About The Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation

Our Mission

The Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation is a nonprofit charity dedicated to promoting the welfare of the Kerry Blue Terrier breed in the areas of education, rescue, and health & genetics.

A Nonprofit Foundation

The Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation is a nonprofit charity dedicated to promoting the welfare of the Kerry Blue Terrier breed in the areas of education, rescue and health & genetics. We are dog lovers, veterinarians, academics and protectors of the Kerry Blue Terrier Breed.

Foundation Structure

The Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation is a distributed worldwide organization, with legal entity in the US and Canada. While the KBTF of Canada is a separate legal entity from the US Kery Blue Terrier Foundation, we share almost all policies, procedures, and many resources, such as the web site, newsletter and contact databases.

How We Do It

The foundation is solely funded by tax-deductible donations under Section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code, and is staffed & operated by dedicated volunteers from our community around the world .

Our Nonprofit Tax ID is 43-1951651

2019 Foundation Report Coming Soon

What We Do

Educate

The Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation (KBTF) collects, publishes, and disseminates information on the breed to benefit breeders, owners, and potential owners, and ultimately the breed itself.

Rescue

The Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation (KBTF) is dedicated to the rescue of any Kerry in need, including, but not limited to, Kerries found in animal shelters or pounds, those relinquished by their owners, those left homeless by deceased or incapacitated owners, those found by others as strays, or any Kerry in an emergency situation in need of assistance.

Health & Genetics Studies

The KBTF actively supports research in those areas of health and genetics that are known to commonly afflict the Kerry Blue Terrier, including, but not limited to, autoimmune disorders, hip dysplasia, hermaphroditism, degenerative myelopathy, thyroid problems, eye disorders, and those cancers that frequently occur in the breed. KBTF support includes funding studies done by respected researchers of other nonprofit organizations, and entertaining health & genetics studies or RFF (Request For Funding) applications.