West Allis Training Kennel Club
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What it says it does
THE WEST ALLIS TRAINING KENNEL CLUB WAS ORIGINALLY ORGANIZED AND CONTINUES TO BE OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENABLING CLUB MEMBERS TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HUNTING DOGS INCLUDING RETRIEVERS AND FLUSHING DOGS USED IN UPLAND AND OTHER BIRD HUNTING, TO INCREASE OWNERS' HANDLING SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR DOGS, TO PROMOTE GOOD FELLOWSHIP BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS THEREOF BY SHARING COMMON EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE, AND TO INCREASE THE INTEREST IN THE SPORT OF HUNTING WITH SHOTGUNS AND "BIRD DOGS". AS PART OF ITS AFFILIATION WITH THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, THE WATKC ALSO CONDUCTS FIELD TRIALS AND HUNT TESTS AT WHICH SOME OF THE MEMBERS PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY WHILE OTHERS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS. NON MEMBERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE FIELD TRIALS AND HUNT TESTS. IN THIS APPLICATION, THE WEST ALLIS TRAINING KENNEL CLUB IS REFERRED TO BY ITS FULL NAME, THE THE INITIALS "WATKC AND/OR AS THE "CLUB".
- Income
- $67,632
- Spending
- $49,359
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CLUB'S EXTENSIVE TRAINING GROUNDS AND CLUB ADMINISTRATION. THE CLUB'S TRAINING GROUNDS, EXTENSIVE TRAINING PONDS, EQUIPMENT, OUTBUILDING, TRAP RANGE, AND CLUBHOUSE ARE LOCATED AT S73W24150 WEST NATIONAL AVENUE, IN THE TOWN OF VERNON, STATE OF WISCONSIN, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 100 ACRES OF LAND. APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF TIME: 25%. THIS ACTIVITY DIRECTLY PROMOTES THE CLUB'S PURPOSE BY MAKING THE TRAINING GROUNDS AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING, AND CONDUCTING FIELD TRIALS, HUNT TESTS, AND CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING.
- USE BY CLUB MEMBERS OF THE CLUB'S GROUNDS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 1 FOR THE TRAINING OF THE MEMBERS' DOGS. APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF TIME: 40%. THIS ACTIVITY IMPROVES THE CAPABILITIES OF THE DOGS AND THE TRAINING AND HANDLING SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS AND PROMOTES FELLOWSHIP AMONG CLUB MEMBERS.
- SPONSORSHIP AND CONDUCTING RETRIEVER AND SPANIEL MULTI-DAY FIELD TRIALS AND HUNT TESTS ON THE CLUB'S GROUNDS, OPEN TO MEMBERS AND OTHER AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB REGISTERED DOG OWNERS AS GUESTS OF THE CLUB. THE WEST ALLIS TRAINING AND KENNEL CLUB IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ("A.K.C.") AND THESE TRIALS AND TESTS ARE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE RULES OF, AND UNDER THE SANCTION OF, THE AKC. FIELD TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AND HUNT TEST QUALIFICATIONS CAN BE EARNED AT THESE EVENTS, LEADING TO SPECIFIC FIELD TRIAL AND HUNT TEST TITLES AWARDED BY THE AKC. IN ADDITION, ANY NET REVENUE FROM CONDUCTING THESE EVENTS HELPS WEST ALLIS TRAINING KENNEL CLUB MEET ITS EXPENSES RELATING TO ITS EXTENSIVE CLUB GROUNDS AND ITS OTHER OPERATING AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES. APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF TIME: 25%. THIS ACTIVITY FUTHERS THE CLUB'S PURPOSE BY PROVIDING THE CLUB MEMBERS, AND OTHERS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS, THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THEIR DOGS AND TO ACHIEVE RECOGNITION OF THE DOGS SKILLS THROUGH FIELD TRIAL AND HUNT TEST TITLES AT VARIOUS LEVELS.
- THE WATKC ALSO CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL "HUNTERS JAMBOREE". THIS IS A SOCIAL GATHERING CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF THE CLUB OR THEIR FAMILIES, OR GUESTS WHO ARE INVITED TO EXPLORE THE CLUB'S FACILITIES, PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS WITH THEIR OWN DOGS, FAMILY MEMBERS, OR GUESTS, AND WIN PRIZES. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE JAMBOREE IS TO MAKE KNOWN THE EXISTENCE OF THE WATKC, PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE NEW MEMBERS. ALL OF ESSENTIALLY ALL OF THE WORK INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT IS CARRIED OUT ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS BY MEMBERS OF THE CLUB AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(7) social or recreational club.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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