National Foundation for Rescued Animals Dba Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341827209
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Tyler, TX, USA
Phone
9038581008
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Protection of Endangered Species

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,925,082
Expenses
$3,686,732
Assets
$5,218,895
Liabilities
$3,789,124

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • EMILY BROOKS (CHAIRMAN/EX DIR): $80,641 total reported compensation
  • NATASHA CHAB (SEC/TREASURER): $56,841 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To provide a safe and secure environment for animals in need of rescue or rehabilitation while conserving endangered and threatened species. Our slogan is "saving animals one by one."

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization has rescued large exotic cats, such as tigers, lions, leopards, and jaguars from all over north america. The animals' backgrounds range from former pets that can no longer be cared for, animals retired from the circus, and surplus cats from zoos. By giving them a home, these animals are saved from euthanization. The organization provides medical care for the cats, and incorporates them into an educational program designed to educate the public about the plight of exotic cats. Thousands of individuals take part in guided tours of the refuge, where they have an opportunity to see and learn more about the exotic cats. School tours are also offered with educational programs that can be tailored to fit ages from kindergarten to college. The organization also participates in dna research with the goal of determining a genetic snapshot of tigers in the u.s. To be used to further develop conservation programs. Tiger creek animal sanctuary also sponsors an internship program where college students wishing to pursue a career in the veterinarian field, biology, field work, or at a zoo, can get practical experience around exotic animals. For the fiscal year end september 30, 2024, the facility was closed to the public except for educational group tours by reservation only.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% 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 most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 51
  • Transparency & Controls: 96
  • Accountability: 66
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55.1%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 56.7%; rating input score 57
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.1%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.42; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.73; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.7%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55.1% of revenue deployed · 56.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $81K · 5 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.1M reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and related organizations
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 13/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.