International Elephant Foundation

Analysis

International Elephant Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Azle, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 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, International Elephant Foundation reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.3m (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, International Elephant Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of the New Braunfels Area ($1.3m), Bluepath Service Dogs Inc ($1.3m) and Chemung County Humane Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $58k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $145k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 1 employees.