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NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC

NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC (Nebraska) receives grants from 30 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,101,388 to it, the largest being THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION ($663,690). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$1.5M
Funders on record
30
Grants received
$2.1M
Net assets
$4.2M
12/30 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 30%
01What it does

What Nebraska Wildlife Rehab Inc does

Mission

To rehabilitate native nebraska wildlife and migratory birds for return to the wild, to preserve and restore native habitats and to educate youth and adults about the importance of wildlife and ecosystems by engaging them in projects and activities that contribute to the well-being of our natural environment and inspire them to take action and protect it.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release. The organization rescued, rehabilitated and released more than 8,000 wild animals and migratory birds.

    $1,250,194 spent
    77% of program spending
  2. Collective for youth. The organization provided after-school wildlife education in 7 different ops middle schools to over 400 students.

    $31,730 spent
    2% of program spending
  3. High school science academy. Hssa is an advanced science program that gives students the opportunity to explore college-level topics in the biological sciences. Hssa served 72 students in 2024 through academic year and summer cohorts.

    $80,942 spent
    5% of program spending
  4. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

    $270,008 spent
    17% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,632,874.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($267k) Expenses 100 ($282k) Net assets 100 ($11k)2018 Revenue 134 ($359k) Expenses 128 ($361k) Net assets 80 ($9k)2019 Revenue 883 ($2.4M) Expenses 137 ($386k) Net assets 17614 ($2.0M)2020 Revenue 619 ($1.7M) Expenses 184 ($520k) Net assets 27680 ($3.1M)2021 Revenue 1166 ($3.1M) Expenses 308 ($869k) Net assets 48016 ($5.4M)2022 Revenue 343 ($915k) Expenses 484 ($1.4M) Net assets 44001 ($4.9M)2023 Revenue 357 ($955k) Expenses 516 ($1.5M) Net assets 39530 ($4.4M)2024 Revenue 544 ($1.5M) Expenses 614 ($1.7M) Net assets 37039 ($4.2M)
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Revenue (544)Expenses (614)Net assets (37039)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $3.2M to $5.4M (+71%).

$11k
$9k
$2.0M
$3.2M
$5.4M
$5.5M
$5.0M
$4.9M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2021 2% · 2022 55% · 2023 52%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

96% of NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (74% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 1,657 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

−$15k
’17
−$2k
’18
$2.0M
’19
$1.1M
’20
$2.2M
’21
−$452k
’22
−$503k
’23
−$280k
’24
1.5
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Laura Stastny

Executive director

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

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Listed89778988
Joined·+1+0+0+1+1+0+0
No longer listed·0200010
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 9 funders, grant income rose $62k → $131k.

6 of 30 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 2% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 29 of 30 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 32% of grant income and the top three 78%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

32%
largest funder
78%
top three
~5
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 94% · 2019 64% · 2020 36% · 2021 58% · 2022 40% · 2023 46% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

42% of NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 40% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

94% of NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC's grant income comes from Nebraska funders.

IA
PA
NJ
UT
NE
TN
DC

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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Nebraska out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $38k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,559 animals nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−19% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve1.5mo · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)27% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,559 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

94% of spending goes to programs.

Program 94%Management 4%Fundraising 1%

Governance

8
board members
88%
independent
–Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

68%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

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Questions and answers

Who funds NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC?
NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC (Nebraska) receives grants from 30 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,101,388 to it, the largest being THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION ($663,690). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC have?
IRS filings report 30 organizations giving $2,101,388 in grants to NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC?
THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $663,690 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like NEBRASKA WILDLIFE REHAB INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Nebraska. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 30 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing