Organizations Filed Purposes:
OPERATE A NATURE CENTER AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR VISITORS, OPPORTUNITIES TO AID IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS, AND PERMANENT CARE FOR ORPHANED, CONFISCATED, AND NON-RELEASABLE WILDLIFE THAT DO NOT HAVE THE SKILLS TO SURVIVE IN THE WILD.
OPERATION OF A WILDLIFE SANCTUARY TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION
THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FEED, SHELTER AND CARE FOR THE ORPHANED, UNWANTED, CONFISCATED OR PERMANENTLY DISABLED ANIMALS UNDER THE SANCTUARY'S PROTECTION. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS WORLD-WIDE ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS TO FOSTER CONSERVATION. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A HAVEN FOR ANIMALS WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN EUTHANIZED FOR LACK OF APPROPRIATE AND AVAILABLE CARE. THE ORGANIZATION'S 38 ACRE NATURE CENTER PROVIDES THE ANIMALS WITH A HABITAT SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND IN THEIR NATIVE ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING TREES, ROCKS AND PONDS. THE CENTER IS RUN BY DEDICATED STAFF AND OVER 20 VOLUNTEERS AND ANIMAL KEEPERS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1982 THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED AND CARED FOR OVER 108 ANIMALS.
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES RECREATIONAL EDUCATION TO OVER TWENTY THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO VISIT THE SANCTUARY EACH YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, DAY CARE CENTERS, SCOUTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. VISITORS TO THE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE ANIMALS IN THEIR NATURAL SURROUNDINGS, TAKE A GUIDED TOUR WITH ONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS TO ATTEND SPECIAL EVENTS FEATURING GUEST SPEAKERS, LECTURES BY THE ANIMAL KEEPERS AND ANIMAL AND BIRD DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXHIBITION, ALL OF WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO FOSTER AN UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THINGS WILD.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Aaron Hiibel | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 60 | $65,000 |
| William K Baker Jr | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 10/1/19) | 60 | $11,433 |
| Jennifer Smith | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Jerry Polaha | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Tommy B Thompson | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Charles Morrison | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Steven A Caloiaro | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Bob Wolf | VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Kelvin Buchanan | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
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