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THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE

EIN: 62-1587327Hohenwald, TNZIP: 38462
D310 - Animal-Related501(c)(3)

Mission

PROVIDE A NATURAL HABITAT REFUGE DEVELOPED AROUND THE NEEDS OF ASIAN AND AFRICAN ELEPHANTS WHERE ELEPHANTS ARE PROVIDED WITH LIFETIME CARE; TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ELEPHANT WELFARE AND CONSERVATION; TO PROVIDE AND SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION REGARDING THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF ELEPHANTS AND THE CHALLENGES FACING ELEPHANTS IN THE WILD.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$9.4M$0$100.4M
2023$11.8M$0$89.4M

Compensation

2024

JANICE ZEITLIN
Vice President / CEO
executive vice president
$170,000
$0
$0
$176,454
STEVE SHURTER
COO
chief operating officer
$0
$0
$0
$144,880
DEBORAH PERRY
CFO
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$125,871
DR WILLIAM SCHAFFNER
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALBERT AMBROSE
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL STAGGS
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHARON LANGFORD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR RICHARD RHODA
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

JANICE ZEITLIN
Vice President / CEO
executive vice president
$170,000
$0
$0
$176,452
DEBORAH PERRY
Controller
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$118,281
STEVE SHURTER
COO
chief operating officer
$0
$0
$0
$86,928
DR WILLIAM SCHAFFNER
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALBERT AMBROSE
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL STAGGS
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHARON LANGFORD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RICHARD RHODA
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

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