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Wayward Journey

Wayward Journey (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,000 to it, the largest being THE BINKY FOUNDATION INC ($1,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2026
$98k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$1k
Net assets
$36k
0/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What Wayward Journey does

Mission

Animal Welfare

As stated on its FY2026 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Veterinary Care for shelter animals; 34 animals treated.

    $11,243 spent
    27% of program spending

  2. Community Pet Pantry; 15,000 lbs of food given to animals in need.

    $30,415 spent
    72% of program spending

  3. Shelter Adoption Fees of longest stay shelter animals; 7 animals

    $700 spent
    2% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $42,358.

02The organization over time
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'25*
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of Wayward Journey’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.

Where its funders are

Wayward Journey draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 1 state in all.

NY

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

Wayward Journey runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 102 animals nonprofits its size.

Operating margin36% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 102 animals nonprofits under $100k, FY2026

Organizations like Wayward Journey

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In California

Tender Heart Haven81%Woofs and Wags Dog Rescue80%Jj Woofin Paws Rescue Agency79%Wagging Tails Animal Rescue79%Woofy Acres Inc79%Animal Lives Materalways79%New Beginnings for Animals Inc79%Hearts Fur Paws78%

Nationally

Animal Placement Bureau83%Woofs Wiggles N Wags Animal Rescue83%Playa Animal Welfare Services Inc82%Drowzydawg Rescue82%Rockstar Rescue82%Homeward Bound Animal Welfare Group Inc81%Halfway Home Pet Rescue Inc81%Pet Rescue North Inc81%
05Profile & governance

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

Screen this organization

A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Wayward Journey: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.

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Questions and answers

Who funds Wayward Journey?
Wayward Journey (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,000 to it, the largest being THE BINKY FOUNDATION INC ($1,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does Wayward Journey have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,000 in grants to Wayward Journey.
Who is the largest funder of Wayward Journey?
THE BINKY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like Wayward Journey find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2026–2026), and the filings of 1 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