Care for Wild EIN 82-2676307 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Care for Wild FY2023 filing

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Rescues and cares for orphaned baby rhinos, ensuring their survival and future in Africa. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $234K in revenue, $904K in expenses, and $187K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2017
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Animals
Location
Somis, CA
Website
www.careforwild.co.za
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$234KFY2023
Expenses
$904K
Net assets
$187K
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  82-2676307 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Somis, CA Founded 2017
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Rescues and cares for orphaned baby rhinos, ensuring their survival and future in Africa.
Leadership
James Roth · President
Money in and out
$234K revenue, $904K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$234K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$904K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$187K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$670K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-287%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$234K
FY2023▼ -66%
Expenses
$904K
FY2023▲ +41%
Total assets
$189K
FY2023▼ -78%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2023▼ -69%
Total revenue
$234K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$904K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$187K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$670K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$189K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
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 $1.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Anti-poaching project, aerial surveillance system -to secure free ranging african rhinoceros in protected sanctuaries across africa to ensure the survival of species for future generations.

$760Kprogram expense
02

Anti-poaching project, aerial surveillance system -to secure free ranging african rhinoceros in protected sanctuaries across africa to ensure the survival of species for future generations.

$760Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCare for Wild
EINHdr · item D82-2676307
Principal addressHdr · item CSomis, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.careforwild.co.za
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2017

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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants172%$403K
Total revenueLn 12$234K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.12
Program services84%$760K
Management & general4%$36K
Fundraising12%$108K
Total functional expensesLn 25$904K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$108K
Total assetsLn 16$189K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$187K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $108K · Operating expenses/yr $904K
1.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $760K · Total expenses $904K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $36K · Total expenses $904K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $108K · Total expenses $904K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $91K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $553K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $403K · Total revenue $234K
172%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $234K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $234K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-169K · Total revenue $234K
-72%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $904K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $234K · Prior year $696K
-66%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $187K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $234K · Expenses $904K
-287%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $189K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $187K · Total assets $189K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $189K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual James Roth · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $904K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $42K · Total expenses $904K
5%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 27%
Revenue growth -66%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$43K

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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)$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$234K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$696K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$563K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$393K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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