Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,399,711
- Total expenses
- $2,285,863
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,455,091
- Grants paid
- $1,530,767
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,219
- Other revenue
- -$56,599
- Total assets, end of year
- $751,296
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $207,276
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $544,020
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,759,351
- Management and general expenses
- $526,512
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,759,351
Program services were 77.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$270,346
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,184,745
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$51,846
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3 · Investment income
total $1,219 · excluded $1,219
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$464,284
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$270,346
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$525,416
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$61,132 · excluded -$61,132
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $4,422 · excluded $4,422
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11b · Other revenue: ONLINE CAMPAIGNS
total $111 · excluded $111
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4,533
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $768,681 · program services $768,681
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $762,086 · program services $762,086
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $260,628 · management and general $260,628
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $9,134 · management and general $9,134
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $17,096 · management and general $17,096
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $34,796 · program services $21,117 · management and general $13,679
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11g · Fees: other
total $118,287 · program services $71,788 · management and general $46,499
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $27,331 · program services $19,116 · management and general $8,215
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13 · Office expenses
total $27,557 · management and general $27,557
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17 · Travel
total $132,058 · program services $101,360 · management and general $30,698
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23 · Insurance
total $11,765 · management and general $11,765
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24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
total $90,099 · management and general $90,099
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24b · Other expenses: GIFT BOXES
total $15,203 · program services $15,203
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24c · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS & DUES
total $9,772 · management and general $9,772
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24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $1,370 · management and general $1,370
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $153,501 · end of year $699,721
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $161,970 · end of year $2,154
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $238,731 · end of year $47,421
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $20,579 · end of year $2,000
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $144,609 · end of year $207,276
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $430,172 · end of year $544,020
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO SAVE ELEPHANTS AND WILDLIFE WHILE FEEDING AND EDUCATING CHILDREN. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY CREATING BALANCED AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SO THAT PEOPLE AND ANIMALS LIVE IN HARMONY, BY PROTECTING THE HABITATS OF ELEPHANTS AND OTHER ANIMALS, AND BY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION. ELEPHANT COOPERATION ASSISTS IN PROVIDING FOOD AND WATER AND IN CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES. ELEPHANT COOPERATION WILL START BUSINESSES TO GENERATE INCOME. ELEPHANT COOPERATION FORMS PARTNERSHIPS AND WORKS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR VISION. ELEPHANT COOPERATION RAISES FUNDS IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ELEPHANTS, WILDLIFE, COMMUNITIES AND CHILDREN.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO SAVE ELEPHANTS AND WILDLIFE WHILE FEEDING AND EDUCATING CHILDREN.
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ELEPHANT COOPERATION IS A COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT. THE SERVICE INCLUDES SECURING ELEPHANT HABITAT AND CORRIDORS, TRAINING ON AFRICAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ORGANIZING VOLUNTEER MISSIONS TO AFRICA. ELEPHANT COOPERATION IS ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SELECT AFRICAN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Expenses $1,759,351 · Grants $1,530,767
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Scott StruthersSCOTT STRUTHERS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shawn SugarmanSHAWN SUGARMAN
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steve GreggSTEVE GREGG
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christine CrainCHRISTINE CRAIN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Patty MortonPATTY MORTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
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THE $300,000 IS TO BE USED TOWARDS SUPPORTING VARIOUS PROJECTS: KITTING OUT ANY EXISTING BOREHOLE WITH SOLAR POWER/PUMP ON THE KCRP FOOTPRINT OR IN COMMUNITY AREAS, DAM SCOOPING FOR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR WILDLIFE ON THE KCRP FOOTPRINT OR IN COMMUNITY AREAS, COMMUNITY WOOD LOT PROJECTS, TO REDUCE PRESSURES ON ELEPHANT HABITAT, HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT PROJECTS, SUCH AS BEEHIVE FENCES, TRAINING ON NON- PALATABLE CROPS, PROVISION OF CO-EXISTENCE EQUIPMENT, TARGETING COMMUNITY FARMS, FUNDING LAND USE PLANS TO ASSIST WITH COUNTY-APPROVAL FOR LARGE-SCALE CONSERVATION AREAS, SCOUTS SALARIES FOR CONSERVANCIES (3-6 MONTHS).$7500 - SUPPORT FOR THE BOYS YOUTH SOCCER TEAM.
-
$150,000
FOR COLLARING AND MONITORING ELEPHANTS IN TSAVO, KENYA
-
$145,000
ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
-
TO ENHANCE AND OPTIMIZE RANGER COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATIONS IN TAITA TAVETA.
-
$28,000
ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
-
SUPPORT WAY KAMBAS RIVER PATROL UNIT (WKRPU) TO WORK IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE ESTABLISHED ELEPHANT RESPONSE UNITS (ERU) IN THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN BORDER OF THE WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK(WKNP). THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE WKRPU WILL BE HABITAT PROTECTION AND ANTI-POACHING PATROLS IN THE BORDER AREAS OF THE WKNP.
-
$20,000
ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
-
$18,611
FUNDS ARE TO BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC FENCING AROUND ELEPHANT AND HUMAN WATERING HOLESI N LLANYANGUSI, AND AMBOSELI LEWIS IN KENYA.
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$11,000
SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS MISSION TO HELP HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME KENYAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES GAIN ADMISSION TO THE MOST ELECTIVES COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH AMERICA ALL WITH FULL FINANCIAL AID.
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$10,000
FUNDING THE FIELD SEASON FOR THE ELEPHANT ACOUSTICS AND CONSERVATION MITIGATION PROGRAM. THE EXPERIMENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT MUSHARA WATERHOLE IN THE NORTHEAST REGION OF ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK, NAMIBIA.
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523219349307572
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