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AIREDALE TERRIER CLUB OF AMERICA CHARITABLE TRUST

SCOTTSDALE, AZ · EIN 546474995 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE D20 · Animal-Related · Micro (<$100K) · www.airedale.org
revenue
$250
expenses
$25
net assets
$10K
employees
mission · from form 990

TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE QUALITY IN THE BREEDING OF PUR

profile · synthesized from sources

The Airedale Terrier Club of America Charitable Trust supports the preservation and improvement of the Airedale Terrier breed. It promotes responsible breeding, health, and performance activities in conformation, obedience, agility, and field events. The organization also supports rescue and adoption efforts for Airedale Terriers across the United States.

named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

Breed Education and Judge Training
Educates judges and members on the American Kennel Club breed standard for Airedale Terriers
Performance Event Promotion
Encourages sportsmanlike competition in dog shows, obedience, agility, field trials, and hunting events
Rescue and Adoption Support
Provides support and resources for Airedale Terrier rescue and adoption activities nationwide
activities · 5 groups

what they do

  • Airedale Terrier Breed Advancement 27 activities
    • Advocacy and Public Awareness
      Monitors anti-dog legislation, informs members about relevant laws, and promotes the Airedale Terrier through media such as YouTube videos and features in magazines. It also sponsors booths and exhibits at events like Pheasant Fest.
    • Advocacy and Public Education
      Monitors anti-dog legislation, informs members, and produces media to promote the Airedale Terrier, particularly its hunting capabilities, to the public.
    • Advocacy and Public Education on Airedale Terriers
      Monitors anti-dog legislation, informs members about relevant bills, and promotes the Airedale Terrier through media such as YouTube videos and features in magazines. The organization also sponsors booths and exhibits dogs at events like Pheasant Fest to showcase the breed.
    • Advocacy for Airedale Terriers
      Monitors anti-dog bills and legislation by state and informs its membership. The organization also promotes the Airedale Terrier through media, such as features in Gun Dog Magazine and YouTube videos showcasing hunting styles and training.
    • Advocacy for Airedale Terriers
      Monitors anti-dog bills and legislation by state and informs the membership. It also promotes the Airedale Terrier through media like Gun Dog Magazine and YouTube videos, and sponsors booths at events like Pheasant Fest.
    • Airedale Terrier Breeder and Public Information Services
      Oversees a Breeder Referral List, Puppy Buyers Guide, and Breed Mentor List to provide information and referrals to the public about Airedale Terriers and puppy availability. It also receives and attempts to resolve complaints regarding ATCA breeders and provides educational programs for breeders.
    • Airedale Terrier Health Research
      Receives and responds to inquiries about the physical well-being of the Airedale Terrier breed, recommends efforts to promote breed health, and oversees an extensive Health Survey.
    • Airedale Terrier Health Research and Advocacy
      Receives and responds to inquiries about the physical well-being of the Airedale Terrier breed, recommends efforts to promote breed health, and oversees an extensive Health Survey.
    • Airedale Terrier Health and Breeder Information
      Responds to inquiries about Airedale Terrier health, recommends efforts to promote breed health, oversees a health survey, and provides information and referrals to the public about Airedale Terriers and puppy availability through breeder lists and guides.
    • Airedale Terrier Health and Breeding Education
      Oversees the preparation and presentation of educational programs and materials for prospective and experienced Airedale Terrier breeders. It also responds to inquiries about the physical well-being of the breed, recommends efforts to promote breed health, and oversees an extensive Health Survey.
    • Airedale Terrier Health and Breeding Support
      Responds to inquiries about the physical well-being of the Airedale Terrier breed, recommends efforts to promote breed health, and oversees an extensive Health Survey. It also oversees a Breeder Referral List, Puppy Buyers Guide, and Breed Mentor List, and addresses complaints regarding ATCA breeders.
    • Educational Programs for Breeders and Judges
      Oversees the preparation and presentation of educational programs and materials for prospective and experienced Airedale Terrier breeders at various venues. It also provides educational materials and seminars on Airedale conformation, temperament, and breed standard interpretation to judges and judge applicants.
    • Historical Preservation and Record Keeping
      Collects and maintains records of historical events, ATCA files, and other items of historical significance related to the Airedale Terrier breed and the club.
    • Historical Preservation and Website Management
      Collects and maintains records of historical events and ATCA files, and manages the ATCA website content, including a pedigree database and the Studbook contract with the AKC.
    • Promoting Airedale Terrier Breed Standards and Exhibition
      Promotes the pure-bred Airedale Terrier by encouraging exhibition at shows across the United States, offering trophies, sponsoring specialty shows, and providing educational materials on breed conformation and standards to judges and the public.
    • Promoting Airedale Terrier Breed Standards and Exhibition
      Promotes the pure-bred Airedale Terrier by encouraging exhibition at shows across the United States, offering trophies, sponsoring specialty shows, and providing special prizes, cups, and medals to define and promote the breed's true type. This includes organizing and hosting annual specialty shows and supporting floating specialty shows hosted by local clubs.
    • Promoting Airedale Terrier Breed Standards and Exhibition
      Promotes the pure-bred Airedale Terrier by encouraging exhibition at shows across the United States, offering trophies, sponsoring specialty shows, and providing special prizes, cups, and medals to define and promote the breed's true type. This includes organizing and hosting annual specialty shows and supporting floating specialty shows hosted by local clubs.
    • Promoting Airedale Terrier Breed Standards and Exhibition
      Promotes the pure-bred Airedale Terrier by encouraging exhibition at shows across the United States, offering trophies, sponsoring specialty shows, and providing educational materials on conformation and breed standards.
    • Promoting Airedale Terrier Breed Standards and Exhibition
      Promotes the pure-bred Airedale Terrier by encouraging exhibition at shows across the United States, offering trophies, sponsoring specialty shows, and providing educational materials on breed standards to judges and the public. This includes organizing and hosting annual and floating specialty shows, such as the national specialty at the Montgomery County Kennel Club show.
    • Promoting Airedale Terrier Hunting and Working Abilities
      Preserves and promotes the Airedale Terrier's hunting and working abilities by forming committees, sponsoring workshops and field trials, establishing club hunt test titles, and running annual fur tracking and trailing tests.
    • Promoting Airedale Terrier Hunting and Working Abilities
      Preserves and promotes the Airedale Terrier's hunting and working abilities by coordinating workshops, sponsoring field trials, establishing club hunt test titles, and running annual hunt tests.
    • Promoting Airedale Terrier Hunting and Working Abilities
      Preserves and promotes the Airedale Terrier's hunting and working abilities by forming committees, sponsoring workshops and field trials focused on tracking, upland bird hunting, and retrieving, and establishing club hunt test titles. The organization also runs annual hunt tests and fur tracking/trailing tests.
    • Promoting Airedale Terrier Hunting and Working Abilities
      Preserves and promotes the Airedale Terrier's hunting and working abilities by forming committees, coordinating workshops and hunting tests, establishing club hunt test titles, and running annual fur tracking and trailing tests. The organization also encourages and supports Airedales and their owners interested in obedience, rally, and tracking.
    • Promoting Airedale Terrier Hunting and Working Abilities
      Preserves and promotes the Airedale Terrier's hunting and working abilities by forming committees, coordinating workshops and hunting tests, establishing club hunt test titles, and running annual fur tracking and trailing tests. The organization also encourages and supports Airedales and their owners interested in obedience, rally, and tracking.
    • Providing Breeder and Public Information Services
      Oversees and administers a Breeder Referral List, Puppy Buyers Guide, and Breed Mentor List, providing information and referrals to the public about Airedale Terriers and puppy availability. It also responds to inquiries and attempts to resolve complaints regarding ATCA breeders.
    • Public Education and Outreach
      Designs and executes strategies to inform and educate the general public about Airedale Terriers, including maintaining a Breeder Referral List, Puppy Buyers Guide, and Breed Mentor List, and producing promotional videos.
    • Supporting Airedale Terrier Performance Events
      Develops programs to support and encourage Airedale Terriers in agility, obedience, rally, and tracking, including overseeing awards and selecting judges for trials.
  • Breed Club Publications 6 activities
    • Publishing Educational Materials and Information
      Publishes a quarterly newsletter, an annual membership roster and information booklet, and pamphlets on Airedale training, care, grooming, and health. The organization also produces a yearbook every 10 years documenting Airedale history and prepares informative articles for the AKC Gazette.
    • Publishing Educational Materials and Information
      Publishes a quarterly newsletter, an annual membership roster and information booklet, and pamphlets on Airedale training, care, grooming, health, and history. It also prepares informative articles for the AKC Gazette and provides educational materials and seminars for breeders and judges.
    • Publishing Educational Materials and Information
      Publishes a quarterly newsletter, an annual membership roster and information booklet, and pamphlets on Airedale training, care, grooming, and health. It also produces a yearbook every 10 years documenting Airedale history and prepares informative articles for the AKC Gazette.
    • Publishing Educational Materials and Information
      Publishes a quarterly newsletter, an annual membership roster, and various pamphlets and articles on Airedale Terrier care, grooming, health, training, and history, including a decennial yearbook.
    • Publishing Educational Materials and Newsletters
      Publishes a quarterly newsletter, "The American Airedale," pamphlets on Airedale training and care, and an official membership roster and information booklet, along with articles for the AKC Gazette.
    • Publishing and Distributing Educational Materials
      Publishes a quarterly newsletter, "The American Airedale," and pamphlets on Airedale training, care, grooming, and health. It also produces a yearbook every 10 years documenting Airedale history and prepares informative articles for the AKC Gazette.
  • Association Communications & Membership Management 5 activities
    • Membership Management and Communication
      Manages membership inquiries, maintains the membership roster, recruits and retains members, processes applications, and provides orientation and materials to new members.
    • Membership Management and Engagement
      Manages membership inquiries, maintains the ATCA Membership Roster, processes applications, ensures compliance with By-Laws, and provides new members with orientation. It also designs and executes programs to recruit and retain members.
    • Membership Management and Engagement
      Manages membership inquiries, maintains the ATCA Membership Roster, produces and publishes a hard-copy Roster and Information Booklet, and designs and executes programs to recruit and retain members. This includes assisting with applications, ensuring by-laws are followed, and providing new member orientation.
    • Membership Management and Support
      Manages membership by responding to inquiries, maintaining a roster, producing an information booklet, and assisting with applications. The organization also designs and executes strategies to recruit and retain members, and provides orientation to new members.
    • Membership Management and Support
      Recruits and retains members, responds to inquiries, maintains membership rosters, processes applications, and provides orientation and materials to new members.
  • Dog Foster Care & Adoption 3 activities
    • Airedale Terrier Rescue and Placement
      Facilitates the rescue, fostering, and placement of lost, abandoned, abused, or unwanted Airedale Terriers into new permanent homes.
    • Airedale Terrier Rescue and Placement
      Facilitates the rescue, fostering, and placement of lost, abandoned, abused, or unwanted Airedale Terriers into new permanent homes.
    • Airedale Terrier Rescue and Placement
      Facilitates the rescue, fostering, and placement of lost, abandoned, abused, or unwanted Airedale Terriers into new permanent homes.
  • Uncategorized 10 activities
    • Advocacy for Dog-Related Legislation
      Monitors anti-dog bills and legislation by state and informs the membership about relevant legislative developments.
    • Airedale Terrier Health and Breeding Information
      Responds to inquiries about the physical well-being of the Airedale Terrier breed, recommends efforts to promote breed health, oversees an extensive Health Survey, and provides educational programs and materials for breeders.
    • Judges Education and Selection
      Provides educational materials and seminars on Airedale conformation, temperament, and breed standard interpretation to judges and judge applicants. The organization also contacts judges and secures commitments for assignments based on ATCA Guidelines for Judges Selection, and conducts voting to select judges for ATCA Specialties.
    • Membership Management and Support
      Recruits and retains members, responds to inquiries, maintains membership rosters, processes applications, and provides orientation and materials to new members. The organization also oversees the Breeder Referral List, Puppy Buyers Guide, and Breed Mentor List, providing information and referrals to the public.
    • Recognizing Airedale Terrier Achievements
      Provides various awards and perpetual trophies to formally recognize the achievements of Airedale Terriers and their owners who earn titles in agility, obedience, rally, tracking, and versatility in canine events.
    • Recognizing Airedale Terrier Achievements in Canine Events
      Provides various awards and perpetual trophies to formally recognize the achievements of Airedale Terrier owners and their dogs who earn titles in a variety of canine events, including Agility, Obedience, and Versatility. This includes annual awards, specific trophies for championship titles, and recognition for top-scoring dogs and handlers.
    • Recognizing Airedale Terrier Achievements in Canine Events
      Provides various awards and perpetual trophies to formally recognize the achievements of Airedale Terrier owners and their dogs who earn titles in a variety of canine events, including agility, obedience, rally, tracking, and versatility, and publishes these results.
    • Recognizing Airedale Terrier Achievements in Canine Events
      Provides various awards and perpetual trophies to formally recognize the achievements of Airedale Terrier owners and their dogs who earn titles in a variety of canine events, including Agility, Obedience, and Versatility. This includes annual awards, formal letters, commemorative items, and publication of achievements.
    • Recognizing Airedale Terrier Achievements in Canine Events
      Provides various awards and perpetual trophies to formally recognize the achievements of Airedale Terrier owners and their dogs who earn titles in a variety of canine events, including Agility, Obedience, and Versatility. This includes annual awards, formal letters, commemorative items, and publication of achievements.
    • Website and Technology Management
      Responsible for guidelines, revisions, and updates to the ATCA website content, working with an external web service provider. It also provides a pedigree database for members, administers the ATCA’s Studbook contract with the AKC, and offers technological advice and assistance to other committees and the Board.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$250
Contributions & grants$250100%
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expenses
Total expenses$25
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balance sheet
Total assets$10K
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Net assets$10K
1 years on record · 2022–2022
relationships · 20

who they work with

  • AKC Government — Recognizes ATCA as the parent club for the Airedale Terrier breed and enforces code of sportsmanship and civility.
  • AKC Partner — Administers ATCA’s Studbook contract with the AKC.
  • AKC Partner — Conformation events are signature events of the AKC, and breed standards are established for AKC-recognized breeds by parent clubs.
  • AKC Partner — Requires Airedales to be registered with the AKC to qualify for versatility awards and includes AKC events as eligible for the program.
  • AKC Agility Partner — Listed as an agility link.
  • Airedale Terrier Club of America Network — Linked through the "Charitable Trust" page, indicating an organizational relationship between the AIREDALE TERRIER CLUB OF AMERICA CHARITABLE TRUST and the Airedale Terrier Club of America
  • American Kennel Club Partner — Adheres to the breed standard approved by the American Kennel Club and educates judges on this standard. The Secretary also handles correspondence with the American Kennel Club.
  • American Kennel Club Partner — Barn Hunt titles are recognized under the American Kennel Club’s title recognition program.
  • American Kennel Club Partner — Official spokes-organization for the Airedale Terrier breed with the American Kennel Club; uses the AKC-approved breed standard as the only standard of excellence.
  • American Kennel Club Partner — Provides information about AKC obedience, rally, and tracking.
  • American Kennel Club (AKC) Partner — Applied to AKC for special three-in-one test for Airedales; applied for admission into AKC hunt test programs; obtained license to hold AKC Spaniel Hunting Tests; worked with AKC Performance Events Department to revise testing guidelines and titles; applied to have Airedales admitted into AKC Retriever Hunt Testing program.
  • Front & Finish magazine Partner — Tabulates points for the Top Airedale Award using the First & Foremost rating system.
  • Gun Dog Magazine Partner — The Hunting Airedale Terrier has been featured in the national publication four times.
  • Hunting Working Airedales, Inc. Partner — Collaborates with Hunting Working Airedales, Inc. to support each other's events and goals; holds Fur Tracking and Trailing Test in conjunction with their Nationals event.
  • Montgomery County Kennel Club Partner — Publishes the names of Versatility Award recipients in its catalog.
  • Montgomery County Kennel Club Partner — The ATCA's national specialty show is held in conjunction with the all-terrier Montgomery County Kennel Club show.
  • New England Airedale Terrier Club Partner — Hosted the first "floating specialty show" sponsored by ATCA in Boston in 1920.
  • Pheasants Forever Partner — Promotes hunting Airedales at Pheasants Forever’s National Pheasant Fest conventions; sponsors a booth at the event and exhibits dogs in the parade.
  • USDAA Agility Partner — Listed as an agility link.
  • West Highland White Terrier Club of America Partner — Sponsored the first All Terrier Trial in 2000.