National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association EIN 37-1143442

National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association

EIN  37-1143442 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bloomington, MN
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educate, train, and provide resources for wildlife rehabilitators.
Leadership
Whitney Buccicone · Executive Director · $72K
Money in and out
$334K revenue, $483K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

Educate, train, and provide resources for wildlife rehabilitators. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $334K in revenue, $483K in expenses, and $547K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$334K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$483K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$547K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$149K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
18.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-45%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -127% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$334K
FY2024▼ -12%
Expenses
$483K
FY2024▲ +6%
Total assets
$851K
FY2024▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$304K
FY2024▲ +54%
Total revenue
$334K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$483K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$547K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$149K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$851K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $408K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Annual symposiumnwra symposium was an in-person opportunity for wildlife professionals worldwide to exchange new research and knowledge to improve the care of injured wildlife in their region.

$173Kprogram expense
02

Member benefitsnwra added new benefits to members in 2024 to serve our 1,822 members. Member benefits include discounts on nwra programs and publications, access to the community directory, member communications, access to the entire library of published wildlife rehabilitation journal volumes and recorded symposia sessions, free access…

$156Kprogram expense
03

Educational publications, courses, website, and training materialsnwra offered three race-approved, on-demand courses in 2024 to enhance the education of veterinary professionals on the care of injured wildlife. In addition, nwra's developing leadership course hosted two cohorts of up-and-coming leaders in the field of animal welfare.

$79Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNational Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
EINHdr · item D37-1143442
Principal addressHdr · item CBloomington, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.nwrawildlife.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D033)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1984

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Whitney Buccicone’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Molly Gezella-Baranczyk$72,695$69,308$67,754
Whitney Buccicone$72,500
Molly Gezella Baranczyk$60,900
Jenny Schlieps$49,231$9,000$10,931
Sherri Cox$10,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$157K · 47%
Contributions & grants$88K · 26%
Other revenue$73K · 22%
Investment income$15K · 5%
Program service revenue47%$157K
Contributions & grants26%$88K
Other revenue22%$73K
Investment income5%$15K
Total revenueLn 12$334K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.05
Program services85%$408K
Management & general10%$48K
Fundraising5%$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$483K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$726K
Total assetsLn 16$851K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$304K
Total net assetsLn 32$547K
Months of cash on handcomputed18.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $726K · Operating expenses/yr $483K
18.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $408K · Total expenses $483K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $48K · Total expenses $483K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $26K · Total expenses $483K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $22K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $73K
$0.31 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $88K · Total revenue $334K
26%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $334K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $157K · Total revenue $334K
47%
Investment reliance
Investment income $15K · Total revenue $334K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $157K · Total expenses $483K
32%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $334K · Prior year $379K
-12%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $380K · FY2024 $334K
-3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $547K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $334K · Expenses $483K
-45%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $851K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $547K · Total assets $851K
64%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $851K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Whitney Buccicone · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $72K · Total expenses $483K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $236K · Total expenses $483K
49%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 30%
Revenue growth -12%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$36K
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $86K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,715
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,192
Michigan Technological UniversityFY2023$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,350
Paws Wildlife CenterWA · FY2022$5,175
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,053
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,150
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,082
University of TennesseeFY2020$5,595
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,275

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$334K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$379K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$259K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$266K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$380K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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