Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota

What it reported doing in 2024

Wrc experienced a 15% increase in patients the highest increase since the "covid bump" from 2019 to 2020. In 2025, wrc anticipate treating more than 22,000 patients, solidifying our position as one of the busiest wildlife hospital in the world. In other significant news, despite the 15% increase in patients, wrc managed to trim our expenses to $2.5 million, vs the $2.8 million budgeted. Individual giving this doesn't include grants, bequests, etc., surpassed budget for a 13.2% increase compared to 2023. Wrc also had one of the best patient outcomes years in recent history. Of the patients in care, 68.8% were successfully treated and released. The mammal nursery, which is the busiest segment of operations, broke 10,000 patients for the first time in wrc's 46-year history. Wrc admitted 201 unique species in 2024, including the second vesper sparrow in our history and the first red-backed voles. The full species list is on our website if you'd like to see it (www.wrcmn.org). Perhaps most importantly, wrc provided free professional services to more than 45,000 people who came to us for help with wild animals. Through our email, phone and in-person support, we helped people determine whether or not animals needed to come to the hospital, how to reunite young animals with their wild families, and how to find ways to co-exist with wildlife. We are now seeing the second generation of clients bringing in their children. This is incredibly powerful and personally motivates me to do all we can to help both people and animals. Our work inspires generations of compassion and empathy.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 98%; rating input score 98
• Program expense ratio: 80.1%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $6.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -22.4%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.42; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 15.3% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings