Wild Instincts INC

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Rhinelander, WI501(c)(3)Since 2011Human ServicesEIN 27-4756098Revenue $469K in FY2026

On file with the IRSwildinstinctsrehab.com4621 Apperson Dr, 54501-8713 · Rhinelander, WITax-exempt since Jul 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Treatment and temporary care of orphaned, injured, diseased and displaced indigenous wildlife and the subsequent return of healthy animals into the Wild while promoting wildlife stewardship through education and research.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 5 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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FY2026 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $120K a year · 36% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $51K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$133K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$469K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$274K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$469K
FY2026▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$249K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$313K
FY2025$377K
FY2026$469K
Expenses
$274K
FY2026▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$155K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$220K
FY2025$255K
FY2026$274K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2026▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$374K
FY2022$542K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$729K
FY2025$843K
FY2026$1.0M

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending March 2026) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Jul 2011.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $160K Management & general 41% · $111K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize Part VII
Wildlife Reh
$30,362Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, T
$18,252Pt VII · Sec A
President
$14,250Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kaitlin Wikoff’s $30K as Wildlife Reh is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kaitlin Wikoff$30,362$27,451$26,465———
Sharon Larson$18,252$18,252$18,252$16,032$10,007$10,007
Mark Naniot$14,250$9,750$9,750$2,250——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rehabilitates and releases injured, orphaned, and displaced wildlife, educating the public on conservation.

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1 program · $160K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Rehabilitation of injured, orphaned, diseased and displaced indigenous wildlife.

$160Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$51K

By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$469K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$382K
Investment incomeLn 3$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Money outPt IX
$274K
Ln 25
Programscol B$160K
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$382K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Gains on assetsLn 7$51K
Total revenueLn 12$469K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$733K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$321K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY26End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K$80K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$534K$733K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$341K$321K
Total assetsLn 16$977K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K$133K
Net assetsLn 32$843K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$47K$14K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34K$26K$8K$680
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$2K$180
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$14K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$540$540
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$231
OccupancyLn 16$62K$20K$42K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$42K$949
Total functional expensesLn 25$274K$160K$111K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest Viewing $469K$274K$195K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2025 $377K$255K$123K$843K 990 PDF
FY2024 $313K$220K$93K$729K 990 PDF
FY2023 $270K$215K$56K$568K 990 PDF
FY2022 $341K$184K$157K$542K 990 PDF
FY2021 $249K$155K$95K$374K 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
See the full FY2026 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $468,667 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $323,141$382,104
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36,131$67,062
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,197$19,501
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $377,469$468,667
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $99,692$105,874
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,237$167,944
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $254,929$273,818
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $122,540$194,849
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $468,667 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $998 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$5,455
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$376,649
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$60,412
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$382,104
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,940$15,940
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $30,993 · Excluded from tax $20,129$51,122
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$18,503
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,991 · Excluded from tax $36,069$468,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $273,818 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,149 · Management $14,459 · Fundraising $1,256$62,864
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,513 · Management $7,824 · Fundraising $680$34,017
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,745 · Management $2,068 · Fundraising $180$8,993
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,730$3,730
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,661$4,661
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,840 · Management $1,275$15,115
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $540$540
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,075 · Management $231$2,306
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,321 · Management $41,802$62,123
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,413$2,413
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,126$5,126
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $20,355$20,355
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,968$8,968
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,658 · Management $949$42,607
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $160,254 · Management $111,448 · Fundraising $2,116$273,818
Part X · Balance sheet $1,151,345 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,896$40,631
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $52,989$39,627
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,008$2,008
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $341,325$320,970
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $533,850$733,166
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,943$14,943
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $977,011$1,151,345
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $131,058$125,275
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,444$7,805
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $134,502$133,080
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $754,265$929,714
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $88,244$88,551
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $842,509$1,018,265
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $977,011$1,151,345
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,018,265 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$468,667
XI-2 Total expenses$273,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$194,849
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$842,509
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$19,093
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,018,265

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2026 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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