2025-05-13T19:01:26-07:00 2024-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2024-01-01 473943896 VOICE FOR ASIAN ELEPHANTS SOCIETY VOIC 8204652499 PO BOX 194 PALO ALTO CA 94302 NANCY PLANT PRESIDENT 2025-05-14 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2025-05-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X SANGITA IYER PO BOX 194 PALO ALTO CA 94302 245345 0 X www.vfaes.org X 2015 CA VOICES FOR ASIAN ELEPHANTS (VFAE) COMBINES SCIENCE, STORYTELLING, AND TECHNOLOGIES LIKE AI, ROBOTICS, AND GIS TO PROTECT ENDANGERED ASIAN ELEPHANTS, RESTORE AND REWILD THEIR HABITATS, AND SAFEGUARD MIGRATION CORRIDORS. BY PARTNERING WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROVIDING TRIBAL COMMUNITIES WITH RESOURCES FOR VITAL SUSTENANCE, WE PROMOTE HARMONIOUS COEXISTENCE TO THOSE LIVING ALONGSIDE THESE MAJESTIC CREATURES. 6 6 0 30 0 0 200849 224884 0 0 688 1149 3360 19312 204897 245345 126809 89254 0 0 61500 60000 0 0 4823 82019 73229 270328 222483 -65431 22862 179085 201534 0 0 179085 201534 VOICES FOR ASIAN ELEPHANTS (VFAE) COMBINES SCIENCE, STORYTELLING, AND TECHNOLOGIES LIKE AI, ROBOTICS, AND GIS TO PROTECT ENDANGERED ASIAN ELEPHANTS, RESTORE AND REWILD THEIR HABITATS, AND SAFEGUARD MIGRATION CORRIDORS. BY PARTNERING WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROVIDING TRIBAL COMMUNITIES WITH RESOURCES FOR VITAL SUSTENANCE, WE PROMOTE HARMONIOUS COEXISTENCE TO THOSE LIVING ALONGSIDE THESE MAJESTIC CREATURES. 0 0 77212 55000 0 SAVING ELEPHANTS FROM DEADLY TRAIN TRACKS - ELESENSE - UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENCROACHMENT IN INDIAN FORESTS ARE PUSHING ENDANGERED ASIAN ELEPHANTS TOWARD EXTINCTION, WITH 18-20 DYING ANNUALLY IN TRAIN COLLISIONS ALONE. WEST BENGAL, THE FOURTH MOST DENSELY POPULATED STATE, IS A DEADLY HOTSPOT, RANKING SECOND IN ELEPHANT DEATHS ON TRAIN TRACKS. TO ADDRESS THIS CRISIS, VOICES FOR ASIAN ELEPHANTS AND PARTNERS LAUNCHED ELESENSE, A SENSOR-BASED EARLY WARNING SYSTEM THAT PREVENTED 1,339 TRAIN COLLISIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 2023 AND NOVEMBER 2024. INSTALLED NEAR TRACKS CUTTING THROUGH FORESTS, IT ALERTS TRAIN PILOTS OF ELEPHANT PRESENCE WITHIN 750 METERS, ALLOWING SAFE BRAKING AND DETERRING ELEPHANTS FROM DANGER ZONES. ELESENSE IS NOW BEING EXPANDED INTO CRITICAL HABITATS LIKE BUXA TIGER RESERVE AND CHAPRAMARI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY. THIS INDIGENOUS-DESIGNED INNOVATION IS TRANSFORMING CONSERVATION, SAFEGUARDING ELEPHANTS, AND PROMOTING PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE. 53265 34254 0 FOOD & WATER FOR ODISHA'S DISTRAUGHT ELEPHANTS - THE PROJECT'S GOAL IS TO ENSURE AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT FODDER AND WATER IN CORE ELEPHANT HABITATS/CORRIDORS IN THE CENTRAL INDIAN STATE OF ODISHA BY GROWING NURSERIES OF ELEPHANT-FAVOURED PLANTS, AND MONITORING THEM UNTIL MATURITY, WHILE ALSO CREATING WATER BODIES IN CORE FORESTS. MORE THAN 200 TRIBAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND EMPLOYED, CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN COMMUNITIES. VFAE HAS PLANTED APPROXIMATELY 60,000 ELEPHANT-FRIENDLY SAPLINGS, AND CREATED EIGHT LARGE WATERHOLES FOR ELEPHANTS. IN THE LONG-TERM, THIS WILL REDUCE HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT, FOSTERING COMPASSION FOR ELEPHANTS AND A HARMONIOUS COEXISTENCE. WITH RAMPANT ENCROACHMENT, EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, ELEPHANTS ARE LOSING THEIR HABITATS AND ENTERING VILLAGES, INTENSIFYING HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT. 8472 0 0 ROBOTIC ELEPHANTS PROJECT - ON FEBRUARY 24, 2024, VOICES FOR ASIAN ELEPHANTS MADE HISTORY IN TAMIL NADU BY UNVEILING INDIA'S FIRST LIFE-SIZE ROBOTIC ELEPHANT TO REPLACE A LIVE ONE IN TEMPLE PROCESSIONS-PRESERVING TRADITION WHILE PREVENTING CRUELTY. THE LAUNCH GARNERED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE ACROSS AT LEAST 20 MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS IN ENGLISH, TAMIL, AND MALAYALAM, MARKING A BOLD STEP TOWARD PROTECTING THE ENDANGERED ASIAN ELEPHANT. IN KERALA ALONE, THE NUMBER OF CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS HAS DROPPED FROM 500 IN 2019 TO 397 IN EARLY 2024, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 25 ELEPHANT DEATHS ANNUALLY. THESE ANIMALS, OFTEN VIOLENTLY CAPTURED AND EXPLOITED IN THE NAME OF CULTURE, ARE SUFFERING ALONGSIDE MAHOUTS, WITH 293 STAMPEDES IN 2023 CAUSING MULTIPLE DEATHS AND INJURIES. THE ROBOTIC ELEPHANTS ARE NOW INSPIRING TEMPLES TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM LIVE ELEPHANT USE, ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY AND ANIMAL WELFARE. THIS INNOVATION SIGNALS A COMPASSIONATE CULTURAL SHIFT WHERE TRADITION AND KINDNESS CAN COEXIST. 27672 0 0 GENERAL PROGRAMS 27672 0 0 166621 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X X EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 2082874777 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 NANCY PLANT PRESIDENT 5 X X 0 0 0 DAVID EZEKIEL TREASURER 2 X X 0 0 0 NANCY MA BOARD MEMBER UNTIL JUNE 2024 1 X 0 0 0 RAVI BALASUBRAMANIAN BOARD OF DIRECTOR UNTIL JUNE 2024 1 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN KASTNER FUNDRAISING CHAIR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2024 2 X X 0 0 0 LUVEEN WADHVANI CHIEF TECH OFFICER 2 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8173 0 0 216711 8173 224884 0 1149 0 0 1149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19312 8173 0 19312 0 19312 0 245345 0 0 20461 89254 89254 0 60000 34038 25962 241 241 6115 6115 10086 241 9845 4670 4670 1989 1989 25859 25847 12 550 550 2110 2110 PROGRAM EXPENSES 17000 17000 0 0 BANK CHARGES AND PROCESSING FEES 3438 0 3297 141 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 1171 0 1171 0 222483 166621 51039 4823 176333 199746 2750 962 2750 1788 2 179085 201534 0 0 X 107585 196534 71500 5000 179085 201534 179085 201534 22862 0 0 0 -413 0 X 0 0 0 X 117830 197583 154678 200849 224884 895824 17600 1115 30304 16314 65333 135430 198698 184982 217163 224884 961157 22500 30000 30500 30000 128000 241000 22500 30000 30500 30000 128000 241000 720157 688 1149 1837 0 0 0 688 1149 1837 135430 198698 184982 217851 226033 962994 0.74783 1 0.00191 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2750 962 1788 0 0 0 0 1788 1 South Asia Grantmaking 89254 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 1 Program Services MANAGING SERVICES 60000 0 1 149254 South Asia ELESENSE - SAVING ELEPHANTS FROM DEADLY TRAIN TRACKS 55000 WIRE South Asia SECURING CORRIDORS AND REWILDING FOR ODISHA ELEPHANTS 34254 WIRE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FUNDS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO FULFILL THE MISSION OF THE RECEIVING ORGANIZATION. SILENT AUCTION 27485 8173 19312 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27485 8173 19312 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19312 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATED CERTAIN MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES TO SANGITA IYER, WHO SERVES AS THE FULL-TIME FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR STRATEGIC, FINANCIAL, AND OPERATIONAL DECISION-MAKING. WHILE SHE CONSULTS WITH AND INFORMS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SHE EXERCISES INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY IN MANAGING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANSWERED "YES" TO PART VI, LINE 3. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND FORM 990S CAN BE ACCESSED VIA GUIDESTAR.ORG AND IRS.GOV.