Public Charity

GLOBAL SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS

GLOBAL SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS is a Public Charity headquartered in BRENTWOOD, TN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.4M revenue, $1.8M expenses, $3.2M total assets. 66 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 463564818 BRENTWOOD, TN Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.4M
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$3.2M
Grant Records66
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE ODEDICATED TO RESCUING, PROTECTING AND PROVIDING SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS WORLDWIDE. OUR FOUNDING DIRECTORS AND ELEPHANT CARE SPECIALIST CONSULT INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE WELLBEING OF CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS. CURRENTLY BASED IN BRAZIL, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH BRAZILIAN NGO SANTUARIO DE ELEFANTES BRASIL, OUR FOUNDING DIRECTORS ARE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST SANCTUARY FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS IN SOUTH AMERICA. WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST RESIDENTS, GLOBAL SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS AND SANTUARIO DE ELEFANTES BRASIL HAVE GAINED INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE AND SUPPORT TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF GLOBAL SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS. THIS INCREASED EXPOSURE, SUCCESS AND RAPID PROGRESS HAS SPURRED ADDITIONAL INTEREST FROM THROUGHOUT SOUTH AMERICA, AS SANTUARIO DE ELEFANTES BRASIL IS QUICKLY BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE SOLUTION FOR AILING CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Dr Hope Ferdowsian
DIRECTOR Dr Joyce Poole
BOARD SECRETARY/TREASURER Jill D Moore
BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Katherine M Blais
CEO & BOARD PRESIDENT Scott D Blais

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$733,985 9 grants
ANIMALS
$221,395 23 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$136,623 9 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$85,750 6 grants
FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE BIG PAYBACK 2022
$83,901 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.4M $1.8M $3.2M
2024 $3.6M $1.5M $2.5M
2023 $1.1M $1.1M $485K
2022 $1.2M $1.2M $470K
2021 $1.2M $1.1M $473K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $2.4M (+102%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.2M.

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