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American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery Corporation

New York, NY · EIN 133904402 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE D200 · Animal-Related · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$9.6M
expenses
$9.5M
net assets
$22.6M
employees
55
volunteers
5
program ratio
70%
mission · from form 990

AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB COMPANION ANIMAL RECOVERY (AKC CAR)'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE IDENTIFICATION OF PETS AND REUNITE LOST PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS. AKC CAR ALSO SUPPORTS ANIMAL RELIEF AND RECOVERY EFFORTS DURING NATURAL OR CIVIL DISASTERS, INCLUDING PROVIDING GRANTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE EFFORTS.

profile · synthesized from sources

American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery Corporation promotes pet identification and reunites lost pets with owners. The organization supports disaster preparedness and relief for pets, providing grants to law enforcement agencies for K-9 units and donating pet sheltering equipment and microchip scanners to animal shelters and rescue organizations across the United States.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $2.18M
    ANIMAL RELIEF AND GRANTS: ASSISTING LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND RESPONSE TO HELP PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS AND TO ASSIST OTHER CANINE RELATED CHARITIES. DURING 2024, AKC CAR PROVIDED GRANTS TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO PURCHASE APPROXIMATELY 200 K-9S AND APPROXIMATELY 35 GRANTS FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RELIEF EFFORTS. AKC CAR DONATED 6 PET SHELTERING EQUIPMENT TRAILERS. AKC CAR ALSO DONATED MICROCHIP SCANNERS TO ANIMAL SHELTERS AND RESCUES.
named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

Animal Relief and Grants
Provides grants to police departments to purchase K-9s, supports disaster preparedness with pet sheltering equipment trailers, and donates microchip scanners to animal shelters and rescues.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Animal Welfare Fundraising through Retail and Sales 1 activity
    • Funding K-9 units for police departments
      Provides grants to police departments for the purchase of K-9s, with annual support for approximately 200–250 dogs based on multi-year reporting.
  • Animal Welfare Fundraising Events 1 activity
    • Funding disaster preparedness and relief efforts for animals
      Awards grants in support of animal disaster preparedness and relief, including donations of pet sheltering equipment trailers and microchip scanners to first responders, shelters, and rescues; reported awarding between 4 and 35 such grants annually.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$9.64M
Contributions & grants$211K2%
Program service revenue$7.88M82%
Investment income$1.29M13%
Other revenue$246K
expenses
Total expenses$9.53M
Program expenses70%
Admin / overhead30%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$3.55M
Grants paid out$1.93M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$25.47M
Cash$1.61M
Investments$21.19M
Liabilities$2.91M
Net assets$22.56M
Liquid reserves28.7 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +0.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 14
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
MARK DUNN MANAGING DIRECTOR 5 $787K
THEODORE PHILLIPS SECRETARY/TREASURER 5 $593K
Tom Sharp President & CEO 50 $300K
Dallas Harsa VP, SALES & MARKETING 50 $200K
Christopher Simmons Lead SE Engineer 38 $182K
JIN XUETIAN SR. SW ENGINEER 38 $180K
Allison K Sandifer Microchip Sales Rep 38 $148K
Stacy M King Microchip Sales Rep 38 $143K
Monica Mak Microchip Sales Rep 38 $134K
ANN WALLIN VICE-CHAIR 5 $12K
DANIEL SMYTH DIRECTOR 5 $12K
DR CARMEN BATTAGLIA DIRECTOR 5 $12K
RITA J BIDDLE DIRECTOR 5 $12K
KAROLYNNE M MCATEER DIRECTOR 5 $3K
relationships · 3

Who they work with

  • Animal Shelters and Rescues Partner — Receives donated microchip scanners from AKC CAR to support pet identification and recovery.
  • First Responders Partner — Receives pet sheltering equipment trailers from AKC CAR for disaster response involving pets.
  • Police Departments Partner — Receives grants from AKC CAR to purchase K-9s for law enforcement purposes.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

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  • Disaster Relief Grantmaking with Pet Reunification Focus
    methodology: disaster-relief-grantmaking
    By providing grants to law enforcement and promoting pet identification during disasters, we enable faster reunification of lost pets with owners, because identification and coordinated response reduce recovery time and increase survival rates.