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American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Nashville, TN EIN: 43-1972592 Website

Health and education

American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust reported $10K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$10,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-90.1% vs 2024
Total assets
$656,822
+24.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$161,161
+86.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$19,941
+65.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$29,631
-75.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

RaleighAtlantaSaint PaulUrbana

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $101K (2024). In 2025 it reported $10K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University Minnesota Coll Saint Paul, MNGrant for Research for BRE$86,475
AKC Canine Health Foundati Atlanta, GAResearch for Canine Semin$14,966
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$656,822$161,161$29,631$10,000Total only$19,941
2024$527,642$86,415$121,657$101,4412$12,080
2023$559,302$49,868$66,582$50,8892$389
2022$576,016$278,386$26,083$15,3002$60
2021$323,713$134,685$11,037———
2020$200,065$13,749$2,179———
2019$288,510$53,802$106,067———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust

Based on IRS filings

American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $657K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $10K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $20K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 10 officers; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carl Tennille

    Trustee

    Treasurer → Treasurer Till Sept, 2023

    Treasurer Till Sept → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Jesse

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Sterling

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lamont Toder

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Slusher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bettina Sterling

    Recording Secretary

    Trustee → Recording Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Ioia

    Vicepresident

    Trustee → Vicepresident, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luanne Dunham

    Corresponding Secretary

    Trustee → Corresponding Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claire Parker

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer From Sept, 2023

    Treasurer From Sept → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Kanan

    Presidentchair

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Carol Williams (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Patty Kanan (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Mark Baillie (2020–2023) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust

How much does American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust give each year?

American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust reported $10K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $101K across 2 grants.

How large is American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust?

American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust reported $657K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $161K.

What is American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust?

American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $657K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust operate?

American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina.

What is American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust's EIN?

American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1972592. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 21, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 7, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 24, 2022)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 2, 2026)

Live grants for the work American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Charitable Trust funds

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