Grand River Kennel Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341651627
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Painesville, OH, USA
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Other Services - Specialty Animals

Reported finances

Revenue
$62,780
Expenses
$57,724
Assets
$52,562

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Joanne Shupp (President)
  • Charlene Lorek (Vice president)

People named in this filing

  • Joanne Shupp (President)
  • Charlene Lorek (Vice president)
  • Wendy Pittenger (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our nonprofit organization is dedicated to advancing purebred dogs by fostering education and partnerships within the community. Through various programs and initiatives we strive to enhance awareness about responsible breeding practices canine health and the preservation of breed standards. By working together with stakeholders and enthusiasts we aim to promote the well-being and appreciation of purebred dogs for generations to come.

What it reported doing in 2025

Advancement of pure bred dogs by putting on an annual dog show bringing in exhibitors from across the US and some from other countries. In 2025 we had 4,449 entries. The show includes a meet the breed program for spectators and several health clinics for dogs and education seminars within the breeds.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 94% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.5%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 90.7%; rating input score 91

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.1%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.91; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.5% of revenue deployed · 90.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $52K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.