AMBOSELI TRUST FOR ELEPHANTS: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: AMBOSELI TRUST FOR ELEPHANTS (EIN 20-1321920)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-11-14
IRS object ID: 201123189349302872
Schema version: 2010v3.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-11-14T09:03:49-08:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JEFFREY C KIRPAS AND CO PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 PLEASANT ST STE 248	AddressLine1
City	NEWBURYPORT	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	019502623	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201321920	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMBOSELI TRUST FOR ELEPHANTS	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	AMBO	NameControl
Phone	5087838308	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 STATE STREET	AddressLine1
City	NEWBURYPORT	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	01950	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ELIZABETH SWART	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	5087838308	Phone
Date Signed	2011-11-14	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JEFFREY C KIRPAS	Name
Phone	9784627250	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ELIZABETH SWART	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 3505	AddressLine1
City	FORT PIERCE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	34948	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	247989	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	N/A	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2004	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	Research and preservation of African Elephants	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	11	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	0	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	2	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	10	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1324117	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	246130	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	547	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1859	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1324664	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	247989	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	330000	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	547500	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	175434	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	169913	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	66551	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	68434	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	120755	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	573868	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	838168	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	750796	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-590179	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	910032	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	321182	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	3887	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	4572	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	906145	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	316610	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	Research and preservation of the African Elephants	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	713131	Expense
Grants	547500	Grants
Revenue	246130	Revenue
Description	THE ORGANIZATION RELIES ON PUBLIC SUPPORT SOLICITED THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND MAILINGS. THE ORGANIZATION IS RESEARCHING AND WORKING ON THE CONSERVATION AND THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANTS SPECIAL PROJECTS INCLUDE: DNA PROJECT, MAASAI STUDY, ELEPHANT COGNITION PROJECT AND THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR KENYIAN STUDENTS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	713131	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	true	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	true	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	true	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	true	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	true	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	true	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	true	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	2	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	11	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	0	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	false	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	BETSY SWART EXEC DIRECTOR	NamePerson
Telephone Number	9783522589	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 STATE STREET	AddressLine1
City	NEWBURYPORT	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	01950	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector
CYNTHIA MOSS
Program Dir	40.00	X	70000	0	0
BETSY SWART
Exec Dir	40.00		72000	0	0	X
LYNN CHASE
Trustee	5.00		0	0	0	X
DR RICHARD LEAKEY
Trustee	5.00		0	0	0	X
DONALD YOUNG
Trustee	5.00		0	0	0	X
BRUCE LUDWIG
Trustee	5.00		0	0	0	X
DAVID BRESKIN
Treasurer	5.00		0	0	0	X
KATHRYN HEMINWAY
Trustee	5.00		0	0	0	X
WILTON COGSWELL IV
Trustee	5.00		0	0	0	X
CATHERINE GRELLET
Trustee	5.00		0	0	0	X
SUSANNAH ROUSE
Trustee	5.00		0	0	0	X
LYNN CHASE
Trustee	5.00		0	0	0	X
LIA REED
Trustee	5.00		0	0	0	X
NAN BUZARD
Trustee	5.00		0	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	142000	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	246130	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	246130	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1859	TotalRevenueColumn

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	247989	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1859	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	547500	Total
Program Services	547500	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	142000	Total
Program Services	77958	ProgramServices
Management And General	24000	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	40042	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17050	Total
Program Services	9378	ProgramServices
Management And General	2898	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4774	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10863	Total
Program Services	5975	ProgramServices
Management And General	1846	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3042	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9491	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	9491	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5000	Total
Program Services	3750	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1250	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	192	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	192	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11401	Total
Program Services	4848	ProgramServices
Management And General	4704	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1849	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	631	Total
Program Services	423	ProgramServices
Management And General	116	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	92	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6174	Total
Program Services	2058	ProgramServices
Management And General	2058	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2058	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	36352	Total
Program Services	21458	ProgramServices
Management And General	5921	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8973	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	333	Total
Program Services	20	ProgramServices
Management And General	293	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21932	Total
Program Services	21932	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
Field Operations	7760	7760	0	0
Bank Charges	1318	3	1312	3
Business Gifts	635	514	0	121
Payroll Service Fee	3719	3583	68	68
Filing Fees	100	0	100	0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15717	Total
Program Services	5971	ProgramServices
Management And General	5487	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4259	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	838168	Total
Program Services	713131	ProgramServices
Management And General	58486	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	66551	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	867281	BOY
EOY	245653	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1006	BOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	82660	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	23432	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	28500	BOY
EOY	59228	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13245	BOY
EOY	16301	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	910032	BOY
EOY	321182	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3887	BOY
EOY	4572	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3887	BOY
EOY	4572	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	906145	BOY
EOY	316610	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	906145	BOY
EOY	316610	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	910032	BOY
EOY	321182	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-590179	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	644	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	false	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2
Public Support Total170	0	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Pertcentage170	0	PublicSupportPertcentage170

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	391865	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	821310	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	464481	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1324117	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	246130	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3247903	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	391865	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	821310	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	464481	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1324117	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	246130	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3247903	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	3247903	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	816	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	547	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1859	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3222	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	816	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	547	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1859	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3222	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3251125	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.99900	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	1.00000	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00100	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1330897	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	350000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	229119	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	7	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	32	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	90506	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	1819471	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1200113	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	258630	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	10	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	735	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	127101	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	1330897	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1563686	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	175000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-342702	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	150000	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	245	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	45626	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	1200113	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	1.00000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.00000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.00000	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	true	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	true	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	82660	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	23432	Depreciation
Book Value	59228	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	59228	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Credit Card Payable	Description
Amount	$4,572	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	4572	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	247989	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	838168	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-590179	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	1751	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other	-$1,106	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	645	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-589534	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Sub-Saharan Africa	Region
Purpose Of Grant	Preserve of Elephants	PurposeOfGrant
Amount Of Cash Grant	297500	AmountOfCashGrant
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	wire	MannerOfCashDisbursement
Description Of Non Cash Assistance	0	DescriptionOfNonCashAssistance
Method Of Valuation	Present Value	MethodOfValuation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs	1	TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs

Grants To Ind Outside US GrantsToIndOutsideUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Assistance	Program Service Funding	TypeOfAssistance
Region	Sub-Saharan Africa	Region
Number Of Recipients	1	NumberOfRecipients

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	false	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ELIZABETH SWART	NamePerson
Purpose Of Loan	to cover personal expense while traveling	PurposeOfLoan
Loan From Organization	X	LoanFromOrganization
Original Principal	$1,006	OriginalPrincipalAmount
Default	false	Default
Approved By Board	true	ApprovedByBoard
Written Agreement	true	WrittenAgreement

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt VI-B, Line 11a	Executive Director gives a copy of the return to the Board for approval and review
Pt VI-B, Line 15	The Board determines the salary for the Executive Director and she reviews and sets the salary for all other employees
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24f	PRINTING AND REPRODUCTION 2967. 989. 989. 989. POSTAGE 3878. 1845. 1917. 116. TELEPHONE 7768. 2776. 2512. 2480. 1/2 MEALS 1104. 361. 69. 674.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION TRUST	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 STATE STREET	AddressLine1
City	NEWBURYPORT	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	01950	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	236610636	EIN
Primary Activities	ENDOWMENT	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section	501(c)3	ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status	9	PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	true	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	false	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION TRUST	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	b	TransactionType
Amount Involved	250000	AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt Determination	Cost	MethodOfAmtDetermination