The Wildcat Sanctuary

Analysis

The Wildcat Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Sandstone, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Wildcat Sanctuary reported income of $3.5m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $3.5m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Wildcat Sanctuary sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California State Wildlife Foundation ($3.5m), The Yunion ($3.5m) and Planned Pethood of Pasco Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $112k, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 22 employees.