Wolf Park Inc

Analysis

Wolf Park Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Battle Ground, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wolf Park Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $885k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $619k to $1.6m (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wolf Park Inc 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 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Los Angeles River ($1.6m), Brandywine Red Clay Alliance ($1.6m) and Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $56k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $395k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 33 employees.