Wildlife Preserves Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WILDLIFE PRESERVES INC. IS A PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS, OPEN SPACE, WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT FOR CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.
- Income
- $2.7 million
- Spending
- $827,651
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 64.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 81%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $94,865, trustee
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 64.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 70% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 429% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $827,651 spent. 4a. Land Management of natural areas and wildlife sanctuaries: (Delaware Bay Shore Preserves, Goose Pond Preserve, Great Piece Meadows Preserve, and the Troy Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary) The organization owns, manages, posts and patrols +/- 9,000 acres of natural lands as wildlife sanctuaries for the following uses: (a) for the protection of wild animals, plants and their habitats (including threatened and endangered species of fauna and flora); (b) for public passive recreational uses such as hiking, biking, bird watching, photography, nature observation and study; (c) for use by students, scouts, and the Boy Scouts of America for field trips and summer camping in the Meadows. (d) for flood storage (Some of the Organizations land is within the flood plain and serves an economic benefit to the public, especially during storm events). 4b. Land Management of mixed-use natural area (Great Piece Meadows, NJ) The Organization manages, posts and patrols +/-2,500 acres of meadowlands - Great Piece Meadows - owned primarily by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, NJ Natural Land Trust and the Township of Fairfield. Under individual management agreements between the Organization, the State of NJ, Township of Fairfield, NJ and the Fairfield Conservation and Sportsmens Club, the Meadows are managed and used for two different, distinct land uses and divided into two land-use zones: (a) A wildlife sanctuary zone for the protection of wild animals, plants and their habitats for public passive recreation;and (b) A wildlife management zone for use by game hunters. 4c. Land Management of Salt Marsh Bay Shore (Delaware Bay Shore Preserve) The Organization owns, manages, posts and patrols +/- 2,800 acres of tidal salt marshes at the Delaware Bay in southern New Jersey - the Delaware Bay Shore Preserve - as a wildlife sanctuary for the protection of terrestrial and aquatic wildlife and marsh and bay shore habitat. The preserve is managed for the following uses: (a) a critical resting and feeding area for migratory shorebirds; (b) a spawning area for horseshoe crabs; (c) a nesting site for aquatic turtles; (d) a nesting area for American bald eagles; (e) for educational studies and research
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on December 15, 2011.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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