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US nonprofit · EIN 880345277 · Valentine, AZiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 880345277) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Keepers of the Wild

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.4m
$972k liabilities
Net assets
$1.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
7.1 years on average
Staff
30
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
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Keepers of the Wild's network

6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

6 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 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 6 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Becca GladdenBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Charles McHaffieBoard Member2019
7 yrs
James C BurkettBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Mike DavesBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Mimi MorissetteBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Theodora JoryBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dwight JoryTreasurersince 2021
Jonathan KraftPresidentsince 2018
Kelsey BurkettCompany secretarysince 2019
Lara KraftChairwomansince 2022
Nichole WallsCompany secretary2018
Nick TerleskyTreasurersince 2019
Tina MatejekVice President2018

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
James C BurkettBoard Member0$0
Theodora JoryBoard Member0$0
Becca GladdenBoard Member0$0
Charles McHaffieBoard Member0$0
Mimi MorissetteBoard Member0$0
Mike DavesBoard Member0$0
Lara KraftChairwoman0$0
Dwight JoryTreasurer0$0
Kelsey BurkettSecretary0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

Colorado roster

12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253031660). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Lara KraftExecutive Director/Chair
Dwight JoryTreasurer
Kelsey BurkettSecretary
Charles McHaffieDirector
James BurkettDirector
Mimi MorissetteVice Chair
Theodora JoryDirector
Michael DavesDirector
Jonathan Kraft
Lara KraftExecutive Director
Jonathan KraftCorp. Treasurer
Jonathan KraftCustodian of Financial Records

About

Legal name
Keepers of the Wild
EIN
880345277
Address
13441 E Hwy 66, Valentine, AZ, 86437-1109
State
Arizona
Mission
Protect and Care for Exotic Animals (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D310 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1995
IRS ruling date
1 September 1996
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMike Daves
≥8years on the filingsMimi Morissette
≥7years on the filingsCharles McHaffie
≥7years on the filingsJames C Burkett

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
$2.4m
Total liabilities
$972k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.4m
Contributions and grants received
$2.3m
Program service revenue
$251k
Employees
30
Volunteers
10

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2.7m$2.5m$179k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.