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Nonprofit · EIN 47-5126237

WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE

Tax-exempt · FAIRFAX, VA 22031

Financials

$1.4M$1.3M2023$1.3M$1.4M2024$1.9M$1.6M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,890,117$1,600,737$289,380$1,925,491$41,979$1,883,512
December 31, 2024990$1,286,203$1,436,799-$150,596$1,652,421$41,176$1,611,245
December 31, 2023990$1,441,319$1,290,998$150,321$1,434,796$26,561$1,408,235
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$538,457
Program service revenue
$1,349,963
Investment income
$197
Other revenue
$1,500

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$262,500
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$724,346
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$7,421
Occupancy
$306,372
Travel
$16,170
Depreciation
$28,163
Program services (functional)
$1,446,385
Management and general (functional)
$154,352

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,652,421
Total assets, end of year
$1,925,491
Total liabilities, end of year
$41,979
Net assets, end of year
$1,883,512
Land, buildings and equipment
$201,246
Publicly traded securities
$26,175
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,883,512
Gross receipts
$1,890,117
Employees
21
Volunteers
300
Year formed
2015
State of legal domicile
VA

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AMBER BURTONDIRECTOR OF VETERINARY OPE
Officer
40$180,000
JESSE MARSHDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
40$82,500
SARAH KALIVODATREASURER
Trustee or director
2$0
MEAGHAN JOHNSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
KATIE KRAMERSECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AMBER BURTONDIRECTOR OF VETERINARY OPERATIONS
Officer
40$152,845
JESSE MARSHDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
40$75,646
SARAH KALIVODATREASURER
Trustee or director
2$0
MEAGHAN JOHNSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
KATIE KRAMERSECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AMBER BURTONDIRECTOR OF VETERINARY OPERATIONS
Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee
40$152,845
JESSE MARSHDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer, Key employee
40$75,646
SARAH KALIVODATREASURER
Trustee or director
2$0
MEAGHAN JOHNSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
KATIE KRAMERSECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8300 MERRIFIELD AVE STE C, FAIRFAX, VA 22031-4413
In care of
% MEGHAN JOHNSON
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
JESSE MARSH, 8300 MERRIFIELD AVE SUITE C, FAIRFAX, VA 22036
Signed the 990
JESSE MARSH, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Phone
(443) 717-0812
Return prepared by
GROSS MENDELSOHN & ASSOCIATES PA

Mission

WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE IS A NORTHERN VIRGINIA-BASED FOSTER AND RESCUE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SAVING VULNERABLE COMPANION ANIMALS FROM OVERCROWDED AND UNDERSERVED SHELTERS IN THE RURAL SOUTH. ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT THE CORINTH-ALCORN ANIMAL SHELTER IN CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI, WTAR PROVIDES LIFESAVING FOSTER CARE, TRANSPORTATION, MEDICAL SUPPORT, AND ADOPTION SERVICES FOR ANIMALS IN NEED. THROUGH A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS, FOSTER FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, RESCUED ANIMALS ARE TRANSPORTED FROM MISSISSIPPI AND NEIGHBORING SOUTHERN STATES TO VIRGINIA, WHERE THEY ARE CARED FOR IN LOVING FOSTER HOMES UNTIL THEY FIND PERMANENT FAMILIES THROUGH ADOPTION EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS PETSMART CHARITIES AND PETCO. WTAR IS COMMITTED TO CREATING SECOND CHANCES FOR ANIMALS WHILE STRENGTHENING THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN SEPTEMBER 2015, WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE HAS SAVED MORE THAN 16,000 ANIMALS THROUGH RESCUE, FOSTER CARE, TRANSPORTATION, ADOPTION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS. IN 2025 ALONE, WTAR SUCCESSFULLY RESCUED AND ADOPTED MORE THAN 900 DOGS AND OVER 500 CATS, CONTINUING ITS MISSION OF RELOCATING VULNERABLE ANIMALS FROM OVERCROWDED AND UNDERSERVED SHELTERS IN THE RURAL SOUTH TO LOVING HOMES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE WASHINGTON, DC REGION.WTAR HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND ITS RESCUE AND TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIPS AND NOW COLLABORATES WITH SHELTERS AND RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS VIRGINIA, MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, AND TEXAS. THROUGH A DEDICATED NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS, FOSTER FAMILIES, VETERINARY PARTNERS, AND ADOPTION SUPPORTERS, THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE IN SAFE AND NURTURING HOMES.IN ADDITION TO RESCUE AND ADOPTION EFFORTS, WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE HAS EXPANDED ITS LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM FOR THE PUBLIC, PROVIDING AFFORDABLE VETERINARY SERVICES THAT HELP REDUCE PET OVERPOPULATION AND INCREASE ACCESS TO PREVENTATIVE CARE FOR FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW THROUGH INCREASED SURGERY CAPACITY AND EXPANDED CLINIC SERVICES. BY MAKING VETERINARY CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE, WTAR IS HELPING KEEP PETS HEALTHY, IN THEIR HOMES, AND OUT OF OVERCROWDED SHELTER SYSTEMS. WTAR HAS ALSO BROADENED ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES THROUGH ITS PUPPY THERAPY PROGRAM, WHICH PROMOTES EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, COMMUNITY CONNECTION, AND ANIMAL ADVOCACY THROUGH INTERACTIVE EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL VENUES, CONFERENCES, BUSINESSES, MUSIC ARTISTS, AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING RAISE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR RESCUE ANIMALS WHILE CONNECTING MORE PEOPLE TO THE MISSION OF ADOPTION AND ANIMAL WELFARE.
    Expenses $1,446,385 · revenue $1,351,463

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
47-5126237
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
2016
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,925,491
Income (IRS master file)
$1,890,117

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,890,117$1,600,737$1,925,491XML
990December 2024$1,286,203$1,436,799$1,652,421XML
990December 2023$1,441,319$1,290,998$1,434,796XML
990December 2022$1,441,017$1,158,648$1,418,641IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 47-5126237).

Questions about WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE

What is the EIN of WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE is 47-5126237.
Is WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
Are donations to WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE 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 TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JESSE MARSH.
Who are the officers and directors of WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $180,000 (AMBER BURTON, DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY OPE).
How much revenue does WOLF TRAP ANIMAL RESCUE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,890,117, expenses of $1,600,737 and total assets of $1,925,491 at year end.

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