Texas Wolfdog Project
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 463103832
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2014–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Montgomery, TX, USA
- Phone
- 8558979653
- Rating
- 93
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal-Related N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $119,788
- Expenses
- $121,419
- Assets
- $149,592
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Austin Brisco (President, Treasurer)
- Tyler Zachau (Vice President & Secretary)
People named in this filing
- Austin Brisco (President, Treasurer)
- Emily Kuhn (Intake Coordinator)
- Tyler Zachau (Vice President & Secretary)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Texas Wolfdog Project and Shelter Inc. is an all volunteer and donation based rescue dedicated to saving as many wolfdogs and northern breed dogs in the State of Texas as humanly possible. This will be based off of available foster homes, suitable adoptive homes and of course, financial resources for veterinary care, transportation and basic care of the residents of Texas Wolfdog Project. We support responsible ownership and public education, as well as promoting education for other rescue groups, shelters and Animal Control facilities concerning proper wolfdog identification, evaluation and care.
What it reported doing in 2025
In 2025, Texas Wolfdog Project advanced its mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and provide shelter for displaced and at-risk wolfdogs by delivering comprehensive care to 29 animals. Each wolfdog received individualized support, including secure, species-appropriate containment, high-quality nutrition, behavioral enrichment, and ongoing health monitoring. Our program prioritizes vulnerable populations, with specialized, long-term care provided to senior and special-needs wolfdogs who are often unsuitable for rehoming. This year, we successfully intervened in three at-risk situations, rescuing wolfdogs in need of immediate placement and stabilization. Through our structured evaluation and placement process, we responsibly transitioned one animal into a thoroughly vetted, qualified home-ensuring both animal welfare and community safety. These efforts directly reduce neglect, abandonment, and improper ownership of wolfdogs. Community education remains a critical component of our impact. In 2025, we hosted three public educational events and fundraisers, increasing awareness of the unique challenges of wolfdog ownership, ethical considerations, and the importance of responsible care. Additionally, by opening our facility to the public three days per week, we provided 625 visitors with guided, in-person educational experiences. These interactions foster greater public understanding, reduce misinformation, and support long-term prevention of future surrender and rescue needs. Through direct rescue, specialized care, responsible placement, and proactive education, Texas Wolfdog Project continues to improve animal welfare outcomes while building a more informed and responsible community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 89% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 91
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 48
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 91.6%; rating input score 92
- Program expense ratio: 90.3%; rating input score 90
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -1.4%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.23; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 91.6% of revenue deployed · 90.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $110K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.