New England Wildlife Center
New England Wildlife Center reported $30.8 million in revenue and $3.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $76.36 went to program services, $12.17 to management and general costs and $11.47 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $205,626 (DIRECTOR/CHEIF VETERINARIA). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1372% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $3.3MFor context, the median across 245 covered animal-related charities: $83.96 programs, $9.42 management, $6.62 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $31MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 76.4% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.2% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 11.5% | 6.5% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.5% | 67.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.9% | 19.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $205,626 | $314,886 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 6.31% | 1.63% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 142.0 | 26.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseAnimal care and teaching hospital: annual treatment of 1,000-2,000 injured wild animals teaching hospital providers internships to approx. Sixty undergraduate and high school students per year
Public education and information: in-classroom educational programs for approx. 15,000 gradeschoolers and on-site education to several thousand visiters and volunteers per year along with answering approx. 15,000 telephone calls a year concerning problem wildlife and public health
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR/CHEIF VETERINARIA Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $205,626 | $0 | $0 | $205,626 |
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $203,710 | $0 | $0 | $203,710 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $166,984 | $0 | $0 | $166,984 |
| VETERNATIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,474 | $0 | $0 | $114,474 |
| FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,204 | $0 | $0 | $101,204 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from New England Wildlife Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $792K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 545
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,400
Private foundation grants it received
36 private foundations reported grants to New England Wildlife Center totaling $730K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from New England Wildlife Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for New England Wildlife Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of New England Wildlife Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, New England Wildlife Center reported that 76.4% of its $3.3 million in expenses went to program services, 12.2% to management and general and 11.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does New England Wildlife Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation New England Wildlife Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $205,626, for the role of DIRECTOR/CHEIF VETERINARIA (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does New England Wildlife Center get its money?
Of $30.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 97.5% came from contributions and grants and 1.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is New England Wildlife Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2907561 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503219349311820 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433209349304168 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349316392 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349312710 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103149349303700 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033219349302253 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2907561: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.