Big Cat Rescue Corp
Big Cat Rescue Corp reported $5.0 million in revenue and $1.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $67.73 went to program services, $30.19 to management and general costs and $2.08 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 76.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $103,759 (PRESIDENT /). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 4% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $1.6MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $5.0MOther revenue was negative: −$100K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 67.7% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 30.2% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 25.2% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $103,759 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 6.51% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 281.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 of 6 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseAnimal care - the organization provided financial support for food and medical care at an accredited sanctuary for 30 big cats, many of whom have been abused, abandoned, orphaned or retired from performing acts
Advocacy - the organization educates the public about Big Cat issues in captivity and in the wild and advocates for legislation through its website that received an estimated 657,000 views during the year and through emails sent no less than monthly that go to over 6,000 recipients. Our youtube channel bigcattv.com has over 1.3 million subscribers and our videos there have received over 660 million cumulative views. We had over 4.2 million facebook followers at year end, over 275,000 followers on x, and over 165,000 on instagram. Our most significant advocacy accomplishment was the passage of…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT / Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $103,759 | $0 | $0 | $103,759 |
| SECTY / TREA Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $92,739 | $0 | $0 | $92,739 |
| CEO / FOUNDE Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $79,715 | $0 | $0 | $79,715 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Big Cat Rescue Corp (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $263K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 3 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 56
- Volunteers Part I, line 61
Private foundation grants it received
19 private foundations reported grants to Big Cat Rescue Corp totaling $139K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Big Cat Rescue Corp's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Big Cat Rescue Corp reported that 67.7% of its $1.6 million in expenses went to program services, 30.2% to management and general and 2.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Big Cat Rescue Corp pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Big Cat Rescue Corp reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $103,759, for the role of PRESIDENT / (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Big Cat Rescue Corp get its money?
Of $5.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 25.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Big Cat Rescue Corp a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-3330495 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202641349349303004 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502959349301045 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422119349300862 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202331139349300203 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202211309349300106 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202130959349300728 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202040989349301109 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-3330495: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.