Big Cat Rescue Corp

Analysis

Big Cat Rescue Corp is a registered charity in United States, based in Odessa, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Big Cat Rescue Corp reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.3m to $3.3m (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Big Cat Rescue Corp sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Show Bus Public Transportation NFP ($3.3m), Centro Margarita Inc ($3.3m) and Center for People with Disabilities ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $251k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $354k. At year end it held assets of $15.8m against liabilities of $58k, net assets of $15.7m. It reported 11 employees.