Wildlife Protection Solutions
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$4.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$19.4m
$35k liabilities
Net assets
$19.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
8.4 years on average
Staff
21
600 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Wildlife Protection Solutions' network
4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Currie | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Levin | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katharina Haidenthaler | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Thompson | Secretary/Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Weidner | Advisory Director | since 2018 |
| Eric Schmidt | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Schmidt | Executive Director | 40 | $188k | ||
| David Levin | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Susan Thompson | Secretary/Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Currie | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Katharina Haidenthaler | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dave Weidner | Advisory Director | 5 | $0 |
Colorado roster
10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263019602). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Haidenthaler Katharina | Director |
| Andrew Currie | Director |
| Eric Schmidt | Director |
| Susan B Thompson | |
| Bruce Dines | |
| David C Levin | Director |
| Spike Buckley | |
| Dave Weidner | Director |
| Susan B Thompson | Director |
| Eric Schmidt | President/Executive Director |
About
- Legal name
- Wildlife Protection Solutions
- EIN
- 455583283
- Address
- 5399 Highway 93, Golden, CO, 80403-8021
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- To protect endangered species. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D31 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Eric Schmidt (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAndrew Currie
≥8years on the filingsDavid Levin
≥8years on the filingsKatharina Haidenthaler
≥8years on the filingsSusan Thompson
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $19.4m
- Total liabilities
- $35k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $19.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.3m
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 600
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.3m | $4.6m | Deficit $1.3m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
5 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cats Aren't Trophies | Program support | $110k |
| International Rhino Foundation | Program support | $86k |
| Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Grace Cente | Grace gorillas | $62k |
| Butterfly Pavilion | Land for expansion | $59k |
| Katie Adamson Conservation Fund | Fresh water solar pump | $20k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Wildlife Protection Solutions likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 28 June 2012
- Registered agent
- Eric Wayne Schmidt (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.