Wildlife rehabilitation, habitat restoration, and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $216K a year · 23% 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$854K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$834K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$854K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$283K
FY2021$830K
FY2022$817K
FY2023$854K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$834K
FY2023▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$834K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$850K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 Oct 2014.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $758K Management & general 4% · $30K Fundraising 5% · $45K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$89,819Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sally Compton’s $106K as Executive Dir. is at the 49th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Sally Compton$105,961$101,366$89,819

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

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Rehabilitates injured wildlife and educates the public about conservation.

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1 program · $758K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Wildlife rehabilitation and education.

$758Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$854K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$736K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$834K
Ln 25
Programscol B$758K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$710K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$736K
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$70K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$854K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$90K
SavingsLn 2$620K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$710K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$654K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$842K$710K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$627K$654K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$63K$9K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$317K$306K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$268$747
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$18K$3K$942
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$35K$869$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$115K$107K$6K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$14K$393$6K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$12K$6K$808
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K$14K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$28K$28K$17$107
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$52K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100K$98K$903$424
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$1K$165
Total functional expensesLn 25$834K$758K$30K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.3M$275K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.0M$309K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $854K$834K$20K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $817K$655K$163K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $830K$389K$441K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $283K$193K$90K$850K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $854,126 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $720,497$735,684
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,289$107,022
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $768$22,917
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,668−$11,497
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $817,222$854,126
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $331,078$473,649
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $323,639$360,059
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $654,717$833,708
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $162,505$20,418
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $854,126 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,445 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,830
VIII-1e Government grants$49,870
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$642,984
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$70,481
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$735,684
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $107,022$107,022
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,917$22,917
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$18,942
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $114,467 · Excluded from tax $22,917$854,126
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $833,708 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,873 · Management $8,982 · Fundraising $17,964$89,819
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $306,102 · Fundraising $10,894$316,996
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,314 · Management $268 · Fundraising $747$6,329
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,182 · Management $2,719 · Fundraising $942$21,843
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,130 · Management $869 · Fundraising $2,663$38,662
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $106,710 · Management $5,941 · Fundraising $2,405$115,056
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,710 · Management $393 · Fundraising $5,592$19,695
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,348 · Management $5,701 · Fundraising $808$18,857
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,084 · Management $2,287 · Fundraising $2,323$18,694
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,700 · Management $17 · Fundraising $107$27,824
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $51,788$51,788
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,527 · Management $1,217$4,744
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,289 · Management $903 · Fundraising $424$99,616
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,605 · Management $1,015 · Fundraising $165$3,785
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $758,362 · Management $30,312 · Fundraising $45,034$833,708
Part X · Balance sheet $1,486,365 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $787,226$90,458
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $55,205$619,918
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$107,755
X-4 Accounts receivable$9,410
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,686$5,266
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $627,025$653,558
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,471,142$1,486,365
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,295$13,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,295$13,100
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,400,384$1,423,779
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,463$49,486
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,452,847$1,473,265
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,471,142$1,486,365
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,473,265 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$854,126
XI-2 Total expenses$833,708
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,418
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,452,847
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,473,265

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