Every dollar you give goes directly toward wildlife care, transport, and building California's next great raptor rehabilitation center.
Wrightwood Raptor Center is a fully volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We don't have paid staff, and we don't have a corporate backer. What we have is passion, a mission, and a growing community of people who believe that birds of prey deserve a fighting chance.
Whether you donate $10 or $1,000 — 100% of your gift supports our mission directly: wildlife transportation, animal care supplies, facility construction, and operational costs that keep us running.
Wrightwood Raptor Center is an IRS-confirmed 501(c)(3) organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Choose the giving method that works best for you. Every channel goes to the same place — the birds.
Quick, easy, and fee-free. Send your donation directly to our Venmo account.
Donate via Venmo → @wrightwoodraptorOpen in the Venmo app or on the web.
Donate through PayPal's nonprofit platform. Your gift is processed by PayPal Giving Fund and 100% is passed to us — no fees deducted.
Donate via PayPalPayPal Giving Fund enrollment in progress.
Monthly giving helps us plan, prepare, and respond — because wildlife emergencies don't wait for one-time campaigns. Pick a level that works for you.
Monthly giving via Venmo: please include your tier name in the payment note (e.g., "Feather Friend – monthly"). A formal monthly giving portal is coming soon.
Want to direct your donation to a specific project or need? Here's where your dollars make the most tangible difference right now.
We're building three raptor rehabilitation chambers on our Wrightwood property using lumber we already own. Funds are needed for hardware, mesh, roofing, and weatherproofing materials.
Every transport run has a cost — fuel, carriers, and equipment. Your donation to this fund directly covers the cost of moving animals from where they're found to where they can be healed.
Injured and displaced wildlife need more than a ride. This fund covers food, hydration supplies, basic medical materials, and emergency items for animals in our interim care.
When donating via Venmo for a specific project, please include the project name in the note field.
Sometimes the most direct way to help is to send exactly what we need. Our Amazon Wish List contains supplies for animal care, facility construction, and daily operations — all hand-picked by our team.
Items are shipped directly to us. There's no middleman, no overhead — just the right gear arriving where it's needed.
View Our Wish List on Amazon →Heavy leather gauntlets for safe bird handling
Secure transport carriers for various raptor sizes
Wound care, saline, and bandaging for field triage
Headlamps and field equipment for nighttime rescues
Hardware and weatherproofing for rehab chambers
Appropriate prey items and feeding tools for raptors