Wolf Creek Habitat & Rescue Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
201159793
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Brookville, IN, USA
Phone
7656474735
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$161,017
Expenses
$132,493
Assets
$179,662
Liabilities
$612

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHY BAUDENDISTEL (PRESIDENT)
  • TERRY BAUDENDISTEL (V PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KATHY BAUDENDISTEL (PRESIDENT)
  • TERRY BAUDENDISTEL (V PRESIDENT)
  • HEIDI HENRY (DIRECTOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our main purpose is to save and rescue wolves/wolf dogs and give them a safe place to spend the rest of their lives and to maintain their health and comfort.

What it reported doing in 2024

At wolf creek habitat & rescue, we educate the general public on facts and the care of wolves. We also have a volunteer program and internship program for those interested in helping care for the wolves at our rescue and educating our visitors about wolves.l during the year, we have special events that are attended by approximately 1,000 people. On a weekly basis, we have 50-100 visitors come to our facility.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 47
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 44%; rating input score 44
  • Program expense ratio: 53.5%; rating input score 53

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.7%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.36; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 44% of revenue deployed · 53.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $71K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 44/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.