ome interesting financial statistics on AKC

[dobs4ever]

Copied with permission to forward from Elaine Summerhill. Please credit her with the comments, they relate to the increases in registration fees.
(from the TXShowdogs elist, although Elaine lives near Albuquerque, NM)

... With this, the AKC is going to drive the small people out of the game. It will
be a rich man's game only. Obviously, none of those who have made this
proposal have passed Economics 101, i.e., the law of diminishing returns. This
action by the AKC during these hard times is suicidal.

I find it hard to feel sorry for the AKC's current financial status, given that
their tax statements for the years 2007-2009 are as follows:

2009 Net Assets $40.5 million
2008 Net Assets $22.8 million
2007 Net Assets $67.0 million.

This information was found on Guidestar.com. The 2010 information is not yet
available there.

The 990 form for the year 2009 shows that the revenue from registrations was
$27,767,561. Expenses for registration were $20 million. Other 2009 expenses
were for independent contractors: Accounting - $201,900; IT consultant -
$108,994; Legal firm in NYC - $108,536 and Legal firm in Wash DC - $137,500.

Then, there are the salaries... Here are a few...

Dennis Sprung - $710K
James Stevens - $469K
James Crowley - $267K
John Lyons - $380K

I think it is time that the AKC tighten its collective belt and they can start
by closing & moving those expensive NYC offices to NC. Also, I think they need
to re-examine the salaries that they pay the upper management and reduce them
accordingly to a salary more in line with what other "non-profit" organizations
provide.

We, the small breeders and owner handlers, are not a small number. It is past
time the AKC hears our voices. The AKC is where it is not because of the high
dollar owners, but because of us.
We need to "Occupy the AKC".

Elaine Summerhill
DM Greyhounds

PS - Feel free to distribute.

[trinitydobes]

Sorry - but this person needs a reality check here -

This is an increase of $10 per dog - from $20 to $30 which is still $5 cheaper than the $35 it costs to do a single registry with the UKC!!! and $30 is what the IABCA chargs to register with them.

AKC Registrations are down because breeders are breedding less (80K dobes registered in 1980 and only 9K dobes registered in 2010) Thanks to the HSUS and PETA and the politically correct mandatory S/N Agenda -

show entries are down too - and Shows are a revenue stream for the AKC

the AKC is a business they need revenue to exist- they are not perfect but their registration carries the most respect in the USA as far as dog registrations go.

If a $10 increase in the cost of registrations is going to drive a small breeder out of the game - then they did not have the financial where with all to be breeding in the first place! JMHO

this is the first fee increase in quite a number of years. as far as salaries go - In this day and age of large corporations, banks and wall street - to have not one salary be over 1 million is pretty immpressive.

Just sayin....

[von Cosack]

Those salaries are ridiculous and that organization was built by breeders so anything that could help the breeders today should be considered. I'm hoping that the day will come when Dobermann breeders and owners take the obligations of breeding and owning much more seriously. The day of having to breed to an akc champion dog might be over so that a truely knowledgable breeder could accept and will accept an untitled dog because the dog IS qualified to be bred and the eyes of the learnered breeder can shine brighter. I've heard rumors that at the three day weekend shows the akc will be sponsoring a BINGO Sat nite leaque. Theres a yearly joining fee and a members badge will be given out. The non-members will pay a nominal fee to join in but only 2 weekends a year will be offered. Wow that membership sure sounds good!!!! Is this true??? Von