2025-07-29T15:40:43-05:00 2024-12-31 620713250 KRAFTCPAS PLLC 555 GREAT CIRCLE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37228 990 2024-01-01 621587327 THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE ELEP 9317966500 PO BOX 393 HOHENWALD TN 38462 ALBERT AMBROSE TREASURER 9317966500 2025-07-29 1 1 X KATIE GRANT CPA P01256587 6152427351 2025-07-29 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JANICE ZEITLIN PO BOX 393 HOHENWALD TN 38462 17020423 0 X WWW.ELEPHANTS.COM X 1995 TN PROVIDE ELEPHANTS WITH INDIVIDUALIZED CARE, THE COMPANIONSHIP OF A HERD, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE OUT THEIR LIVES IN A SAFE HAVEN DEDICATED TO THEIR WELL-BEING; EDUCATE THE PUBLIC OF COMPLEX NEEDS OF ELEPHANTS AND THE CRISIS FACING ELEPHANTS IN THE WILD. 5 5 63 132 0 0 11025762 10423497 0 0 688346 -1101784 55575 40772 11769683 9362485 256150 283705 0 0 2838113 3080931 0 0 242995 3755797 4136239 6850060 7500875 4919623 1861610 89425790 100441631 27182 244299 89398608 100197332 X 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. 0 0 5493326 283705 SHELTER & CARE PROGRAM- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ELEPHANTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE OUT THEIR LIVES IN A SAFE HAVEN DEDICATED TO THEIR WELL BEING. INDIVIDUALIZED CARE HAS BEEN ENHANCED BY ADDING LASER THERAPY, NEW DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT, ALLERGY TESTING AND OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 13 ELEPHANTS INHABITING THE FACILITIES DURING THE YEAR. 1276017 40772 EDUCATION PROGRAM- THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO RAISE PUBIC AWARENESS OF THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF ELEPHANTS AND THE CRISIS FACING ELEPHANTS IN THE WILD BY PROVIDING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC RELATING TO ELEPHANT CARE AND HABITAT, INCLUDING MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS WITHIN THE ELEPHANT DISCOVERY CENTER AND ON-LINE DISTANCE LEARNING.THESE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES RESULTED IN:*379 SESSIONS OF DISTANCE LEARNING REACHING 13,817 PARTICIPANTS IN 40 STATES AND 10 COUNTRIES; 132 VOLUNTEERS ONSITE WHICH INCLUDED 2 COLLEGE ON ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK AND 15 VOLUNTEER DAYS*12 ELEMBASSADORS HOSTING 25 EVENTS REACHING 900 PARTICIPANTS. 3,200 VISITORS CAME TO THE ELEPHANT DISCOVERY CENTER 6769343 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 TN AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MT NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC UT VA WA WV WI X X DEBORAH PERRY 9317966500 804 DARBYTOWN ROAD HOHENWALD TN 38462 DR RICHARD RHODA BOARD CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DR WILLIAM SCHAFFNER PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ALBERT AMBROSE TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL STAGGS SECRETARY 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARON LANGFORD DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE ZEITLIN VICE PRESIDENT / CEO 40.00 X 170000 0 6454 DEBORAH PERRY CFO 40.00 X 112200 0 13671 STEVE SHURTER COO 40.00 X 130075 0 14805 412275 0 34930 3 0 1 0 RONALD FRANKS GROUP 80 INDUSTRIAL RD SAVANAH TN 38732 CONSTRUCTION 2471872 1 10423497 264511 10423497 1555181 1555181 4974739 1535 7633239 0 -2658500 1535 -2656965 -2656965 65471 24699 40772 40772 9362485 40772 0 -1101784 283705 283705 447204 332590 71795 42819 2055913 1828553 144463 82897 40576 36634 2471 1471 338248 328783 418 9047 198990 175529 13974 9487 98142 49193 43581 5368 30327 15201 13467 1659 175682 158114 14054 3514 150644 75510 66895 8239 100617 83518 1389 15710 336966 290353 15836 30777 168717 147667 8910 12140 391901 383650 2690 5561 34462 28030 6432 14983 5201 9782 1774218 1734218 40000 226713 207211 16602 2900 VETERINARY SERVICES AND 274596 274596 FEED AND SUPPLEMENTS 179224 179224 VEHICLE 112700 103905 6465 2330 LICENSE 20017 6388 5494 8135 46330 41570 3819 941 7500875 6769343 488537 242995 3650812 3224425 391812 1012307 3824814 3588498 22805 22746 129317 122426 40850981 18720623 18870928 22130358 59367850 67094413 3167452 3246458 89425790 100441631 27182 244299 27182 244299 X 84814103 95416302 4584505 4781030 89398608 100197332 89425790 100441631 X 1861610 8729358 207756 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 10048116 15745920 11618282 11025762 10423497 58861577 10048116 15745920 11618282 11025762 10423497 58861577 3259198 55602379 765475 1300387 1237818 1292421 1555181 6151282 65012859 301809 0.85530 0.85950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2746665 23651 284208 3436 3051088 2371147 26046 352924 3452 2746665 2868378 7710 -500961 3980 2371147 2581942 64280 226075 3919 2868378 2311506 16768 264505 10837 2581942 0.38420 0.61580 0 0 2068200 2068200 17205804 8161336 9044468 14893363 8977679 5915684 6683614 1581608 5102006 22130358 X 18124917 8729358 208756 8938114 9186803 175682 175682 9362485 7326193 1000 1000 7325193 175682 175682 7500875 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT PERFORMS AN EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS MEET A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD OF BEING SUSTAINED UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED ITS EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON ALL OPEN INCOME TAX RETURNS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES, PENALITIES OR INTEREST RECEIVABLE OR PAYABLE RELATING TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST AGREEMENTS 208,756. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: HIGHLAND LAKE PROPERTIES DEPRECIATION 1,000. PART V, LINE 4 AN ELEPHANT ENDOWMENT FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE LONG-TERM CARE OF THE SANCTUARY'S CURRENT RESIDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2018, A NEW EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED. DONATIONS TO THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED WITH THE PRINCIPAL HELD IN AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT. A PERCENTAGE OF THE ANNUAL INTEREST GROWTH IS USED FOR THE ELEPHANT'S CARE, EDUCATION, OR OUTREACH. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHINA/VIETNAM ETHICAL TOURISM PROGRAM 25000 CHECK 0 CASH FRANCE GENERAL FUNDS 20000 WIRE 0 CASH AFRICA/AMBOSELI ELEPHANT DATABASE 30000 WIRE 0 CASH NAMBIA MUSHARA ELEPHANT PROJECT 30000 CHECK 0 CASH SABAH, EAST MALAYSIA $15,000 FOR FACILITY STRUCTURE & STAFF TRAINING; $29,000 FOR LOK KAWI PROJECT 44000 WIRE 0 CASH INDIA MOVEMENT OF HERDS CHATTISGARH REGION 25000 CHECK 0 CASH BRAZIL HABITAT EXPANSION 40000 CHECK 0 CASH BOTSWANA TRACK COLLARED ELEPHANTS BOTSWANA REGION 15000 CHECK 0 CASH SABAH, EAST MALAYSIA BRING INTERNS TO SANCTUARY 11000 ACH 0 CASH AFRICA BUILD CORRIDOR 25000 CHECK 0 CASH NAMBIA STAFF TO AFRICA 7055 CHECK 0 CASH 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE SANCTUARY REQUESTS PROGRESS REPORTS, PICTURES AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE USE OF FUNDS FROM THE GRANTEE. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JANICE ZEITLIN VICE PRESIDENT / CEO 170000 0 0 0 0 0 5100 0 1354 0 176454 0 0 0 ALBERT AMBROSE BOARD MEMBER 78563 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER OWNS A PRINTING COMPANY THAT IS A VENDOR FOR THE ORGANIZATION. 0 X 15 264511 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): PART I COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B WHEN WE RECEIVE THE FORM 990 PREPARED BY OUR TAX PREPARER (CPA), A MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE TAX RETURN IN DETAIL PRIOR TO ITS FILING. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE COMPLETE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE GOVERNING BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. ALL EMPLOYEES SIGN A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON HIRE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 MANAGEMENT ESTABLISHES THE BUDGET POLICY AND AMOUNTS FOR THE POSITIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST AGREEMENTS 208,756. HIGHLAND LAKE PROPERTIES- DEPRECIATION -1,000. FORM 990, PART XII, PAGE 12, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERSIGHT PROCESS OF THE AUDIT OR THE SELECTION PROCESS OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. HIGHLAND LAKE PROPERTIES PO BOX 393 HOWENWALD TN 38462 621517054 REAL ESTATE TN THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE C 692318 1.00000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0