AKC Canine Health Foundation Founders Club

Founders Club Members

We are indebted to everyone who has contributed to making this decade such a successful one. The Founders Society, begun in 1995, is made up of individuals, clubs, corporations and foundations who contribute $10,000 or more to the Foundation. This giving level is cumulative and recognized in perpetuity. The support of these Founders has been instrumental in our efforts to create a healthier future for dogs. Thank you for your 2008 support.

Diamond Benefactor ($1,000.000+)

Corporations

• American Kennel Club
• Nestlé Purina PetCare Company

Benefactor ($500,000+)

Foundations

• American Boxer Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Builder ($100,000 TO $999,999)

Clubs

• International Kennel Club of Chicago

Corporations

• AKC Companion Animal Recovery
• Iams Company
• Canine Chronicle

Foundations

• American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation, Inc.
• Chinese Shar-Pei Charitable Trust
• Collie Health Foundation
• Flat-Coated Retriever Foundation
• Golden Retriever Foundation
• Health Trust Fund Scottish Terrier Club of America
• Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, Inc.
• Rottweiler Health Foundation, Inc.
• Scottish Terrier Club of America Health Trust Fund
• Westie Foundation of America

Individuals

• Anonymous
• Dr. C. Creston Farrow
• Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hayes
• The Estate of Mona Lee Johnson
• Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kusumoto
• The Estate of Donald K. MacManus
• Mr. and Mrs. Marshall B. Simonds

Champion ($50,000 TO $99,999)

Clubs

• Akita Club of America, Inc.
• American Bullmastiff Association, Inc.
• Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America, Inc.
• Golden Retriever Club of America, Inc.
• Newfoundland Club of America, Inc.
• Pug Dog Club of America
• Tennessee Valley Kennel Club, Inc.
• Westminster Kennel Club

Corporations

• Australian Shepherd Health and Genetics Institute, Inc.
• MB-F, Inc.
• Royal Canin
• Triple Crown Dog Training Academy
• Veterinary Pet Insurance Company

Foundations

• American Shetland Sheepdog Association Foundation
• Irish Setter Club of America Foundation, Inc.
• Bull Terrier Welfare Foundation
• Dalmatian Club of America Foundation, Inc.
• English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Assoc. Foundation
• Foundation of the Cairn Terrier Club of America
• Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Inc.
• Laura J. Niles Foundation, Inc.
• Leonberger Health Foundation
• Newfoundland Club of America Charitable Trust
• Poodle Club of America Foundation
• Portuguese Water Dog Foundation, Inc.
• Samoyed Club of America Education & Research Foundation, Inc.
• Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America Endowment Fund

Individuals

• Anonymous
• The Estate of Nancy Todd Ackerman
• Mrs. M. L. Bromwell
• Gayle and Richard W. Denman
• The Estate of Barbara F. Heller
• Mr. John E. Hoffman
• Mr. Robert L. Kelly
• The Estate of Ruth Lightner Marshall
• Mr. and Mrs. Richard Metcalf
• Ms. Cora N. Miller
• Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanchez
• The Estate of Dr. Judith Musladin
• The Estate of Anita Schleider
• Dr. and Mrs. William C. Truesdale
• Mr. and Mrs. David Vogels

Millennium Founders ($25,000 TO $49,999)

Clubs

• Agility For A Cause
• American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc.
• Baltimore County Kennel Club
• Bearded Collie Club of America, Inc.
• Belgian Sheepdog Club of America, Inc.
• Bichon Frise Club of America, Inc.
• Border Terrier Club of America, Inc.
• Borzoi Club of America, Inc.
• Bullmastiff Friends
• Doberman Pinscher Club of America
• Evansville Kennel Club, Inc.
• Forsyth Kennel Club
• Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America
• Irish Setter Club of America, Inc.
• Irish Wolfhound Club of America, Inc.
• Keeshond Club of America, Inc.
• National Amateur Retriever Club
• Plainfield Kennel Club
• Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, Inc.
• Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States, Inc.
• San Joaquin Kennel Club
• Siberian Husky Club of America, Inc.
• TarTan Gordon Setter Club, Inc.
• Thronateeska Kennel Club
• Weimaraner Club of America

Corporations

• PawPrint Trials
• Pedigree/Kal Kan Foods, Inc.
• Versatility In Poodles, Inc.

Foundations

• American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club Charitable Trust
• Basenji Health Endowment, Inc.
• Brisgel Family Charitable Foundation
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel USA Foundation
• Claire Giannini Fund
• Dog Writer's Educational Trust
• Health and Rescue Foundation of PBGV Club of America
• Portuguese Water Dog Foundation, Inc.
• The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
• Weimaraner Foundation Fund
• Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Foundation, Inc.

Individuals

• Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon B. Adler
• Ms. Anita Carroll
• Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cassidy, Sr.
• Mr. and Ms. Alexander F. Draper
• Ms. Nancy-Carroll Draper
• Mr. Wayne Ferguson
• Ms. Connie Field
• Ms. Pam Goldman
• Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Grabe
• Mrs. Helen C. Greene
• Dr. and Mrs. John Hamil
• Mr. and Mrs. David Helming
• Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Helming
• Mr. and Mrs. James H. Higgins
• Ms. Rhonda E. Hovan
• Ms. Barbara R. Irwin
• Ms. Carolyn J. Koch
• Mr. and Mrs. Chris Koenitz
• Mrs. Billie McFadden
• Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Menaker
• Mr. and Mrs. Franz Neuwirth
• Dr. William R. Newman
• Mr. Jeffery G. Pepper
• Ms. Ruth Pereira and Mr. Donald Fontenelli
• Mr. Ronald W. Readmond and Mrs. Suzanne Orban-Stagle Readmond
• Mrs. Marcia S. St. Lifer
• Ms. Margo Sensenbrenner
• Mr. and Mrs. John A. Studebaker
• Ms. Mercedes Vila

Founders ($10,000 TO $24,999)

Clubs

• American Bloodhound Club
• American Bouvier des Flanders Club/Bouvier Health Foundation
• American Brussels Griffon Association
• American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, Inc.
• American Chinese Crested Club, Inc.
• American Miniature Schnauzer Club, Inc.
• American Sealyham Terrier Club
• American Shih Tzu Club, Inc.
• American Spaniel Club, Inc.
• American Whippet Club, Inc.
• Atlanta Kennel Club, Inc.
• Atlantic States Briard Club
• Augusta Kennel Club, Inc.
• Basset Hound Club of America, Inc.
• Battle Creek Kennel Club
• Beaumont Kennel Club
• Bedlington Terrier Club of America
• Boston Terrier Club of America, Inc.
• Briard Club of America, Inc.
• Bull Terrier Club of America
• Cairn Terrier Club of America
• Canada Del Oro Kennel Club
• Central New Jersey Hound Association
• Chattanooga Kennel Club
• Chihuahua Club of America, Inc.
• Chow Chow Club, Inc.
• Clumber Spaniel Club of America, Inc.
• Columbiana County Kennel Club
• Del Valle Dog Club of Livermore
• Delaware Water Gap Kennel Club
• Duluth Kennel Club
• Durham Kennel Club, Inc.
• English Cocker Spaniel Club of America, Inc.
• English Setter Association of America, Inc.
• Finger Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.
• Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America, Inc.
• Fort Worth Kennel Club
• German Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc.
• Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc.
• Golden Gate Kennel Club
• Gordon Setter Club of America
• Great Dane Club of America, Inc.
• Great Pyrenees Club of America, Inc.
• Great Pyrenees Club of Puget Sound
• Greater Daytona Dog Fanciers Association, Inc.
• Harrisburg Kennel Club, Inc.
• Havanese Club of America
• Heart of America Kennel Club, Inc.
• Irish Setter Club of Milwaukee
• Irish Water Spaniel Club of America, Inc.
• Italian Greyhound Club of America, Inc.
• Japanese Chin Club of America
• Kennel Club of Philadelphia
• Kishwaukee Kennel Club, Inc.
• Labrador Retriever Club, Inc.
• Ladies Dog Club, Inc.
• Lehigh Valley Kennel Club, Inc.
• Longview Kelso Kennel Club, Inc.
• Mahoning Shenango Kennel Club, Inc.
• Marion Ohio Kennel Club
• Mastiff Club of America, Inc.
• Medallion Rottweiler Club
• National Beagle Club
• National Retriever Club, Inc.
• New-Pen-Del Newfoundland Club, Inc.
• Norwegian Elkhound Association of America
• Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club (USA)
• Old Dominion Kennel Club of Northern Virginia, Inc.
• Old English Sheepdog Club of America, Inc.
• Olympic Kennel Club
• Papillon Club of America, Inc.
• Park Shore Kennel Club
• Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America
• Penn Ridge Kennel Club, Inc.
• Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America
• Raleigh Kennel Club, Inc.
• Rattail Days/Irish Water Spaniel
• Saint Bernard Club of America
• Saluki Club of America
• Saw Mill River Kennel Club
• Scottish Deerhound Club of America
• Scottsdale Dog Fanciers Association, Inc.
• Seminole Kennel Club
• Silver Bay Kennel Club of San Diego, Inc.
• Somerset Hills Kennel Club, Inc.
• South Windsor Kennel Club
• Springfield Kennel Club, Inc.
• Staffordshire Terrier Club of America
• Superstition Kennel Club, Inc.
• Tampa Bay Kennel Club, Inc.
• Texas Kennel Club, Inc.
• Tibetan Terrier Club of America, Inc.
• Tualatin Kennel Club, Inc.
• Wachusett Kennel Club, Inc.
• Welsh Terrier Club of America, Inc.
• Whidbey Island Kennel Club, Inc.
• Windham County Kennel Club, Inc.
• Yorkshire Terrier Club of America

Corporations

• Border Terrier CECS/Genetic Research Fund
• Brown-Forman Beverages/Jack Daniels
• Heska Corporation
• Invisible Fence Brand by PetSafe
• Isle of Dogs
• Jack Onofrio Dog Shows, LLC
• Merck Ag/Vet Division
• PE AgGen, Inc./PEZoogen
• Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
• Retriever Field Trial News
• Robbins-Gioia, LLC
• White Shepherd Genetics Project, LLC

Foundations

• Alaskan Malamute Research Foundation
• American Bouvier des Flandres Club/Bouvier Health Foundation
• American Shih Tzu Club Charitable Trust
• Briard Club of America Health and Education Trust
• Bulldog Club of America Charitable Health Fund, Inc.
• Epil-K9 Foundation
• Great Dane Club of America Charitable Trust
• Janet Stone Jones Foundation
• Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust
• Medallion Rottweiler Health Research Charitable Trust Fund
• Pekingese Charitable Foundation, Inc.
• Pomeranian Charitable Trust
• R.E.D. Trust, Gary Danford, Trustee
• Saluki Health Research, Inc.
• Siberian Huskey Club of America Trust
• Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Genetic Research Fund
• Tibetan Terrier Health and Welfare Foundation
• Toby's Foundation
• United States American Shepherd Foundation
• Vizsla Club of America Welfare Foundation, Inc.

Individuals

• Ms. Ellison M. Armfield
• Mr. and Mrs. Lee Arnold
• Mrs. Lynn Bernard
• Mr. Miguel Betancourt
• Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Boyd
• Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Brennan
• Mr. and Mrs. Andre Buckles
• Dr. Bonnie Burman and Mr. Terry Burman
• Dr. and Mrs. A. Duane Butherus
• Ms. K. Carol Carlson
• Ms. Dorothy Cherry
• Ms. Anastasie Christiansen-Croy and Mr. John M. B. O’Connor
• Ms. Ann Murphy Daily
• Mr. Jeffery Deaver
• Ms. Dawne Deeley
• Dr. and Mrs. Anthony D. DiNardo
• Mr. and Mrs. James R. Dok
• Dr. and Mrs. C. Richard Dorn
• Mrs. Lisa Farmer
• Ms. Melissa Floren
• Mr. Walter F. Goodman
• Mrs. Jacqueline L. Gottlieb
• The Estate of Charles W. and Miriam L. Heinzeroth
• Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Helming
• Ms. Donna Hollingsworth
• Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones
• Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kaehr
• Mrs. Amy L. Kiell-Green
• Ms. Patricia W. Laurans
• Mr. and Mrs. Richard LeFrak
• Ms. Pamela Levy and Mr. Rick Crandall
• Ms. Patricia Long and Mr. Paul G. Dangel
• Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mann
• Dr. Asa Mays
• Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Mercier
• Mrs. Barbara Miller
• Ms. Charlotte M. Mitchell
• Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Nance
• Dr. William and Mrs. Joye Neff
• Dr. and Mrs. Edward A. Neupert
• Mr. and Ms. Paul Newman
• Ms. Erin O'Malley
• Ms. Margaret Pratt
• Dr. and Mrs. Kailas Rao
• Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Schaefer
• Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schwartz
• Mr. Ron Scott
• Dr. Linda L. Sell
• Ms. Nancy Simpson
• The Estate of Ms. Lois J. Smith
• Dr. Harry Smith
• Mr. James W. Smith
• Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Smyth
• Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sosnoff
• Dr. and Mrs. Howard B. Spey
• Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Stein
• Mr. and Mrs. Jackson N. Steele
• Ms. Torie Steele
• Dr. Robert Tainsh
• Ms. Amy Tan
• Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Tonnancour
• Mr. Jerry Wolfe
• Ms. Linda Wroth
• The Estate of Arthur W. Tupper

For information about the Founders Fund please call toll-free 1.888.682.9696.

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