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Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife Inc

EIN 23-7271040 · Sanibel, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE CLINIC FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WILDLIFE IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL AND VISITOR CENTER DEDICATED TO THE SAVING OF WILDLIFE THROUGH STATE-OF-THE-ART VETERINARY CARE, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION MEDICINE.

Income
$3.9 million
Spending
$3.4 million
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
28.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 91%
Employees
40
Volunteers
100
Highest pay
$170,454, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 28.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 24% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    82% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 14 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $2.8 million spent. THE CLINIC FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WILDLIFE (CROW) IS LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA'S ONLY WILDLIFE HOSPITAL. OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR, WE RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND RELEASE INJURED, ORPHANED AND ILL NATIVE AND MIGRATORY WILDLIFE. IN 2022, CROW ADMITTED A RECORD 5,600 PATIENTS: 51% BIRDS, 38% MAMMALS, 10% REPTILES AND 1% AMPHIBIANS. AMONG THE 200 SPECIES SEEN, MANY ARE FEDERALLY AND/OR STATE LISTED AS THREATENED OR ENDANGERED INCLUDING WOOD STORKS, BURROWING OWLS, EASTERN INDIGO SNAKES, GOPHER TORTOISES, AND SEA TURTLES (LOGGERHEAD, KEMP'S-RIDLEY AND GREEN). CROW IS THE ONLY LICENSED SEA TURTLE REHABILITATION SITE BETWEEN SARASOTA AND THE KEYS. OF THOSE PATIENTS THAT SURVIVED THE FIRST 24 HOURS, 66% WERE REHABILITATED AND RELEASED. CROW'S STATE-OF-THE-ART HOSPITAL PROVIDES CRITICAL MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND ONGOING REHABILITATIVE CARE. DEDICATED HOSPITAL AREAS ARE INTAKE/EXAMINATION, RADIOLOGY, SURGERY, MULTIPLE NEONATE (BABY) ROOMS, ISOLATION, REPTILE, OXYGENATION, AND INTENSIVE CARE WHICH CAN HOUSE SEVERAL HUNDRED PATIENTS AT A TIME. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HOUSES A LAUNDRY FACILITY THAT OPERATES ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, WASHING TOWELS USED IN ICU CAGES AND INCUBATORS. THE CROW HOSPITAL CAMPUS INCLUDES 18 OUTDOOR REHABILITATION ENCLOSURES. ALL BUT 5 WERE SEVERLY DAMAGED BY HURRICANE IAN. MOST ARE SPECIES-SPECIFIC AND ALL MEET, OR EXCEED, FEDERAL AND STATE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF SIZE AND MATERIALS INCLUDING FURNITURE, HABITAT, RECIRCULATING POOLS, AND FLOORING FOR SPECIES SAFETY. THESE SPACES ARE CRITICAL TO THE CONDITIONING OF HEALING BONES, MUSCLES AND MORE. HERE ANIMALS LEARN/PRACTICE SURVIVAL SKILLS PREPARING THEM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD. OUR STUDENT PROGRAM TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS. IN 2022, WE HOSTED 23 STUDENTS FROM 36 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS BEFORE WE WERE FORCED TO PAUSE THE PROGRAM DUE TO HURRICANE IAN. POPULAR PROGRAMS - GOLD CERTIFIED BY THE FLORIDA SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL ECOTOURISM - INCLUDE WILDLIFE WALKS, DAILY PRESENTATIONS, SPEAKERS SERIES, LUNCH AND LEARNS, AND CUSTOM PROGRAMS. CROW COLLECTS DIAGNOSTIC SAMPLES DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF CARE TO TAILOR TREATMENT PROTOCOLS TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT. THESE SAMPLES ALSO CONTRIBUTE NEW FINDINGS FOR CAUSES AND CURES WITH BROADER CONSERVATION IMPACTS EVERYWHERE. MOST RECENTLY WE PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF A RED-TIDE TREATMENT FOR AFFECTED SEA AND SHORE LIFE. THIS THERAPY SAVED NEARLY THREE TIMES AS MANY LIVES AS PRIOR PROTOCOLS. CROW ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE FIRST TEXTBOOK COVER NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE MEDICINE ON A BROAD SCALE. THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE FOR VETERINARIANS, REHABILITATORS, WILDLIFE HEALTH OFFICIALS, POLICY MAKERS, WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS AND STUDENTS WITH AN INTEREST IN WILDLIFE HEALTH. CROW'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WAS REINSTATED AND OVER 10,000 HOURS WERE DEVOTED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR TO RESCUE WILDLIFE, FEED ORPHANS, CLEAN ENLOSURES, PREPARE PATIENT FOOD, TRANSPORT RESCUES, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, GREET GUESTS IN THE AWC VISTOR EDUCATION CENTER, STAFF OUR EVENTS, AND FACILITY THAT OPERATES ALL DAY, EVERY DAT, WASHING TOWELS USED IN ICU CAGES AND INCUBATORS. THE CLINIC FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WILDLIFE (CROW) IS LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA'S ONLY WILDLIFE HOSPITAL. OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR, WE RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND RELEASE INJURED, ORPHANED AND ILL NATIVE AND MIGRATORY WILDLIFE. IN 2022, CROW ADMITTED A RECORD 5,600 PATIENTS: 51% BIRDS, 38% MAMMALS, 10% REPTILES AND 1% AMPHIBIANS. AMONG THE 200 SPECIES SEEN, MANY ARE FEDERALLY AND/OR STATE LISTED AS THREATENED OR ENDANGERED INCLUDING WOOD STORKS, BURROWING OWLS, EASTERN INDIGO SNAKES, GOPHER TORTOISES, AND SEA TURTLES (LOGGERHEAD, KEMP'S-RIDLEY AND GREEN). CROW IS THE ONLY LICENSED SEA TURTLE REHABILITATION SITE BETWEEN SARASOTA AND THE KEYS. OF THOSE PATIENTS THAT SURVIVED THE FIRST 24 HOURS, 66% WERE REHABILITATED AND RELEASED. CROW'S STATE-OF-THE-ART HOSPITAL PROVIDES CRITICAL MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND ONGOING REHABILITATIVE CARE. DEDICATED HOSPITAL AREAS ARE INTAKE/EXAMINATION, RADIOLOGY, SURGERY, MULTIPLE NEONATE (BABY) ROOMS, ISOLATION, REPTILE, OXYGENATION, AND INTENSIVE CARE WHICH CAN HOUSE SEVERAL HUNDRED PATIENTS AT A TIME. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HOUSES A LAUNDRY FACILITY THAT OPERATES ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, WASHING TOWELS USED IN ICU CAGES AND INCUBATORS. THE CROW HOSPITAL CAMPUS INCLUDES 18 OUTDOOR REHABILITATION ENCLOSURES. ALL BUT 5 WERE SEVERLY DAMAGED BY HURRICANE IAN. MOST ARE SPECIES-SPECIFIC AND ALL MEET, OR EXCEED, FEDERAL AND STATE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF SIZE AND MATERIALS INCLUDING FURNITURE, HABITAT, RECIRCULATING POOLS, AND FLOORING FOR SPECIES SAFETY. THESE SPACES ARE CRITICAL TO THE CONDITIONING OF HEALING BONES, MUSCLES AND MORE. HERE ANIMALS LEARN/PRACTICE SURVIVAL SKILLS PREPARING THEM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD. OUR STUDENT PROGRAM TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS. IN 2022, WE HOSTED 23 STUDENTS FROM 36 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS BEFORE WE WERE FORCED TO PAUSE THE PROGRAM DUE TO HURRICANE IAN. POPULAR PROGRAMS - GOLD CERTIFIED BY THE FLORIDA SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL ECOTOURISM - INCLUDE WILDLIFE WALKS, DAILY PRESENTATIONS, SPEAKERS SERIES, LUNCH AND LEARNS, AND CUSTOM PROGRAMS. CROW COLLECTS DIAGNOSTIC SAMPLES DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF CARE TO TAILOR TREATMENT PROTOCOLS TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT. THESE SAMPLES ALSO CONTRIBUTE NEW FINDINGS FOR CAUSES AND CURES WITH BROADER CONSERVATION IMPACTS EVERYWHERE. MOST RECENTLY WE PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF A RED-TIDE TREATMENT FOR AFFECTED SEA AND SHORE LIFE. THIS THERAPY SAVED NEARLY THREE TIMES AS MANY LIVES AS PRIOR PROTOCOLS. CROW ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE FIRST TEXTBOOK COVER NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE MEDICINE ON A BROAD SCALE. THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE FOR VETERINARIANS, REHABILITATORS, WILDLIFE HEALTH OFFICIALS, POLICY MAKERS, WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS AND STUDENTS WITH AN INTEREST IN WILDLIFE HEALTH. CROW'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WAS REINSTATED AND OVER 10,000 HOURS WERE DEVOTED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR TO RESCUE WILDLIFE, FEED ORPHANS, CLE

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1973.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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