The Raptor Trust (the Trust) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 in the state of new jersey. The Raptor trust's primary mission is to provide free care and assistance to injured, sick or orphaned wild birds. Its mission also includes educating people about wild birds, especially birds of prey and providing a human example for others. Qualified as an exempt organization from federal taxes under internal revenue code (irs) section 501(c)(3), the Raptor Trust is supported primarily through grants and contributions from private corporations and the general public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 33 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $744K a year · 37% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$93K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$9.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$9.0M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$9.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1982.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.2M Management & general 12% · $187K Fundraising 10% · $149K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$109,981Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Soucy’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Soucy$109,981$109,375$104,350$92,883$94,230

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides free care for injured wild birds and educates the public about them.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, we admitted a total of 5,353 birds representing 149 different species. The most common reason for admission was "fell from NEST/ORPHAN," with over 25% of all patients being displaced youngsters, primarily arriving during late spring and early summercommonly referred to as "baby bird season." this period is notably busy for our…

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $16K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$602K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$187K
Fundraisingcol D$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$602K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Gains on assetsLn 7$448K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$577K
SavingsLn 2$441K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.6M$6.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K$93K
Net assetsLn 32$8.6M$9.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$79$79
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8K$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$134K$44K$46K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$718K$635K$32K$51K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K$23K$1K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$52K$47K$562$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$88K$68K$9K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Investment management feesLn 11f$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$12K$514$257
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$8K$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$5K$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$28K$6K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$643
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$397
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$100K$80K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$21K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$174K$173K$905$453
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$187K$149K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.5M$498K$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.4M$363K$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.3M$227K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$1.2M$1.4M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$1.1M$1.2M$7.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,993,292 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,523,586$1,307,517
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,029$34,749
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $142,645$601,978
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,088$49,048
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,752,348$1,993,292
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,600$8,079
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $925,631$1,019,978
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $455,624$467,462
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,388,855$1,495,519
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $363,493$497,773
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,993,292 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $38,564 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$60,955
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,246,562
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,189
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,307,517
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $34,749$34,749
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $153,965$153,965
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,439$1,439
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $448,013$448,013
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $9,045$9,045
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $72,713 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $613,062$1,993,292
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,495,519 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $79$79
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,000$8,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,281 · Management $45,622 · Fundraising $44,281$134,184
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $635,222 · Management $31,756 · Fundraising $51,349$718,327
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,480 · Management $1,084 · Fundraising $2,974$27,538
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $46,629 · Management $562 · Fundraising $4,497$51,688
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,510 · Management $8,728 · Fundraising $12,003$88,241
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,500$24,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $30,014$30,014
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,297 · Management $514 · Fundraising $257$13,068
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $16,786$16,786
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,847 · Management $8,579 · Fundraising $9,077$25,503
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,074 · Management $5,229 · Fundraising $5,075$15,378
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,818 · Management $5,539$33,357
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,789 · Management $643$6,432
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,588 · Management $397$1,985
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $80,234 · Management $20,057$100,291
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,431 · Management $2,445 · Fundraising $2,019$25,895
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $172,895 · Management $905 · Fundraising $453$174,253
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,160,174 · Management $186,574 · Fundraising $148,771$1,495,519
Part X · Balance sheet $9,100,723 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $595,805$577,052
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $465,525$441,081
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $307,497$261,841
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,635$22,396
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,107$13,470
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,641,490$1,553,210
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,643,807$6,231,673
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,689,866$9,100,723
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $92,986$92,777
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $92,986$92,777
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,892,310$3,869,847
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,704,570$5,138,099
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,596,880$9,007,946
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,689,866$9,100,723
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,007,946 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,993,292
XI-2 Total expenses$1,495,519
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$497,773
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,596,880
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$86,707
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,007,946

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