Nonprofit · EIN 62-1471146
WALDENS PUDDLE INC
Tax-exempt · JOELTON, TN 37080
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $848,344 | $759,465 | $88,879 | $1,433,491 | $2,162 | $1,431,329 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $644,997 | $610,168 | $34,829 | $1,326,722 | $0 | $1,326,722 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $577,951 | $589,985 | -$12,034 | $1,291,893 | $0 | $1,291,893 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $739,018
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $109,326
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $103,182
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $361,493
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $391,579
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $75,504
- Accounting fees
- $9,082
- Occupancy
- $79,941
- Depreciation
- $534
- Program services (functional)
- $759,465
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,326,722
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,433,491
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,162
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,431,329
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $498,951
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,385,829
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $45,500
- Gross receipts
- $848,344
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANE BRODY | CHAIRWOMANPRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| BRIAN HOCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| EDDIE BAYERS Jr | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RON CHANDLER | EXEC COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JANE EATON | EXEC COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM AFRICANO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY LEFTWICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RONNIE LEFTWICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE BOYLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ASHLEY EATON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM AFRICANO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY LEFTWICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RONNIE LEFTWICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LANE BRODY | CHAIRWOMANPRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| BRIAN HOCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| EDDIE BAYERS JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RON CHANDLER | EXEC COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JANE EATON | EXEC COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANDY EATON | EXEC COMMITTE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN HOCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $5,000 |
| ASHLEY LEFTWICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JIM AFRICANO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONNIE LEFTWICH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CERRITO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE BOYLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| EDDIE BAYERS JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LANE BRODY | CHAIRWOMANPRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| JANE EATON | EXEC COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RON CHANDLER | EXEC COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8131 JACKMAN RD, JOELTON, TN 37080-8897
- In care of
- % BRIAN HOCK
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LANE BRODY, PO BOX 641, JOELTON, TN 370800641
- Signed the 990
- BRIAN HOCK PHD, TREASURER
- Phone
- (615) 299-9938
- Website
- WWW.WALDENSPUDDLE.COM
- Return prepared by
- BELLENFANT PLLC
Mission
WALDENS PUDDLE, INC. (WP) IS COMMITTED TO WILDLIFE REHABILITATION, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION.
Program accomplishments
- WALDENS PUDDLE CONSISTENTLY ADMITS AND PROVIDES TOP QUALITY CARE FOR OVER 2,000 ANIMALS OF 100 DIFFERENT SPECIES YEARLY. WE NOW HAVE OUR WALDENS PUDDLE EDUCATION CENTER AT FONTANEL MANSION IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, WITH PROGRAMS AT THIS LOCATION, AS WELL AS AT SCHOOLS, SOCIAL GROUPS, CHURCH GROUPS AND OTHER GROUPS THROUGHOUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE. WE SEND OUT FOUR INFORMATIVE NEWSLETTERS/APPEALS YEARLY AND, THROUGH GENEROUS DONATIONS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CLEAN AND REPAIR OUR FACILITYS INFRASTRUCTURE, REPAIR EXISTING ANIMAL ENCLOSURES AND BUILD NEW PRE-RELEASE ENCLOSURES TO ACCOMMODATE OUR INCREASING ANIMAL ADMISSIONS. FINALLY, WE HAVE ENGAGED THE BOY SCOUTS, THE HONORABLE JUDGE NORMANS DC4 PARTICIPANTS, INTERNS FROM AREA COLLEGES, SENIOR CITIZENS, HANDS ON NASHVILLE/CLARKSVILLE FOR VOLUNTEERS, VARIOUS CIVIC AND CHURCH GROUPS AND MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES WHICH HAVE FEATURED US AS THEIR CHARITABLE CAUSE FOR MIXER NIGHTS AND OTHER CREATIVE BUSINESS ORIENTED EVENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO BALANCE FOUR FACTORS: THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS ADMITTED AND REHABILITATED, THE FACILITYS SIZE AND STRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE THEM, THE NUMBER OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO CARE FOR THEM, AND THE FINANCIAL PROSPERITY TO SUPPORT ALL THIS AS WE GROW.Expenses $759,465
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-1471146
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,433,491
- Income (IRS master file)
- $848,344
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $848,344 | $759,465 | $1,433,491 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $644,997 | $610,168 | $1,326,722 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $577,951 | $589,985 | $1,291,893 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $602,617 | $523,127 | $1,303,660 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 62-1471146).
Questions about WALDENS PUDDLE INC
- What is the EIN of WALDENS PUDDLE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WALDENS PUDDLE INC is 62-1471146.
- Is WALDENS PUDDLE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to WALDENS PUDDLE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WALDENS PUDDLE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WALDENS PUDDLE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WALDENS PUDDLE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WALDENS PUDDLE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LANE BRODY.
- Who are the officers and directors of WALDENS PUDDLE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WALDENS PUDDLE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $848,344, expenses of $759,465 and total assets of $1,433,491 at year end.
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