2024-11-10T01:40:50-00:00 2023-12-31 834701792 Lewis Sharpstone & Co 5074 Tendilla Ave Woodland Hills CA 91364 990 2023-01-01 262162310 SPRING OF EVOLUTION INC SPRI 6614508191 PO Box 504 ACTON CA 93510 AMANDA BEER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6614508191 2024-11-10 true LEWIS SHARPSTONE P02256953 8185701960 2024-11-10 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z WOLF CONNECTION AMANDA BEER PO Box 504 Acton CA 93510 3296420 false X WWW.WOLFCONNECTION.ORG X 2008 CA PROVIDING ANIMAL RESCUE WILDFIRE PREVENTION, AT-RISK YOUTH EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS SUSTAINABILITY. 13 13 56 34 0 2524602 3274561 0 1652 16 -29591 360 2496663 3274937 0 0 1263614 1864671 92500 5000 368303 1507101 1725812 2863215 3595483 -366552 -320546 2283171 2069658 2452322 2445887 -169151 -376229 X PROVIDING ANIMAL RESCUE WILDFIRE PREVENTION, AT-RISK YOUTH EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT, AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS SUSTAINABILITY. false false 1383429 AT RISK YOUTH AND EMPOWERMENT - THE ORGANIZATION EMPOWERS YOUTH TO BECOME AUTHENTIC LEADERS AND CONTRIBUTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS - THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHES THIS THROUGH FACILITATING EXPERIENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESCUED WOLVES AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED APPROXIMATELY 4500 YOUTH AND ADULTS VIA OUR ON-SITE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, OUR LARGEST IMPACT TO DATE. THE ORGANIZATION IS PLACED IN SERVICE AREA 1 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, WHICH IS IMPACTED BY THE HIGHEST RATES OF WELFARE AND POVERTY IN THE COUNTY. OUR LOCATION ALLOWS FOR THE YOUTH IN THE MOST CRITICAL NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS A UNIQUE RESOURCE. MOST RECENTLY, WEVE DEVELOPED AN EXTRAORDINARY MULTIMEDIA EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE CALLED WOLF LESSONS FOR HUMAN LIVES, A PLATFORM DESIGNED FOR YOUTH WORLDWIDE. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL BETA TESTING PHASE, SERVING OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS, THE ACADEMY IS SET TO LAUNCH GLOBALLY DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. INTRODUCED TO VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PROBATION PROGRAMS, AND RE-ENTRY GROUPS AS PART OF A WOLF CONTINUED ON SCH O 793656 ANIMAL WELFARE AND RESCUE - LOCATED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE LOS ANGELES, OUR 165-ACRE FACILITY SERVES AS A SAFE HAVEN AND HOME TO 45 RESCUED WOLF DOGS WHO HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO ILLEGAL OWNERSHIP, ABANDONMENT, AND ABUSE. OUR WOLF WELLNESS TEAM PROVIDES ONE-OF-A-KIND CARE AND ENRICHMENT TO OUR PACK, WHO BECOME AMBASSADORS OF HOPE TO ALL WHO WITNESS THEM. OUR FACILITY IS A-RATED AND LICENSED WITH THE USDA LA COUNTY DEPT OF ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL FOR THE RESCUE AND LIFETIME CARE OF WOLF DOGS. ALL ANIMALS UNDER OUR CARE HAVE AN INDIVIDUALIZED HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL PLAN THAT MEETS EACH ANIMALS NEEDS. THIS PLAN IS CONSTANTLY REVISED AND UPDATED. 624606 360 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT - AS THE GLOBAL INNOVATOR IN FACILITATING AND NURTURING THE HEALING BOND BETWEEN HUMANS AND ANIMALS, WE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO TAP INTO THEIR INNER STRENGTH AND VITAL ROLE WITHIN THE ECOSYSTEM THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE AND HOLISTIC PROGRAM, WOLF THERAPY. THROUGH EMBODYING PERSONAL POWER, SELF-AWARENESS, AND SELF-REGULATION, THIS PROGRAM TAPS INTO OUR ANCESTRAL CONNECTION AND PRIMAL BOND WITH WOLVES TO FIND OUR UNIQUE PACK HOWLS. WE STAND AS UNWAVERING ALLIES TO WOLVES IN THE WILD AS WE BRIDGE ESSENTIAL CONVERSATIONS AROUND OUR INTERCONNECTEDNESS WITH NATURE, HUMAN EMPOWERMENT, AND THE NATURAL WORLD, CREATING A GLOBAL IMPACT. DURING 2023 WE HELD OVER 30 PRIVATE VISITS, 7 CORPORATE EVENTS, AND OVER 25 SEMI-PRIVATE EVENTS, SERVING OVER 1500 PEOPLE. THESE VISITS PROVIDE A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS TO FULLY IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE BEAUTY AND WONDER OF NATURE WHILE ALSO LEARNING VALUABLE LESSONS FROM THE TALES OF RESILIENCE TOLD BY THE WOLVES. ITS AN EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER, WHERE ONE CAN HEAL, LEARN, AND GROW WHILE BEING SURROUNDED. 2801691 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 16 0 56 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false CA X TEO ALFERO 6614508191 PO BOX 504 ACTON CA 93510 TEO ALFERO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 040.00 X 87750 0 5818 AMANDA BEER FROM SEPT 2023 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 040.00 X 34617 0 0 CLARALYNN SCHNELL FROM SEPT 2023 DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 040.00 X 25045 0 0 STEVEN GOLIGHTLY BOARD CHAIR 002.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL AMIR BOARD TREASURER 002.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BOCHNER BOARD MEMBER 001.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID CASSELMAN BOARD MEMBER 001.00 X 0 0 0 JR CHATMAN BOARD MEMBER 001.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT JARUS BOARD MEMBER 001.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE MCANDREW BOARD MEMBER 001.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC RICE BOARD MEMBER 001.00 X 0 0 0 MIGUEL RIVERA TO DEC 2023 BOARD MEMBER 001.00 X 0 0 0 ERROL SPIRO BOARD MEMBER 001.00 X 0 0 0 JANE ROSS CO-CHAIR 001.00 X 0 0 0 GINA DEL VECCHIO BOARD MEMBER 001.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT JARUS BOARD SECRETARY BECAME SEC. JAN 2023 001.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH M GREEN FROM MAY 2023 BOARD MEMBER 001.00 X 0 0 0 147412 5818 false false false MORENO SERVICES PO BOX 2983 SANTA CLARITA CA 91386 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 171368 CAN STUDIOS 15 SOUTH STREET PARK HILL ENGLAND UK PROGRAM CONTENT CREATION 145626 DARSHA CONSULTING 7772 TORREYSON DRIVE LOS ANGELES CA 90046 PROGRAM CONSULTING SERVICES 130000 3 2101007 1173554 3274561 16 16 21843 21483 360 360 3274937 360 16 X 0 0 0 0 153230 82499 47340 23391 67312 67312 1435732 1042511 163688 229533 0 63376 46911 7540 8925 145021 104415 18453 22153 0 380 105 275 80993 80993 0 5000 5000 0 412242 390411 20831 1000 70192 66790 3402 26712 2911 16674 7127 60384 16598 21817 21969 0 51728 48397 3331 56764 40681 4297 11786 0 50259 35523 1988 12748 108510 108510 0 119939 107945 11994 119921 104263 15658 EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPPLIES 240674 232023 5785 2866 ANIMAL WELFARE COSTS 130251 129382 53 816 RANCH FACILITIES MAINTENANCE 107473 104941 2006 526 REPAIRS 75177 69563 324 5290 14213 2442 11771 3595483 2801691 425489 368303 637472 370948 32480 249 301000 124500 15262 28126 1926088 380253 1296957 1545835 2283171 2069658 75392 95676 1755000 1755000 621930 595211 2452322 2445887 X -169151 -376229 -169151 -376229 2283171 2069658 X -320546 113468 X X false true X true false false X 1246154 785909 1468386 2524602 3274561 9299612 1246154 785909 1468386 2524602 3274561 9299612 278957 9020655 145 24 48 1652 16 1885 314 314 9301811 65873 0.96980 0.91280 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 555000 555000 1078982 263099 815883 292106 117154 174952 1545835 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes X 3296420 21483 21483 3274937 3274937 3616966 21483 21483 3595483 3595483 XI 2D THIS ITEM REPRESENTS COST OF ITEMS SOLD, NETTED AGAINST SALES ON PART VIII OF FORM 990. XII 2D THIS ITEM REPRESENTS COST OF ITEMS SOLD, NETTED AGAINST SALES ON PART VIII OF FORM 990. X 2 THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501C3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND BY THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM STATE TAXES UNDER SECTION 23701D OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE ABOUT POSITIONS TAKEN BY AN ORGANIZATION IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN. MANAGEMENT HAS CONSIDERED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND BELIEVES THAT ALL OF THE POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS FEDERAL AND STATE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. THE ORGANIZATIONS RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY, AFTER THEY ARE FILED. X true true X X false false false false false false false false false DAVID CASSELMAN BOARD MEMBER MORTGAGE X 955000 955000 false true true DAVID CASSELMAN BOARD MEMBER WORKING CAPITAL X 500000 500000 false true true DAVID CASSELMAN BOARD MEMBER CONSTRUCTION X 300000 300000 false true true 1755000 RENEE ALFERO SPOUSE OF CEO 67312 SALARY false Part II Line 1 THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO LOAN WITH BOARD MEMBERS DAVID CASSELMAN AND PAMELA CASSELMAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE SECOND DEN WOLFCOMPOUND. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION THEN PROVIDES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15B THIS ITEM IS MARKED NO BECAUSE THERE ARE NO EMPLOYESS AT THE ORGANIZATION THAT MEET THE DEFINITION TO WHICH THIS POLICY WOULD APPLY. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 DURING 2023 THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIED BALANCES AS OF 12/31/2022 IN ITS ACCOUNTING RECORDS THAT WERE INCORRECT AND REQUIRED CORRECTION. THE AGGREGATE EFFECT OF THE ADJUSTMENTS ON THE NET ASSETS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WAS 113,468. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2B THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED A CPA FIRM TO PERFORM AN AUDIT FOR 2022 AND ALSO ENGAGED THE CPA FIRM TO PERFORM THE 2023 AUDIT. THE 2022 AUDIT IS CURRENTLY ONGOING AND THE INTENTION IS TO COMMENCE THE 2023 AUDIT IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETION OF THE 2022 AUDIT. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING TOTAL OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMATIC CONTENT CREATION 205,559, PROGRAMMATIC CONSULTING SERVICES 143,475, PROGRAMMATIC AND OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES 50,571, HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING 6,896 AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 10,741. Form 990, Part III, Line 4A CONTINUED THERAPY INITIATIVE, IT AIMS TO FOSTER A GREATER SENSE OF CONNECTEDNESS AND BELONGING AMONG YOUTH. THE 12 LESSONS ALIGN WITH THE NATIONAL SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SEL STANDARDS SET BY CASEL, THE COLLABORATIVE FOR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C THE ORGANIZATION ASKS EACH BOARD MEMBER TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS.