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<br /> PLAN: Our plan and timeline has always been to move existing cages from our previous location to house
<br /> our original education birds, renovate the small building chosen for the clinic (see Property Improvements)
<br /> and build a small rehabilitation cage, and then to develop the nature center through the building of display
<br /> cages and trails. Our focus on the display side of our work had the goal of creating public awareness and
<br /> support. With this public support, we planned to raise funds for the balloon payment, then a complex of
<br /> conditioning cages for birds in rehabilitation, and then renovate or build a new visitors center with caretaker's
<br /> and intern apartments. Our ultimate goal is to become a major fixture in the educational and recreational life
<br /> of county residents, as well as an end -point tourist attraction for visitors.
<br /> Our plan is basically on target except in the realization of our fund- raising goals. Being in the developmental
<br /> phase, CRC has about five possible uses for every dollar received. Despite substantial community support
<br /> and in -kind donations, it has taken all of our revenue to care for the birds, make property payments, pay
<br /> utilities, property and liability insurance, purchase materials not contributed, print educational materials, and
<br /> cover the many other costs of running a business, even on such a small scale. CRC uses my car for
<br /> transportation to schools, to rescue birds, to purchase supplies, etc., and covers most of its running expenses.
<br /> Outside of scheduled field trips and presentations (which on average provide about $5,000 per year), we had
<br /> established the goal of being open set hours each day, with an admission charge for self - guided tours, by
<br /> 1998 - so that we would have a more reliable, predictable income stream in order to be eligible for refinancing
<br /> of the balloon payment. This goal we have not met, primarily due to staffing limitations. In our desire to
<br /> funnel all income into development of the property and operating expenses, we had no paid staff until last
<br /> fall. A restricted grant of $5000 has allowed us to hire a part-time educational coordinator to assist and
<br /> eventually have full responsibility for on -site education, develop activities and activity sheets for teachers,
<br /> develop a self - supporting program of `birdthday parties' for families wanting an alternative to pizza parlors,
<br /> and raise funds to support the position. All other staff, from maintenance to animal care, is volunteer - with
<br /> the exception of myself, who lives on site as caretaker and, in exchange for room, board and health insurance,
<br /> is on call 24 hours a day for animal rescue /care and security, as well as medical management, volunteer
<br /> supervision and training, fund- raising and administration, and community education.
<br /> Our total annual revenues (excluding in -kind donations) have been
<br /> Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998*
<br /> Total Income $26,568 $26,543 $27,970 $50,584t $37,086
<br /> *Not yet compiled by CPA; t $13,000 was in restricted grants for medical equipment or education.
<br /> Fund - raising costs a substantial amount of money, which we simply have not had to spare, as well as huge
<br /> amounts of staff time. When Willamette Wildlife Rehabilitation did a telephone campaign for the renovation
<br /> of the Morse Ranch barn, we succeeded in raising $45,000 - but netted only $15,000 after expenses of the
<br /> campaign. That seems unacceptable to me - donors were providing money to assist in operations, not to pay
<br /> the phone bill for the campaign. Print, radio, or television campaigns have been financially out of our reach
<br /> also. Our funding base has been our own mailing list and small grants from the US Forest Service for our
<br /> education program. Our annual Open House brings in about $3,000.
<br /> Although our original plan called for raising funds for the balloon payment before the conditioning complex,
<br /> recent changes in federal regulations have forced us to focus on building those cages, at the risk of losing our
<br /> ability to rehabilitate eagles and osprey. Please see attached newsletter article for details. Because of the
<br /> potential involvement of the Northwest Youth Corps, we hope to expand our eligibility for grants to assist in
<br /> the construction of that complex. Most grants we have investigated do not finance the acquisition of property.
<br /> email: raptors @efn.org www.efn.org/— raptors
<br /> Cascades Raptor Center is a 501(c)3 non -profit organization (Federal ID No. 93- 1038827) dedicated to wildlife rescue and public education to enhance
<br /> appreciation, respect, and stewardship of the natural world.
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