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The Wildcat Sanctuary

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

They will never know freedom. Can they at least know compassion?

The Wildcat Sanctuary (TWS) is a 501c3 non-profit, no-kill 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. Combining natural and spacious habitats with a life free of exhibition, TWS allows all residents to live wild at heart. As a true sanctuary, we do not buy, breed, sell or exhibit animals. The Wildcat Sanctuary is accredited by the American Sanctuary Association the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries and a member of Tigers in America sanctuaries.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.60Overall score
out of 100

96.95Financial score
out of 100

90.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,541,839

Total expenses · USD$1,245,790

Program expenses

$1,035,251.49 recorded amount

83.1%

Fundraising expenses

$75,993.19 recorded amount

6.1%

Administrative expenses

$133,299.53 recorded amount

10.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Tammy Thies
Recorded compensation: $58,362.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.68%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Wildcat Sanctuary
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	90.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Wildcat Sanctuary (TWS) is a 501c3 non-profit, no-kill 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. Combining natural and spacious habitats with a life free of exhibition, TWS allows all residents to live wild at heart. As a true sanctuary, we do not buy, breed, sell or exhibit animals. The Wildcat Sanctuary is accredited by the American Sanctuary Association the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries and a member of Tigers in America sanctuaries.
`ein` EIN	22-3857401
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1245790.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.107
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.061
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.831
`fscore` Financial score	96.95
`leader` Recorded leader	Tammy Thies
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	58362.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.046799999999999994
`motto` Tagline	They will never know freedom. Can they at least know compassion?
`name` Charity name	The Wildcat Sanctuary
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1541839.0
`score` Overall score	92.6
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Wildlife Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1035251.49
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	75993.19
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	133299.53

Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.