Our mission is rooted in a holistic approach to conservation, encompassing the preservation of the rhino species and the protection of biodiversity. To achieve this, we are committed to a set of fundamental pillars that guide our work: rapid rescue, thorough rehabilitation, successful rewilding and release, proper protection, community involvement, sustainability,and by the grace of God.Our vision: Care for Wild envisions a future where viable, free-ranging populations of black and white rhinos thrive within protected, vibrant ecosystems. We strive for a susstainable development model that empowers and involves rural communities at the core of conservation efforts, ensuring the preservation of endangered species and the overall biodiversity of our planet.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers.
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $138K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $43K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$968K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$303K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$393K
FY2021$563K
FY2022$696K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$968K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$544K
FY2021$742K
FY2022$641K
FY2023$904K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$968K
Net assets
$303K
FY2025▲ +80%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$864K
FY2022$857K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$303K

From the FY2025 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 Sep 2017.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $818K Management & general 15% · $150K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Rescues and cares for orphaned baby rhinos, ensuring their survival and future in Africa.

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1 program · $818K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Anti-poaching and surveillance project- to secure free ranging african rhinoceros in protected sanctuaries across africa to ensure the survival of the species for future generations.

$818Kprogram 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$43K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$968K
Ln 25
Programscol B$818K
Managementcol C$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$303K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$309K
Total assetsLn 16$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$308K
SavingsLn 2$593
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$309K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$303K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$125K$309K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K$0
Total assetsLn 16$155K$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$149K$303K
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$818K$818K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5$5
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
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$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$20$20
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$90K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$968K$818K$150K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$968K$135K$303K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.2M−$17K$169K 990 PDF
FY2023 $234K$904K−$670K$187K 990 PDF
FY2022 $696K$641K$55K$857K 990 PDF
FY2021 $563K$742K−$179K$864K 990 PDF
FY2020 $393K$544K−$152K$1.0M 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,102,493 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,148,748$1,110,054
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$1,073
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,475−$8,634
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,179,224$1,102,493
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $822,213$818,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $196,549$5
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $177,595$149,596
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,196,357$967,601
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,133$134,892
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,102,493 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,294 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,110,054
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,110,054
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,073$1,073
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−$9,928
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,073 · Unrelated business $1,294$1,102,493
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $967,601 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 recipientsPrograms $818,000$818,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $5$5
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,415$5,415
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,146$19,146
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,605$1,605
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
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 amortizationManagement $30,079$30,079
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $20$20
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $90,025$90,025
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,306$3,306
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $818,000 · Management $149,601 · Fundraising $0$967,601
Part X · Balance sheet $310,068 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $123,780$307,985
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $755$593
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,490
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,079$0
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 $154,614$310,068
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,498$2,150
X-25 Other liabilities$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,992$6,580
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $148,622$303,488
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $148,622$303,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $154,614$310,068
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $303,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,102,493
XI-2 Total expenses$967,601
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$134,892
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$148,622
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$19,974
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$303,488

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