| Name of Non-Profit Organization * | RAPTOR Inc. |
| Today’s Date: * | Wednesday, August 28, 2019 |
| Organization’s website | http://www.raptorinc.org |
| EIN / 501(C)(3)Number * | 31-0955114 |
| What year did your organization receive it’s non-profit status? * | 1978 |
| Address * | 
961 Barg Salt Run RoadMilford, OH 45150 United States |
| County * | USA |
| Your Name * | Steve Wesselkamper |
| Your Title * | Executive Director |
| Your email address * | raptor@raptorinc.org |
| Your Phone Number | (513) 825-3325 |
| Executive Director’s Name * | Steve Wesselkamper |
| Executive Director’s email address * | director@raptorinc.org |
| What is the mission of your organization? | |
| We take in orphaned, injured, and sick eagles, falcons, hawks, owls, and vultures at the RAPTOR Hospital and provide medical care with the hope of returning every bird to the wild. Human activity causes most birds’ injuries: think about vehicle trauma or being caught in a soccer net. We teach kids and adults why raptors matter. The raptors in our community control rodent populations, signal a healthy environment, and enrich everyday life. And your work preserving wild raptors helps sustain our vibrant community. | |
| Which social causes (up to 3 choices) does your agency address through its programming? * |
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| Any comments about your selections you would like to share with the student philanthropists? | A red-tailed hawk flew over a vent stack at a manufacturing site while the plant was burning off waste gases from its production. The bird came to us burned, broken, and in terrible shape. For months and months, our team cleaned and treated its wounds, managed pain, and monitored the molting feathers. It’s normal that over a bird’s life, new feathers slowly grow out and replace old and damaged feathers as it ages. But it’s a slow process. Eventually, new feathers replaced the old burned ones, and slowly, the bird regained strength. Just as anyone who has been bedridden in a hospital knows, inactivity makes you weak. So when the bird’s burn injuries were healed, and its feathers were coming back, weeks and weeks of bird “PT” (physical therapy) were needed so it could regain its strength. Finally, after eleven months of treatment and PT, Release Day came for this red-tailed hawk that had arrived at the RAPTOR Hospital in October 2024. We watched it fly from its transport crate into the trees near Spring Grove Cemetery. That’s just about the best part of it all. Saving the wild. Saving us. |
| Does your organization have volunteer opportunities available for students? * | Yes, Grades 9 – 12 |
| List possible volunteer opportunities -or- a link to where they can be found on the web. | Volunteers under 18 will help develop the new raptor trail, assist with grounds maintenance, or work in the pollinator garden. Our federal and state wildlife rehabilitation permits prohibit wildlife volunteers under age 18 as a safety precaution. |
| Volunteer coordinator | Steve Wesselkamper |
| Volunteer coordinator’s email address | director@raptorinc.org |
| Volunteer coordinator’s phone number | (513) 825-3325 |
