Wyoming · Nonprofit
Teton Raptor Center
Teton Raptor Center (Wyoming) receives grants from 87 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,961,931 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE ($3,266,180). 48 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 61% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2026
- $3.1M
- Funders on record
- 87
- Grants received
- $8.0M
- Net assets
- $14M
What Teton Raptor Center does
Mission
Advancing raptor conservation through education, research and rehabilitation
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Programs
EDUCATION: TETON RAPTOR CENTER'S education team provides meaningful purpose for twelve non-releasable raptors by engaging the public through dynamic outreach programs in schools, at community events, and in public venues such as lodges and parks. These educational and entertaining experiences are designed for audiences of all ages, emphasizing the critical role raptors play in healthy ecosystems, the impact of human choices on wildlife, and the far-reaching work of TRC's three pillars: research, rehabilitation, and education. In FY 2025-26, with support from our avian ambassadors and a dedicated team of volunteers, TRC staff delivered 383 programs (263 on-site and 120 off-site) reaching a total of 18,610 participants.
$569,255 spent$282,838 earned by the program27% of program spendingRESEARCH: In FY 2025-26, TRC advanced 11 distinct research and conservation projects across the Intermountain West and Great Plains, working in partnership with 21 agencies and organizations. The research team also invested in developing the next generation of ecologists by actively supporting two graduate students. Key initatives included: developing a statewide conservation planning tool for Golden Eagles and Ferruginous Hawks in Wyoming; habitat modeling for multiple raptor species across seasons; and construction of artificial nest structures for Golden Eagles in the Great Plains and Ferruginous Hawks in western Wyoming. TRC also led major field studies in the Bighorn Basin, Thunder Basin, and Shirley Basin to examine the effects of human disturbance on raptor nesting success. The team published several peer-reviewed journal articles this year, including studies focused on Ferruginous Hawks, Great Gray Owls, and Golden Eagles.
$646,792 spent$128,246 earned by the program31% of program spendingREHABILITATION: Teton Raptor Center provides rescue, emergency medical treatment, and rehabilitative care to injured, ill, and orphaned birds of prey with the goal of returning them to the wild. As one of only twofacilities in Wyoming offering this level of specialized care for raptors, TRC plays a critical role in regional rehabilitation. In FY 2025-26, TRC admitted 168 avian patients, including 148 raptors representing 21 species from Wyoming and Idaho. The clinic also treated and provided short-term stabilization for 23 other birds (representing 9 different species). The leading causes of admission included vehicle collisions, window strikes, and gunshot wounds. Red-Tailed Hawks were the most frequently admitted species, with 29 individuals treated. TRC's medical clinic also serves as a training ground for emerging professionals, hosting several pre-veterinary interns and veterinary externs over the course of the year. In collaboration with our primary veterinarians and medical advisors, TRC continues to advance treatment protocols and rehabilitation techniques to improve outcomes for every patient in our care.
$559,612 spent27% of program spendingCONSERVATION INITIATIVES:Teton Raptor Center leads science-driven conservation initiatives to protect birds of prey and their habitats. One such effort, the Port-O-Potty Owl Project, addresses the widespread threat of entrapment to cavity-nesting wildlife in vault toilets. Since its inception in 2010, the project has reached all 50 U.S. states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada, with 20,913 protective screens distributed to 702 partner agencies and organizations. Another flagship effort, the Sporting Lead-Free initiative, continues to make significant strides in reducing the use of lead ammunition and tackle. Through outreach efforts including demonstrations, social media, podcasts, public events, and media interviews, the initiative educates hunters and anglers about lead-free alternatives. In FY 2025-26, Sporting Lead-Free launched a national campaign and concluded the year with 507 members, 39 ambassadors across 19 states and Canada, and 36 conservation partner organizations.
$307,166 spent$19,807 earned by the program15% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,082,825.
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.
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 $6.1M to $9.5M (+55%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 2% · 2021 3% · 2022 5% · 2023 1% · 2025 1% · 2026 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 10 reported years ran a deficit.
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
Amy McCarthy
CEO (Non-Voting)
Board chair
Valerie Page
Chair
As listed on its FY2026 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 40 funders, grant income rose $38k → $2.0M.
19 of 87 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 61% 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 Teton Raptor Center’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 87 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
Teton Raptor Center leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 63%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
62% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Teton Raptor Center.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 53% · 2018 35% · 2019 46% · 2020 33% · 2021 55% · 2022 46% · 2023 36% — 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
51% of Teton Raptor Center's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% give in more than one year at all.
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
61% of Teton Raptor Center's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $3.1M that is directly attributable, 84% of it comes from funders outside Wyoming, across 26 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $4.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 14 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.
Government funding Teton Raptor Center receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $480k on record.
- Department of the Interior$306k
- Department of Agriculture$174k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Teton Raptor Center
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Wyoming
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Teton Raptor Center?
- Teton Raptor Center (Wyoming) receives grants from 87 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,961,931 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE ($3,266,180). 48 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 61% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Teton Raptor Center have?
- IRS filings report 87 organizations giving $7,961,931 in grants to Teton Raptor Center, 48 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Teton Raptor Center?
- COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE is the largest funder on record, with $3,266,180 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Teton Raptor Center find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wyoming. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2017–2026), and the filings of 87 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing