North Sky Raptor Sanctuary
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Rehabilitate raptors and promote their conservation through dynamic community education and impactful research.
- Income
- $46,137
- Spending
- $76,029
- Reserves
- 2.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 59%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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)
- $71,156 spent. Through our rehabilitation efforts, we had the privilege of treating 111 patients from 36 counties throughout Michigan. Their care required 215 diagnostic x-rays and 10 life saving surgeries, resulting in a 64% overall survival rate. Our community education impact also soared this year with an estimated reach of 10,000 participants from 85 educational programs and an additional 12 public engagements. And, in 2025, North Sky Raptor Sanctuary participated in 4 studies aligned with our research mission. First, we partnered with both Oregon State University and the University of Alabama for ongoing separate studies aimed at improving the understanding behind why animals end up in rehabilitation and the impact that wildlife rehabilitators have on advancing treatment options, medicine, and conservation outcomes. We also contributed to a project conducted by the Great Lakes Environmental Center (G.L.E.C.) to determine the source of fecal contamination in surface water using DNA. And nally, we are collaborating with the Michigan Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators and the Michigan State University Wildlife Disease Lab to better understand the prevalence of lead in Michigan's wildlife.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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