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Blackland Prairie Raptor Center is dedicated to environmental preservation through public education and the conservation of birds of prey and wildlife in their natural habitat.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 160 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $74K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
89% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.0 mo
of spending, in cash
1.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $41K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
6% of total assets
Liabilities are 6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$445K
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$583K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$162K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$445K
FY2025▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$285K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$445K
Expenses
$583K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$259K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$490K
FY2025$583K
Net assets
$162K
FY2025▼ -45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$688K
FY2021$684K
FY2022$615K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$162K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $516K Management & general 10% · $59K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co - Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Johnson’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laura Johnson$55,000————
Annamarie Saavedra—$41,667———
Erich Neupert-Thru 102021——$37,522——
Erich Neupert———$35,214$32,854

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates the public and conserves birds of prey and wildlife for environmental preservation.

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1 program · $516K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Education

Outreach and onsite education programming with live birds of prey. Conservation - Restoration of endangered blackland prairie

$516Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$445K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$290K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$145K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$583K
Ln 25
Programscol B$516K
Managementcol C$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$162K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$290K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$103K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$145K
Investment incomeLn 3$169
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$11K
Total revenueLn 12$445K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$8K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$38K
Other assetsLn 15$25
Total assetsLn 16$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$162K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6160
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$103K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$2K$2K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K$49K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$116K$77K
Total assetsLn 16$305K$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$296K$162K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$55K$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$221K$217K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K$388
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$19K$7K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$8K$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$14K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$32K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$155K$133K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$583K$516K$59K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2026 $445K$583K−$138K$162K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $300K$490K−$190K$296K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 23, 2024 $201K$329K−$128K$485K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $322K$350K−$27K$615K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 31, 2022 $250K$259K−$9K$684K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 10, 2021 $285K$237K$48K$688K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising L · Interested persons M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $445,008 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $201,489$290,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $93,327$144,532
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $476−$10,934
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,430$21,410
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $299,722$445,008
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $150,175$276,272
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $339,922$306,406
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $490,097$582,678
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$190,375−$137,670
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $445,008 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,590 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$290,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$103,481
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$290,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $139,942$139,942
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $169$169
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets−$11,103
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $21,410$21,410
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $165,942 · Excluded from tax $169$445,008
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $582,678 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $55,000$55,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $216,600 · Management $4,672$221,272
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $15,020 · Management $388$15,408
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,059 · Management $11,894$18,953
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,854 · Management $4,076$7,930
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,176$39,176
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,342 · Management $6,567$20,909
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,991 · Management $9,697$48,682
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $133,225 · Management $22,123$155,348
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $516,267 · Management $59,417 · Fundraising $0$582,678
Part X · Balance sheet $173,122 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $170,704$38,920
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,727$9,730
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,198$7,729
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,219
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $115,754$76,577
X-12 Other securities$37,922
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $466$25
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $304,671$173,122
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,068$2,338
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $678$8,852
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,746$11,190
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $283,541$138,506
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,384$23,426
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $295,925$161,932
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $304,671$173,122
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $161,932 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$445,008
XI-2 Total expenses$582,678
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$137,670
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$295,925
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,677
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$161,932

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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