WILDCARE

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1975

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

ELLYN WEISEL

Phone

4154531000

Tax Period

2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30

WILDCARE, founded in 1975, is a community nonprofit that reported $4.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 24% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $1.3M, a strong 28% operating margin.

Mission

WildCare supports people everywhere to live well with wildlife, through a full cycle of programs including wildlife advocacy and information resources, nature education programs, and medical aid for wild animals in need. Each year we treat as many as 3,500 ill, injured and orphaned wild animals in our wildlife hospital, teach 20,000+ children and adults through our acclaimed environmental education programs, and advocate for wildlife at the local, state and national levels.Since our hospitals founding, we have treated and cared for more than 120,000 wild animal patients, and we have engaged more than 1,000,000 children and adults through environmental learning experiences and advocacy.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,599,525

Each year, WildCare delivers world-class medical care to as many as 3,500 ill, injured and orphaned wild animal patients in our open-admission wildlife hospital. Over the course of our history in...

Each year, WildCare delivers world-class medical care to as many as 3,500 ill, injured and orphaned wild animal patients in our open-admission wildlife hospital. Over the course of our history in wildlife medicine, we have given more than 120,000 wild animals a second chance at life in the wild.WildCares patients represent more than 200 different species, and over 90% of the wild animals we have helped have been injured or orphaned as a result of human interaction. Our goal is always to treat and heal our wild animal patients, and release them back to their wild lives.

Program 2

Expenses: $865,210

WildCares Terwilliger Nature Education programs provide school and youth programs, as well as family nature outings, which connect over 16,000 children and adults to the Bay areas abundant open...

WildCares Terwilliger Nature Education programs provide school and youth programs, as well as family nature outings, which connect over 16,000 children and adults to the Bay areas abundant open spaces and wildlife. Our programs aim to strengthen environmental stewardship and responsibility by teaching an appreciation of nature and a respect for wildlife. Our experiential and academically supportive approach to environmental education attracts participation from more than 130 schools and community organizations for the eight Bay Area counties. Through our scholarship program, WildCare is able to provide our programs to students from disadvantaged and low-income backgrounds, so these students no longer have to miss out on nature discovery opportunities that ignite a sense of excitement about science and foster personal connections to the natural world. Through free family nature outings, our robust scholarship and bilingual programming (Spanish/English) ensure that children and families from diverse backgrounds have equal access to environmental education. This is a non-cash scholarship program. The scholarship is a discount of WildCares normal educational program fees using the percentage of the student body used to establish eligibility under the free and reduced lunch program of each school. In past years, an estimated 34% of students participating in our youth programs received a scholarship.

Program 3

WildCares advocacy efforts are committed to preventing wildlife injuries, protecting habitat, and promoting understanding of our wildlife neighbors. Our Living with Wildlife Hotline 415-456-7283...

WildCares advocacy efforts are committed to preventing wildlife injuries, protecting habitat, and promoting understanding of our wildlife neighbors. Our Living with Wildlife Hotline 415-456-7283 supplies advice on safely rescuing injured and orphaned animals and living well with wildlife to over 15,000 callers each year. Our advocacy team speaks out and encourages community action against harms to wildlife including the use of rat poisons, illegal trapping, tree-trimming during wildlife baby season and many more.

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Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $3,861,490

Program Service Revenue $146,811

Investment Income $240,618

Other Revenue $437,439

TOTAL REVENUE $4,686,358

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $1,000

Salaries & Benefits $2,361,929

Fundraising Expenses $590,681

Program Expenses $2,464,735

Other Expenses $912,185

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,365,971

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$4,686,358	$3,771,228	+0.2%
Expenses	$3,365,971	$3,013,582	+0.1%
Net Income	$1,320,387	$757,646	+0.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

250

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$341,207

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
ELLYN WEISEL	EXEC. DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$145,349	$38,263	$183,612
ROBERT F KENDALL	FINANCE DIR.	1.00	Officer	$134,618	$22,977	$157,595
DARIN FREITAG	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KATE VAN GYTENBEEK	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT CARLSON	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MING WU	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LINDA STILES	Vice President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BEN FACKLER	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
VERONICA GECZI	President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ROB KLINE	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
VAUGHN R MAURICE	AUDIT CHAIR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
BETH RIDOUT	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MAGDA SARKISSIAN	MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$4,686,358	$3,365,971	$18,028,344	$1,320,387
2023	$3,771,228	$3,013,582	$3,927,266	$757,646
2022	$4,131,881	$3,276,168	$3,082,793	$855,713
2022	$4,131,881	$3,276,168	$3,082,793	$855,713
2021	$3,225,755	$2,638,156	$2,540,234	$587,599
2020	$2,804,409	$2,503,246	$1,960,473	$301,163
2019	$3,476,102	$2,430,979	$1,380,117	$1,045,123
2018	$2,901,037	$3,822,933	$1,849,642	$-921,896