Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2016.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
7 people listed on the 990-EZ; $64K paid to officers and key staff.
Dianne Odegard’s $22K as Executive Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Odegard | $22,000 | $22,000 | $15,080 | $15,080 |
| Kevin Lee Mackenzie | $22,000 | $22,000 | $15,080 | — |
| Lisa Ramie | — | $20,000 | $10,313 | — |
| Lee Mackenzie | — | — | — | $15,080 |
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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Programs and updates
Rehabilitates and releases bats, educating the public and resolving conflicts.
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We provide direct loving care for hundreds of bats. Injured orphaned or displaced due to a variety of circumstances all were given the opportunity to heal recover and return to the wild in most cases. Bats that could not support themselves in the wild have a home with Austin Bat Refuge for the remainder of their lives.
We provide public education programs in Central Texas that promote appreciation for bats as crucial members of local ecosystems. Some of our non-releasable bats come with us to programs for schools master naturalist chapters TX Department of State Health Services classes animal control officers and wildlife management professionals.
In 2022 we continued to answer calls about bats roosting in buildings advising homeowners and businesses on how the bats may have entered the building and how if necessary to safely remove them.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 1, 2026 | $165K | $164K | $1K | $187K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 27, 2026 | $145K | $186K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2023 | $214K | $97K | $116K | $202K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 27, 2021 | $107K | $68K | 990 PDF | ||
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Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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