Wild Instincts INC FY2023 filing

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Rhinelander, WI501(c)(3)Since 2011Human ServicesEIN 27-4756098Revenue $270K in FY2023

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.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 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
$151K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$270K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$215K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$568K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$270K
FY2023▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$249K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$313K
FY2025$377K
FY2026$469K
Expenses
$215K
FY2023▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$155K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$220K
FY2025$255K
FY2026$274K
Net assets
$568K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$374K
FY2022$542K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$729K
FY2025$843K
FY2026$1.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending March 2023) · 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

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $124K Management & general 41% · $89K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary, T
$16,032Pt VII · Sec A
President
$2,250Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$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 · $124K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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

$124Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$270K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$215K
Ln 25
Programscol B$124K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$568K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$151K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$270K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
SavingsLn 2$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$324K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$325K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$151K
Net assetsLn 32$568K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K$53K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$313K$324K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$326K$325K
Total assetsLn 16$692K$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K$151K
Net assetsLn 32$542K$568K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$14K$4K$366
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$49K$37K$11K$986
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$1K$103
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$7K$698
Advertising and promotionLn 12$609$609
Office expensesLn 13$1K$957$70
OccupancyLn 16$51K$18K$33K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$41K$871
Total functional expensesLn 25$215K$124K$89K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $469K$274K$195K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2025 $377K$255K$123K$843K 990 PDF
FY2024 $313K$220K$93K$729K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $270,272 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $323,377$251,085
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,329$10,514
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,220$8,673
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $340,926$270,272
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $42,488$72,726
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,376$141,858
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $183,864$214,584
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $157,062$55,688
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
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 $270,272 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $926 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$24,263
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$226,822
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$251,085
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,067$6,067
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $400 · Excluded from tax $4,047$4,447
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$7,747
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,326 · Excluded from tax $10,114$270,272
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $214,584 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,711 · Management $4,205 · Fundraising $366$18,282
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,957 · Management $11,333 · Fundraising $986$49,276
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,876 · Management $1,189 · Fundraising $103$5,168
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,690$8,690
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,452$2,452
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,900 · Management $698$7,598
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $609$609
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $957 · Management $70$1,027
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,466 · Management $32,539$51,005
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,137$2,137
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,777$5,777
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $14,594$14,594
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,302$6,302
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,796 · Management $871$41,667
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $124,409 · Management $88,720 · Fundraising $1,455$214,584
Part X · Balance sheet $718,788 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,413$18,292
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,259$34,965
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $89$129
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,232$1,129
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $325,974$324,848
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $312,527$324,482
X-15 Other assets$14,943
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $692,494$718,788
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $147,085$141,954
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,153$8,735
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $150,238$150,689
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $455,352$479,855
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $86,904$88,244
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $542,256$568,099
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $692,494$718,788
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $568,099 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$270,272
XI-2 Total expenses$214,584
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$55,688
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$542,256
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$29,845
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$568,099

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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