Nonprofit · EIN 95-4580790
THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER
Tax-exempt · CALABASAS, CA 91302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,659,876 | $1,670,774 | -$10,898 | $9,874,891 | $184,370 | $9,690,521 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,171,983 | $1,634,223 | $537,760 | $9,558,882 | $155,241 | $9,403,641 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,329,053 | $1,429,791 | $899,262 | $8,725,163 | $114,494 | $8,610,669 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,164,246
- of which government grants
- $57,681
- Membership dues
- $180,261
- Program service revenue
- $49,579
- Investment income
- $418,871
- Net income from fundraising events
- $26,550
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $630
- Other revenue
- $27,180
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $265,454
- Other salaries and wages
- $711,200
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,156,101
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $81,349
- Travel
- $1,934
- Depreciation
- $26,203
- Program services (functional)
- $1,452,669
- Management and general (functional)
- $127,603
- Fundraising (functional)
- $90,502
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,558,882
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,874,891
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $184,370
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,690,521
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $128,184
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,353,973
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,690,521
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,000,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,666,930
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 201
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BRENT THRU 91324 | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $175,445 |
| GUTHRUM PURDIN | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,089 |
| JENNIFER GUESS EFF91424 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $90,009 |
| AARON FRANK JD | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARCIA GREEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR LISA NEWELL DVM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID QUINT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BRENT | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $209,743 |
| GUTHRUM PURDIN | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,119 |
| AARON FRANK JD | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARCIA GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR LISA NEWELL DVM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATIE DINEEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LISA VAN BUSKIRK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANTHONY TANSIMORE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEN WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY TANSIMORE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $259,244 | $35,657 |
| KATIE DINNEEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $241,400 | $39,428 |
| LISA VAN BUSKIRK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $236,533 | $23,862 |
| MARY SJORSTROM | SECRETARY (THRU 6/2/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $181,159 | $19,115 |
| JENNIFER BRENT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $179,014 | $0 | $8,460 |
| KEN WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $160,000 | $4,310 |
| AARON FRANK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LISA NEWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA GREEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 26026 PIUMA RD, CALABASAS, CA 91302-2100
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JENNIFER GUESS, PO BOX 2022, MALIBU, CA 90265
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER GUESS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (818) 222-2658
- Website
- WWW.CAWILDLIFE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HINRICHER & COUSINO LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-4580790 or by the name THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER (CWC) TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ALL NATIVE WILDLIFE THROUGH REHABILITIATION, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION. AS THE LOS ANGELES AREA'S PREMIER WILDLIFE MEDICAL CARE AND REHABILITATION FACILITY, CWC STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT EACH ANIMAL RECEIVED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF RESCUE AND MEDICAL CARE FOR RELEASE BACK TO THEIR WILD, FREE-RANGING STATE.
Program accomplishments
- IN FY 2025, CWC ADMITTED 4,345 ORPHANED, INJURED, OR ILL WILD ANIMALS. THESE ANIMALS WERE RESCUED BY THE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND THE PUBLIC. EACH ANIMAL WAS MEDICALLY EVALUATED, AND A PLAN OF CARE WAS DETERMINED. SURGERY AND OTHER MEDICAL PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED AS NEEDED. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENTS WERE CARED FOR AT CWC'S REHABILITATION FACILITIES UNTIL READY TO BE RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD.Expenses $1,452,669 · revenue $49,579
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-4580790
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E62Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,874,891
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,666,930
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,659,876 | $1,670,774 | $9,874,891 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,171,983 | $1,634,223 | $9,558,882 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,329,053 | $1,429,791 | $8,725,163 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,557,779 | $1,319,911 | $7,704,976 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 95-4580790).
Questions about THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER
- What is the EIN of THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER is 95-4580790.
- Is THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE 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 THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JENNIFER GUESS.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 7 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $175,445 (JENNIFER BRENT THRU 91324, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,659,876, expenses of $1,670,774 and total assets of $9,874,891 at year end.
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