Wolftown

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911838755
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2012
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
Burton, WA, USA
Phone
2064639113
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protection of Endangered Species

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$45,600
Expenses
$51,521
Assets
$39,430

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Bringing people into close contact with rescued at-risk wolves, horses and indigenous birds of prey. We care for these in a safe environment, teaching species and habitat preservation with compassion and empathy. We facilitate wolves, we also teach how large predators survive in the wild, riding horses through nonforceful communication and teaching preservation of raptors habitats. Through stewardship of our land, we teach the values of wilderness preservation and sustainable forestry. In cooperation with the university of Washington, our intern program teaches wildlife care and stewardship to students from around the world.

What it reported doing in 2012

Provided seminars, tours and lectures for individuals, universities, ecological institutions and other animal rescue operations. We educated people on sustainable agriculture and predator friendly farming. Additionally, wildlife were rescued and cared for throughout the year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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 and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.77; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.8% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -45.4% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -26.4% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $52K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2011 to 2012
  • 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.

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  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.