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FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC

FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,450 to it, the largest being HDR FOUNDATION ($9,450). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2017
$192k
Funders on record
2
Grants received
$12k
Net assets
$42k
1/2 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 2%
01What it does

What Friends of Wolf Run Inc does

Mission

Water quality and watershed scientific study, restoration, education and technical support.

As stated on its FY2017 Form 990-EZ.

Program

Stream buffer restoration including invasive plant control, native plant installation, educational volunteer work days. Park and public space beautification through planting trees, shrubs and perennial plants.

The first program described on its most recent Form 990-EZ.

02The organization over time
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $3k → $5k.

Funder
'17
'19
'21
total
funders
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 76% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

76%
largest funder
100%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 100% · 2021 100% — broadly stable.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Kentucky, across 2 states in all.

CA
NE

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’17
’19
’21
Kentucky out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.

Operating margin−5% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,616 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2017

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

KY

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Questions and answers

Who funds FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC?
FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,450 to it, the largest being HDR FOUNDATION ($9,450). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC have?
IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $12,450 in grants to FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC?
HDR FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $9,450 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like FRIENDS OF WOLF RUN INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Kentucky. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2017 (financials across 2017–2017), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing