Nonprofit · EIN 56-2495511
ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL
Tax-exempt · HOHENWALD, TN 38462
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $123,670 | $38,065 | $85,605 | $154,111 | – | $154,111 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $32,061 | $18,458 | $13,603 | $68,506 | $0 | $68,506 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $54,077 | $82,287 | -$28,210 | $54,903 | $0 | $54,903 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $123,670
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $579
- Printing, publications and postage
- $716
- Other expenses
- $36,770
- Program services (functional)
- $36,770
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $68,506
- Total assets, end of year
- $154,111
- Total liabilities, end of year
- –
- Net assets, end of year
- $154,111
- Cash, savings and investments
- $154,111
- Gross receipts
- $123,670
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H Hank Hammatt | Chief Exec Off Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Susan K Mikota DVM | Secy Treas Board Member | 30 | $0 |
| Wilbur B Amand VMD | Board Member | 0 | $0 |
| Janine L Brown PhD | Board Member | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H Hank Hammatt | Chief Exec Off Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Susan K Mikota DVM | Secy Treas Board Member | 30 | $0 |
| Wilbur B Amand VMD | Board Member | 0 | $0 |
| Janine L Brown PhD | Board Member | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James H Hank Hammatt | Chief Exec Off Board Member | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan K Mikota DVM | Secy Treas Board Member | 30 | $0 | $5,030 |
| Wilbur B Amand VMD | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Janine L Brown PhD | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 166 LIMO VIEW LN, HOHENWALD, TN 38462-4604
- In care of
- % HANK HAMMATT
- Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
- 166 Limo View, Hohenwald TN 38462
- Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
- Hank Hammatt, 166 Limo View, Hohenwald TN 38462
- Signed the 990-EZ
- James, Hammatt
- Website
- www.elephantcare.org
Mission
To foster and deliver healthcare for elephants
Program accomplishments
- Our website is a global resource for elephant healthcare and welfare. We provide extensive professional resources including healthcare protocols lectures a formulary and an extensive bibliography. This year we added a major new resource; an online guide for hand-raising orphan Asian elephants. Further sharing included participation in the Asian Elephant Specia;ists Group Meeting in Vietnam.Expenses $2,034
- Laos WildMED Project -WildMED is a mobile emergency rapid response wildlife veterinary unit that can deploy to any location in Laos. Two mobile wildlife ambulances veterinarians vet techs and biologists are able to deliver immediate medical care to elephants and other wildlife in the field. This rapid response capability is crucial to ensuring that sick and injured wildlife receive timely and appropriate treatment.Expenses $9,275
- Laos Museum Project This project supports the Elephant Conservation Center in Laos to further develop a plan for an Elephant Museum in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Luang Prabang. The Museum will be open to the public.Expenses $4,795
- The Laos Scale Project provided a scale for the Elephant Conservation Center in Laos and provided the means for us to do a project comparing scale weights with formulas to estimate weight. Accurate methods to estimate elephant weights are needed to monitor health and calculate drug dosages and are needed by facilities that lack access to a scale capable of weighing an elephant.Expenses $20,403
- India Health Camp Project In this project ECI partnered with Wildlife SOS - India to conduct health exams of government-owned elephants at Kazaranga National Park and Manas National Park and private-owned elephants in Assam. Elephants received physical exams worming medications and foot work and treatment of any current medical problems.Expenses $263
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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-2495511
- 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
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q03)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $154,111
- Income (IRS master file)
- $123,670
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $123,670 | $38,065 | $154,111 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $32,061 | $18,458 | $68,506 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $54,077 | $82,287 | $54,903 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Hank Hammatt | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 56-2495511).
Questions about ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL
- What is the EIN of ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL is 56-2495511.
- Is ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL 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 ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL 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 ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990-N for 2019 names Hank Hammatt.
- Who are the officers and directors of ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ELEPHANT CARE INTERNATIONAL have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $123,670, expenses of $38,065 and total assets of $154,111 at year end.
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