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Wildlife Waystation

Sylmar, California · EIN 95-3190812 · Animal-Related · tax-exempt since 1985

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 74.2 of 100), based on the Form 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.

Graded against 28,351 animal-related nonprofits with revenue under $100K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.14.1 months85
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.100% from one source45
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.36.3%not scored

Scores compare this charity with its peer group; 100 is best. How Charity Clarity rates charities.

Year by year

20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2025Form 990-EZ$11K$241K−$230K$283K14.1C
Dec 2024Form 990$426K$586K−$160K$512K10.58C
Dec 2023Form 990$566K$538K$28K$613K13.78B
Dec 2022Form 990$590K$585K$5,413$672K13.811C
Dec 2021Form 990$1.48M$657K$823K$667K12.211C
Dec 2020Form 990$1.07M$950K$116K−$157K-2.018D
Dec 2019Form 990$1.99M$2.28M−$290K−$273K-1.454F
Nov 2018Form 990$3.07M$2.96M$108K−$196K-0.860C
Nov 2017Form 990$2.54M$2.48M$62K−$303K-1.554D
Nov 2016Form 990$2.35M$2.50M−$152K−$386K-1.954D
Nov 2015Form 990$2.07M$2.64M−$571K−$234K-1.149F

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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