Elephants Rhinos & People
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 811973249
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2016–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- Phone
- 4153703713
- Rating
- 77
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Public Foundations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $296,325
- Expenses
- $166,040
- Assets
- $351,842
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JAN VAN RENSBURG (PRESIDENT AND BOARD DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- JAN VAN RENSBURG (PRESIDENT AND BOARD DIRECTOR)
- ISABEL GROBLER (SCRETARY AND BOARD DIRECTOR)
- QUINTIN SMITH (BOARD DIRECTOR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The preservation and protection of elephants and rhinos in the wild through poverty alleviation. See schedule o, statement .05 for additional information.
What it reported doing in 2024
The majestic arrival of 11 rhinos expanding our conservation efforts melorane game reserve from the beloved viewpoint erp.NGO in 2024, our game reserve continued to thrive, offering a safe and protected environment for wildlife. This year, we experienced a deeper connection with the erp game reserve and rhinos that roam it, with no poaching incidents reported on the reserve. Our anti-poaching efforts have created a haven where animals roam freely, reflecting the peace that comes from strong, sustainable protection. Erp has successfully relocated 11 rhinos from a reserve where the threat of poaching put their survival at risk. Now, they roam freely in a protected environment, adding to a growing population safeguarded by erps conservation efforts. Rhino numbers under erps protection have steadily increased, ensuring a more secure future for the species. This achievement didnt come without hurdles. Weeks of planning, preparation, and collaboration would not have been able to come to life if it wasnt for the support of our generous donors and the group elephant 1% contribution. Standing on the reserve that morning, it was clear: every effort was worth it.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 64
- Transparency & Controls: 93
- Accountability: 82
- Sustainability: 77
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 56%; rating input score 56
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 44%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.12; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 56% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $166K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 12 of 13 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 56/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grants require schedule f did not reconcile in the filed values.