AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB INC (EIN 13-4923060)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-10-29
IRS object ID
201543029349300119
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-10-29T08:50:43-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KPMG LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1345 Park AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP101540102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134923060EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% JOSEPH V BAFFUTO JRInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2126968200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1260 MADISON AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10016ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDENNIS SPRUNGPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2126968200PhoneNum
Signature2015-10-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKPMG LLPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00505155PTIN
Phone2127589700PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDENNIS B SPRUNGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$59,762,196GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.AKC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1884FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAKC IS A PUREBRED DOG REGISTRY DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE SPORT OF PUREBRED DOGS, RESPONSIBLE DOG BREEDING, CANINE HEALTH & WELL-BEING, AND THE RIGHTS OF ALL DOG OWNERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee391TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$368,773NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$53,784,880CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$511,417PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,153,887CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$8,680,118PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,423,450CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$59,533,059PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$59,362,217CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$543,650PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$893,432CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Expenses$53,366,065CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$9,977,801PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$5,996,152CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$130,375,758TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$48,280,303TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$71,210,462TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$18,911,870ExpenseAmt
Revenue$14,561,726RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (true)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (true)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (true)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (true)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (true)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (true)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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ALAN KALTER
DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN5.05.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL C ASHBY III
DIRECTOR5.05.0Yes (X)$12,000$0$0
DR CARMEN BATTAGLIA
DIRECTOR5.05.0Yes (X)$12,000$0$0
DR J CHARLES GARVIN
DIRECTOR5.00.0Yes (X)$12,000$0$0
DR WILLIAM R NEWMAN
DIRECTOR (THRU 03/2014)5.00.0Yes (X)$3,000$0$0
HARVEY WOODING
DIRECTOR5.05.0Yes (X)$12,000$0$0
JAMES DOK
DIRECTOR (beg. 03/2014)5.00.0Yes (X)$10,000$0$0
LEE ARNOLD
DIRECTOR5.00.0Yes (X)$12,000$0$0
PATRICIA C SCULLY
DIRECTOR (THROUGH 3/2014)5.00.0Yes (X)$3,000$0$0
PATRICIA M CRUZ
DIRECTOR5.00.0Yes (X)$12,000$0$0
ROBERT A AMEN
DIRECTOR5.00.0Yes (X)$12,250$0$0
RONALD H MENAKER
DIRECTOR (beg. 03/2014)5.00.0Yes (X)$10,000$0$0
STEVEN D GLADSTONE
DIRECTOR5.05.0Yes (X)$12,000$0$0
THOMAS S POWERS
DIRECTOR5.00.0Yes (X)$12,000$0$0
WILLIAM J FEENEY
DIRECTOR5.00.0Yes (X)$12,000$0$0
DARYL HENDRICKS
COO (THROUGH 3/12/14)50.05.0$184,602$0$4,097Yes (X)
DENNIS B SPRUNG
PRESIDENT/CEO50.00.0$660,493$0$352,965Yes (X)
JAMES CROWLEY
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY50.00.0$272,858$0$210,008Yes (X)
JOSEPH BAFFUTO
CFO50.06.0$164,330$0$94,895Yes (X)
PETER FARNSWORTH
CFO (THROUGH 12/18/14)50.010.0$387,336$0$31,358Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER WALKER
VP MARKETING & COMM.50.00.0$187,813$0$25,222Yes (X)
CONNIE PEARCY
VP CIO50.00.0$269,531$0$81,323Yes (X)
DOUG LJUNGREN
VP SPORTS & EVENTS50.01.0$213,539$0$52,189Yes (X)
MARK DUNN
VP REGISTRATION CUSTOMER DEV50.05.0$185,204$0$37,443Yes (X)
DAPHNA STRAUS
VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT50.01.0$198,747$0$61,601Yes (X)
GINA DINARDO
VP ASST EXECUTIVE SECRETARY50.02.0$174,644$0$93,249Yes (X)
MARGARET POINDEXTER
GENERAL COUNSEL (thru 09/2014)50.00.0$224,509$0$67,607Yes (X)
WILLIAM ADAMS
AVP COMPUTER OPS50.00.0$170,560$0$107,391Yes (X)
ALAN L SLAY
DIR, EVENT PROGRAMS50.00.0$149,436$0$61,714Yes (X)
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Makeable
11 Harrison StreetNew YorkNY10013Marketing$1,012,175
Thingovation
3331 Heritage Trade Drive Suite 101Wake ForestNC27587Marketing$880,694
KPMG
PO Box 12001DallasTX75312Accounting$427,581
Aequitas LLC
575 Madison Ave 10th FloorNew YorkNY10022Advisory$200,000
Barnes Thornburg LLP
One North Wacker Drive Suite 4400ChicagoIL60606Legal$178,042
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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Dog Registrations900099$32,055,311$32,055,311
Dog Events, Performance and Judging900099$14,561,726$14,561,726
Public Relations/Education900099$4,652,982$4,652,982
CANINE GOOD CITIZEN900099$971,790$971,790
PUBLICATIONS900099$744,909$744,909

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Cost Of Goods Sold$399,979CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion-$76,183ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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Advertising Income900099$593,954$593,954
Other Income900099$850,931$850,931
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Exclusion$4,132,452ExclusionAmt

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Total$888,432TotalAmt
Program Services$888,432ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$5,000TotalAmt
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$540,452ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,564ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$4,248,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,607ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$19,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$149,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$4,110,511ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,925ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$2,100,162ProgramServicesAmt
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Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$38,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Credit Card Fees$821,377$821,377
Miscellaneous Expenses$767,351$767,351
DNA Certificates$446,850$446,850
Dog Event Programs$164,464$164,464

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$2,424,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$3,038,987EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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EOY$326,343EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$4,551,895BOYAmt
EOY$3,349,504EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$66,572,247LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$56,425,841LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,971,163BOYAmt
EOY$10,146,406EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,486,000BOYAmt
EOY$71,066,354EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,108,000BOYAmt
EOY$17,758,953EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,737,400BOYAmt
EOY$130,375,758EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,357,679BOYAmt
EOY$67,061,654EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,139,825BOYAmt
EOY$1,446,465EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,782,799BOYAmt
EOY$2,702,343EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,280,303BOYAmt
EOY$71,210,462EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,457,097BOYAmt
EOY$59,165,296EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,457,097BOYAmt
EOY$59,165,296EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,737,400BOYAmt
EOY$130,375,758EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,996,152ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,199,386NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$24,487,339OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying ExpendTotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable AmountLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (true)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingfalseOnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearfalseAgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other PurposesYes (X)CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other PurposesSEE PART XIIIOtherPurposesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$73,868,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$21,691,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$52,177,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$50,544,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$23,324,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$73,868,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$29,200,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,344,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$50,544,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$29,600,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$400,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$29,200,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,700,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,900,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$29,600,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,508,554OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,077,526DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,431,028BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,520,785OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,888,272DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,632,513BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$47,542,908OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,460,043DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,082,865BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,146,406TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial DerivativesFinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity InterestsCloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$17,758,953BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$17,758,953TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED LEASE LIABILITY$2,540,232
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS$162,111
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,702,343TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$65,777,401TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,199,386NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$6,387,720OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$7,587,106RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$58,190,295RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,171,922OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,171,922RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$59,362,217TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$57,089,063TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$4,894,920OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$4,894,920ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$52,194,143ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,171,922OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,171,922ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$53,366,065TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE - OTHERSCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D DECONSOLIDATION OF AFFILIATES' REVENUE : $6,387,720 ------------ TOTAL OTHER LINE 2D = $6,398,720 COST OF GOODS SOLD : $(399,979) INTERCOMPANY REVENUE : $1,571,901 ------------ TOTAL OTHER LINE 4B = $1,171,922
RECONCILIATION OF EXPENSES - OTHERSCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D DECONSOLIDATION OF AFFILIATES' EXPENSES : $4,894,920 ------------ TOTAL OTHER LINE 2D = $4,894,920 INTERCOMPANY EXPENSES : $1,571,901 COST OF GOODS SOLD : $(399,979) ------------ TOTAL OTHER LINE 4B = $1,171,922
COLLECTION OF ARTSCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 3E THE CLUB MAINTAINS A LIBRARY AND COLLECTION OF ARTWORK, WHICH ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CLUB'S COLLECTION OF ARTWORK WAS PRIMARILY ACQUIRED THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S INCEPTION. ACQUISITIONS WERE ADDED TO THE COLLECTION DURING 2014 AND 2013. THE CLUB'S LIBRARY COLLECTION, ESTABLISHED IN 1934, WAS ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. PURCHASES FOR THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION ARE EXPENSED IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. THE ITEMS IN THE LIBRARY ARE NOT CIRCULATED. THE COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS PRESERVED AND CARED FOR AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE GENERALLY NOT SOLD. HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT THAT THEY WERE, THE PROCEEDS COULD BE REINVESTED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS.
INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDSSCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 The Board of Directors mandated the establishment of an operating reserve balance of 50% of annual operating expenses to be set aside for unforeseen contingencies. Also, in addition board-designated funds (quasi-endowment) are specifically available to fund any certain long-term obligations.
UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONSSCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 THE CLUB FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES - OVERALL, RELATING TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE CLUB, ASC 740-10 IS PRIMARILY APPLICABLE TO THE INCURRENCE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX (UBIT) ATTRIBUTABLE TO CERTAIN OF ITS INVESTMENTS. ASC 740-10 ESTABLISHES A MINIMUM THRESHOLD FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF THE BENEFITS POSITION TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN FILING TAX RETURNS. IT REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE CLUB'S INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS ARE "MORE-LIKELY THAN-NOT" OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS NOT DEEMED TO MEET THE "MORE-LIKELY THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD ARE RECORDED AS TAX EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO SUCH TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the PacificProgram ServicesRegistration$28,041
North AmericaInvestments$9,752,620
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$9,780,661SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$9,780,661TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (true)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceACTIVITIES PER REGIONFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3 AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL GENERAL KENNEL CLUB, HEADQUARTERED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) TO ASSIST THEM IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPREHENSIVE REGISTRY OF BREEDS OF PUREBRED DOGS IN THE PRC.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Canine Health Foundation
PO Box 37941RaleighNC27627133813813501 (c)(3)$550,332CashCashMedical Research
Michigan State University
301 Admn Building EastLansingMI48824386005984501 (c)(3)$12,000CashCashEducation/Training
Auburn University
317 South College StreetAuburnAL36849636022422501 (c)(3)$25,000CashCashEducation and Training Education/Training
Theriogenology Foundation
PO Box 3007MontgomeryAL36109270250382501 (c)(3)$300,000CashCashEDUCATION & TRAINING Education/Training
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAKC MANAGEMENT REQUIRES PERIODIC REPORTS FROM GRANT RECIPIENTS AFTER 6 AND 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING ISSUANCE OF THE GRANT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DARYL HENDRICKS
COO (THROUGH 3/12/14)$46,602$0$0$0$138,000$0$1,649$0$2,448$0$188,699$0$0$0
DENNIS B SPRUNG
PRESIDENT/CEO$402,428$0$178,500$0$79,565$0$329,366$0$23,599$0$1,013,458$0$0$0
JAMES CROWLEY
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY$202,858$0$70,000$0$0$0$188,378$0$21,630$0$482,866$0$0$0
JOSEPH BAFFUTO
CFO$149,330$0$15,000$0$0$0$67,604$0$27,291$0$259,225$0$0$0
PETER FARNSWORTH
CFO (THROUGH 12/18/14)$285,664$0$95,500$0$6,172$0$9,100$0$22,258$0$418,694$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER WALKER
VP MARKETING & COMM.$161,813$0$26,000$0$0$0$5,889$0$19,333$0$213,035$0$0$0
CONNIE PEARCY
VP CIO$212,385$0$52,000$0$5,146$0$55,248$0$26,075$0$350,854$0$0$0
DOUG LJUNGREN
VP SPORTS & EVENTS$165,271$0$45,000$0$3,268$0$33,199$0$18,990$0$265,728$0$0$0
MARK DUNN
VP REGISTRATION CUSTOMER DEV$144,704$0$40,500$0$0$0$11,645$0$25,798$0$222,647$0$0$0
DAPHNA STRAUS
VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT$156,747$0$42,000$0$0$0$57,071$0$4,530$0$260,348$0$0$0
GINA DINARDO
VP ASST EXECUTIVE SECRETARY$136,644$0$38,000$0$0$0$74,026$0$19,223$0$267,893$0$0$0
MARGARET POINDEXTER
GENERAL COUNSEL (thru 09/2014)$154,520$0$63,500$0$6,489$0$56,946$0$10,661$0$292,116$0$0$0
WILLIAM ADAMS
AVP COMPUTER OPS$139,933$0$26,000$0$4,627$0$80,151$0$27,240$0$277,951$0$0$0
ALAN L SLAY
DIR, EVENT PROGRAMS$128,858$0$20,000$0$578$0$58,467$0$3,247$0$211,150$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE J, PART IA COMPONENT OF THE BOARD APPROVED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS BASED UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN COMBINATION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE. THE BOARD APPROVED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS REVIEWED WITH EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS ANNUALLY. AKC'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ALSO EXERCISES OVERSIGHT OF THIS REVIEW PROCESS. THE BOARD APPROVED TRAVEL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SPOUSE WHEN TRAVELING TO CERTAIN EVENTS FOR BONA FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSES OF THE AKC. THEREFORE, THE TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4ADARYL HENDRICKS RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT DURING 2014 IN THE AMOUNT OF $138,000. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III).
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7The following employees received discretionary, non-fixed payments that are reported in schedule j, part ii, column b(ii): -Dennis B Sprung $178,500 -James Crowley $70,000 -Joseph Baffuto $15,000 -Peter Farnsworth $95,500 -Christopher Walker $26,000 -Connie Pearcy $52,000 -Doug Ljungren $45,000 -Mark Dunn $40,500 -Daphna Straus $42,000 -Gina Dinardo $38,000 -Margaret Poindexter $63,500 -William Adams $26,000 -Alan L. Slay $20,000
SCHEDULE J, PART IITHE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION COLUMN ON SCHEDULE J INCLUDE THE COMPANY'S MATCHING CONTRIBUTION TO THE 401K PLAN AND THE 2014 INCREASE IN THE ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE CUMULATIVE ANTICIPATED DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN'S FUTURE PAYMENTS OVER THE EMPLOYEE'S ESTIMATED LIFETIME. THERE WAS NO CASH COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY THE EMPLOYEES IN THIS REGARD.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
MISSIONFORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, INC. (THE CLUB) IS DEDICATED TO UPHOLDING THE INTEGRITY OF ITS REGISTRY, PROMOTING THE SPORT OF PUREBRED DOGS AND BREEDING FOR TYPE AND FUNCTION. FOUNDED IN 1884, THE AKC AND ITS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATE FOR THE PUREBRED DOG AS A FAMILY COMPANION, ADVANCE CANINE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, WORK TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL DOG OWNERS AND PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP. AKC'S CORE VALUES: -WE LOVE PUREBRED DOGS -WE ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE SPORT OF THE PUREBRED DOG -WE ARE DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR REGISTRY -WE PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL DOGS -WE CHERISH DOGS AS COMPANIONS -WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE INTERESTS OF DOG OWNERS -WE UPHOLD HIGH STANDARDS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE AKC -WE RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF OUR CLUBS AND VOLUNTEERS OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER REGISTRATION-RELATED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PEDIGREE HISTORIES, MIXED BREED LISTINGS, TRANSFERS, LATE FEES, CO-OWNERSHIP FEES, AND OTHER. FORM 990-T FILING FORM 990, PART V, LINE 3B AKC WILL FILE A 2014 FORM 990-T TO REPORT UNRELATED BUSINESS GROSS INCOME THAT EXCEEDS $1,000 HOWEVER THIS WILL BE FILED AFTER THE FORM 990 IS FILED.
MEMBERSFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7A AND 7B THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, INC. IS A CLUB OF CLUBS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 623 MEMBER CLUBS, EACH OF WHOM IS ENTITLED TO HAVE A DELEGATE REPRESENTING THE CLUB AT OUR QUARTERLY DELEGATES' MEETINGS. ANY CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS REQUIRES A VOTE OF 2/3 OF THE DELEGATE BODY. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ALSO A DELEGATE OF ONE OF OUR MEMBER CLUBS (THE 13 BOARD MEMBERS ARE PART OF THE 623 MEMBER CLUBS).
BOARD REVIEW OF FORM 990FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, INC. (THE CLUB) IN CONSULTATION WITH ITS STAFF. THE DRAFT PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM IS THEN CAREFULLY REVIEWED BY THE CLUB'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THE FINAL VERSION IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICYFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C IT IS THE POLICY OF THE CLUB THAT ALL EMPLOYEES AVOID ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THE CLUB. THE CLUB EXPECTS ALL EMPLOYEES TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AND TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN AN ETHICAL AND APPROPRIATE MANNER IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOB DUTIES. IN ADDITION, EVERY EMPLOYEE OF THE CLUB HAS CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING ACCESS TO AND DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY ALL PARTIES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESSPART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AND 15B A COMPONENT OF THE BOARD-APPROVED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS BASED UPON REVIEW WITH EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN COMBINATION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED AND REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADHERES TO OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROGRAM INCLUDES REVIEW OF THE CURRENT MARKETPLACE ENVIRONMENT AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION IS IN A REASONABLE RANGE CONSIDERING THE MARKET RATE FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS. DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN THE ORGANIZATION'S RECORDS.
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLICFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON ITS PUBLIC WEBSITE AT WWW.AKC.ORG AND UPON SPECIFIC REQUEST.
RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETSFORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PENSION BENEFITS OBLIGATIONS : $(23,730,000) PRIOR PERIOD AUDIT ADJUSTMENT : $(757,339) --------------- TOTAL OTHER LINE 9 = $(24,487,339)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AKC PET CARE LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1260 MADISON AVENUE 4TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN471666858EIN
Primary ActivitiesPET-RELATEDPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$0TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$0EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AKC INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
AKC COMPANION ANIMAL RECOVERY
260 MADISON AVENUE 4TH FLNEW YORKNY10016133904402PET RECOVERYNY501(C)(3)9AKCYes (true)
AKC HUMANE FUND INC
260 MADISON AVENUE 4TH FLNEW YORKNY10016260542468PET RELATEDNY501(C)(3)7AKCYes (true)
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB PAC
260 MADISON AVENUE 4TH FLNEW YORKNY10016261372850POLITICALNY527AKCfalse
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (true)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
AKC Companion Animal Recovery
q$2,755,829Cash
AKC Companion Animal Recovery
r$1,282,298Cash
AKC Humane Fund
q$112,016Cash
AKC Humane Fund
r$73,594Cash

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