Mission
Animal Sanctuary and Public Education on Captive Wildlife.
Public Charity
The Wild Animal Sanctuary
The Wild Animal Sanctuary, of Keenesburg, CO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $38.3M in revenue, $35.7M in expenses, $60.2M in total assets. 183 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $13.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 841351483
Keenesburg, CO
Wildlife Sanctuaries
NTEE: D34
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$38.3M
Total Expenses$35.7M
Total Assets$60.2M
Grant Records183
Funding Total$13.7M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Wild Animal Sanctuary
How The Wild Animal Sanctuary divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$91
Programs
the work itself
$6
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $91 for programs
$78
Animal Care-The Sanctuary successfully cares for Lions, Tigers, Bears, Wolves and other large carnivores as well as Wild Mustangs
$13
Public Education-The Sanctuary operated on-site public education programs for people in the Denver Metro area as well as visitors from around the nation and other countries
<$1
Animal Rescue-The Sancuary has remained highly active in rescuing large carnivores throughout the United States and from many other countries around the world
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$30,811
$6,850
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$5,661
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$983,258
GENERAL PURPOSE, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$636,595
Showing up to 5 of 183 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Cheif Science Welfare Officer
Becca Miceli
Director
Dr Ashley Malmlov Dvm
Veterinarian
Dr Rachel Braun
Cheif Financial Officer
Dwaine Barclay
Director
George Ellis
Director
Joe Spahn
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $38.3M | $35.7M | $60.2M |
| 2024 | $36.4M | $34.8M | $51.2M |
| 2023 | $33.9M | $30.5M | $49.1M |
| 2022 | $31.8M | $25.0M | $32.7M |
| 2021 | $25.4M | $22.0M | $29.5M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $25.4M to $38.3M (+51%), with total assets most recently reported at $60.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.