RCTB Finances

How we generate revenue, earn profits and cover our expenses

Our center is funded by private and corporate donations and grants. 
We are continually soliciting for private donations and sponsorship is the life blood of any nonprofit organization.

RCTB does the following to generate operational revenue:

• Charge admission to general public to Festivals

• Charge admission for special events

• Offer on-going educational workshops to both public and private schools as well as home-schools and virtual-schools

• Offer educational workshops to local rehabbers and their volunteers

• Maintain a virtual small gift shop with gifts that feature the birds of prey

• Establish 3 major fundraising events annually to generate operational capital 

  • Wonders of Wildlife Festival 

  • Holiday Dinner, Art and Photo Auction December 

  • Raptor Ball October 

• Holiday Art and Photo Auction, Dinner and Wingspan Raffle 

• Offer Summer Camps centered around wildlife

• Partner with local schools and libraries to offer a Harry Potter Birthday Party on July 31 each year. 
  
  
  Additionally, we will have:
  

• Merchandise Sales - Bird of Prey merchandise

• Establish monthly events to draw additional visitors to the center. For example:

• January - Get to know us and a First Day Hike 

• February - Valentines night under the stars with special feathered guests and programs 

• March - Bird of Prey Art Show and Festival 

• April - Baby Bird Shower

• May - Falconry Workshop

• June - Flying Wild - Camp for Teachers

• July - Eagles - Our National Bird

• August - Grow your own food 

• September - Fall Festival

• October - The Bird of Prey Ball

• November - We celebrate the Wild Turkey with a vegetarian focus

• December - Stroll through our Raptor Wonderland 

Non-profit Status:

We are a 501 (c) 3  or Non-profit corporation. We survive on donations.  All donations should go to Raptor Center of Tampa Bay and can be mailed or they may be given to you. Mailing addresses are:  2002 Elk Spring Drive Brandon, FL 33511 or PO Box 3638 Brandon, Fl 33509 

We are a listed charity with Benevity and a few other corporations that fundraise for major corporations.  Check to see if your employer does donation matching.  We are lucky to get checks from Duke Energy, Microsoft and Progressive Insurance to name a few. You may be able to donate to us through Payroll deduction.  If you would like us to bring one of our educational ambassadors to your workplace to generate interest in the Raptor Center, let us know!

Current Challenges:

• Most counties are not equipped to handle wildlife rescue calls, and FWC primarily focuses their resources on deer, manatee, alligators and bears.

• Wildlife rehabilitators in Tampa Bay are having to operate from their homes and lack space and equipment for more intensive treatment and rehabilitation.

• Current full-scale raptor rehabilitation facilities range from 100 – 200 miles away, increasing stress on the birds and treatment delays.  

• As the population of Tampa Bay continues to increase, so will injuries to our wildlife, as our numbers indicate.  

Make a donation to RCTB.

Please consider making a one time donation or recurring monthly donations today! We rescue over 1,000 wild birds and animals each year. We’re all in this together!