The NWRA Board of Directors has conducted a survey of members every five years from 1993-2008. Member responses have been read, tabulated, and analyzed. The resulting report is used by board and staff members to make informed decisions to prioritize NWRA efforts and expenditures. The survey questionnaires are designed to obtain member feedback in a confidential and unbiased manner. The questionnaire was mailed to all NWRA members during March 2008 requesting information on their 2007 activities.

Of 1,610 questionnaires mailed, 461 (29%) were returned. Because respondents are geographically representative of all NWRA members, and because the overall response rate is acceptable for a mail survey (29%), it is reasonable to assume that data collected can be reliably projected to all NWRA members.

It is important to note that respondents in this survey, as well as NWRA members as a whole, are a diverse group, ranging from individual rehabilitators who care for a small number of animals to directors of large facilities who oversee all animal care in the facility.

The National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association is a nonprofit organization and is income-tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA). The organization files IRS form 990 annually. This form can be found at Guide Star by entering “National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association” in the search box.