Tiger World INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Rockwell, NC501(c)(3)Since 2007AnimalsEIN 20-8246984

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Tiger World's goal is to provide the best environment in captivity for its animals while also providing a stimulating learning environment for visitors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$741K
Spent
$780K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$551K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$741K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$741K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$996K
FY2023$992K
FY2024$956K
FY2025$809K
Expenses
$780K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$780K
FY2021$997K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$997K
Net assets
$551K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$551K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$995K
FY2023$886K
FY2024$737K
FY2025$535K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $717K Management & general 8% · $63K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Eric Setzer DVM’s $5K as Vice President is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Lea Jaunakais——$5,000$10,000—
Christina Gregory———$10,000—
Dr Eric Setzer DVM$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000
Jennifer Cobb$5,000—$2,500——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues, rehabilitates, and preserves endangered animals, offering public educational tours.

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2 program services account for $717K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Conservation, Preservation, Protection, & Safety

To maintain a safe, secure preservation area for the public and for endangered and threatened wildlife

$717Kprogram expense
02

Education

To provide a stimulating learning environment by teaching people about endangered wildlife through guided educational tours and hands-on activities

$464program expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$741K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$594K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Money outPt IX
$780K
Ln 25
Programscol B$717K
Managementcol C$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$551K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K
Total assetsLn 16$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$594K
Total revenueLn 12$741K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$199K
Other assetsLn 15$108K
Total assetsLn 16$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$551K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 6230
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$241K$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$219K$199K
Total assetsLn 16$592K$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$590K$551K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$295K$270K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$247$247
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$19K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$60K$60K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$748$671$77
OccupancyLn 16$174K$174K
TravelLn 17$966$966
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$31K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$108K$90K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$41K$39K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$780K$717K$63K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $809K$997K−$188K$535K 990 PDF
FY2024 $956K$1.1M−$149K$737K 990 PDF
FY2023 $992K$1.1M−$108K$886K 990 PDF
FY2022 $996K$1.1M−$70K$995K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$997K$514K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $741K$780K−$39K$551K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $740,677 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$136,923
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$146,923
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $593,754$593,754
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $593,754 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$740,677
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $779,514 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $269,850 · Management $25,004$294,854
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $247$247
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,323 · Management $1,965$21,288
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,143$3,143
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $60,429$60,429
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,181$8,181
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $671 · Management $77$748
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $174,295$174,295
IX-17 TravelManagement $966$966
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,655$24,655
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,605 · Management $6,664$37,269
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,269 · Management $17,547$107,816
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $38,693 · Management $1,930$40,623
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $716,971 · Management $62,543 · Fundraising $0$779,514
Part X · Balance sheet $552,787 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $241,416$224,881
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,388$9,388
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,608$11,616
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $218,839$199,238
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $110,162$107,664
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $592,041$552,787
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,440$2,024
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,440$2,024
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $589,601$550,763
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $592,041$552,787
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $550,763 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$740,677
XI-2 Total expenses$779,514
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,837
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$589,601
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$550,763

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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