Wolf Conservation Center INC

Tax-deductible

South Salem, NY501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 13-4073912

Teach people about wolves, their relationship to the environment & the human role in protecting them

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $949K a year · 31% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 98% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $32K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$106K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$14.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +33%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +38%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$14.6M
FY2024▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$13.1M
FY2023$13.8M
FY2024$14.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $1.9M Management & general 17% · $499K Fundraising 19% · $587K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director from 12/13/24
$15,833Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leila Wetmore’s $16K as Exec Director from 12/13/24 is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret H Wilhelm—$68,732$100,128$102,633$97,308
Leila Wetmore$15,833————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates about wolves, their environmental role, and human protection efforts.

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1 program service account for $1.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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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, 12 mexican gray wolf pups born at the wolf conservation center have been given the…

$1.9Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$32K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $82K · 2020–2022
Michigan Tech FundMI · FY2022$25,000
Michigan Tech FundMI · FY2020$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K
Investment incomeLn 3$282K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$499K
Fundraisingcol D$587K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$14.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$129K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$85K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K
Investment incomeLn 3$282K
Other incomeLn 4–11$261K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$650K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$14.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
Net assetsLn 32$14.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.6M$7.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$13.9M$14.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K$106K
Net assetsLn 32$13.8M$14.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$16K$13K$747$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$990K$785K$47K$158K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$153K$121K$7K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$75K$60K$4K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$384K$67K$317K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$280K$230K$50K
Information technologyLn 14$106K$84K$5K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$46K$11K
TravelLn 17$30K$24K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$118K$112K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$44K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$705K$332K$373K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$590$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$1.9M$499K$587K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.7M$3.0M$697K$14.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$2.2M$602K$13.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$1.9M$1.5M$13.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.6M$1.7M$1.9M$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.7M$118K$9.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,724,328 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $94,193 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$85,361
VIII-1e Government grants$129,220
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,649,671
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,864,252
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $316,915$316,915
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $281,732$281,732
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $82,777$82,777
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $84,459$84,459
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $495,567 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $364,509$3,724,328
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,026,844 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,555 · Management $747 · Fundraising $2,531$15,833
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $785,254 · Management $46,756 · Fundraising $158,337$990,347
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $121,208 · Management $7,217 · Fundraising $24,442$152,867
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,616 · Management $3,550 · Fundraising $12,021$75,187
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,367$22,367
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $8,500$8,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $67,200 · Management $317,251$384,451
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,043$22,043
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $230,401 · Management $49,622$280,023
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $84,070 · Management $5,006 · Fundraising $16,952$106,028
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,694 · Management $11,424$57,118
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,760 · Management $5,940$29,700
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $112,243 · Management $5,908$118,151
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $43,678 · Management $2,078$45,756
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $331,662 · Fundraising $373,102$704,764
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $590 · Management $13,119$13,709
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,939,974 · Management $499,485 · Fundraising $587,385$3,026,844
Part X · Balance sheet $14,696,342 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $983,409$1,649,265
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,762,868$650,074
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $320,572$204,832
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,126$18,312
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $63,716$45,224
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,998$22,001
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,088,735$4,156,999
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,642,225$7,949,635
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,884,649$14,696,342
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $86,829$101,237
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $42,489$4,708
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $129,318$105,945
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,741,218$9,588,976
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,014,113$5,001,421
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,755,331$14,590,397
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,884,649$14,696,342
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,590,397 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,724,328
XI-2 Total expenses$3,026,844
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$697,484
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,755,331
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$137,582
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,590,397

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