Wildlife in Need & Wildlife in Deed Inc.

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3320 JACK TEEPLE RD

Charlestown IN 47111-9517

Charlestown IN | IRS ruling year: 1999 | EIN: 35-2078568

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Organization Mission

The Organization is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of indigenous wildlife, and to providing a permanent safe harbor to an array of exotic, endan ...

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Historical Ratings

Proceed with Increased Caution - Confirmed AnimalAbuseNeglect

On February 11, 2020, WLKY reported on the operations of Wildlife in Need & Wildlife in Deed Inc. in an article titled, "Indiana sues to shut down embattled Wildlife in Need, take away its animals." For more information, please see WLKY article.

On September 18, 2020, WBIW published an article titled "Owner of Wildlife in Need Animals Remains at Large, 161 Animals Removed from Property." For more information, please see WBIW article
On May 21, 2020, WHAS 11 published an article titled "Lawsuit filed after two big cats die at Wildlife in Need." For more information, please see WHAS 11 article
On May 22, 2020, The Courier-Journal published an article titled "PETA: Lion and tiger at Indiana’s Wildlife in Need died due to ‘inadequate medical care." For more information, please see The Courier-Journal article
On August 4, 2020, WLKY published an article titled "PETA wins lawsuit against Wildlife in Need; big cats will be moved to 'reputable sanctuary." For more information, please see WLKY article
On September 29, 2020, WHAS 11 published an article titled "Wildlife in Need founder Tim Stark now facing criminal charges." For more information, please see WHAS 11 article
On October 9, 2020, WBIW published an article titled "Owner of Wildlife in Need Arrested in New York." For more information, please see WBIW article
On November 4, 2020, The Louisville Courier Journal published an article titled "Wildlife in Need board of directors unanimously votes to dissolve the nonprofit." For more information, please see The Louisville Courier Journal article
On November 6, 2020, Indiana Public Media published an article titled "Judge Sides With AG Curtis Hill And Officially Dissolves Wildlife In Need." For more information, please see Indiana Public Media article
On February 7, 2021, WHAS11 published an article titled "State of Indiana presents final evidence of embezzlement against Tim Stark." For more information, please see WHAS11 article
On April 8, 2021, WTIU published an article titled "Judge Bans Indiana 'Tiger King' Star From Ever Owning More Animals." For more information, please see WTIU article
On January 4, 2022, WLKY published an article titled "Tim Stark, founder of now-defunct southern Indiana wildlife facility, files for bankruptcy." For more information, please see WLKY article
On February 24, 2023, The IndyStar published an article titled "Timothy Stark from 'Tiger King' on the hook for misappropriated funds after lost appeal." For more information, please see The IndyStar article

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Impact & Measurement

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Wildlife in Need & Wildlife in Deed Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Measurement methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.

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