Nonprofit · EIN 86-0765249
SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER
Tax-exempt · SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,459,999 | $3,499,550 | $2,960,449 | $7,217,933 | $126,581 | $7,091,352 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,000,943 | $2,610,165 | $390,778 | $4,417,817 | $288,258 | $4,129,559 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,824,682 | $2,277,572 | $1,547,110 | $3,863,156 | $126,166 | $3,736,990 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,010,368
- Program service revenue
- $344,092
- Investment income
- $67,480
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $36,054
- Other revenue
- $38,059
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $73,140
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,049,862
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,257,054
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,219
- Accounting fees
- $91,286
- Occupancy
- $303,883
- Travel
- $31,513
- Depreciation
- $160,789
- Program services (functional)
- $2,916,140
- Management and general (functional)
- $281,576
- Fundraising (functional)
- $301,834
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,417,817
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,217,933
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $126,581
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,091,352
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,981,805
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,807,091
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $284,261
- Gross receipts
- $6,507,515
- Employees
- 36
- Volunteers
- 148
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAANDI MORALES | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $73,140 |
| SAM COPPERSMITH | CHAIR/SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL DIEFENDERFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FAIRFAX O'REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR NICK ROBL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAM WUGALTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHAD PULLCHEON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA WOODWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM COPPERSMITH | CHAIR/SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL DIEFENDERFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAANDI MORALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FAIRFAX O'REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR NICK ROBL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BURNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAM WUGALTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA SEARLES | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM COPPERSMITH | CHAIR/SEC, D Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL DIEFENDERFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA SEARLES | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| RAANDI MORALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR NICK ROBL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BURNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FAIRFAX O'REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8711 E PINNACLE PEAK RD 115, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255-3517
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- RAANDI MORALES, 8711 E PINNACLE PEAK RD 115, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255
- Signed the 990
- RAANDI MORALES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (480) 471-9109
- Website
- WWW.SOUTHWESTWILDLIFE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC
Mission
SAVING OUR WILDLIFE, ONE LIFE AT A TIME, BY RESCUING, REHABILITATING, AND RELEASING INJURED, DISPLACED, AND ORPHANED WILDLIFE, WHILE EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE F NATIVE WILDLIFE AND PARTICIPATING IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
Program accomplishments
- MEDICAL CARE AND REHABILITATION: SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE OPERATES A VETERINARY CLINIC PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE FOR SICK, INJURED, OR ORPHANED MAMMALS. THROUGH OUR REHABILITATION WORK, MORE THAN 90% OF INTAKE ANIMALS WHO SURVIVE THEIR INITIAL TRAUMA ARE RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD. ANIMAL SANCTUARY: SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE SPECIALIZES IN PROVIDING SANCTUARY FOR LARGE MAMMALS SUCH AS BLACK BEARS, MOUNTAIN LIONS, BOBCATS, AND COYOTES. SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE ALSO PARTICPATES IN THE MEXICAN WOLF RECOVERY PROGRAM BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR GERIATRIC WOLVES AND COLLECTING GENETIC MATERIAL. ANIMALS THAT HAVE LOST THE ABLITY TO SURVIVE IN THE WILD CAN LIVE OUT THEIR LIVES IN OUR ACCREDITED SANCTUARY.Expenses $2,809,949
- EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE SHARES ITS KNOWLEDGE OF PROTECTING WILDLIFE THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WITH A GOAL OF INSPIRING PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT, RESPECT, AND CONSERVE OUR NATIVE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED ONSITE AT THE SANCTUARY IN NORTHEAST SCOTTSDALE INCLUDE WALK WITH WILDLIFE, FAMILY DAYS FOR THE VERY YOUNG, FULL MOON TOURS, DISCOVERY DAYS, AND OTHER WORKSHOPS. SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE ALSO OFFERS OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUSED ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, INCLUDING STUDIES ON BOBCATS, KIT FOXES, AND JAVALINAS. SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE ALSO ASSISTED IN PRESERVING THE REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF ENDANGERED MEXICAN WOLVES FOR FUTURE BREEDING PROGRAMS.Expenses $106,191 · revenue $380,146
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 | 990 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
- 86-0765249
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,217,933
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,507,515
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,459,999 | $3,499,550 | $7,217,933 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,000,943 | $2,610,165 | $4,417,817 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,824,682 | $2,277,572 | $3,863,156 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,064,955 | $2,085,041 | $2,295,463 | 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 86-0765249).
Questions about SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER
- What is the EIN of SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER is 86-0765249.
- Is SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER 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 SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER 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 SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER 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 SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RAANDI MORALES.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $73,140 (RAANDI MORALES, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,459,999, expenses of $3,499,550 and total assets of $7,217,933 at year end.
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