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The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee

Public charity
Other · HOHENWALD, TN · EIN 62-1587327

About

Provide a natural habitat refuge developed around the needs of asian and african elephants where elephants are provided with lifetime care; to support and promote elephant welfare and conservation; to provide and support public education regarding the complex needs of elephants and the challenges facing elephants in the wild.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
63
Volunteers
132

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$9.4M
Expenses
$7.5M
Assets
$100.4M
Liabilities
$244K

Financial history

$11.8M$5.9M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $9.4M · Peak FY2023: $11.8M · Avg: $8.2M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$0
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
—
Grants Given
$567K
THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE
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Address

PO BOX 393
Hohenwald, TN, 38462-039

Governance

Voting board members5
Independent members5
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %38.4%
Permanent endowment %61.6%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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