2025-07-15T15:21:14-05:00 2024-12-31 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 225 S 6TH ST 2300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2024-01-01 411543539 INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER INTE 7635607374 7100 NORTHLAND CIR N 205 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55428 CONSTANCE LAFOND TREASURER 7635607374 2025-07-09 1 1 KAREN A GRIES P00078514 6128764500 2025-07-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JUDITH HUNTER 7100 NORTHLAND CIR N 205 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55428 4179697 0 X WWW.WOLF.ORG X 1985 MN THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER USES SCIENCE-BASED EDUCATION TO TEACH AND INSPIRE THE WORLD ABOUT WOLVES, THEIR ECOLOGY, AND THE WOLF-HUMAN RELATIONSHIP.WE SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT WOLVES BOTH ONLINE AND AT OUR VISITOR CENTER IN ELY AND THROUGH A VARIETY OF IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMMING, LEARNING ADVENTURES AND WEBINARS. WE ALSO PUBLISH INTERNATIONAL WOLF, A QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE AND HOST AN INTERNATIONAL WOLF SYMPOSIUM EVERY FOUR YEARS FOR SCIENTISTS, WILDLIFE MANAGERS AND WOLF ENTHUSIASTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. 18 18 31 68 0 0 2238863 2409759 469730 559718 76000 136813 158351 174536 2942944 3280826 0 0 0 0 1273708 1421954 0 0 240581 1069947 878052 2343655 2300006 599289 980820 6441455 7347746 371399 296870 6070056 7050876 THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER USES SCIENCE-BASED EDUCATION TO TEACH AND INSPIRE THE WORLD ABOUT WOLVES, THEIR ECOLOGY, AND THE WOLF-HUMAN RELATIONSHIP. 0 0 1641170 0 533515 PUBLIC PROGRAMS/EXHIBITS:THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER WELCOMED OVER 35,000 VISITORS TO ITS INTERPRETIVE CENTER IN ELY, MN IN 2024. IN-PERSON VISITORS EXPERIENCED DAILY PROGRAMS LED BY EDUCATION STAFF, THE DISCOVER WOLVES! EXHIBIT, ALONG WITH EXHIBITS ABOUT WOLVES IN THE ARCTIC AND MOOSE AND WOLVES. 1,291 PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT WOLVES DURING THEIR CUSTOMIZED GROUP VISIT. 91 PARTICIPANTS JOINED A LEARNING ADVENTURE AND EXPLORED THE WORLD OF WOLVES THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, PRESENTATIONS, AND GAMES AS WELL AS OFF-SITE HIKES AND HOWLING ADVENTURES IN THE SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST. 53378 0 25313 VIRTUAL LEARNING:THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER REACHES AUDIENCES BEYOND OUR INTERPRETIVE CENTER THROUGH ONLINE PROGRAMS INCLUDING 17 WEBINARS WITH 2,075 ATTENDEES. WEBINARS TEACH ABOUT WOLF BEHAVIOR, PACK DYNAMICS AND WOLF RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD. 6,042 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN VIRTUAL LEARNING FIELD TRIPS CALLED WOLF LINK. WOLFLINKS ARE OFFERED TO CLASSROOMS AND GROUPS OF ALL AGES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT AND OBSERVE OUR AMBASSADOR WOLVES LIVE VIA WEBCAMS. 10072 0 890 OUTREACH:EDUCATION STAFF OFFERED 30 WOLF EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR 2,041 ADULTS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED BOTH VIRTUALLY AND OFF-SITE FOR GROUPS. 1704620 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN WI CA X X SHARON REED - FINANCE DIRECTOR 7635607374 7100 NORTHLAND CIR N 205 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55428 JUDITH HUNTER CHAIR 9.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD DUNCAN VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CONSTANCE LAFOND TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBBIE HINCHCLIFFE SECRETARY 9.00 X X 0 0 0 ALICE SILKEY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRETT CLEMENTZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CREE BRADLEY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE HUGHETT DIRECTOR 7.00 X 0 0 0 DICK THIEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR L DAVID MECH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY SANDERS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEIRA THRASHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LISA MCGINN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MADAN MENON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL ANDERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER DAVID DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE MATZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA SIMPSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GRANT SPICKELMIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 161686 0 8775 161686 0 8775 1 0 1 0 0 10403 72159 436591 1890606 22295 2409759 WOLF CENTER ADMISSION 611710 425681 425681 EDUCATION PROGRAM FEES 611710 87637 87637 DONOR ENGAGEMENT 611710 46400 46400 559718 137234 137234 642873 643294 -421 -421 -421 30767 72159 42929 -12162 -12162 399346 212648 186698 186698 3280826 559718 0 311349 170461 119323 34092 17046 1014846 712922 189478 112446 28315 21197 4390 2728 110216 83563 16772 9881 98116 70221 17541 10354 2109 2109 24972 24972 10000 10000 57608 51563 6045 52897 52897 113689 54918 15969 42802 66674 45928 10377 10369 218180 164465 28322 25393 13871 9079 3035 1757 1136 1136 166552 163422 3130 42714 42714 CENTER PROGRAM COSTS 91791 91791 MISCELLANEOUS 11713 6706 4031 976 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 4146 1802 1560 784 2300006 1704620 354805 240581 1882914 1208469 2527791 3442130 436591 1853 642 153289 105627 50783 46722 3856580 1844241 1640716 2012339 184109 95226 6441455 7347746 168798 189713 16290 8605 186311 98552 371399 296870 X 6051932 7009741 18124 41135 6070056 7050876 6441455 7347746 980820 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1718862 2586050 1513112 2238863 2409759 10466646 1718862 2586050 1513112 2238863 2409759 10466646 1485662 8980984 9767 6619 11758 72794 137234 238172 10704818 4578005 0.83900 0.82510 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10000 10000 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER HIRED A LOBBYING FIRM FOR $10,000 TO HELP OUR ORGANIZATION ON A BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING TO REPLACE THE ROOF AND HVAC SYSTEM IN OUR ELY FACILITY. IN THE SPRING OF 2023, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GRANT SPICKELMIER VISITED SEVERAL LEGISLATOR'S OFFICERS WITH THE LOBBYIST TO ASK FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR $1.5 MILLION. ASSET PRESERVATION FUNDING TO BE ALLOCATED FOR ROOF AND HVAC REPAIRS TO THE STATE-OWNED BUILDING THAT IS LEASED BY THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER. MR. SPICKELMIER ALSO TESTIFIED FOR THE MN HOUSE AND MN SENATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEES ABOUT THE SAME REQUEST. INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS WHO LIVED IN KEY DISTRICTS WERE ASKED TO REACH OUT TO THEIR STATE SENATORS OR REPRESENTATIVES TO ASK THEM TO SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTERS REQUEST FOR ASSET PRESERVATION FUNDS. THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER DID NOT TRACK WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS EFFORT. THE STATE OF MINNESOTA ULTIMATELY AWARDED THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER A GRANT OF $1.332 MILLION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THESE BUILDING UPGRADES OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM JULY 1, 2024 - JUNE 30, 2027. 1308074 512149 795925 434746 352441 82305 2113760 979651 1134109 2012339 LEASE LIABILITY 98552 98552 X 3362235 38480 38480 3323755 -42929 -42929 3280826 2381415 38480 42929 81409 2300006 0 2300006 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT IT QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. HOWEVER, UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES MOVED FROM THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE -42,929. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES MOVED FROM THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE 42,929. YELLOWSTONE TRIP 63519 46400 17119 20579 5395 3307 ONLINE WOLF CARE AUCTION 39407 25759 13648 13648 102926 72159 30767 20579 5395 16955 42929 -12162 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GRANT SPICKELMIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 161686 0 0 0 0 0 7889 0 886 0 170461 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS JERRY SANDERS AND DEBBIE HINCHCLIFFE HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE DIRECTOR, TREASURER, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO BOARD REVIEW. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. ALL STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE COVERED BY THE POLICY. THOSE COVERED UNDER THE POLICY MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF INTEREST AND DESCRIBE THE NATURE OF THE INTEREST TO THE OTHER DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE TIME THE BOARD TAKES ANY ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION. THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM, BUT MUST ABSTAIN ON ANY VOTE TAKEN IN WHICH THERE EXISTS A PERSONAL INTEREST. IN CASES WHERE THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF A MEMBER, THE QUESTION WILL BE RESOLVED ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THOSE MEMBERS PRESENT, IF CALLED FOR BY ANY MEMBER OF THE BODY WHO IS PRESENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DURING THE REVIEW, THE BOARD CHAIR AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE INTERVIEW BOARD MEMBERS ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, COLLECT FEEDBACK FROM EMPLOYEES, AND A SELF-REVIEW FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SALARY INCREASES FOR THIS POSITION ARE SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWING THE REVIEW. THE BOARD USES COMPARATIVE SALARY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON NONPROFITS TO DETERMINE THE SALARY LEVEL AND ENSURE THAT IT IS COMPARABLE TO OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND THE SALARY FOR THIS POSITION AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE COMMITTEE MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.