Nonprofit · EIN 13-4073912
WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · SOUTH SALEM, NY 10590
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,724,328 | $3,026,844 | $697,484 | $14,696,342 | $105,945 | $14,590,397 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,802,901 | $2,201,150 | $601,751 | $13,884,649 | $129,318 | $13,755,331 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,864,252
- of which government grants
- $129,220
- Program service revenue
- $316,915
- Investment income
- $281,732
- Net income from fundraising events
- $82,777
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $94,193
- Other revenue
- $261,429
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $15,833
- Other salaries and wages
- $990,347
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,234,234
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $22,367
- Occupancy
- $57,118
- Travel
- $29,700
- Depreciation
- $118,151
- Program services (functional)
- $1,939,974
- Management and general (functional)
- $499,485
- Fundraising (functional)
- $587,385
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,884,649
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,696,342
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $105,945
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,590,397
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,156,999
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,949,635
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,588,976
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,001,421
- Gross receipts
- $3,801,496
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEILA WETMORE | EXEC DIRECTOR FROM 12/13/24 Officer | 60 | $15,833 |
| HELENE GRIMAUD | CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA HANDLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TRIPP KILLIN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA NEARY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHARI WOLF RUCKH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSIE FREUND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN TRAVALINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY BLOCKINGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT KANTRO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRISTINA CIVETTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARYANNE HARTLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY KRAFT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERROL ANTZIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CORDIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET H WILHELM | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 60 | $68,732 | $11,240 |
| HELENE GRIMAUD | CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA HANDLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRIPP KILLIN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA NEARY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARI WOLF RUCKH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSIE FREUND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN TRAVALINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY BLOCKINGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT KANTRO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTINA CIVETTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYANNE HARTLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY KRAFT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERROL ANTZIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CORDIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 421, SOUTH SALEM, NY 10590-0421
- In care of
- % HELENE GRIMAUD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARTHA HANDLER, PO BOX 421, SOUTH SALEM, NY 10590
- Signed the 990
- MARTHA HANDLER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (914) 763-2373
- Website
- WWW.NYWOLF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP
Mission
THE WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER (WCC) IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ADVANCE THE SURVIVAL OF WOLVES BY INSPIRING A GLOBAL COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND PARTICIPATING IN THE FEDERAL RECOVERY AND RELEASE PROGRAMS FOR TWO CRITICALLY ENDANGERED WOLF SPECIES - THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF AND RED WOLF. THE WCC'S TWO EDUCATION WOLVES RESIDE ON EXHIBIT WHERE THEY HELP TEACH THE PUBLIC ABOUT WOLVES AND THEIR VITAL ROLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH WOLVES, THE WCC TEACHES THE BROADER MESSAGE OF CONSERVATION, ECOLOGICAL BALANCE, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPROVED HUMAN STEWARDSHIP OF OUR WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- WILD RELEASE - ENDANGERED WOLF RECOVERYTHE WCC CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED RED WOLVES AND ENDANGERED MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES ENTRUSTED TO ITS CARE. AND WHILE MOST WOLVES BORN IN CAPTIVITY SPEND THEIR LIVES THERE, 12 MEXICAN GRAY WOLF PUPS BORN AT THE WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THE WILD IN THEIR ANCESTRAL RANGE. MOST RECENTLY, FIVE PUPS BORN IN 2024 WERE FOSTERED INTO WILD MEXICAN GRAY WOLF DENS IN NEW MEXICO.AT JUST UNDER 14 DAYS OLD, THE PUPS WERE FLOWN TO NEW MEXICO AND SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN A WILD DEN THROUGH A PROCESS KNOWN AS "PUP-FOSTERING." PUP-FOSTERING IS A COORDINATED EFFORT BETWEEN THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF INTERAGENCY FIELD TEAM (IFT) AND THE MEXICAN WOLF SAVING ANIMALS FROM EXTINCTION PROGRAM AND IS A TECHNIQUE EMPLOYED TO ENHANCE THE GENETIC HEALTH OF THE WILD GENE POOL OF MEXICAN WOLVES. CAPTIVE-BORN PUPS ARE INTRODUCED INTO A SIMILAR-AGED WILD LITTER SO THE PUPS CAN GROW UP AS WILD WOLVES AND AID IN THE RECOVERY OF THEIR ENDANGERED SPECIES.ACCORDING TO U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES WITHIN THE WILD POPULATION ARE AS RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER AS FULL SIBLINGS. THIS PUP-FOSTER RECOVERY TECHNIQUE PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO AUGMENT THE POPULATION'S GENETICS WITH THE HOPE THE PUPS WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD THEIR GENES TO THE GREATER POPULATION.THE WCC HAS BEEN A CRITICAL PARTNER IN THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. THE GOAL OF THE RECOVERY PLAN IS TO RESTORE MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES TO A PORTION OF THEIR ANCESTRAL RANGE IN THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. TO DATE, THREE ADULT MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES FROM THE CENTER HAVE BEEN RELEASED IN THE WILD AND 12 PUPS HAVE BEEN FOSTERED. WCC RESEARCH LAB ESTABLISHED IN 2021, THE INTEGRATIVE ECOLOGY AND COEXISTENCE LAB FOCUSES ON THE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MAMMALIAN CARNIVORES.A STRATEGIC GOAL FOR THE WCC RESEARCH LAB IS TO GROW INTO A HUB FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH ON THE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON WOLVES AND COYOTES. BECAUSE THESE AREAS HAVE APPLIED RELEVANCE, THEY ARE WELL-SUITED FOR INFLUENCING CONSERVATION POLICIES, ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN ADVOCACY, AND ADVANCING WCC'S MISSION.THE DIRECTIONS FOR THE RESEARCH AT WCC INVOLVES BUILDING OFF ONGOING PROJECTS FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE DISTRIBUTION, ECOLOGY, AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF RED WOLVES, COYOTES, AND RED WOLF-COYOTE HYBRID POPULATIONS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING RESEARCH IN THE MID-ATLANTIC TO ASSIST IN ADDRESSING PRESSING CONSERVATION NEEDS IN THE REGION.ONGOING PROJECTS:GULF COAST CANINE PROJECT: THIS IS A LARGE-SCALE EFFORT TO SURVEY CANID POPULATIONS ALONG COASTAL LOUISIANA AND TEXAS FOR RED WOLF ANCESTRY TO DETERMINE THEIR ECOLOGY AND TAXONOMY AND ASSESS THE REGION FOR POTENTIAL RED WOLF REINTRODUCTION.THE RED WOLF REINTRODUCTION SUITABILITY PROJECT: THIS STUDY INVOLVES IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL AREAS FOR REINTRODUCING RED WOLVES WITHIN THEIR HISTORIC RANGE AND TO PREDICT THE SUITABILITY OF THOSE AREAS FOR RECOVERY.EASTERN CANIS TAXONOMY PROJECT: THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE RED WOLF'S EVOLUTION AND ITS RELATEDNESS TO OTHER CANIS SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA USING MORPHOLOGICAL, GENETIC, AND ECOLOGICAL DATA.EXPANDING HORIZONS IN WOLF EDUCATION AND AWARENESSAT THE HEART OF OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION LIES THE DRIVE TO CONSISTENTLY AMPLIFY AWARENESS ABOUT WOLVES AND COMBAT THE PREVAILING STIGMAS SURROUNDING THEM. IN 2024, THE WCC CONTINUED TO EDUCATE ABOUT WOLVES THROUGH IN-PERSON AND DIGITAL OUTREACH, INNOVATIVELY ENGAGING BROADER AUDIENCES BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. WE OFFERED 570 ONSITE PROGRAMS, REACHING MORE THAN 14,000 PEOPLE. THROUGH OUR VIRTUAL PLATFORMS, WOLF ENTHUSIASTS SPANNING FROM AUSTRALIA TO IRELAND TO CALIFORNIA GAINED DEEPER INSIGHTS INTO THE PIVOTAL ROLE WOLVES PLAY IN FAMILIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. THESE ENTHUSIASTS ALSO FOSTERED A RENEWED APPRECIATION FOR RECOGNIZING THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL WOLF.WCC RESEARCH LABIN 2021, WE ADDED A SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST TO OUR STAFF AND IN 2022 WE CONTINUED TO BUILD OUT OUR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CAPABILITY VIA THE WCC RESEARCH LAB.A STRATEGIC GOAL FOR THE WCC RESEARCH LAB IS TO GROW INTO A HUB FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH ON THE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON WOLVES AND COYOTES. BECAUSE THESE AREAS HAVE APPLIED RELEVANCE, THEY ARE WELL-SUITED FOR INFLUENCING CONSERVATION POLICIES, ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN ADVOCACY, AND ADVANCING WCC'S MISSION.THE DIRECTIONS FOR THE RESEARCH AT WCC INVOLVES BUILDING OFF ONGOING PROJECTS FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE DISTRIBUTION, ECOLOGY, AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF RED WOLVES, COYOTES, AND RED WOLF-COYOTE HYBRID POPULATIONS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING RESEARCH IN THE MID-ATLANTIC TO ASSIST IN ADDRESSING PRESSING CONSERVATION NEEDS IN THE REGION.ONGOING PROJECTS:GULF COAST CANINE PROJECT: THIS IS A LARGE-SCALE EFFORT TO SURVEY CANID POPULATIONS ALONG COASTAL LOUISIANA AND TEXAS FOR RED WOLF ANCESTRY TO DETERMINE THEIR ECOLOGY AND TAXONOMY AND ASSESS THE REGION FOR POTENTIAL RED WOLF REINTRODUCTION.THE RED WOLF REINTRODUCTION SUITABILITY PROJECT: THIS STUDY INVOLVES IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL AREAS FOR REINTRODUCING RED WOLVES WITHIN THEIR HISTORIC RANGE AND TO PREDICT THE SUITABILITY OF THOSE AREAS FOR RECOVERY.EASTERN CANIS TAXONOMY PROJECT: THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE RED WOLF'S EVOLUTION AND ITS RELATEDNESS TO OTHER CANIS SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA USING MORPHOLOGICAL, GENETIC, AND ECOLOGICAL DATA.EXPANDING HORIZONS IN WOLF EDUCATION AND AWARENESSAT THE HEART OF OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION LIES THE DRIVE TO CONSISTENTLY AMPLIFY AWARENESS ABOUT WOLVES AND COMBAT THE PREVAILING STIGMAS SURROUNDING THEM. IN 2022, THE WCC NOT ONLY FULLY REOPENED ITS DOORS BUT ALSO ENHANCED ITS DIGITAL OUTREACH, INNOVATIVELY ENGAGING BROADER AUDIENCES BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. REMARKABLY, OUR IN-PERSON EVENTS IN 2022 ATTRACTED MORE PARTICIPANTS THAN THE COMBINED TOTAL OF OUR 2021 PROGRAMS. THROUGH OUR VIRTUAL PLATFORMS, WOLF ENTHUSIASTS SPANNING FROM AUSTRALIA TO IRELAND TO CALIFORNIA GAINED DEEPER INSIGHTS INTO THE PIVOTAL ROLE WOLVES PLAY IN FAMILIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. THESE ENTHUSIASTS ALSO FOSTERED A RENEWED APPRECIATION FOR RECOGNIZING THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL WOLF.Expenses $1,939,974 · revenue $316,915
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-4073912
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D310)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,696,342
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,801,496
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,724,328 | $3,026,844 | $14,696,342 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,802,901 | $2,201,150 | $13,884,649 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,384,804 | $1,919,124 | $13,185,020 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-4073912).
Questions about WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC is 13-4073912.
- Is WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARTHA HANDLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $15,833 (LEILA WETMORE, EXEC DIRECTOR FROM 12/13/24).
- How much revenue does WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,724,328, expenses of $3,026,844 and total assets of $14,696,342 at year end.
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