Wolf Paws INC EIN 46-3490514 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Wolf Paws INC FY2020 filing

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Rescues and shelters abused wolf-dogs, educating the public to prevent euthanasia. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $489K in revenue, $459K in expenses, and $10K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Animals
Location
Dandridge, TN
Website
www.wolfpaws.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$489KFY2020
Expenses
$459K
Net assets
$10K
People
5
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-3490514 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Dandridge, TN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Rescues and shelters abused wolf-dogs, educating the public to prevent euthanasia.
Leadership
Jennifer Ackley · Presidentdirector
Money in and out
$489K revenue, $459K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$489K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$459K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$10K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $30K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.24
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$489K
FY2020
Expenses
$459K
FY2020
Total assets
$346K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$337K
FY2020
Total revenue
$489K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$459K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$10K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$30K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$346K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $333K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH During 2020 we gave an estimated 120 private tours of the sanctuary to educate the public about wolf-dog behavior and care requirements, and to discourage the public from adopting wolf-dogs from backyard breeders.

$281Kprogram expense
02

WOLF-DOG CARE During 2020 we provided a permanent sanctuary for 10 abused or unwanted wolf-dogs. In addition, during 2020 we constructed an additional enclosure to house two additonal wolf-dogs.

$52Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWolf Paws INC
EINHdr · item D46-3490514
Principal addressHdr · item CDandridge, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wolfpaws.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Presidentdirector
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretarydirector
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurerdirector
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer S Ackley’s $22K as President is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Jennifer S Ackley$22,500$45,000
Jennifer S Ackley$45,000$45,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$489K
— government grantsLn 1e$1K
Total revenueLn 12$489K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.24
Program services73%$333K
Management & general4%$16K
Fundraising24%$110K
Total functional expensesLn 25$459K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$206K
Total assetsLn 16$346K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$337K
Total net assetsLn 32$10K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $206K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $459K · Less non-cash grants $8K · Cash operating expenses/yr $451K
5.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $333K · Total expenses $459K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $16K · Total expenses $459K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $110K · Total expenses $459K
24%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $110K · Solicited contributions $488K
$0.22 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $489K · Total revenue $489K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $1K · Total revenue $489K
0.2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $489K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $489K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $459K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $489K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $10K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $489K · Expenses $459K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $346K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $10K · Total assets $346K
3%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $346K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer Ackley · Reported title PresidentDirector · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $459K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $459K
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $20K · Gross raised $412K
5%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 22%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%
Fundraising fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$125K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$133K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$147K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$195K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$186K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$489K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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