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CRC is a 501c3 non-profit nature center and wildlife hospital founded in 1987, incorporated in 1990, and funded by public donations and grants. CRC receives no government support beyond an occasional small grant through the US Forest Service in support of its education programs.

Cascades Raptor Center is very much dependent on public support. Annual revenues over the last four years (2002-2005) have averaged just under $150,000, with an average of 49% of cash income coming from grants, 38% from donations and memberships, 12% from admissions and education programs, and less than 1% from retail sales and other miscellaneous sources. Professional services such as web site maintenance, bookkeeping and accounting, and other in-kind donations from animal food to gravel and lumber average in value over $34,000 per year, thanks to our generous community of supporters. Volunteer labor contributes over 10,000 hours each year which, at even minimum wage, constitutes a value of well over $70,000 as well. These hours are contributed by animal care volunteers, artists, mainstream and at-risk youth doing community service and job skill development work, and friends and supporters doing such things as building trails and cages, organizing and staffing fund-raising events and our educational display booths. On the expense side, an average of 85% goes to program services (education and rehabilitation), 7% to management and general expense, and 8% to fund-raising.

CRC expands its capabilities each year, with a fantastic team of volunteers and very few staff. Over 8,000 people visited the Center during 2006 and over 50,000 lives were touched with an up-close look at the majesty of our native birds of prey. But we need your help. Donations, sponsorships and annual memberships are all tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Your support will mean more students having Raptor Experiences in their classrooms or on visits to the Center, more and more varied learning programs at the Center (on the drawing board for 2007 are potential nature writing classes for young people, art summer camps, and more), and more rescues to a broader area of the Northwest.

Please visit our Donations page and see how you can support our work, through direct contributions, donations of your old cell phones, or even when you shop! Thank you for your interest.