Elephant Aid International

Analysis

Elephant Aid International is a registered charity in United States, based in Ojai, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Elephant Aid International reported income of $1.3m and spending of $506k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $802k to $1.3m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 301%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Elephant Aid International sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Portsmouth Humane Society Inc ($1.3m), African People & Wildlife Fund Inc ($1.3m) and Mt Pleasant Animal Shelter Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $77k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 8 employees.