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The Elephant Sanctuary

EIN 62-1587327Animals Tennessee Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

The Elephant Sanctuary

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, founded in 1995, is the nation's largest natural habitat refuge developed specifically for endangered African and Asian elephants. The Sanctuary operates on 2,700 acres in Hohenwald, Tennessee-85 miles southwest of Nashville. The Elephant Sanctuary exists to provide captive elephants with individualized care, the companionship of a herd, and the opportunity to live out their lives in a safe haven dedicated to their well-being; and to raise public awareness of the complex needs of elephants in captivity, and the crisis facing elephants in the wild. As a true sanctuary, The Elephant Sanctuary is not intended to provide entertainment, and it is therefore closed to the general public.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

98.75Overall score
out of 100

98.24Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,314,721

Total expenses · USD$4,982,174

Program expenses

$4,309,580.51 recorded amount

86.5%

Fundraising expenses

$269,037.40 recorded amount

5.4%

Administrative expenses

$398,573.92 recorded amount

8.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Janice Zeitlin
Recorded compensation: $129,231.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.59%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Elephant Sanctuary
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, founded in 1995, is the nation's largest natural habitat refuge developed specifically for endangered African and Asian elephants. The Sanctuary operates on 2,700 acres in Hohenwald, Tennessee-85 miles southwest of Nashville. The Elephant Sanctuary exists to provide captive elephants with individualized care, the companionship of a herd, and the opportunity to live out their lives in a safe haven dedicated to their well-being; and to raise public awareness of the complex needs of elephants in captivity, and the crisis facing elephants in the wild. As a true sanctuary, The Elephant Sanctuary is not intended to provide entertainment, and it is therefore closed to the general public.
`ein` EIN	62-1587327
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4982174.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.054000000000000006
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.865
`fscore` Financial score	98.24
`leader` Recorded leader	Janice Zeitlin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	129231.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0259
`motto` Tagline	The Elephant Sanctuary
`name` Charity name	The Elephant Sanctuary
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8314721.0
`score` Overall score	98.75
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Wildlife Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4309580.51
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	269037.396
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	398573.92

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 62-1587327
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Wildlife Conservation
Recorded location: Tennessee (TN)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.