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← WILD BIRD FUND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WILD BIRD FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,817,960
Total expenses
$1,980,005
Contributions and grants received
$1,777,731
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$37,137
Investment income
$20
Other revenue
$3,072
Total assets, end of year
$2,352,058
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,039,576
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$312,482
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,742,578
Management and general expenses
$164,043
Fundraising expenses
$73,384
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,742,578

Program services were 88.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $182,148

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $127,651

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $15,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,452,932

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $71,140

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $37,137 · related or exempt $37,137

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20 · excluded $20

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $58,012

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $127,651

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $58,012

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,489

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,489 · related or exempt $1,489

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,583 · excluded $1,583

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,583

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $54,000 · program services $13,500 · management and general $20,250 · fundraising $20,250

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $930,112 · program services $844,027 · management and general $53,855 · fundraising $32,230

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $9,594 · program services $8,360 · management and general $722 · fundraising $512

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $82,343 · program services $71,751 · management and general $6,201 · fundraising $4,391

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,075 · management and general $2,075

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,800 · management and general $42,800

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,504 · program services $1 · management and general $6,503

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,570 · program services $3,686 · fundraising $4,884

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,856 · program services $3,060 · management and general $9,177 · fundraising $9,619

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,245 · program services $6,245

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $395,710 · program services $376,846 · management and general $18,864

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,972 · program services $16,175 · management and general $1,438 · fundraising $359

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,608 · program services $22,608

  • 24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL MEDICAL COSTS

    total $156,791 · program services $156,791

  • 24b · Other expenses: ANIMAL FOOD SUPPLIES

    total $86,919 · program services $86,919

  • 24c · Other expenses: CAGE MAINTENANCE AND SU

    total $49,601 · program services $49,601

  • 24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD AND BANK FE

    total $43,184 · program services $41,026 · management and general $2,158

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $43,121 · program services $41,982 · fundraising $1,139

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $114,844 · end of year $206,617

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $185,116 · end of year $100,136

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $133,500 · end of year $34,210

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $26,378 · end of year $25,319

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $267,027

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $117,564

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $161,284 · end of year $149,463

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,079,200 · end of year $1,836,313

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $92,464 · end of year $118,934

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $44,257 · end of year $51,846

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,089,074 · end of year $1,868,796

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $399,527 · end of year $312,482

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $75,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WILD BIRD FUND IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT CARES FOR THE INJURED, ILL AND ORPHANED WILD LIFE OF NEW YORK CITY. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE VETERINARY CARE AND REHABILITATION TO NATIVE AND MIGRANT WILDLIFE AND TO EDUCATE NEW YORKERS ABOUT THE RICH DIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS OF THE CITY'S WILDLIFE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WILD BIRD FUND IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT CARES FOR NYC'S INJURED, ILL AND ORPHANED WILDLIFE.

  • IN 2024 WILD BIRD FUND TREATED A RECORD 12,860 BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE. WE PROVIDE VETERINARY AND REHABILITATIVE CARE DURING HOSPITALIZATION UNTIL THE WILDLIFE PATIENT RECOVERS FROM THEIR INJURIES OR ILLNESS. IN THE CASE OF DISPLACED OR ORPHANED BABIES WE RAISE THE ANIMAL TO ADULTHOOD, PROVIDING SPECIES-SPECIFC NUTRITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT. CARE IS PROVIDED SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. OUR DEDICATED TEAM OF VETERINARIANS, WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS, ANIMAL CARE MANAGERS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS EVALUATES EACH PATIENT EVERY DAY THROUGH ITS STAY CONDUCTING: X-RAYS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, SURGERY, SPLINTING, WOUND CARE, ANTIBIOTICS, PAIN RELIEF AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. WE ALSO TEST AND TREAT FOR PARASITES AND LEAD OR RODENTICIDE POISONING AND TEST FOR HPAI, "BIRD FLU." WHEN THE WIILDLIFE PATIENT IS FULLY RECOVERED THEY ARE RELEASED BACK TO THE WILD OR SENT TO OTHER WILDLIFE FACILITIES FOR FURTHER CARE AND RE-CONDITIONING IN OUTDOOR FLIGHT CAGES.

    Expenses $1,742,578 · Revenue $38,626

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ritamary McMahon

    CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $49,200
    From this org
    $49,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Alexandra Scuro

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jennifer Peterson

    VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jerry Basford

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Allieri

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • L'Mae Carlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Garn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tammy Halaburda

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Lei

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Styponias

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Zygmunt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349308615

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