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. 69 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 463564818 BRENTWOOD, TN Animal-Related NTEE: D Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.4M
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$3.2M
Grant Records69
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.

Where $100 goes at Global Sanctuary for Elephants

How Global Sanctuary for Elephants divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$79
The founding directors are working on-site in brazil, providing hands-on expertise and training to support the recovery of rescued elephants and strengthen the operational capacity of santuario de…
91% of program spending
$8
Gse invests significant effort in educating about the true depth and impact of captivity and the transformational recovery that is possible within spacious, autonomous elephant sanctuaries
9% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,087,526 35 grants
Animal Welfare
$335,145 31 grants
Unspecified
$89,878 2 grants

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.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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