Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,504,819
- Total expenses
- $2,467,297
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,375,300
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $40,919
- Other revenue
- $88,600
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,109,516
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $111,848
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,997,668
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,118,982
- Management and general expenses
- $127,931
- Fundraising expenses
- $220,384
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,118,982
Program services were 85.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,375,300
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$118,372
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3 · Investment income
total $39,419 · excluded $39,419
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $1,500
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $1,500
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,500 · excluded $1,500
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$64,753
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$29,065
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $35,688 · excluded $35,688
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$67,616
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$21,453
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $46,163 · related or exempt $46,163
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11a · Other revenue: REFUNDS & ADJUSTMENTS
total $4,225 · excluded $4,225
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11b · Other revenue: EARNED INCOME
total $2,524 · excluded $2,524
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11e · Other revenue, total
$6,749
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $98,184 · program services $85,910 · management and general $2,455 · fundraising $9,819
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,057,877 · program services $919,925 · management and general $32,165 · fundraising $105,787
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $92,347 · program services $80,281 · management and general $2,832 · fundraising $9,234
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $81,767 · program services $71,137 · management and general $2,453 · fundraising $8,177
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $23,449 · management and general $23,449
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11g · Fees: other
total $31,373 · management and general $31,373
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $13,895 · program services $10,421 · fundraising $3,474
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13 · Office expenses
total $60,354 · program services $121 · management and general $3,416 · fundraising $56,817
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14 · Information technology
total $17,669 · program services $883 · management and general $11,485 · fundraising $5,301
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16 · Occupancy
total $77,240 · program services $73,026 · management and general $3,248 · fundraising $966
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17 · Travel
total $1,847 · program services $1,847
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $289,557 · program services $286,661 · fundraising $2,896
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23 · Insurance
total $55,117 · program services $41,338 · management and general $13,779
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24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL FOOD
total $160,898 · program services $160,898
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24b · Other expenses: INTERN STIPENDS
total $108,233 · program services $108,233
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24c · Other expenses: VETERINARIAN COSTS
total $82,799 · program services $82,799
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24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
total $66,711 · program services $66,711
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24e · All other expenses
total $147,980 · program services $128,791 · management and general $1,276 · fundraising $17,913
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $430,017 · end of year $378,169
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,036,818 · end of year $4,026,004
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $34,203 · end of year $53,704
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,691,386
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,039,747
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,591,386 · end of year $2,651,639
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $132,278 · end of year $111,848
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,917,310 · end of year $6,750,017
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $42,836 · end of year $247,651
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
PROVIDE A NATURAL SANCTUARY TO WILD CATS IN NEED AND INSPIRE CHANGE TO END THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PROVIDE SANCTUARY TO WILD CATS IN NEED AND INSPIRE CHANGE TO END THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS.
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THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY (TWS) IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT, NO-KILL BIG CAT RESCUE LOCATED IN SANDSTONE, MN. TWS PROVIDES A NATURAL SANCTUARY TO WILD CATS IN NEED AND INSPIRES CHANGE TO END THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS. TWS IS FUNDED SOLELY ON PRIVATE DONATIONS. THE SANCTUARY IS A RESCUE ORGANIZATION AND IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. COMBINING NATURAL AND SPACIOUS HABITATS WITH A LIFE FREE OF EXHIBITION, TWS ALLOWS ALL RESIDENTS TO LIVE WILD AT HEART. AS A TRUE SANCTUARY, WE DO NOT BUY, BREED, SELL OR EXHIBIT ANIMALS. THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION AND THE GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES. WE ARE ALSO LICENSED BY THE USDA. PROGRAM MEASUREMENTS FOR 2023:-WELCOMED 30 NEW RESIDENTS AND SAID GOODBYE TO 9 BELOVED CATS. ASSISTED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON SEVERAL SEIZURES CASES.-AWARDED CAROLE NOON AWARD FOR SANCTUARY EXCELLENCE AND 4 STAR RATING FROM CHARITY NAVIGATOR.- REPAIRED SEVERAL HABITATS THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED FROM THE WINTER'S ICE STORM.- PURCHASED 2 ADDITIONAL UTVS FOR DAILY FEEDING, ROUNDS AND MORE.- INVESTED IN EMERGENCY AND CRISIS RESPONSE EQUIPMENT FOR OUR SAFETY PLAN AND ABILITY TO DEPLOY TO HELP OTHER FACILITIES DURING DISASTERS- NEW CUSTOMIZED RESCUE TRAILER WAS PURCHASED.- PURCHASED NEW X-RAY MACHINE CUSTOMIZED FOR LARGE ANIMALS.-NEW PLATFORM SYSTEM BULT FOR EURASIAN LYNX, BEAUTY. -ADDED INCREASED HEATED ROOM SPACE AND CUSTOMIZED OUTDOOR DENS FOR THE THREE CHEETAHS. -EXCAVATION OF TIGERS TEREK AND POLINA'S YARD FOR BETTER DRAINAGE. -MANY ROOM-TO-ROOM GUILLOTINES WERE INSTALLED INSIDE ANIMAL BUILDINGS TO GIVE THE CATS MORE AND LARGER OPTIONS FOR INDOOR QUARTERS. -CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL TEMPORARY CATIOS AND ENCLOSURES FOR THE INCREASED RESCUES. -NEW ELECTRIC UPGRADE FOR THE PROPERTY WAS INSTALLED. -NEW SECURITY SYSTEM THROUGH THE SANCTUARY WAS COMPLETED. -SPECIALTY SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED ON SERVAL SCARLET AND DOMESTIC CAT JOSIE. -U.S. SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR VISITED THE SANCTUARY TO LEARN ABOUT OUR WORK AND WHAT SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR THE BIG CAT PUBLIC SAFETY ACT.
Expenses $2,118,982 · Revenue $46,163
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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SIREK JULIE
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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SCHEET SIERRA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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GARRISON CHRISTINE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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COUGHLIN CHRISTINE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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FREDERICKSON REESE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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VOORHEES BARB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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THIES TAMMY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $98,183
- From this org
- $85,757
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,426
- Hours/week
- 65
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 17 September 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202412829349301111
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