California Wolf Center

Analysis

California Wolf Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Julian, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1985, 41 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, California Wolf Center reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $894k to $1.7m (+91%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, California Wolf Center sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centre Square Montessori School House ($1.7m), Infanta Montessori School of New Jersey ($1.7m) and Thornton-Donovan School ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $368k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $539k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 21 employees.