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Laguna Niguel CA | IRS ruling year: 2020 | EIN: 85-1224112
To give captive elephants a better way of life, while systematically helping their mahouts (caretakers) find a new, profitable, ethical & humane way of living with elephants.
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Gentle Giants Elephants cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having one year of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data. But please note, that the IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofit's annual tax filings. That may mean that this entity has electronically filed additional Forms 990 but they have yet to be processed and made public by the IRS.
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Finance & Accountability beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has one year of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Gentle Giants Elephants under the EIN: 85-1224112.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate Gentle Giants Elephants, Gentle Giants Elephants will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
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This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2020
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2) (BMF foundation code: 16)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Gentle Giants Elephants) or EIN (851224112) in the 'Search Term' field.
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Gentle Giants Elephants cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
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Gentle Giants Elephants reported its largest program on its FY 2020 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
Care for/Feed 106+ captive elephants during the Covid19 crises. We have rescued three elephants, taking them to a sanctuary. We have aided in the rescue/medical care of two other elephants.We have cre ... (More)
Care for/Feed 106+ captive elephants during the Covid19 crises. We have rescued three elephants, taking them to a sanctuary. We have aided in the rescue/medical care of two other elephants.We have created job opportunities/income for the villages and communities by hiring mahouts, paying fair wages to village mahouts, buying produce for elephants/village from local farmers, helping to pay for people to pick and haul produce to the various villages, purchasing local supplies and hiring local community members to build shelters/enclosures. Currently working on having 5 orthodontics(prosthesis/braces) for 4 injured/handicapped elephants and a sanctuary cow. (Less)
Gentle Giants Elephants has earned a 100% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
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Not ApplicableConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 ptsConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 pts
100% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
Who are the people you serve with your mission? Describe briefly.
We support the indigenous Thai people. Mostly the local Karen Tribe. We routinely speak with members of each group to get feedback on how our support is helping, how we could do better, how they can become self-sustaining, how their lives have changed since covid and with our support.
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Paper surveys, Community meetings or town halls
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?
The people we serve, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners
How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship with them or shifted power - over decisions, resources, rules or in other ways - to them?
The people we support feel empowered & motivated with these changes. The woman are being empowered by offering them education, training to help financially support their villages. The men are able to help support their families by remaining home and working their farms and crops; which also is helps the village become self-sustaining. Families are intact and happier. They are happy & excited to have their elephants home, back in their natural habitat and not working in the unethical tourism or logging industry.
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.
Recently we have supported the indigenous people of Om Koi Thailand when they approached us asking for help to stay home with their families and keep their elephants living in their natural habitat. Rather than both human and elephant being exploited in unethical tourism venues. We have under our support 55+ elephants and 100's of people. We are setting up a Volunteer Program to help with this. We are currently working with the people of Surin Province, Thailand who also wish to remain home with their families and provide a ethical experience of tourism with their elephants. Eliminating cruelty and abuse, while becoming self-sustaining. We are setting up a Volunteer Program to help with this.
Equity Practices - Data Available - UnscoredEquity Practices - Data Available - Unscored
The organization reported that it is currently only implementing 2 Equity Practices. At this time, organizations must implement 3 or more of these practices in order to be scored on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Equity Practices (1/7) | |
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We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race. | |
We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and/or portfolios. | |
We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization/'s programs, portfolios, and the populations served. | |
We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support. | |
We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders. | |
We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured | |
We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. | |
Equity Policies and Procedures (1/7) | |
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We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity. | |
We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions. | |
We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization. | |
We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board. | |
We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability. | |
We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team. | |
We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. | |
Gentle Giants Elephants cannot currently be evaluated by our Leadership & Adaptability methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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