Living with Wolves is a nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging the public worldwide in education, outreach and research to promote truth and understanding about Wolves while encouraging coexistence and inspiring people to take action to protect them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$695K
Spent
$470K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$695K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$695K
FY2021$773K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$901K
FY2024$731K
Expenses
$470K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$470K
FY2021$525K
FY2022$581K
FY2023$777K
FY2024$866K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2007.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $395K Management & general 11% · $52K Fundraising 5% · $24K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Tr
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James W Dutcher’s $50K as President/Treasurer is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James W Dutcher$50,000$50,000$50,000$50,000$50,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates and inspires action to protect wolves and promote coexistence.

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3 programs · $395K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education & outreach living with wolves helps to protect wolves through education and information. We dispel misinformation and promote nonlethal conflict mitigation programs. We develop informational campaigns designed for print and online publication.

$244Kprogram expense
02

Wolf research we support and collaborate with distinguished researchers in conjunction with the national park service to study the impacts of hunting and trapping and how the loss of specific individuals within a wolf pack impacts the familial structure, annual reproduction, overall resilience and survival of the pack as a whole.

$113Kprogram expense
03

Communications and messaging all of our communications at living with wolves are intended to further our mission of promoting truth and understanding about wolves, while encouraging coexistence and inspiring people to protect them.

$38Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$695K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Other incomeLn 4–11$187K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Money outPt IX
$470K
Ln 25
Programscol B$395K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$511K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Investment incomeLn 3$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$187K
Gains on assetsLn 7$16K
Total revenueLn 12$695K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$460K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$511K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$474K$511K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$891K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$250$250
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$92K$92K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$178K$149K$17K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$20K$1K$966
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K$268$179
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$7K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$6K$11K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$1K$4K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$1K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$778$519
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$118K$116K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$470K$395K$52K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $731K$866K−$136K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $901K$777K$124K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $536K$581K−$45K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $773K$525K$247K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $695K$470K$224K$1.6M 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
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Part I · Summary $694,831 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $227,582$268,916
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $131,338$171,537
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,500$67,161
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $120,588$187,217
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $526,008$694,831
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,500$250
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $242,249$292,442
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $181,903$177,783
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $428,652$470,475
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $97,356$224,356
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $694,831 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $264 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$268,916
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$268,916
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $171,537$171,537
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $50,707$50,707
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $10,728$10,728
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $16,454$16,454
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $176,225$176,225
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $171,801 · Excluded from tax $254,114$694,831
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $470,475 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $250$250
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $91,700$91,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $149,221 · Management $17,469 · Fundraising $11,646$178,336
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,990 · Management $1,450 · Fundraising $966$22,406
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,054$1,054
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,787$5,787
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,989 · Management $268 · Fundraising $179$8,436
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $7,014 · Fundraising $4,676$11,690
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,749 · Management $10,571 · Fundraising $2,016$18,336
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,401 · Management $4,398 · Fundraising $2,932$8,731
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,020 · Management $1,507 · Fundraising $1,005$3,532
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,330$1,330
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $778 · Fundraising $519$1,297
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $116,070 · Management $1,520$117,590
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $394,720 · Management $51,816 · Fundraising $23,939$470,475
Part X · Balance sheet $1,594,777 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,132$51,018
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $443,942$460,124
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,201$2,871
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $890,896$1,080,764
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,369,171$1,594,777
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,881$6,131
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,881$6,131
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,364,290$1,588,646
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,369,171$1,594,777
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,588,646 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$694,831
XI-2 Total expenses$470,475
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$224,356
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,364,290
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,588,646

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