Wildlife Rescue Inc. rehabilitates and releases orphaned, sick, or injured wild animals and educates the public to co-exist with wildlife.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 28 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $421K a year · 28% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$949K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$736K
FY2021$807K
FY2022$906K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.7M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1978.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.4M Management & general 5% · $83K Fundraising 7% · $105K

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; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$83,708Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jules Maron’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 31st 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jules Maron$83,708————
Julie Maron—$58,509———
Hayley Hudnall—$55,232$55,305$50,034$49,106

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues and rehabilitates injured wild animals, then releases them back into nature.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Austin Wildlife Rescue operates a busy intake center serving close to 10,000 orphaned, injured, and sick wild animals each year from Austin and surrounding counties. Each day, animals are evaluated and stabilized before transfer to our Elgin rehabilitation center, where staff provide treatment until they are ready for release.

$1.4Mprogram 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 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$105K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$61K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$662K
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$247K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$930K
Other assetsLn 15$241K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$241K$226K$205K$258K$234K
SpentLn 1d–1f$9K$26K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$394K$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$938K$930K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K$100K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$73K$5K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$721K$625K$41K$55K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$60K$4K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$3K$0$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$0$25K$0
Office expensesLn 13$25K$13K$254$12K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$12K$797$1K
OccupancyLn 16$76K$69K$3K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$45K$3K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$755$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$491K$489K$732$732
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$9K$528$398
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$83K$105K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 5, 2025 $1.9M$1.6M$325K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $1.7M$1.2M$498K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 7, 2023 $1.3M$906K$436K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 29, 2022 $1.4M$807K$632K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2021 $949K$736K$213K$1.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,923,082 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,688,354$1,875,112
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50,023$74,617
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,373−$26,647
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,733,004$1,923,082
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 $668,395$874,331
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $566,968$723,900
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,235,363$1,598,231
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $497,641$324,851
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,923,082 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $929 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$14,371
VIII-1c Fundraising events$661,623
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,199,118
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$60,882
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,875,112
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $74,617$74,617
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 eventsExcluded from tax −$27,576−$27,576
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $47,970$1,923,082
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,598,231 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,575 · Management $4,771 · Fundraising $6,362$83,708
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $625,486 · Management $41,122 · Fundraising $54,829$721,437
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,984 · Management $3,944 · Fundraising $5,258$69,186
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,540 · Management $0 · Fundraising $15,239$17,779
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $24,552 · Fundraising $0$24,552
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,707 · Management $254 · Fundraising $12,453$25,414
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,122 · Management $797 · Fundraising $1,063$13,982
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $69,417 · Management $2,851 · Fundraising $3,936$76,204
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,755 · Management $2,942 · Fundraising $3,923$51,620
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,489 · Management $755 · Fundraising $1,007$13,251
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $489,248 · Management $732 · Fundraising $732$490,712
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,460 · Management $528 · Fundraising $398$10,386
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,409,783 · Management $83,248 · Fundraising $105,200$1,598,231
Part X · Balance sheet $3,770,573 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $386,412$247,360
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,277$2,267
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,227$64,486
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $938,150$930,248
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,609,392$2,285,307
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $225,854$240,905
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,223,312$3,770,573
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,250$100,162
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56,250$100,162
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,139,906$3,627,311
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,167,062$3,670,411
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,223,312$3,770,573
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,670,411 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,923,082
XI-2 Total expenses$1,598,231
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$324,851
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,167,062
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$163,448
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$15,050
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,670,411

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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