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The Wildcat Sanctuary

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Sandstone, MN501(c)(3)Since 1999AnimalsEIN 22-3857401Revenue $4.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwildcatsanctuary.org51085 Little Sand Creek Rd, 55072-3163 · Sandstone, MNTax-exempt since Aug 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide a natural Sanctuary to wild cats in need and inspire change to end the captive wildlife crisis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 400 volunteers and 22 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$226K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $8K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$117K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.2M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$9.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.2M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$9.9M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$8.7M
FY2025$9.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2002.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $2.6M Management & general 6% · $195K Fundraising 8% · $242K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $226K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Campbell Clark
Veterinarian
$116,616Pt VII · Sec A
Thies Tammy
Executive Director
$109,706Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sirek Julie
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Campbell Clark’s $117K as Veterinarian is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Campbell Clark$116,616—————
Thies Tammy$109,706$102,223$85,757———
Tammy Thies———$86,080$78,440$81,817

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Rescues and cares for wild cats, inspiring change to end the captive wildlife crisis.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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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.

$2.6Mprogram expense

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 · FY2025
The Humane Society of the United StatesFY2025$6K
Shelp Charitable Foundation INCFY2025$1K
Cottonwood FoundationFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$8K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$148K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$195K
Fundraisingcol D$242K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$10.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$89K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$148K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.8M
SavingsLn 2$278K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$766K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$10.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
Net assetsLn 32$9.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.8M$5.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$766K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M$10.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$310K$117K
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M$9.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$108K$3K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$984K$34K$113K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$23K$797$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$160K$139K$5K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$91K$79K$3K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$23K$53K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$12K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$60K$219$7K$52K
Information technologyLn 14$48K$2K$31K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$78K$74K$3K$890
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$324K$317K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$89K$67K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$612K$612K
All other expensesLn 24e$150K$134K$1K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.6M$195K$242K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.2M$3.0M$1.2M$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.9M$2.7M$1.2M$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$2.5M$1.0M$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$2.3M$804K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$1.8M$1.4M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$1.5M$846K$3.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,246,190 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,678,491$4,013,394
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $148,139$147,838
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $54,722$84,958
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,881,352$4,246,190
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,435,658$1,532,179
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,221,108$1,485,632
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,656,766$3,017,811
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,224,586$1,228,379
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,246,190 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,508 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$122,829
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,890,565
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$88,744
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,013,394
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $150,533$150,533
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$2,695−$2,695
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $73,388$73,388
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,062$6,062
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,508 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $227,288$4,246,190
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,017,811 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,681 · Management $3,077 · Fundraising $12,307$123,065
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $983,954 · Management $34,497 · Fundraising $113,161$1,131,612
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,125 · Management $797 · Fundraising $2,658$26,580
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $139,303 · Management $4,873 · Fundraising $16,019$160,195
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,932 · Management $2,722 · Fundraising $9,073$90,727
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,873$26,873
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,825 · Management $53,390$76,215
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,933 · Fundraising $3,978$15,911
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $219 · Management $7,361 · Fundraising $52,434$60,014
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,389 · Management $31,055 · Fundraising $14,333$47,777
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,066 · Management $3,276 · Fundraising $890$78,232
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,911$5,911
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $317,205 · Management $3,237 · Fundraising $3,237$323,679
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $66,734 · Management $22,245$88,979
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $611,905$611,905
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $134,399 · Management $1,393 · Fundraising $14,344$150,136
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,580,581 · Management $194,796 · Fundraising $242,434$3,017,811
Part X · Balance sheet $10,002,763 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $642,021$4,770,485
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,117,599$278,289
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $190,005$304,450
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $71,873$83,819
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,945,262$3,799,734
X-12 Other securities$765,986
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,966,760$10,002,763
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $309,688$117,301
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $309,688$117,301
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,657,072$9,516,449
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$369,013
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,657,072$9,885,462
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,966,760$10,002,763
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,885,462 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,246,190
XI-2 Total expenses$3,017,811
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,228,379
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,657,072
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,885,462

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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