Wild Wonder Foundation

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Auburn, CA501(c)(3)Since 2021EnvironmentEIN 87-2348662Revenue $999K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwildwonder.org2280 Grass Valley Hwy, 95603-2536 · Auburn, CATax-exempt since Mar 2022Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Wild Wonder Foundation is dedicated to encouraging nature connection and conservation through attention, curisity, art, science and community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 104 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $231K a year · 40% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 74% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $18K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$999K
+72% vs prior year
Spent
$677K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$921K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$999K
FY2025▲ +72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$393K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$581K
FY2025$999K
Expenses
$677K
FY2025▲ +59%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$88K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$426K
FY2025$677K
Net assets
$921K
FY2025▲ +53%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$306K
FY2023$447K
FY2024$603K
FY2025$921K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $593K Management & general 11% · $73K Fundraising 2% · $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

4 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$91,975Pt VII · Sec A
$28,405Pt VII · Sec A
$27,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$3,675Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly’s $92K as Vice President is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly$91,975$67,500$52,850—
Roseann Hanson$28,405$25,687$24,750$13,500
John Muir Laws$27,000$20,500$12,000$10,000
Beth Kelley Gillogly———$18,250
Kate Rutter$3,675$5,100$2,650—

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

Inspires nature connection and conservation through art, science, and community engagement.

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3 programs · $474K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

4c Planned, promoted, and hosted four sold-out multi-day Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Retreats (two in California, one in Maine, and one in Washington state) attended by 169 people.

$321Kprogram expense
02

4a Planned, promoted, and hosted 28 events (23 of which were free), with more than 18,000 event participants. Highlights include the 7th annual Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference (online, attended by more than 1600 people, as well as multiple free online educational events.

$103Kprogram expense
03

4b In 2025, 426 people enrolled in our Wild Wonder Nature Journal Educator Program, including 353 who enrolled for the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Educator Certificate (certificate earners create a stewardship project, and in 2025, they completed 19,629 stewardship hours).

$50Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$18K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2024–2024
Amani FoundationMA · FY2024$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$999K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$721K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$677K
Ln 25
Programscol B$593K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$921K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K
Total assetsLn 16$927K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$721K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$999K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$88K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$759K
Total assetsLn 16$927K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$921K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6104
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$373K$759K
Total assetsLn 16$611K$927K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$603K$921K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$13K$13K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$151K$151K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$90K$10K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$0$5K$0
Office expensesLn 13$26K$3K$23K$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$0$4K$0
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$278K$267K$0$11K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$903$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$50K$30K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$677K$593K$73K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $999K$677K$322K$921K 990 PDF
FY2024 $581K$426K$156K$603K 990 PDF
FY2023 $350K$208K$142K$447K 990 PDF
FY2022 $393K$88K$306K$306K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $998,971 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $187,164$232,418
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $375,299$721,116
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,100$28,477
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,909$16,960
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $581,472$998,971
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,839$19,366
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $118,787$151,055
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $290,231$506,956
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $425,857$677,377
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $155,615$321,594
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $998,971 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,958 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,141
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$219,277
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,580
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$232,418
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$721,116
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,477$28,477
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,002$12,002
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $726,074 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $40,479$998,971
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $677,377 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,128$6,128
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $13,238$13,238
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $151,055 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$151,055
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,263 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,263
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $90,467 · Management $9,959 · Fundraising $0$100,426
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $4,623 · Fundraising $0$4,623
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,241 · Management $22,571 · Fundraising $0$25,812
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $3,669 · Fundraising $0$3,669
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,600 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,600
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $267,104 · Management $0 · Fundraising $10,769$277,873
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $903 · Management $2,709 · Fundraising $0$3,612
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,375 · Management $29,703 · Fundraising $0$80,078
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $593,374 · Management $73,234 · Fundraising $10,769$677,377
Part X · Balance sheet $926,577 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,726$63,912
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $217,535$87,771
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$15,747
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $373,078$759,147
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $611,339$926,577
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,038$5,457
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,038$5,457
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $603,301$921,120
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $603,301$921,120
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $611,339$926,577
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $921,120 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$998,971
XI-2 Total expenses$677,377
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$321,594
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$603,301
XI-7 Investment expenses−$3,775
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$921,120

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