Live Wild Foundation
Live Wild Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Alamogordo, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500.
Live Wild Foundation at a glance
In short: Live Wild Foundation gave $500 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $500
- -99.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $500
- -98.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $23,053
- +106.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Live Wild Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Salvation Army ($500).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Live Wild Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 317% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2025) to $74K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | Donation | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,053 | $15,000 | $3,094 | $500 | 1 | $3,094 | — | $975 |
| 2024 | $11,147 | $17,378 | $84,247 | $73,600 | 3 | $84,247 | — | $1,365 |
| 2023 | $78,016 | $17,591 | $45,964 | — | — | $45,964 | — | $4,210 |
| 2022 | $106,389 | $60,000 | $3,218 | — | — | $3,218 | — | $4,123 |
| 2021 | $49,607 | $25,004 | $2,000 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000 | $4 | — |
| 2020 | $26,603 | $26,603 | — | — | — | — | $3 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Live Wild Foundation reported a distributable amount of $975 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Live Wild Foundation is led by John Anderson, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Anderson
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Rice
Secretarytre
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Live Wild Foundation
How much does Live Wild Foundation give each year?
Live Wild Foundation gave $500 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $74K across 3 grants.
How large is Live Wild Foundation?
Live Wild Foundation reported $23K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $975 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Live Wild Foundation?
Live Wild Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Alamogordo, NM. It holds $23K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Live Wild Foundation operate?
Live Wild Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia.
What is Live Wild Foundation's EIN?
Live Wild Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2508512. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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