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← WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,802,901
Total expenses
$2,201,150
Contributions and grants received
$2,125,520
Grants paid
$1,530
Program service revenue
$399,371
Investment income
$93,853
Other revenue
$184,157
Total assets, end of year
$13,884,649
Total liabilities, end of year
$129,318
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,755,331
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,278,677
Management and general expenses
$637,023
Fundraising expenses
$285,450
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,278,677

Program services were 58.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $22,424

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $49,359

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,053,737

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL FEES

    total $399,371 · related or exempt $399,371

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $93,853 · excluded $93,853

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $113,310

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $22,424

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $61,039

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $52,271 · excluded $52,271

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $181,231

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $103,234

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $77,997 · related or exempt $77,997

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $53,889 · related or exempt $53,889

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $53,889

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,530 · program services $1,530

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $79,972 · program services $39,986 · management and general $23,992 · fundraising $15,994

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,003,739 · program services $501,870 · management and general $301,121 · fundraising $200,748

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $133,600 · program services $66,800 · management and general $40,080 · fundraising $26,720

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $82,218 · program services $41,109 · management and general $24,665 · fundraising $16,444

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,106 · management and general $21,106

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $1,200 · management and general $1,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $169,891 · management and general $169,891

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,286 · program services $2,286

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $131,290 · program services $113,757 · management and general $17,533

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $86,458 · program services $61,527 · management and general $6,564 · fundraising $18,367

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $54,014 · program services $43,211 · management and general $10,803

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,204 · program services $12,963 · management and general $3,241

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $121,771 · program services $115,682 · management and general $6,089

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,568 · program services $41,627 · management and general $1,941

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $194,781 · program services $194,781

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $41,424 · program services $41,424

  • 24c · Other expenses: FEES AND PERMITS

    total $8,797 · management and general $8,797

  • 24d · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $6,951 · fundraising $6,951

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $350 · program services $124 · fundraising $226

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,605,251 · end of year $983,409

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,014,449 · end of year $2,762,868

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $387,485 · end of year $320,572

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,976 · end of year $10,126

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $71,297 · end of year $63,716

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $56,294 · end of year $12,998

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,579,030

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,490,295

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,041,268 · end of year $4,088,735

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $5,642,225

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $68,797 · end of year $86,829

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $37,585 · end of year $42,489

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,101,573 · end of year $9,741,218

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,977,065 · end of year $4,014,113

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER (WCC) IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ADVANCE THE SURVIVAL OF WOLVES BY INSPIRING A GLOBAL COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND PARTICIPATING IN THE FEDERAL RECOVERY AND RELEASE PROGRAMS FOR TWO CRITICALLY ENDANGERED WOLF SPECIES - THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF AND RED WOLF. THE WCC'S TWO EDUCATION WOLVES RESIDE ON EXHIBIT WHERE THEY HELP TEACH THE PUBLIC ABOUT WOLVES AND THEIR VITAL ROLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH WOLVES, THE WCC TEACHES THE BROADER MESSAGE OF CONSERVATION, ECOLOGICAL BALANCE, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPROVED HUMAN STEWARDSHIP OF OUR WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT WOLVES, THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE ENVIRONMENT & THE HUMAN ROLE IN PROTECTING THEM

  • WILD RELEASE - ENDANGERED WOLF RECOVERYTHE WCC CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED RED WOLVES AND ENDANGERED MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES ENTRUSTED TO ITS CARE. AND WHILE MOST WOLVES BORN IN CAPTIVITY SPEND THEIR LIVES THERE, A MEXICAN GRAY WOLF PUP BORN AT THE WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER ON MAY 3, 2022 RECEIVED THE CALL OF THE WILD!AT JUST 10 DAYS OLD, THE PUP WAS FLOWN TO NEW MEXICO AND SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN THE DEN OF THE WILD IRON CREEK PACK THROUGH A "CROSS-FOSTER." CROSS-FOSTERING IS A COORDINATED EFFORT BETWEEN THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF INTERAGENCY FIELD TEAM (IFT) AND THE MEXICAN WOLF SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN (MWSSP/SAFE) AND IS A TECHNIQUE EMPLOYED TO ENHANCE THE GENETIC HEALTH OF THE WILD GENE POOL OF MEXICAN WOLVES. CAPTIVE-BORN PUPS ARE INTRODUCED INTO A SIMILAR-AGED WILD LITTER SO THE PUPS CAN GROW UP AS WILD WOLVES AND AID IN THE RECOVERY OF THEIR ENDANGERED SPECIES.ACCORDING TO U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES WITHIN THE WILD POPULATION ARE AS RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER AS FULL SIBLINGS. THIS CROSS-FOSTER RECOVERY TECHNIQUE PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO AUGMENT THE POPULATION'S GENETICS WITH THE HOPE THE PUPS WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD THEIR GENES TO THE GREATER POPULATION.THE WCC HAS BEEN A CRITICAL PARTNER IN THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. THE GOAL OF THE RECOVERY PLAN IS TO RESTORE MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES TO A PORTION OF THEIR ANCESTRAL RANGE IN THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. TO DATE, THREE ADULT MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES FROM THE CENTER HAVE BEEN RELEASED IN THE WILD AND SEVEN PUPS HAVE BEEN CROSS-FOSTERED.WCC RESEARCH LABIN 2021, WE ADDED A SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST TO OUR STAFF AND IN 2022 WE CONTINUED TO BUILD OUT OUR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CAPABILITY VIA THE WCC RESEARCH LAB.A STRATEGIC GOAL FOR THE WCC RESEARCH LAB IS TO GROW INTO A HUB FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH ON THE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON WOLVES AND COYOTES. BECAUSE THESE AREAS HAVE APPLIED RELEVANCE, THEY ARE WELL-SUITED FOR INFLUENCING CONSERVATION POLICIES, ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN ADVOCACY, AND ADVANCING WCC'S MISSION.THE DIRECTIONS FOR THE RESEARCH AT WCC INVOLVES BUILDING OFF ONGOING PROJECTS FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE DISTRIBUTION, ECOLOGY, AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF RED WOLVES, COYOTES, AND RED WOLF-COYOTE HYBRID POPULATIONS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING RESEARCH IN THE MID-ATLANTIC TO ASSIST IN ADDRESSING PRESSING CONSERVATION NEEDS IN THE REGION.ONGOING PROJECTS:GULF COAST CANINE PROJECT: THIS IS A LARGE-SCALE EFFORT TO SURVEY CANID POPULATIONS ALONG COASTAL LOUISIANA AND TEXAS FOR RED WOLF ANCESTRY TO DETERMINE THEIR ECOLOGY AND TAXONOMY AND ASSESS THE REGION FOR POTENTIAL RED WOLF REINTRODUCTION.THE RED WOLF REINTRODUCTION SUITABILITY PROJECT: THIS STUDY INVOLVES IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL AREAS FOR REINTRODUCING RED WOLVES WITHIN THEIR HISTORIC RANGE AND TO PREDICT THE SUITABILITY OF THOSE AREAS FOR RECOVERY. EASTERN CANIS TAXONOMY PROJECT: THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE RED WOLF'S EVOLUTION AND ITS RELATEDNESS TO OTHER CANIS SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA USING MORPHOLOGICAL, GENETIC, AND ECOLOGICAL DATA.EXPANDING HORIZONS IN WOLF EDUCATION AND AWARENESSAT THE HEART OF OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION LIES THE DRIVE TO CONSISTENTLY AMPLIFY AWARENESS ABOUT WOLVES AND COMBAT THE PREVAILING STIGMAS SURROUNDING THEM. IN 2022, THE WCC NOT ONLY FULLY REOPENED ITS DOORS BUT ALSO ENHANCED ITS DIGITAL OUTREACH, INNOVATIVELY ENGAGING BROADER AUDIENCES BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. REMARKABLY, OUR IN-PERSON EVENTS IN 2022 ATTRACTED MORE PARTICIPANTS THAN THE COMBINED TOTAL OF OUR 2021 PROGRAMS. THROUGH OUR VIRTUAL PLATFORMS, WOLF ENTHUSIASTS SPANNING FROM AUSTRALIA TO IRELAND TO CALIFORNIA GAINED DEEPER INSIGHTS INTO THE PIVOTAL ROLE WOLVES PLAY IN FAMILIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. THESE ENTHUSIASTS ALSO FOSTERED A RENEWED APPRECIATION FOR RECOGNIZING THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL WOLF.

    Expenses $1,278,677 · Grants $1,530 · Revenue $399,371

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Helene Grimaud

    CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martha Handler

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tripp Killin

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Claudia Neary

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shari Wolf Ruckh

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susie Freund

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dean Travalino

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Blockinger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Kantro

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cristina Civetta

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maryanne Hartley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracy Kraft

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Errol Antzis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Cordiano

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Margaret H Wilhelm

    FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $79,972
    From this org
    $68,732
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,240
    Hours/week
    60

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413189349311966

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