Apex Protection Project

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2015

Legal Domicile

Tax Period

2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

Apex Protection Project, founded in 2015, is a small nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $487K in total revenue in fiscal year 2022. Revenue grew 14% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $89K, a strong 18% operating margin.

Mission

Apex Protection Project is dedicated to protecting wolves and wolfdogs through educational experiences, rescue and advocacy with the dream of living in a world where wolf and all species are highly valued, protected and respected for the balance they bring to the ecosystem and for the gifts they offer to humanity.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $390,880

EDUCATION- Apex educates between 1500-3000 kids annually with our free live school presentations and community outreach. - With 1.6 million followers on TikTok, 61.9K followers on IG, and 17,073K...

EDUCATION- Apex educates between 1500-3000 kids annually with our free live school presentations and community outreach. - With 1.6 million followers on TikTok, 61.9K followers on IG, and 17,073K followers on FB, we reach thousands of people of all ages daily with our educational live sessions and posts. - An average of 300 people per year pass through the Apex facility for our educational experiences with the ambassador pack. - Apex created, produces and hosts Sedona Wolf Week, the largest annual wolf conference in the world. Sedona Wolf Week, originally born in Sedona, AZ, is now hosted in Los Angeles to accommodate a larger live audience as well as streamed live internationally, reaching several thousand people worldwide. It includes lectures from the leading experts on wolves as well as nature-based art and entertainment and an opportunity to meet the Apex Ambassador Pack. RESCUE- Apex actively rescues and homes or finds other qualified sanctuaries for captive-born wolves/wolfdogs in need. Apex also coordinates and actively participates in transporting these animals to safety. These situations average two-seven individual animals a week.- The Apex Sanctuary is currently home to 16 rescued wolves and wolfdogs.ADVOCACY- Apex helps in advocating for the protection of wolves in the wild being an active member of the Endangered Species Coalition.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2022)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $435,406

Program Service Revenue $51,594

Investment Income $387

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $487,387

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $114,575

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $390,880

Other Expenses $283,318

TOTAL EXPENSES $397,893

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2022	2021	Change
Revenue	$487,387	$428,553	+0.1%
Expenses	$397,893	$366,182	+0.1%
Net Income	$89,494	$62,371	+0.4%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

$63,237

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Paula Ficara	Corrsp Sec	50.00	Director	$63,237	$0	$63,237
Steve Wastell	Treasurer	50.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Todd George	Chairman	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Yuka Kobayashi	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ian Winer	Secretary	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Margareta Marro	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Suzi Landolphi	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$487,387	$397,893	$377,301	$89,494
2022	$428,553	$366,182	$262,742	$62,371
2021	$288,766	$267,991	$222,486	$20,775
2020	$242,476	$214,894	$204,759	$27,582
2019	$207,321	$214,460	$64,465	$-7,139
2018	$213,781	$193,150	$75,198	$20,631