE FACT SHEETS ADDRESSING CANINE ENTERIC CORONAVIRUS, CANINE BABESIOSIS, AND CANINE INFECTIOUS RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX. FOUNDATION EMPLOYEES ATTENDED DOG SHOWS, EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES, IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY IN 2020, 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.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Calvin Carpenter Dvm Mba | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $113,846 |
| Andrea Fiumefreddo Ms | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS | 40 | $104,338 |
| Nancy Shaw | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Wayne Jensen Dvm Phd Mba | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Karolynne Mcateer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kristin Bloink Pa-C Mph Dvm | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Copeland | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| A Duane Butherus Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tina Truesdale | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| William I Christensen Md Mph | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Lacroix Hamil | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rhonda Hovan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Hamblin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ann M Viklund | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Cindy Vogels | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Smith Bvms Phd | VICE CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
| J Charles Garvin Md | CHAIRMAN | 4 | $0 |
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