Mission
Wildlife rehabilitation, habitat restoration, and education.
Public Charity
Think Wild
Think Wild is a Public Charity headquartered in Bend, OR. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.6M revenue, $1.3M expenses, $2.1M total assets. 24 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.3M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 462360867
Bend, OR
Wildlife Sanctuaries
NTEE: D34
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$2.1M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Think Wild
How Think Wild divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$88
Programs
the work itself
$6
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $88 for programs
$88
Wildlife rehabilitation, habitat restoration, and education
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$117,000
Wildlife Sanctuaries
$56,000
Environment
$43,946
RESTORE STREAMS FOR BULL TROUT IN LOGAN VALLEY
$26,734
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$17,100
Showing up to 5 of 24 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Amanda Cardenas Jd
Director
Caroline Read
Secretary
Dr Debra Merskin Phd
Director
Dr Jon Enyart
Vice President
Dr Sue Dougherty Dvm
Treasurer
Jen Lair
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $2.1M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.0M | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $854K | $834K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $817K | $655K | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $830K | $389K | $1.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $830K to $1.6M (+91%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.