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← THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,246,190
Total expenses
$3,017,811
Contributions and grants received
$4,013,394
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$147,838
Other revenue
$84,958
Total assets, end of year
$10,002,763
Total liabilities, end of year
$117,301
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,885,462
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,580,581
Management and general expenses
$194,796
Fundraising expenses
$242,434
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,580,581

Program services were 85.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $122,829

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,890,565

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $88,744

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $150,533 · excluded $150,533

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $3,695

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$2,695

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,695 · excluded -$2,695

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $96,771

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $122,829

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $23,383

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $73,388 · excluded $73,388

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $27,359

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $21,851

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,508 · related or exempt $5,508

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $6,062 · excluded $6,062

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,062

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $123,065 · program services $107,681 · management and general $3,077 · fundraising $12,307

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,131,612 · program services $983,954 · management and general $34,497 · fundraising $113,161

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $26,580 · program services $23,125 · management and general $797 · fundraising $2,658

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $160,195 · program services $139,303 · management and general $4,873 · fundraising $16,019

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $90,727 · program services $78,932 · management and general $2,722 · fundraising $9,073

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,873 · management and general $26,873

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $76,215 · program services $22,825 · management and general $53,390

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,911 · program services $11,933 · fundraising $3,978

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $60,014 · program services $219 · management and general $7,361 · fundraising $52,434

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $47,777 · program services $2,389 · management and general $31,055 · fundraising $14,333

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $78,232 · program services $74,066 · management and general $3,276 · fundraising $890

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,911 · program services $5,911

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $323,679 · program services $317,205 · management and general $3,237 · fundraising $3,237

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $88,979 · program services $66,734 · management and general $22,245

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $174,579 · program services $174,579

  • 24b · Other expenses: ANIMAL FOOD

    total $169,299 · program services $169,299

  • 24c · Other expenses: INTERN STIPENDS

    total $153,264 · program services $153,264

  • 24d · Other expenses: VETERINARIAN COSTS

    total $114,763 · program services $114,763

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $150,136 · program services $134,399 · management and general $1,393 · fundraising $14,344

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $642,021 · end of year $4,770,485

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,117,599 · end of year $278,289

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $190,005 · end of year $304,450

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $71,873 · end of year $83,819

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $7,461,976

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,662,242

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,945,262 · end of year $3,799,734

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $765,986

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $309,688 · end of year $117,301

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,657,072 · end of year $9,516,449

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $369,013

Mission and programs · 2025

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.

  • THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY (TWS) IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT, 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, THE GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES AND A MEMBER OF THE WILDLIFE CONFISCATION NETWORK. WE ARE ALSO LICENSED BY THE USDA. OUR SAVINGSAS AN ORGANIZATION WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARING FOR OVER 150 FELINES FOR YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, SUSTAINABILITY IS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR SANCTUARY.O OUR BOARD ENSURES THAT WE HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS OF OPERATING SAVINGS IN THE BANK TO ENSURE WE CAN CARE FOR THE CATS EVEN DURING THE TOUGHEST OF TIMES.O WE ALSO HAVE SAVINGS EARMARKED FOR ACQUIRING ANY ADJACENT LAND THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE A NATURAL BORDER TO THE SANCTUARY AND CONSERVE WILDLIFE LAND.O WE HAVE RESTRICTED FUNDS FOR NEW LAND DEVELOPMENT TOWARD UTILITIES, PERIMETER FENCE, A WORKSHOP AND MORE. OUR SANCTUARYTHIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE SANCTUARY FOR 17 NEW RESIDENTS AND LEAD MANY HIGH-PROFILE CASES. OUR RESCUE EFFORTS SPANNED FROM QUEBEC, CANADA TO BANDON, OREGON. OUR TEAM COORDINATED THE SEDATION, PLACEMENT AND TRANSPORT OF EIGHT BIG CATS AND SEVEN EXOTIC CATS FROM WEST COAST GAME PARK SAFARI IN OREGON. AFTER INVESTIGATORS FINISHED A FOUR-DAY SEARCH THERE, 310 ANIMALS WERE SEIZED AND RELOCATED. THE ROADSIDE ATTRACTION IN OREGON WAS RAIDED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE. WE ALSO COORDINATED THE PLACEMENT OF SERVALS, BOBCATS, LYNX, LEOPARDS, TIGERS AND LIONS TO OTHER ACCREDITED SANCTUARIES. AND NO CAT WAS TOO SMALL AS WE WELCOMED BENGAL CATS AFTER SEA QUEST'S CLOSURE AND HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS FROM A NEGLECT SITUATION. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE ALSO WELCOMED OUR FIRST-EVER SNOW LEOPARD TO THE SANCTUARY!WE ENHANCED HABITATS FOR OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS. LILIGER ALYSSA AND LION CUB MANGO RECEIVED NEW ROCK CAVES TO EXPLORE. LEO LION MOVED INTO A NEWLY REMODELED HABITAT IN ROAR RIDGE. MANY CATS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL SKYWALKS AND A-FRAMES TO EXPLORE MORE VERTICAL SPACE. AND ON TOP OF THAT, TWO ROOFED HABITATS WITH HEATED BUNGALOWS WERE CONSTRUCTED. THE ONSITE WORK ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT MAINTAINING THE SANCTUARY. YOU HELPED US DO THAT THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF A SECOND WELL AND NEW ROOFS ON THREE CENTRAL ANIMAL BUILDINGS. OUR VETERINARY TEAM PERFORMED 71 WELLNESS EXAMS AND 18 SURGERIES, IN ADDITION TO PREVENTATIVE TREATMENTS LIKE VACCINES AND DEWORMING. THE SURGERIES INCLUDED SERVAL JALAPEO'S ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AND LEG AMPUTATION, LION MANGO'S TWO HERNIA SURGERIES AND TIGER NOAH'S STEM CELL THERAPY TO RELIEVE HIS ARTHRITIC PAIN.WE ALSO HOSTED THE FIRST-EVER SANCTUARY VETERINARY WORKING GROUP TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AMONG EIGHT FACILITIES. WE RECEIVED OUR 3-YEAR GFAS ACCREDITATION RENEWAL AND WERE HUMBLED WHEN WE WERE TOLD THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY IS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT ALL OF YOU WHO SUPPORT OUR MISSION. YOU, OUR SUPPORTERS, AND OUR 28 INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS, WHO CONTRIBUTE OVER 4,400 HOURS ANNUALLY TO THE CAUSE, HAVE MADE OUR SANCTUARY WHAT IT IS TODAY.

    Expenses $2,580,581 · Revenue $5,508

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • SIREK JULIE

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • SCHEET SIERRA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • GARRISON CHRISTINE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • COUGHLIN CHRISTINE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • FREDERICKSON REESE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • VOORHEES BARB

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • AHLQUIST ANDERSON CHERYL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • BAILEY SLOANE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • MARCHAND KELLY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • THIES TAMMY

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $123,064
    From this org
    $109,706
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,358
    Hours/week
    65

  • CAMPBELL CLARK

    VETERINARIAN

    Total calculated
    $132,971
    From this org
    $116,616
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,355
    Hours/week
    40

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
2025
Filed
29 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202611529349301351

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