How much does it cost to run FWMA?
In 2004 it cost approximately $40,000 to run the facility. This equates approximately $45 per animal. That cost does not include any full-time employees although we did pay two part-time contract laborers when funds permitted. The average cost of most rehabilitation centers is $67 per animal. If FWMA is able to maintain a cost of $45 per animal and receives its projection of 1,000 animals, the operational costs alone in 2005 would be a minimum of $45,000. However, FWMA’s 2005 budget is estimated at $112,000. Included in the 2005 budget is $45,000 for the building of a new medical care building, a flight pen, a songbird habitat and a horse corral. The budget increase is also attributable to the recent closure of other local wildlife rehabilitation centers and resulting need for FWMA to hire at least two full-time employees. FWMA must hire full time staff and build new facilities to accommodate the assured increase in wildlife patients and the ensuing need for qualified treatment.
