Howling for Wolves
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT MINNESOTA'S WOLF POPULATION. HFW advocates for wolves and wildlife protections and advocates for environmental stewardship, including wildlife habitat.
- Income
- $82,199
- Spending
- $79,621
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
- Howling For Wolves 2024 Activities Throughout 2024 HFW communicated through social media, website and emails news on wolves and joined the Endangered Species Coalition to advocate for wolves and other wildlife. HFW participated in media interviews and assisted with letter writing by supporters to oppose campaigns to hunt wolves. HFW educates the public on the benefits of a healthy wolf population on wildlife and habitat, including birds and water. HFW informs the public about the severe negative consequences of wolf hunts with potential for unpredictable effects such as increasing wolf conflicts. HFW educates on wolf/deer issues including the need for predators to control the spread of disease in wild deer. HFW conversed with MN USDA Wildlife Services to promote nonlethal methods with specific livestock producers. HFW continued the Wolf Forgiveness Bonus Program to pay farmers who experienced probable wolf conflicts (usually with calves) for their trouble and in exchange for them not having the wolf baited trapped and killed.HFW interacted with multiple agencies and NGO representatives to inform about the wolf hunts history and adverse effects.HFW'sdirector presented at the Great Lakes Wolf Conference in WI in Oct 2024. HFW presented the peer reviewed publication and data (Nature Scientific Reports) on the effects of wolf hunting on wolf mortality. The increase in wolfmortality is dramatic and persists for years after the hunts end. The data showed a more than doubling of overall wolf mortality (approx. 20% to 43%) and more than tripling of human caused wolf deaths increasing from 10% to 35%.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 2024.
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 June 2014.
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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