Florida · Public charity
Big Cat Rescue Corp
Big cat rescues mission is to provide funding for care of the cats formerly housed at the sanctuary, end abuse of big cats in captivity and prevent extinction of big cats in the wild.
- $576k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $355k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $123,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 7
- Total assets, FY2025
- $37M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Big Cat Rescue Corp funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $355k | 38% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $225k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $70k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $309k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $8k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $23k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $52k | 83% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $47k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for a Humane Economy Inc | $490,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation | $152,468 | 5 | 7% |
| Showing Animals Respect and Kindness Inc | $75,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Friends of Freeland Foundation | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fishing Cat Conservation Alliance Inc | $56,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Animal Defenders International Inc US | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Felidae Conservation Fund | $16,740 | 2 | 4% |
| Alley Cat Rescue Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lifescape International Inc | $11,541 | 2 | n/a |
| Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for a Humane Economy Inc | $490,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation | $152,468 | 5 | 7% |
| Showing Animals Respect and Kindness Inc | $75,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Friends of Freeland Foundation | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fishing Cat Conservation Alliance Inc | $56,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Animal Defenders International Inc US | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Felidae Conservation Fund | $16,740 | 2 | 4% |
| Alley Cat Rescue Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lifescape International Inc | $11,541 | 2 | n/a |
| Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc | $8,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Earth Island Institute Inc | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Asia Wild | $8,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Paso Pacifico | $8,300 | 1 | 2% |
| Globalgiving Foundation Inc | $7,900 | 1 | 0% |
| Tanzania Lion Illumination Project | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($131k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Big Cat Rescue Corp supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Big Cat Rescue Corp
- How much does Big Cat Rescue Corp give?
- Big Cat Rescue Corp reported 8 itemized grants totaling $354,740, out of $576,299 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Big Cat Rescue Corp fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (98%), Environment (2%), International (1%).
- Who are Big Cat Rescue Corp's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Center for a Humane Economy Inc ($490k), Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation ($152k), Showing Animals Respect and Kindness Inc ($75k).
- Does Big Cat Rescue Corp fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Big Cat Rescue Corp?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, Paypal Charitable Giving Fund, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is Big Cat Rescue Corp based?
- Big Cat Rescue Corp is based in FL.
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