2022-05-10T06:49:47-05:00 2021-12-31 592482214 FRSCPA PLLC 1301 66TH ST N SAINT PETERSBURG FL 337105501 990 2021-01-01 593330495 BIG CAT RESCUE CORP BIGC 8139204130 12802 EASY STREET TAMPA FL 33625 HOWARD BASKIN SECTY / TREAS 8139204130 2022-04-29 true HOWARD BASKIN XXX-XX-XXXX PAUL E HOROWITZ P01474269 7273471120 2022-04-29 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CAROLE BASKIN 12802 EASY STREET TAMPA FL 33625 3925379 false X WWW.BIGCATRESCUE.ORG X 1995 FL BIG CAT RESCUES MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE BEST HOME WE CAN FOR THE CATS IN OUR CARE, END ABUSE OF BIG CATS IN CAPTIVITY AND PREVENT EXTINCTION OF BIG CATS IN THE WILD. 8 5 11 93 33443 2910979 2634344 294867 0 388656 400429 798574 470278 4393076 3505051 121706 108001 0 777503 690411 0 46319 1907793 1540960 2807002 2339372 1586074 1165679 14968581 16076545 94044 36329 14874537 16040216 X BIG CAT RESCUES MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE BEST HOME WE CAN FOR THE CATS IN OUR CARE, END ABUSE OF BIG CATS IN CAPTIVITY AND PREVENT EXTINCTION OF BIG CATS IN THE WILD. false false 1689672 CARE FOR BIG CATS - PROVIDED A PERMANENT HOME FOR APPROXIMATELY 43 BIG CATS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE BEEN ABUSED, ABANDONED, ORPHANED OR RETIRED FROM PERFORMING ACTS. CARE INCLUDED FOOD, SHELTER, VETERINARY CARE THROUGH A STATE OF THE ART CAT HOSPITAL, OPERANT CONDITIONING AND CONSISTENT FREQUENT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. SUCCESSFULLY REHABILITIATED 3 ORPHANED OR INJURED FLORIDA BOBCATS AND RELEASED THEM BACK INTO THE WILD. 319075 ADVOCACY - NORMALLY, THE SANCTUARY PERFORMED ITS ADVOCACY MISSION BY TEACHING ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF THE BIG CATS IN CAPTIVITY AND IN THE WILD THROUGH GUIDED TOURS OF THE SANCTUARY TO APPROXIMATELY 30,000 VISITORS DURING THE YEAR. DUE TO COVID THE SANCTUARY WAS CLOSED TO VISITOURS OTHER THAN A LIMITED NUMBER OF SMALL TOURS FOR DONORS. THE SANCTUARY CONTINUED TO EDUCATE ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION THROUGH ITS WEBSITE THAT RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION VISITORS DURING THE YEAR, THROUGH EMAILS NO LESS THAN MONTHLY THAT GO TO OVER 90,000 RECIPIENTS AND THROUGH ITS PRINT NEWSLETTER THAT GOES TO OVER 6,000 RECIPIENTS. OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL BIGCATTV.COM HAS 1.3 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS AND OUR VIDEOS THERE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 625 MILLION CUMULATIVE VIEWS. WE HAD OVER 3.7 MILLION FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS AT YEAR END. WE CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY URGE OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF VENUES NOT TO ALLOW CUB PETTING OR OTHER BIG CAT EXHIBITS ON SITE AND TO URGE ADVERTISERS NOT TO USE BIG CATS IN THEIR TELEVISION, ONLINE AND PRINT ADS. 108001 108001 IN-SITU GRANTS - WE PROVIDE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANZIATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT IN-SITU CONSERVATION WORK DIRECTLY RELATED TO PRESERVING BIG CATS IN THE WILD. GRANTS RANGING FROM 1,000 TO 28,000 WERE MADE TO 20 IN-SITU CONSERVATION PROJECTS SPANNING 18 SPECIES IN 20 COUNTRIES. 2116748 true true false true false false false false false true true false false true false false true false false false true true true false true false false true false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false true 21 0 false 11 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 5 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AL AK AR CT FL GA IL KS KY MD MA MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X X GALE INGHAM 8139204130 12802 EASY STREET TAMPA FL 33625 HOWARD BASKIN SECTY / TREA 60.00 X X 76942 0 0 JAMIE VERONICA MURDOCK PRESIDENT / 60.00 X X 74885 0 0 CAROLE BASKIN CEO / FOUNDE 60.00 X X 66500 0 0 MARY LOU GEIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARREN KIPNIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH LAWLESS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNDA LICHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM MAHONEY VP / DIRECTO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 218327 false false false 36633 9507 2588204 34833 2634344 423935 423935 323280 94678 228602 228602 228602 216140 239646 -23506 -23506 -23506 12260 9507 12260 12260 119618 86004 33614 33443 171 OTHER INCOME 519130 111004 111004 WEBSITE AD REVENUE 532000 72798 72798 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FEE 900099 12000 12000 195802 3505051 49292 33443 787972 19701 19701 88300 88300 218500 175538 26224 16738 343511 242345 94413 6753 16157 12014 3468 675 69917 51987 15008 2922 42326 31472 9085 1769 276325 276325 11000 11000 30370 30370 110028 110028 16388 12663 3725 96731 68070 17123 11538 207987 207987 10522 10522 7105 7105 185428 185428 36249 36249 ANIMAL CARE AND EDUC PROG 430289 430289 LEGISLATION EFFORTS 89991 89991 ALL OTHER EXPENSES 32547 30364 -16 2199 2339372 2116748 176305 46319 X 19235 17311 1924 7086623 7623292 226379 118137 96143 64339 5737319 1590556 4263804 4146763 1023817 1767567 55385 135923 2216430 2220524 14968581 16076545 94044 36329 94044 36329 X 13888648 14950711 985889 1089505 14874537 16040216 14968581 16076545 X 1165679 X false true X true false X 2498363 2676667 3120980 2910979 2634344 13841333 1141134 1357388 1306641 395181 72798 4273142 89564 40291 67894 30455 24698 252902 3729061 4074346 4495515 3336615 2731840 18367377 18367377 296787 250283 505712 660645 747215 2460642 296787 250283 505712 660645 747215 2460642 9346 12751 135606 340656 50427 548786 4035194 4337380 5136833 4337916 3529482 21376805 0.85920 0.88600 0.12000 0.09000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 31612 32406 64018 2182334 2246352 262318 65580 301165 310649 283279 262318 1157411 1736117 109709 78037 46051 64018 297815 75291 77662 70820 65580 289353 434030 74978 56513 37608 31612 200711 985890 156901 45458 7827 1089506 930684 105627 43872 6549 985890 537606 300000 125115 24472 7565 930684 607061 25 -38193 25882 5405 537606 551775 84061 24574 4201 607061 1.00000 true false 2347548 2347548 2457622 803076 1654546 932149 787480 144669 4146763 OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED 1898151 MORTGAGES RECEIVABLE 322373 2220524 3625255 25525 94679 120204 3505051 3505051 2459576 25525 94679 120204 2339372 2339372 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE INVESTMENT INCOME FOR LONG TERM CARE OF THE CATS SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 94,679 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 94,679 true SOUTH ASIA GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS TIGER PRESERVATION 30000 CENTRAL AMERICA GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS MARGAY PRESERVATION 7800 EAST ASIA GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS FISHING/PALLAS CATS 7500 SOUTH AMERICA GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS PAMPAS CATS 11000 SOUTHEAST ASIA GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS TIGER PRESERVATION 21000 RUSSIA GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS PALLAS CATS 5000 AFRICA GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS GOLDEN CAT PRES 6000 88300 88300 TIGER PRESERVATION 29000 TIGER RESCUE 20000 14 GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS SOUTH AMERICA 2 10000 GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS EAST ASIA 1 7500 GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS CENTRAL AMERICA 2 6800 GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AFRICA 1 5000 GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS RUSSIA 1 5000 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 OUR GRANTS ARE MADE TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC FUNDRAISING NEEDS OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING ANIMALS OR TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL MISSION OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. FOR GRANTS OVER 1,000, WE RESEARCH THE ORGANIZATION BEFORE MAKING THE DONATION TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE OVERLAPS WITH OUR CHARITABLE MISSION. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SOUTH ASIA 30,000 0 CENTRAL AMERICA 7,800 0 EAST ASIA 7,500 0 SOUTH AMERICA 11,000 0 SOUTHEAST ASIA 21,000 0 RUSSIA 5,000 0 AFRICA 6,000 0 WALKABOUT 21767 9507 12260 21767 9507 12260 12260 true GEOFFREY CAT WORKING GROUP 1221 BRICKELL AVE SUITE 2200 MIAMI FL 33131 503C3 7500 CAT CONSERVATION 12 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 OUR GRANTS ARE MADE TO SUPPORT IN SITU CONSERVATION WORK DIRECTLY RELATED TO PRESERVING BIG CATS IN THE WILD. WE RESEARCH THE ORGANIZATION BEFORE MAKING THE DONATION TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION AND WE RECEIVE REPORTS FROM THE ORGANIZATION ON THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECTS WE FUND. CAROLE BASKIN CEO 66500 EMPLOYEE false JAMIE MURDOCK DAUGHTER OF CEO 74885 EMPLOYEE false HOWARD BASKIN HUSBAND OF CEO 76942 EMPLOYEE false KATIE NIKIC NIECE OF CEO 39971 EMPLOYEE false X 4 34833 CRYPTO, QUOTED VALUE false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ADVOCACY - NORMALLY, THE SANCTUARY PERFORMED ITS ADVOCACY MISSION BY TEACHING ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF THE BIG CATS IN CAPTIVITY AND IN THE WILD THROUGH GUIDED TOURS OF THE SANCTUARY TO APPROXIMATELY 30,000 VISITORS DURING THE YEAR. DUE TO COVID THE SANCTUARY WAS CLOSED TO VISITOURS OTHER THAN A LIMITED NUMBER OF SMALL TOURS FOR DONORS. THE SANCTUARY CONTINUED TO EDUCATE ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION THROUGH ITS WEBSITE THAT RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION VISITORS DURING THE YEAR, THROUGH EMAILS NO LESS THAN MONTHLY THAT GO TO OVER 90,000 RECIPIENTS AND THROUGH ITS PRINT NEWSLETTER THAT GOES TO OVER 6,000 RECIPIENTS. OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL BIGCATTV.COM HAS 1.3 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS AND OUR VIDEOS THERE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 625 MILLION CUMULATIVE VIEWS. WE HAD OVER 3.7 MILLION FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS AT YEAR END. WE CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY URGE OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF VENUES NOT TO ALLOW CUB PETTING OR OTHER BIG CAT EXHIBITS ON SITE AND TO URGE ADVERTISERS NOT TO USE BIG CATS IN THEIR TELEVISION, ONLINE AND PRINT ADS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 JAMIE MURDOCK CAROLE BASKIN PRESIDENT CEO DAUGHTER HOWARD BASKIN CAROLE BASKIN SECTY/TREAS CEO SPOUSE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE 990 WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE FIRST MEETING AFTER COMPLETION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE DETAIL TRIAL BALANCE SHOWING PAYMENTS TO ALL VENDORS AND AT THE BOARD MEETING WHERE THE 990 IS REVIEWED ASKS THE CEO AND DIRECTORS IF THEY HAVE ENGAGED IN ANY CONTRACTS, TRANSACTIONS OR RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE SALARIES OF OTHER WELL-REGARDED SANCTUARIES AS REPORTED IN THEIR FORM 990'S IS GATHERED AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B EXECUTIVE SALARIES OF OTHER WELL REGARDED SANCTUARIES AS REPORTED IN THEIR FORM 990'S IS GATHERED AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ALL PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE WWW.BIGCATRESCUE.ORG. THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITES, GUIDESTAR.ORG AND CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 94,679 RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE -94,679