Safari Joes Wildlife Ranch Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
731531613
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
Adair, OK, USA
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protection of Endangered Species

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,255
Expenses
$38,052
Assets
$84,432
Liabilities
$158,000

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • PEG LIVINGSTON (DIRECTOR)
  • ALAN ELIAS (DIRECTOR)
  • JOSH FIELSTRA (DIRECTOR)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Education and presentation to the public of unwanted exotic animals, maintaining a care facility for animals for public education by use of a drive through zoo of tours that presents the animals and creates public awareness

What it reported doing in 2020

Animal care expenses

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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 36
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.5%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.22; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.87; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.6% per year; rating input score 0; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $38K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2012 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.