EIN 26-2162310

Wolf Connection

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
44
City
Year formed
2008
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Wolf Connection empowers at-risk youth to become authentic leaders and contributing community members through facilitating experiential relationships with rescued wolves and the natural environment. The organization also provides animal rescue and wildfire prevention services, as well as community engagement and environmental awareness through their unique sanctuary and wilderness retreat center in Acton, CA. They conduct visits and events to bring the general public together to help support their mission.
Also known as...
Spring of Evolution
Total revenues
$2,496,663
2022
Total expenses
$2,863,215
2022
Total assets
$2,283,171
2022
Num. employees
44
2022

Program areas at Wolf Connection

Animal welfare and rescue - located in the mountains above los angeles, the organization has a 165-acre facility that serves as a safe haven and home to 38 rescued wolves and Wolf dogs who have been subjected to illegal ownership, abandonment, and abuse. The organization pack services team provides one-of-a-kind care and enrichment to the Wolf pack, who become ambassadors of hope to all who witness them. The facility is an a-rated and licensed with the usda la county dept of animal care and control for the rescue and lifetime care of wolves and Wolf dogs. All animals under our care have an individualized health and behavioral plan that meets each animals needs. This plan is constantly revised and updated.
At risk youth and empowerment - for the past 12 years, Wolf connections multi-session empowerment programs have transformed the lives of young people in the antelope valley service area 1 who collectively experience a disproportionate rate of poverty, foster care, teen pregnancy, gang activity, and incarceration. The programs offer youth access to non-traditional healing modalities, as well as meaningful connections with peers and adult mentors. Participants connect with Wolf teachers who have been misunderstood, mistreated, and oppressed. In each others eyes, humans and wolves recognize themselves and embark on a collaborative journey of Connection and healing trauma. The organization served approximately 2500 youth and adults via our on - site empowerment programs, our largest impact to date. Most recently the organization developed an extraordinary, multimedia educational experience - Wolf lessons for human lives - a platform for youth around the world. Considered our academy, its currently available in a continued on sch o
Community engagement and empowerment - as the global innovator in facilitating the restorative human-animal relationship, the organization engage generations of people to connect with their inner resilience and inherent role in the ecosystem through an integrative, non-traditional program created called Wolf therapy. Embodying personal power, self-awareness, and self-regulation, this program engages humans to tap into our ancestral Connection with wolves and find our unique and collective howls. The organization stand as allies to wolves in the wild as they bridge essential conversation around human empowerment and the natural world, creating global impact. During 2022 the organization held over 48 private, semi-private visits and community events, serving over 1500 people. These visits allow a unique experience for visitors, to both immerse themselves in nature and learn the resilience that the wolves stories inspire.

Who funds Wolf Connection

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
California Community FoundationAnimal Welfare$370,000
Community PartnersDevelop the Service and Technical Capacity To Contract With DMH To Provide On-Go$135,067
Toklas Philanthropy LabsGeneral Support$65,000
...and 14 more grants received

Personnel at Wolf Connection

NameTitleCompensation
Teo AlferoChief Executive Officer and Founder$84,257
Annette GoldenDirector of Development
Steven GolightlyBoard Chair$0
Ashton CharlesBoard Secretary$0
Daniel AmirBoard Treasurer$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Wolf Connection

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,524,602
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$1,652
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$-29,591
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,496,663

Form 990s for Wolf Connection

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-13990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-05990View PDF
2019-122021-03-01990View PDF
2018-122019-12-20990View PDF
...and 12 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 12, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $370,000 from California Community Foundation
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $65,000 from Toklas Philanthropy Labs
January 1, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsWildlife protection organizationsAnimal organizationsCharities
Issues
Science and technologyAnimalsWildlifeHuman servicesChildren
Characteristics
Conducts researchState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 504
Acton, CA 93510
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
County
Los Angeles County, CA
Website URL
wolfconnection.org/new/ 
Phone
(661) 450-8191
IRS details
EIN
26-2162310
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2008
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
D30: Wildlife Preservation, Protection
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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