ACKCSC Charitable Trust Research Grant Status Report

Research Grants Funded And Completed
Grant Title Funded
1. Breed Health Survey – Purdue University $22,002.24
2. Evaluation of Objective Structural and Functional $15,355.00
Measurements for Predicting Clinical Disease Progression
And Assessing Treatment in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
With Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome – Ohio State University.
3. The Effect of Chiari I Malformation on CSF Flow in $20.000.00
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. NC State University.
Research Grants Approved And In Progress – Funding Paid Or Committed
Grant Title Amt. Funded Amt. Owed
1. Diagnosis of Primary Secretory Otitis $26,979.00 $26,979.00
Media In The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Due 9/1/07
Ohio State University
2. Mitral Valve Disease in Cavalier King Charles $63,446.00
Spaniels. University of Pennsylvania. Due 9/1/07
Note: Research began Sept. 1, 2006 with funds from an anonymous donor of $80,000.00
3. Characterization of the Canine Y $500.00
Chromosome: Identifying Genes that Cause Male
Infertility. Texas A & M University. Funded In
Cooperation with AKC Canine Health Foundation
And other Parent Clubs.
4. Investigation of Antigenic Causes of Vaccine $500.00
Associated Allergic Reaction in Dogs. Purdue.
University. Funded in cooperation with AKC
Canine Health Foundation And other Parent Clubs.
5. Alteration in Protein Expression in Canine Myxomatous $6,480.00
Mitral Valve Disease. University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Funded with matching funds from the AKC Canine Health
Foundation
NOTE: The funding of these, and all future grants is dependent on the generosity of Cavalier fanciers through their donations to the ACKCSC Charitable Trust.

Any funding awards are made possible by tax-deductible donations to the ACKCSC Charitable Trust.

Charitable Trust History includes to date:

• January 2003 - IRS granted 501(c)(3) Not For Profit Status to the ACKCSC Charitable Trust
• May 2003 - First Charitable Trust Auction at the 2003 National Specialty
• November 2003 - Founding Partners Program Appeal Began (ends December 31, 2005)
• December 2003 - ACKCSC Board approval to fund Breed Health Survey to be conducted by Purdue University and funded by the ACKCSC Charitable Trust - Final report to be added to this site Fall 2005 February 2004 - AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) Donor Advised Fund set up and funded by ACKCSC Charitable Trust 
• February 2004 - AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) Donor Advised Fund set up and funded by ACKCSC Charitable Trust 
• April 2004 - Became a participant in CHIC (Canine Health Information Center)
• May 2004 - Second Charitable Trust Auction at the 2004 National Specialty
• October 2004 - Funded grant with matching funds from AKC CHF - Ohio State University - Grant #0423 - Dr. Carley Abramson, DVM - Title: Evaluation of structural and functional measurements for predicting clinical disease progression and assessing treatment in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels with caudal occipital malformation syndrome
• February 2005 - Approved funding of grant # CT - NC - 05101 to North Carolina State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital - Dr. Natasha J. Olby - Title: The effect of Chiari I Malformation on CSF Flow in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. FMI - http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/docs/neuro_studies.html 
• May 2005 - Third Charitable Trust Auction at the 2005 National Specialty
• June 2006 - The Darcy Fund
• Sept 2006 - PRIMARY SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA (PSOM)