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4 Corners Wolf Dog Rescue Sanctuary Inc

EIN 47-3841579 · Farmington, NM

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak36 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO RESCUE AND PROTECT ALL WOLVES AND WOLF-DOG BREEDS. THE CORPORATION WILL REHOME OR PROVIDE SANCTUARY AND PROVIDE FOR ALL THE SOCIAL, MEDICAL AND DAILY NEEDS OF EACH ANIMAL.

Income
$100,486
Spending
$84,681
Reserves
-9.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 60%

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

Weak: 36 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 46% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 16% 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 (3)
  1. $58,805 spent. TO PROVIDE SANCTUARY TO HOUSE AND FEED AT RISK WOLVES AND WOLF-DOG BREEDS TO ADVANCE THE SURVIVAL OF THESE ANIMALS BY PROVIDING SPECIALIZED CARE AND CONTAINMENT.
  2. $1,008 spent. TO RESCUE AT RISK WOLVES AND WOLF-DOG BREEDS THAT ARE IN DANGER OF EUTHANASIA AND THOSE WHO ARE STARVING, INJURED AND NEGLECTED FROM AREAS WHERE IT IS ILLEGAL TO OWN THESE ANIMALS.
  3. EDUCATING THE PUBLIC THAT WOLVES AND WOLF-DOG BREED DO NOT MAKE GOOD PETS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING THESE AT RISK ANIMALS.

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

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2015.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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