Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROVIDE REFUGE, PROTECT AND PRESERVE CAPTIVE POPULATIONS OF NON-RELEASABLE WILDLIFE.
ANIMAL CARE: THE ORGANIZATION CARES FOR THREE HUNDRED TO FOUR HUNDRED CAPTIVE BORN AND RAISED WILD ANIMALS, WHICH INCLUDE TIGERS, COUGARS, LIONS, BEARS, RHINO, WOLVES, HERDS OF WATUSI CATTLE, NORTH AMERICAN BISON, DONKEYS, TURS, IBEX, SHEEP, ALPACAS, GOATS, TROPICAL BIRDS, SWANS, GEESE, PEAFOWL AND TORTOISES. VISITORS CAN EXPERIENCE THE ANIMALS THROUGH ANIMAL ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS.
THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS SAFARI BENEFIT: THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND EVENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1990 AND IT HAS EVOLVED INTO A REGIONAL HOLIDAY TRADITION FOR THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES IN THE AREA. IT ENCOMPASSES 100 ACRES THAT ARE FULLY DECORATED IN OBSERVANCE OF THE YEAR-END HOLIDAYS. IT FEATURES MILLIONS OF LIGHTS, THEMES, MUSIC, GIANT LIGHT STRUCTURES, LANDSCAPE LIGHTING AND COUNTLESS ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS AND INTERACTIONS. IT BEGINS TWO WEEKENDS BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND RUNS THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. 60,707 GUESTS VISITED DURING THE 2018 SEASON.
DEER FOREST: APPROXIMATELY 45,570 VISITORS EXPERIENCED THIS INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT DURING THE 2018 SEASON. IT IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW UP-CLOSE OBSERVATION AND PERSONAL INTERACTIONS WITH ANIMALS SUCH AS ALPACAS, ZEBRAS, DONKEYS SHEEP, WATUSI CATTLE, NORTH AMERICAN BISON, EMUS AND A VERY LARGE HERD OF SEVERAL SPECIES OF DEER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mary Lee Rollins | TREASURER | 24 | $31,812 |
| Lucia Meeks | SECRETARY | 40 | $0 |
| David Meeks | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $0 |
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