Nonprofit · EIN 26-3462274
ELEPHANTVOICES
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20008
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $380,732 | $325,935 | $54,797 | $1,119,980 | $0 | $1,119,980 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $662,965 | $277,275 | $385,690 | $1,065,578 | $0 | $1,065,578 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $278,691 | $192,724 | $85,967 | $679,141 | $0 | $679,141 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $356,761
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $23,971
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $200,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $55,625
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $256,836
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,897
- Travel
- $28,181
- Depreciation
- $4,033
- Program services (functional)
- $304,782
- Management and general (functional)
- $12,916
- Fundraising (functional)
- $8,237
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,065,578
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,119,980
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,119,980
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,889
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,119,980
- Gross receipts
- $380,732
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETTER GRANLI | PRESIDENT/CE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $100,000 |
| JOYCE POOLE | SCIENTIFIC D Trustee or director | 40 | $0 | $100,000 |
| PROF ANDREW DOBSON | MEMBER OF BO Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA L JENSEN | SECRETARY OF Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETTER GRANLI | PRESIDENT/CE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $90,000 |
| JOYCE POOLE | SCIENTIFIC D Trustee or director | 40 | $0 | $90,000 |
| PROF ANDREW DOBSON | MEMBER OF BO Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA L JENSEN | SECRETARY OF Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROF ANDREW DOBSON | MEMBER OF BO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PETTER GRANLI | PRESIDENT/CE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA L JENSEN | SECRETARY OF Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOYCE POOLE | SCIENTIFIC D Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2909 GARFIELD TER NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20008-3507
- In care of
- % SARA PERKINS JENEZ
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CYNTHIA L JENSEN, 2909 GARFIELD TERRACE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20008
- Signed the 990
- CYNTHIA L JENSEN, SECRETARY OF BOARD
- Phone
- (571) 212-4699
- Website
- WWW.ELEPHANTVOICES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KIRPAS & COMPANY INC
Mission
TO INSPIRE WONDER IN THE INTELLIGENCE, COMPLEXITY, AND VOICES OF ELEPHANTS AND TO SECURE A KINDER FUTURE FOR THEM THROUGH CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, AND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE.
Program accomplishments
- CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH: CONTINUED WITH THE CURATION OF OUR ELEPHANT CALLS DATABASE; HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH US BASED COLLABORATORS IN THE JOINT ANALYSIS OF OUR ELEPHANT COMMUNICATION DATA; DRAFTED MANUSCRIPTS ON ELEPHANT COMMUNICATION AND COGNITION, INCLUDING ON POSSIBLE HUMOR AND POINTING BEHAVIOR IN ELEPHANTS AND IN DOCUMENTING FURTHER ADVANCES ON ELEPHANT COMMUNICATION; REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC PAPERS. FOLLOWED ON FROM OUR JOINT DISCOVERY THAT ELEPHANTS CREATE AND USE NAMES FOR ONE ANOTHER, HIRED DR. MICKEY PARDO AS SENIOR SCIENTIST TO LEAD UPCOMING CONTINUING INVESTIGATION INTO ELEPHANT COMMUNICATION; PARTICIPATED IN THE TASK FORCE OF IUCN'S AFRICAN ELEPHANT SPECIALIST GROUP, WHERE DR. JOYCE POOLE IS A MEMBER; SPOKE AT THE MALL GALLERIES, LONDON, IN SUPPORT OF THE UK GOVERNMENT'S BILL TO BAN IMPORTS OF WILDLIFE TROPHIESExpenses $175,185
- WELFARE: NETWORKED GLOBALLY FOR ELEPHANTS AND THEIR WELFARE; WROTE LETTERS REGARDING ELEPHANT WELFARE POLICY AND AFFIDAVITS ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUAL ELEPHANTS AND COMMUNICATED WITH OTHERS ABOUT POTENTIAL ACTION AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR ELEPHANTS IN NEED; ACTED AS AN EXPERT WITNESS FOR THE NON-HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT'S EFFORT TO GAIN HABEAS CORPUS FOR ELEPHANTS; PARTICIPATED IN THE BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE'S MULTISPECIES CONSTITUTION PROJECT.Expenses $30,321
- EDUCATION: CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THE ELEPHANT ETHOGRAM: A LIBRARY OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT BEHAVIOR VIA EXTERNAL MEDIA; MAINTAINED ELEPHANTVOICES.ORG (STARTED THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A NEW AND MORE MODERN VERSION), FB.COM/ELEPHANTVOICES, INSTAGRAM.COM/ELEPHANTVOICES AND X.COM/ELEPHANTVOICES, LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/ELEPHANTVOICES AND COMMUNICATED WITH THOSE ACTIVE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA; ACTED AS SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND FILMING OF A PBS DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MALE ELEPHANT BEHAVIOR; GAVE ADVICE TO OTHER ELEPHANT DOCUMENTARIES; GAVE SCORES OF INTERVIEWS FOR NEWS ARTICLES, TV SEGMENTS AND RADIO BROADCASTS; PROVIDED AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY WITH ADDITIONAL MULTIMEDIA MATERIAL FOR THEIR TRAVELING EXHIBIT THE SECRET WORLD OF ELEPHANTS; ADVISED AND ASSISTED STUDENTS, REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AND WROTE RECOMMENDATIONS; COMMUNICATED WITH INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ABOUT ELEPHANTS AND THEIR BEHAVIOR, CONSERVATION, AND WELFARE.Expenses $99,276
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-3462274
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D053)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,119,980
- Income (IRS master file)
- $380,732
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $380,732 | $325,935 | $1,119,980 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $662,965 | $277,275 | $1,065,578 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $278,691 | $192,724 | $679,141 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $198,708 | $199,537 | $592,897 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-3462274).
Questions about ELEPHANTVOICES
- What is the EIN of ELEPHANTVOICES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ELEPHANTVOICES is 26-3462274.
- Is ELEPHANTVOICES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to ELEPHANTVOICES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ELEPHANTVOICES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ELEPHANTVOICES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ELEPHANTVOICES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ELEPHANTVOICES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CYNTHIA L JENSEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of ELEPHANTVOICES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ELEPHANTVOICES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $380,732, expenses of $325,935 and total assets of $1,119,980 at year end.
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