Wildcare
WildCare supports people everywhere to live well with wildlife, through a full cycle of programs including wildlife advocacy and information resources, nature education programs, and medical aid for wild animals in need. Each year we treat as many as 3,500 ill, injured and orphaned wild animals in our wildlife hospital, teach 13,000+ children and adults through our acclaimed environmental education programs, and advocate for wildlife at the local, state and national levels.Since our hospitals founding, we have treated and cared for more than 120,000 wild animal patients, and we have engaged more than 1,000,000 children and adults through environmental learning experiences and advocacy.
Wildcare at a glance
- Total assets
- $28,086,695
- +55.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $13,574,877
- +189.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $749,697
- +211.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,045,507
- +20.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wildcare funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2021) to $500K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $500K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Wildcare San Rafael, CA | Fund Related Entity | $500,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $28,086,695 | $13,574,877 | $4,045,507 | — | — | $749,697 |
| 2024 | $18,028,344 | $4,686,358 | $3,365,971 | — | — | $240,618 |
| 2023 | $3,927,266 | $3,771,228 | $3,013,582 | — | — | $128,210 |
| 2022 | $3,082,793 | $4,131,881 | $3,276,168 | $500,000 | 1 | $30,795 |
| 2021 | $2,540,234 | $3,225,755 | $2,638,156 | $100,000 | 1 | $59,915 |
| 2020 | $1,960,473 | $2,804,409 | $2,503,246 | — | — | $13,270 |
| 2019 | $1,380,117 | $3,476,102 | $2,430,979 | — | — | $21,490 |
About Wildcare
Based on IRS filings
Wildcare is a public charity, based in San Rafael, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $28.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $750K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wildcare is led by Ellyn Weisel, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 5 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ellyn Weisel
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$92K (2019) → $191K (2025)
Veronica Geczi
President
Member → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Carlson
Audit Chair
Treasurer → Audit Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert F. Kendall
Finance Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$115K (2020) → $175K (2025)
Alison S. Hermance
Marketg & Committee Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Nicole Trautsch
Development Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$126K (2025)
Julianna Sorem
Veterinarian
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$144K (2025)
Kate F. Van Gytenbeek
Member
President → Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Stiles
Vice President
Secretary → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Magda Sarkissian
Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Ridout
Secretary
Member → Member & Audit Ch, 2022
Member & Audit Ch → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darin Freitag
Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Fackler
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ming Wu
Member
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Helen Yang-Fung
Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Rob Kline (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Vaughn R. Maurice (2019–2024) — Audit Chair
- Former: Mary D'agostino (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: William Beech (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Kevin Lindsay (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Steve Kimball (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Jeff Pierce (2019) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $191K, to Ellyn Weisel (Exec. Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Wildcare
How large is Wildcare?
Wildcare reported $28.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.6M.
Where does Wildcare operate?
Wildcare has awarded grants in California.
What is Wildcare's EIN?
Wildcare's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0172331. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 5, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 3, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
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