International Wolf Center

Analysis

International Wolf Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn Park, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 December 2023, International Wolf Center reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.3m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.9m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, International Wolf Center sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lehigh County Humane Society ($2.9m), Paws for Life K9 Rescue ($2.9m) and Wildlife Conservation Foundation ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $172k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $896k. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $371k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 32 employees.