Public Charity

WILDERNESS TRAILS ANIMAL PARK

Based in BIRCH RUN, MI, WILDERNESS TRAILS ANIMAL PARK operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.1M in revenue, $973K in expenses, $726K in total assets for fiscal year 2024.

EIN: 320013455 BIRCH RUN, MI Zoos & Aquariums NTEE: D50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.1M
Total Expenses$973K
Total Assets$726K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF WILDERNESS TRAILS ZOO IS TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY BONDS AND TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD. WE STRIVE TO REACH OUR GOAL THROUGH: HANDS-ON AND CLOSE UP EXPERIENCES WITH ANIMALS, PROMOTING HARMONY BETWEEN NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EXAMPLE. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CONSERVATION ISSUES AND TO EDUCATE HOW EASY IT CAN BE TO HELP WITH KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ANIMALS. CREATING NEW AND INNOVATIVE EXHIBITS WITH PLENTY OF RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WHICH EMPLOYEES CAN USE AND EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM AND SHARE THIS KNOWLEDGE WITH THE PUBLIC IN A FUN, FAMILY FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE. THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS AND THE NATURAL SURROUNDING OF THE ZOO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REGARDED AS COMMUNITY TREASURES. HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL GROUPS VISIT THE ZOO EACH SPRING AND THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES MAKE THE ZOO A TRADITIONAL VISIT FOR SUMMER VACATION. AREA RESIDENTS APPRECIATE THE SERVICES THAT THE ZO

Where $100 goes at Wilderness Trails Animal Park

How Wilderness Trails Animal Park divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $100 for programs

$100
Educating children on how animals live, grow, and raise their young
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF Charlotte Felner
TREASURER Dwain Beck
PRESIDENT Jermiah Tietz
SECRETARY Karen Beck
V PRESIDENT Kelsie Bailey

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Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.1M $973K $726K
2023 $921K $899K $664K
2022 $803K $778K $621K
2020 $737K $571K $440K
2019 $557K $542K $132K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $557K to $1.1M (+91%), with total assets most recently reported at $726K.

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