Samadhi Wildlife
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SAMADHI WILDLIFE INC IS DEDICATED TO REHABILITATING SICK, INJURED, AND ORPHANED NATIVE WILDLIFE IN FLORIDA, PROVIDING SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CARE AND INDIVIDUALIZED NUTRITION. OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THESE ANIMALS FLOURISHINGLY RETURN TO THEIR NATURAL HABITATS THROUGH COMPASSIONATE RESCUE AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION
- Income
- $72,841
- Spending
- $56,844
- Reserves
- 15.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 22% of income.
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 (2)
- IN 2025, SAMADHI WILDLIFE INC. SOLIDIFIED ITS ROLE AS A PREMIER WILDLIFE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION SERVICE WITHIN VOLUSIA AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND THE BROADER CENTRAL FLORIDA REGION. OPERATING THROUGH A DECENTRALIZED GRASSROOTS PUBLIC GIVING NETWORK, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED OR MUNICIPAL DISPATCH AGENCIES. THE YEAR WAS MARKED BY SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT. OUR PRIMARY MISSION REMAINS THE EMERGENCY CARE OF LOCAL WILDLIFE. IN 2025, WE SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED A DIVERSE RANGE OF INTAKES ACROSS MULTIPLE SPECIES. KEY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: WILDLIFE INTAKE MANAGEMENT: PROCESSED COMPREHENSIVE INTAKE DATA FOR 2025, CAPTURING ACCURATE SPECIES-SPECIFIC RECORDS THROUGH DIGITIZED REPORTING SYSTEMS.
- $10,461 spent. MULTI-ANIMAL CARE: EXPERTLY MANAGED HIGH-VOLUME PERIODS, INCLUDING LITTERS OF RACCOONS, OPOSSUMS, WHITE TAILED DEER, SQUIRRELS AND ALL OTHER FL NATIVE MAMMALS, ENSURING EACH ANIMAL RECEIVED INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND NUTRITION. EMERGENCY TRIAGE: PROVIDED SPECIALIZED CARE FOR HIGH-PROFILE CASES, SUCH AS "FORREST THE DEER", WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH THE FWC AND OTHER REGIONAL PARTNERS.
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 April 2020.
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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