Juniper Wildlife Refuge Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931717742
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Monticello, FL, USA
Phone
7062895351
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Wildlife Sanctuary, Refuge

Reported finances

Revenue
$116,373
Expenses
$45,410
Assets
$71,123
Liabilities
$160

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JESSIKA COKER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JESSIKA COKER (PRESIDENT)
  • HEATHER COKER (VICE PRESIDE)
  • BARBARA DECKER (SECRETARY/TR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to provide refuge for animals that have been injured, abused, or discarded. We provide biologically appropriate meals, naturalistic enclosures, exotic vet care, and so much more.

What it reported doing in 2024

The juniper wildlife refuge is a non-profit animal sanctuary located on the rural edge of tallahassee, Florida. Our primary focus is north american wildlife that can no longer live in the wild due to human interference or physical disabilities. Since our resident animals can not return to their wild roots our home becomes their home and they become a part of our family. At our refuge, each animal is included in our daily lives. We emphasize the importance of getting to know them as individuals and unraveling their unique personalities as they grow and thrive in a loving environment. As wild animals, we respect and understand their needs, their behaviors, their boundaries, and spare no effort to offer each animal a naturalistic enclosure where they can exhibit their wild instincts. However, they are also given the privilege to come indoors, to rest on our couch, to sleep in our bed, spending their lives knowing they are cherished. We also help our local wildlife rehabilitation centers by providing relief when there is overflow, assist with raising baby animals, and allow rehabilitated animals to be released back into the wild our on wooded and protected property. Through dedication and understanding, we strive to make a lasting impact on the life of every animal that enters our sanctuary. By showcasing them as individuals deserving compassion and respect, we hope to inspire broader conservation efforts and change perspectives on these often misunderstood creatures.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 39%; rating input score 39
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 61%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.57; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 39% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $45K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.