DURING THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR, THE DOG AGING INSTITUTE LAUNCHED ITS FIRST MAJOR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS, AND SUCCESSFULLY RAISED FUNDS THROUGH SEVERAL LARGE DONATIONS, IN ADDITION TO SMALL DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS. WE ALSO MADE OUR FIRST DONATIONS TO RESEARCHERS WORKING ON THE BIOLOGY OF AGING IN DOGS. ON DEC 6, 2024, THE DOG AGING INSTITUTE MADE A 30,000 CONTRIBUTION TO ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. THESE FUNDS WERE USED BY DR. NOAH SNYDER-MACKLER TO SUPPORT MEASURING AND ANALYZING THE CANINE BLOOD EPIGENOME IN SAMPLES FROM DOGS ENROLLED IN THE DOG AGING PROJECT. ON OCT 9, 2024, THE DOG AGING INSTITUTE MADE A 60,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. THESE FUNDS WERE USED BY DR. DAN RAFTERY IN THE NORTHWEST METABOLOMICS RESEARCH CENTER TO MEASURE METABOLOME PROFILES IN BLOOD SAMPLES FROM DOGS ENROLLED IN THE DOG AGING PROJECT.