PROPUBLICA Fearless Reporting for an Informed Society — Join Us.
DONATE
Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Lions Tigers & Bears

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Animal-Related / Wildlife Sanctuary, Refuge (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.38M (2023)

Expenses
$4.26M (2023)

Total Assets
$11.3M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$827k (2023)

Years with multiple filings
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,381,480
Expenses
$4,255,559
Net Income
$2,125,921
Net Assets
$10,493,964
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,793,483
90.8%
Program Services $34,452
0.5%
Investment Income $36,671
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $473,919
7.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $41,538
0.7%
Other Revenue $1,417
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,072,951
25.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,320,648
Total Liabilities $826,684
Net Assets $10,493,964
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
April Jones (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr David Judy (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brink (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Mark Brink (President) $0 $0 $0
Susan Burchett (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Julie Schuettenhelm (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,695,514
Expenses
$3,565,029
Net Income
$2,130,485
Net Assets
$8,368,043
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,169,215
90.8%
Program Services $37,789
0.7%
Investment Income $12,516
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $401,298
7.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $73,354
1.3%
Other Revenue $1,342
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $811,664
22.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,204,205
Total Liabilities $836,162
Net Assets $8,368,043
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
April Jones (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr David Judy (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brink (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Mark Brink (President) $0 $0 $0
Susan Burchett (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Julie Schuettenhelm (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,085,452
Expenses
$3,092,786
Net Income
$992,666
Net Assets
$6,237,558
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,993,650
97.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $987
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $55,279
1.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $35,536
0.9%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $844,429
27.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,995,199
Total Liabilities $757,641
Net Assets $6,237,558
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
April Jones (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr David Judy (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brink (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Mark Brink (President) $0 $0 $0
Susan Burchett (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Julie Schuettenhelm (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,503,634
Expenses
$2,621,278
Net Income
$1,882,356
Net Assets
$5,232,558
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,443,048
98.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,089
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $37,411
0.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $22,086
0.5%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $668,791
25.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,980,890
Total Liabilities $748,332
Net Assets $5,232,558
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
April Jones (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr David Judy (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brink (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Mark Brink (President) $0 $0 $0
Susan Burchett (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Julie Schuettenhelm (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,398,958
Expenses
$2,388,977
Net Income
$9,981
Net Assets
$3,340,537
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,216,775
92.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $984
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $155,906
6.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $25,293
1.1%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $705,546
29.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,587,295
Total Liabilities $246,758
Net Assets $3,340,537
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
April Jones (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr David Judy (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Smith (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brink (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Mark Brink (President) $0 $0 $0
Susan Burchett (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Julie Schuettenhelm (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,711,131
Expenses
$2,052,611
Net Income
$658,520
Net Assets
$3,318,254
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,655,075
97.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $947
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $29,332
1.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $25,777
1.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $671,885
32.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,463,940
Total Liabilities $145,686
Net Assets $3,318,254
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
April Jones (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Smith (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr David Judy (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brink (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Mark Brink (President) $0 $0 $0
Julie Schuettenhelm (Board Chairm) $0 $0 $0
Susan Burchett (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,996,523
Expenses
$1,510,951
Net Income
$485,572
Net Assets
$2,656,358
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,945,862
97.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $396
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $29,082
1.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $21,183
1.1%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $360,049
23.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,888,744
Total Liabilities $232,386
Net Assets $2,656,358

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,849,701
Expenses
$1,715,711
Net Income
$133,990
Net Assets
$2,168,571
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,733,591
93.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $167
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $82,753
4.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $33,190
1.8%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $391,112
22.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,390,213
Total Liabilities $221,642
Net Assets $2,168,571
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Bobbi Brink (Vice Preside) $75,000 $0 $0
April Jones (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Smith (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr David Judy (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Brink (President) $0 $0 $0
Julie Schuettenhelm (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Susan Burchett (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,579,484
Expenses
$1,309,152
Net Income
$270,332
Net Assets
$2,033,338
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,505,855
95.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $152
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $29,855
1.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $43,622
2.8%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $285,898
21.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,138,874
Total Liabilities $105,536
Net Assets $2,033,338
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
April Jones (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Smith (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr David Judy (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brink (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Mark Brink (President) $0 $0 $0
Julie Schuettenhelm (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Susan Burchett (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,332,188
Expenses
$1,105,102
Net Income
$227,086
Net Assets
$1,763,006
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,245,475
93.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $28
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $64,940
4.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $21,745
1.6%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $181,745
16.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,941,999
Total Liabilities $178,993
Net Assets $1,763,006
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
April Jones (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Julie Schuettenhelm (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brink (Cfo) $0 $0 $0
Mark Brink (Ceo) $0 $0 $0
Susan Wiler Burchett (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,252,639
Expenses
$896,200
Net Income
$356,439
Net Assets
$1,535,920
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,199,046
95.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $20
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $40,012
3.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $13,561
1.1%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $140,371
15.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,632,860
Total Liabilities $96,940
Net Assets $1,535,920
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Susan Wiler Burchett (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Julie Schuettenhelm (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
April Jones (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr David Judy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brink (Cfo) $0 $0 $0
Mark Brink (Ceo) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$934,830
Expenses
$609,686
Net Income
$325,144
Net Assets
$1,179,481
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $850,906
91.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $29
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $85,533
9.1%
Sales of Assets -$7,000
Net Inventory Sales $5,362
0.6%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $96,558
15.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,265,204
Total Liabilities $85,723
Net Assets $1,179,481

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$558,903
Expenses
$431,971
Net Income
$126,932
Net Assets
$854,337
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $507,470
90.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $18
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $50,258
9.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $1,157
0.2%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $68,157
15.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $900,733
Total Liabilities $46,396
Net Assets $854,337

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$550,475
Expenses
$409,844
Net Income
$140,631
Net Assets
$727,405
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $477,355
86.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $11
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $60,242
10.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $12,867
2.3%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $47,687
11.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $767,951
Total Liabilities $40,546
Net Assets $727,405

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending March
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »