The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee

Analysis

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee is a registered charity in United States, based in Hohenwald, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 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, The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee reported income of $11.8m and spending of $6.9m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.9m to $11.8m (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Animal Foundation ($11.7m), Wildaid Inc ($11.8m) and Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches Inc ($11.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $377k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $89.4m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $89.4m. It reported 57 employees.