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The Founders Society recognizes cumulative gifts of $10,000 or more to the AKC Canine Health Foundation. Donors are recognized in perpetuity here and in the Foundation's Annual Reports.
Diamond Benefactor - ($1,000,000.00 + ) |
| Corporations |
| American Kennel Club |
| Nestlé Purina PetCare Company |
Benefactor - ($500,000.00 + ) |
| Corporations |
| Pfizer Animal Health |
| Foundations |
| American Boxer Charitable Foundation, Inc. |
| Individuals |
| The Estate of Allyn J. Heath |
Builder - ($100,000.00 + ) |
| Clubs |
| American Bullmastiff Association, Inc. |
| International Kennel Club of Chicago, Inc. |
| Corporations |
| AKC Companion Animal Recovery |
| Canine Chronicle |
| Iams Company |
| MB-F, Inc. |
| Foundations |
| American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation, Inc. |
| Australian Shepherd Health and Genetics Institute, Inc. |
| Chinese Shar-Pei Charitable Trust |
| Collie Health Foundation |
| Flat-Coated Retriever Foundation |
| Golden Retriever Foundation |
| Leonberger Health Foundation |
| Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, Inc. |
| Rottweiler Health Foundation, Inc. |
| Scottish Terrier Club of America Health Trust Fund |
| Westie Foundation of America, Inc. |
| Individuals |
| Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Denman |
| 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 |
| Ms. Cora N. Miller |
| Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Simonds |
| The Estate of Lois J. Smith |
| The Estate of Virginia L. Tarquinio |
Champion - ($50,000.00 + ) |
| Clubs |
| Akita Club of America, Inc. |
| Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America, Inc. |
| Golden Retriever Club of America, Inc. |
| Irish Wolfhound Club of America, Inc. |
| Newfoundland Club of America, Inc. |
| Pug Dog Club of America, Inc. |
| Siberian Husky Club of America, Inc. |
| Tennessee Valley Kennel Club, Inc. |
| Versatility In Poodles, Inc. |
| Westminster Kennel Club |
| Corporations |
| PawPrint Trials |
| Royal Canin |
| Triple Crown Dog Training Academy |
| Veterinary Pet Insurance Company |
| Foundations |
| American Shetland Sheepdog Association Foundation |
| 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. |
| Irish Setter Club of America Foundation, Inc. |
| Laura J. Niles Foundation, Inc. |
| Newfoundland Club of America Charitable Trust |
| Poodle Club of America Foundation, Inc. |
| Portuguese Water Dog Foundation |
| Samoyed Club of America Education & Research Foundation, Inc |
| Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America Endowment Fund |
| Individuals |
| Mrs. M. L. Bromwell |
| The Estate of Barbara F. Heller |
| The Estate of Nancy Todd Ackerman |
| The Estate of Ruth Lightner Marshall |
| Mr. John E. Hoffman |
| Mr. Robert L. Kelly |
| Mrs. Dorothy A. Metcalf |
| Ms. Cora N. Miller |
| The Estate of Dr. Judith M. Musladin |
| Mr. Jeffrey G. Pepper |
| Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanchez |
| Ms. Anita Schleider |
| Dr. and Mrs. William C. Truesdale |
| Mr. and Mrs. David Vogels |
Millennium Founders - ($25,000.00 + ) |
| Clubs |
| American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc. |
| Baltimore County Kennel Club, Inc. |
| 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, Inc. |
| Gordon Setter Club of America |
| Great Pyrenees Club of America, Inc. |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America, Inc. |
| Irish Setter 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 |
| TarTan Gordon Setter Club, Inc. |
| Thronateeska Kennel Club |
| Weimaraner Club of America |
| Corporations |
| Agility for a Cause |
| Pedigree/Kal Kan Foods, Inc. |
| Foundations |
| American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club Charitable Trust |
| American Shih Tzu Club Charitable Trust |
| Basenji Club of America Health Endowment, Inc. |
| Briard Club of America Health and Education Trust |
| Brisgel Family Charitable Foundation |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel USA Health Foundation, Inc. |
| Claire Giannini Fund |
| Dog Writer's Educational Trust |
| Gray lady Foundation |
| Great Dane Club of America Charitable Trust |
| Health and Rescue Foundation of PBGV Club of America |
| Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust |
| The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. |
| Toby's Foundation, Inc. |
| Saluki Health Research, Inc. |
| United States Australian Shepherd Foundation |
| Weimaraner Foundation Fund |
| Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Foundation, Inc. |
| Individuals |
| Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon B. Adler |
| Ms. Anita Carroll |
| Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Cassidy |
| Ms. Nancy-Carroll Draper |
| Mr. Alexander F. Draper |
| Mr. Wayne E. Ferguson |
| Ms. Connie Field |
| Mr. and Mrs. Randy Foster |
| 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. James H. Higgins |
| Ms. Rhonda E. Hovan |
| Ms. Barbara R. Irwin |
| Ms. Carolyn J. Koch |
| Mr. and Mrs. Chris Koenitz |
| Mr. Cecil Mann |
| Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Menaker |
| Mr. and Mrs. Franz Neuwirth |
| Dr. William R. Newman |
| Ms. Ruth Pereira and Mr. Donald Fontenelli |
| Mr. Ronald W. Readmond and Mrs. Suzanne Orban-Stagle Readmond |
| Ms. Margo Sensenbrenner |
| Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sosnoff |
| Mrs. Marcia S. St. Lifer |
| Ms. Torie Steele |
| Mr. and Mrs. John A. Studebaker |
| The Estate of Christine Vachuska |
| Ms. Mercedes Vila |
Founder - ($10,000.00 + ) |
| Clubs |
| American Bloodhound Club |
| American Brussels Griffon Association |
| American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, Inc. |
| American Chinese Crested Club, Inc. |
| American Miniature Schnauzer Club, Inc. |
| American Pomeranian 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. |
| Australian Cattle Dog Club of America |
| Australian Terrier Club of America |
| Basset Hound Club of America, Inc. |
| Battle Creek Kennel Club, Inc. |
| Beaumont Kennel Club, Inc. |
| 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 County Kennel Club, Inc. |
| Delaware Water Gap Kennel Club |
| Devon Dog Show Association, Inc. |
| 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 |
| French Bulldog Club of America |
| German Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc. |
| Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. |
| Golden Gate Kennel Club |
| Great Dane 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, Inc. |
| 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, Inc. |
| Mastiff Club of America, Inc. |
| Medallion Rottweiler Club |
| National Beagle Club |
| National Retriever Club, Inc. |
| Naugatuck Valley Kennel Club, Inc. |
| New-Pen-Del Newfoundland Club, Inc. |
| Norwegian Elkhound Association of America, Inc. |
| 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, Inc. |
| Otterhound Club of America |
| Papillon Club of America, Inc. |
| Park Shore Kennel Club, Inc. |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America, Inc. |
| Penn Ridge Kennel Club, Inc. |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America |
| Progressive Dog Club |
| 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, Inc. |
| 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. |
| White Shepherd Genetics Project, LLC |
| Windham County Kennel Club, Inc. |
| Yorkshire Terrier Club of America, Inc. |
| Corporations |
| Brown-Forman Beverages |
| Heska Corporation |
| Invisible Fence Brand by PetSafe |
| Isle of Dogs Canine Grooming System |
| Jack Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| The K9 College |
| Merck Ag/Vet Division |
| PE AgGen, Inc./PEZoogen |
| Pharmacia & Upjohn Company |
| Retriever Field Trial News |
| Robbins-Gioia, LLC |
| Foundations |
| Alaskan Malamute Research Foundation, Inc. |
| American Bouvier des Flandres Club/Bouvier Health Foundation |
| Border Terrier CECS/Genetic Research Fund |
| Bulldog Club of America Charitable Health Fund, Inc. |
| Epil-K9 Foundation, Inc. |
| Janet Stone Jones Foundation |
| Medallion Rottweiler Health Research Charitable Trust Fund |
| Pekingese Charitable Foundation, Inc. |
| Pomeranian Charitable Trust |
| R.E.D. Trust, Gary Danford, Trustee |
| Siberian Husky Club of America Trust |
| Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Genetic Research Fund |
| Tibetan Terrier Health and Welfare 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 |
| Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cashin, Jr. |
| Ms. Dorothy Cherry |
| Ms. Anastasie Christiansen-Croy and Mr. John M. B. O'Connor |
| Ms. Kiki Courtelis |
| 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 |
| Mrs. Cheryl L. Gates |
| Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Gilbert, Jr. |
| Mr. Walter F. Goodman |
| Mrs. Jacqueline L. Gottlieb |
| Mrs. Amy L. Kiell-Green and Mr. Andrew Green |
| Dr. Sharon M. Hall |
| The Estate of Charles W. and Miriam L. Heinzeroth |
| Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Helming |
| The Estate of Lois Hilgeman |
| Ms. Donna Hollingsworth |
| Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones |
| The Estate of Anne Keleman |
| Ms. Patricia W. Laurans |
| Mr. and Mrs. Richard LeFrak |
| Ms. Pamela Levy |
| Ms. Patricia Long and Mr. Paul G. Dangel |
| Mr. Victor Malzoni |
| Dr. Asa Mays |
| Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Mercier |
| Ms. 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. M. Linda Parker |
| Ms. Margaret Pratt |
| Mrs. Sandra Bingham-Porter and Mr. Steve Porter |
| Dr. and Mrs. Kailas J. Rao |
| Mrs. Georgeann Reeve |
| Ms. Kay Richardson |
| Dr. and Mrs. Bradley Rosenberg |
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schaefer |
| Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schwartz |
| Mr. Ron L. Scott and Ms. Debbie Burke |
| Dr. Linda L. Sell |
| Mrs. Nancy J. Shaw |
| Ms. Nancy Simpson |
| Ms. Alexis A. Smith |
| Dr. Harry Smith |
| Mr. James W. Smith |
| The Estate of Lois J. Smith |
| Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Smyth |
| Dr. and Mrs. Howard B. Spey |
| Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Steele |
| Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Stein |
| Mr. and Mrs. James T. Stevens |
| Dr. Robert Tainsh |
| Ms. Amy Tan and Mr. Lou DeMattei |
| Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Tonnancour |
| The Estate of Mr. Arthur W. Tupper |
| Mr. Jerry Wolfe |
| Ms. Linda Wroth |
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Your planned gift to the AKC Canine Health Foundation helps us meet the health needs of our canine companions well into the future.
Make a special contribution in tribute of a dog and we will post a photo to our Celebration Wall gallery.
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