Big Cat Habitat Gulf Coast Sanctuary Inc

Analysis

Big Cat Habitat Gulf Coast Sanctuary Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sarasota, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 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, Big Cat Habitat Gulf Coast Sanctuary Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $2.1m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $1.5m (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Big Cat Habitat Gulf Coast Sanctuary Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exotic Feline Rescue Center Inc ($1.5m), Primarily Primates Inc ($1.5m) and Rancho Relaxo Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $701k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $391k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 22 employees.