A Corvallis wildlife center and animal hospital is struggling to keep its doors open. The facility is relying on community support more than ever.
Since opening in 1989, the nonprofit Chintimini Wildlife Center has taken in 40,000 injured or sick animals. Grants from the Wildlife Support Charitable Trust, the Kinsman Center, and Benton Community Foundation have all supported rehabilitation efforts and educational programs for grade-school children.
Alyssa Nelson, the center’s interim executive director, told KLCC that things have gotten especially tight due to cuts in government funding at multiple levels.
“With the declining donations for all nonprofits, the competition for grants due to the lack of federal funding available, especially for the environmental nonprofits and causes, has been increasing quite a bit,” she said…