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Nonprofit · EIN 81-1973249

ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE

Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30338

Financials

$78K$66K2023$296K$166K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990 (amended)$296,325$166,040$130,285$351,842$0$351,842
December 31, 2023990$77,752$66,324$11,428$221,557$0$221,557
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$296,325
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$166,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Program services (functional)
$166,040

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$221,557
Total assets, end of year
$351,842
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$351,842
Net assets without donor restrictions
$351,842
Gross receipts
$296,325
Employees
0
Year formed
2016
State of legal domicile
WA

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JAN VAN RENSBURGPRESIDENT AND BOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ISABEL GROBLERSCRETARY AND BOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0
QUINTIN SMITHBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
QUINTIN SMITHBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ISABEL GROBLERSCRETARY AND BOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0
JAN VAN RENSBURGPRESIDENT AND BOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4780 ASHFORD DUNWOODY RD STE540-617, ATLANTA, GA 30338-5502
In care of
% JAN VAN RENSBURG
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JAN VAN RENSBURG, 4780 ASHFORD DUNWOODY RD STE540-617, ATLANTA, GA 303385504
Signed the 990
JAN VAN RENSBURG, PRESIDENT AND BOARD DIRECTOR
Phone
(415) 370-3713
Return prepared by
Myra B Mitchell CPA LC

Mission

THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS IN THE WILD THROUGH POVERTY ALLEVIATION. SEE SCHEDULE O, STATEMENT .05 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE MAJESTIC ARRIVAL OF 11 RHINOS EXPANDING OUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS MELORANE GAME RESERVE FROM THE BELOVED VIEWPOINT ERP.NGO IN 2024, OUR GAME RESERVE CONTINUED TO THRIVE, OFFERING A SAFE AND PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT FOR WILDLIFE. THIS YEAR, WE EXPERIENCED A DEEPER CONNECTION WITH THE ERP GAME RESERVE AND RHINOS THAT ROAM IT, WITH NO POACHING INCIDENTS REPORTED ON THE RESERVE. OUR ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS HAVE CREATED A HAVEN WHERE ANIMALS ROAM FREELY, REFLECTING THE PEACE THAT COMES FROM STRONG, SUSTAINABLE PROTECTION. ERP HAS SUCCESSFULLY RELOCATED 11 RHINOS FROM A RESERVE WHERE THE THREAT OF POACHING PUT THEIR SURVIVAL AT RISK. NOW, THEY ROAM FREELY IN A PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT, ADDING TO A GROWING POPULATION SAFEGUARDED BY ERPS CONSERVATION EFFORTS. RHINO NUMBERS UNDER ERPS PROTECTION HAVE STEADILY INCREASED, ENSURING A MORE SECURE FUTURE FOR THE SPECIES. THIS ACHIEVEMENT DIDNT COME WITHOUT HURDLES. WEEKS OF PLANNING, PREPARATION, AND COLLABORATION WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME TO LIFE IF IT WASNT FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR GENEROUS DONORS AND THE GROUP ELEPHANT 1% CONTRIBUTION. STANDING ON THE RESERVE THAT MORNING, IT WAS CLEAR: EVERY EFFORT WAS WORTH IT.
    Expenses $166,040
  • SOARING TOWARD A NEW HORIZON ERP. NGO THOMAS B. HAINES FOR ERP AIR WING ERP TOOK SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN ESTABLISHING ITS AIR WING, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A FLEET OF SMALL AIRPLANES DEDICATED TO ANTI-POACHING PATROLS AND WILDLIFE MONITORING IN THIS SPARSELY POPULATED COUNTRY. THESE AIRPLANES WILL PROVIDE EYES IN THE SKY, HELPING ERP PROTECT WILDLIFE ACROSS THE VAST EXPANSES OF WILDERNESS MORE EFFECTIVELY. THE VISION IS TAKING FLIGHT, AND 2025 PROMISES TO SEE THE FIRST AIRPLANES IN THE FLEET.
  • THE BASEBO TRAINING INSTITUTE OFFERS THE END USER COMPUTING PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE MELORANE TRUST, TO EMPOWER YOUTH FROM RURAL VILLAGES REPRESENTED BY THE BAROKOLOGADI COMMUNAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATION (BCPA). LAUNCHED IN 2021, THIS MICTSETA-ACCREDITED PROGRAMME PROVIDES LEARNERS WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION IN IT, FOCUSING ON END USER COMPUTING SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR TODAYS DIGITAL WORLD. AS PART OF A LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BCPA AND ERP, THE PROGRAMME EQUIPS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION IN IT, OPENING DOORS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. LEARNERS GAIN NOT ONLY TECHNICAL SKILLS BUT ALSO PROBLEM-SOLVING AND INNOVATION ABILITIES, PREPARING THEM FOR SUCCESS IN THE TECH INDUSTRY OR IN STARTING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES. THROUGH SUPPORTING THE BASEBO TRAINING INSTITUTE AND RELATED PROJECTS, THE MELORANE TRUST FOSTERS ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAP AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE THRIVE IN A DIGITAL WORLD.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
81-1973249
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
2016
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$372,133
Income (IRS master file)
$150,576

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$296,325$166,040$351,842XML
990December 2023$77,752$66,324$221,557XML
990December 2022$84,792$26,124$210,129IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 81-1973249).

Questions about ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE

What is the EIN of ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE is 81-1973249.
Is ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
Are donations to ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE 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 ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JAN VAN RENSBURG.
Who are the officers and directors of ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 3 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does ELEPHANTS RHINOS & PEOPLE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $296,325, expenses of $166,040 and total assets of $351,842 at year end.

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