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Wild Bird Fund INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2005AnimalsEIN 32-0155774Revenue $1.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwildbirdfund.org565 Columbus Ave, 10024-2403 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Jan 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Wild Bird Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization that cares for the injured, ill and orphaned Wild life of new york city. Our mission is to provide veterinary care and rehabilitation to native and migrant wildlife and to educate new yorkers about the rich diversity and environmental needs of the city's wildlife.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 57 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
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 90% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $50K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
88% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 88% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$248K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$248K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$312K
FY2025$248K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.7M Management & general 9% · $176K Fundraising 4% · $90K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$52,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Peterson
Vice President & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jerry Basford
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
L'Mae Carlin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Garn
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ritamary McMahon’s $52K as Co-Founder is at the 10th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ritamary McMahon$52,000$49,200$37,200$35,360——
Rita McMahon————$35,360$36,720

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

Rescues and rehabilitates injured, ill, and orphaned wild birds in NYC.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2025 wild bird fund treated a record 13,190 birds and other wildlife. We provide veterinary and rehabilitative care during hospitalization until the wildlife patient recovers from their injuries or illness.

$1.7Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Winley FoundationFY2025$25K
The Abraham FoundationFY2025$13K
Future Hope FoundationFY2025$5K
The Weiss Family FoundationFY2025$5K
Sullivan Family FoundationFY2025$2K
Leigh H Perkins FoundationFY2025$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$50K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$248K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$124K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$12
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$139K
SavingsLn 2$115K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$254K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$133K
Other assetsLn 15$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$248K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K$254K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$149K$133K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$312K$248K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$13K$20K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$960K$873K$54K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$10K$843$599
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$72K$6K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$3K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$5K$16K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$384K$366K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$15K$1K$344
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$333K$331K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$43K$31K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.7M$176K$90K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$2.0M−$64K$248K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$2.0M−$162K$312K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.7M$122K$475K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.6M$255K$360K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.4M$625$196K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.3M$152K$202K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,938,114 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,777,731$1,903,083
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $37,137$32,297
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20$12
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,072$2,722
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,817,960$1,938,114
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,076,049$1,106,302
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $903,956$896,045
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,980,005$2,002,347
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$162,045−$64,233
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,938,114 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $777 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$197,737
VIII-1c Fundraising events$86,103
VIII-1e Government grants$25,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,594,243
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$123,807
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,903,083
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,297$32,297
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12$12
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,945$1,945
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,074 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,957$1,938,114
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,002,347 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,000 · Management $19,500 · Fundraising $19,500$52,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $872,656 · Management $54,393 · Fundraising $32,991$960,040
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,109 · Management $843 · Fundraising $599$11,551
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,382 · Management $6,039 · Fundraising $4,290$82,711
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,021$2,021
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,800$49,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,875$6,875
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,250 · Fundraising $4,308$7,558
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,228 · Management $15,684 · Fundraising $16,431$37,343
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,689$7,689
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $366,008 · Management $17,575$383,583
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,498 · Management $1,378 · Fundraising $344$17,220
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,916$7,916
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $331,208 · Management $2,141$333,349
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $31,436 · Fundraising $11,255$42,691
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,736,380 · Management $176,249 · Fundraising $89,718$2,002,347
Part X · Balance sheet $2,070,215 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $206,617$139,326
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,136$115,148
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $34,210$7,770
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,319$87,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $149,463$133,490
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,836,313$1,586,881
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,352,058$2,070,215
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $118,934$142,612
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $51,846$45,956
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,868,796$1,633,398
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,039,576$1,821,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $312,482$79,983
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$168,266
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $312,482$248,249
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,352,058$2,070,215
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $248,249 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,938,114
XI-2 Total expenses$2,002,347
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$64,233
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$312,482
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$248,249

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

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