Wolf Park INC FY2023 filing

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Battle Ground, IN501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 35-1281510Revenue $1.6M in FY2023

On file with the IRSwolfpark.org4004 E 800 N, 47920-9776 · Battle Ground, INTax-exempt since Aug 1972Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Wolf Park is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to behavorial research, education, and conservation, with the objective of improving the public's understanding of wolves and the value they provide to our environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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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FY2023 · 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 $169K a year · 22% 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
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $3K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+109% vs prior year
Spent
$885K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +109%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$577K
FY2021$973K
FY2022$746K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$0
Expenses
$885K
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$590K
FY2021$723K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$885K
FY2024$0
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2023▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2023 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 Aug 1972.

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Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $510K Management & general 41% · $364K Fundraising 1% · $11K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$55,931Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karah Rawlings’s $56K as Executive Di is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 135 <$100K environment 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karah Rawlings$55,931$53,207$53,234$48,000
Patricia Goodmann———$28,361

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Researches, educates, and conserves wolves to improve public understanding and highlight their environmental value.

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3 programs · $510K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Wolf park presents seminars on a variety of topics including wolf and dog behavior, wildlife photography, and animal training. In 2022, we hosted youth summer camps and nature art programs. We also continued to provide daily educational programs such as tours, keeper talks, and handling demonstrations with our animals.

$256Kprogram expense
02

The core program activities of wolf park are general public education and the care of the resident animal ambassadors. The park hosts the general public throughout the year. In 2022, we hosted over 20,000 visitors at the park.

$241Kprogram expense
03

Wolf park maintains a very active research and education program under the leadership of DR. Clive wynne with the assistance of DR. Gordon burghardt. Several studies with the wolves have been completed and the results published in scientific journals.

$13Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$3K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$117K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Money outPt IX
$885K
Ln 25
Programscol B$510K
Managementcol C$364K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$117K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$74K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$627K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$99K$74K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$906K$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$641K$627K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$43K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$395K$302K$92K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$68K$54K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$25K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$67$67
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$6K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$2K$19K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$27K$323
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$66K$66K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$31K$2K$390
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K$310
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$115K$47K$61K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$47$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$885K$510K$364K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $0$0$0$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.6M$885K$675K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $746K$816K−$70K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $973K$723K$251K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $577K$590K−$13K$1.5M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,560,081 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $553,321$1,340,574
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $68,783$76,526
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,641$25,755
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100,500$117,226
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $746,245$1,560,081
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $485,073$551,393
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $331,033$333,316
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $816,106$884,709
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$69,861$675,372
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,560,081 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $111,003 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$214,325
VIII-1c Fundraising events$86,011
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,040,238
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,340,574
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $76,526$76,526
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,013$32,013
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $11,324$11,324
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$6,258−$6,258
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$8,917
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,816$3,816
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $191,345 · Excluded from tax $37,079$1,560,081
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $884,709 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,826 · Management $13,105$55,931
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $302,110 · Management $92,444$394,554
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,963 · Management $14,255$68,218
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,031 · Management $7,659$32,690
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $67$67
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,667$6,667
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $6,390 · Management $1,597$7,987
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,870 · Management $19,460 · Fundraising $3,081$24,411
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $27,352 · Fundraising $323$27,675
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,115$8,115
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $65,591$65,591
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,846$3,846
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,702$1,702
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,609$1,609
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,979 · Management $1,744 · Fundraising $390$33,113
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $18,689 · Fundraising $310$18,999
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,662 · Management $61,099 · Fundraising $7,185$114,946
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47 · Management $18,541$18,588
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $509,878 · Management $363,542 · Fundraising $11,289$884,709
Part X · Balance sheet $2,419,935 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,727$71,070
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $36,717$2,653
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,733−$367
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,288$17,184
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $641,161$627,171
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $905,544$1,702,224
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,657,170$2,419,935
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,360$10,029
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $58,907$54,484
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,267$64,513
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,531,622$2,316,331
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $53,281$39,091
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,584,903$2,355,422
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,657,170$2,419,935
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,355,422 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,560,081
XI-2 Total expenses$884,709
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$675,372
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,584,903
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$93,483
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,664
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,355,422

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