2026-03-25T12:17:47-05:00 2025-06-30 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 555 GREAT CIRCLE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37228 990 2024-07-01 463564818 GLOBAL SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS GLOB 6154359523 7115 SOUTHPOINT PARKWAY 5194 BRENTWOOD TN 37027 JILL MOORE TREASURER 6154359523 2026-03-18 1 1 KERRI N BOGDA P00760402 6152427351 2026-03-18 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X SCOTT DANIEL BLAIS 2624 BENTLEY DRIVE PALM HARBOR FL 34684 2432542 0 X WWW.GLOBALELEPHANTS.ORG X 2013 TN PROTECTING, RESCUING AND PROVIDING SANCTUARY FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS WORLDWIDE 5 3 12 3 0 0 3571456 2299312 0 17953 6807 68332 377 14003 3578640 2399600 1059712 1097101 0 0 331827 504347 0 0 79731 131705 169752 1523244 1771200 2055396 628400 2541955 3172266 7503 9414 2534452 3162852 X SEE SCHEDULE ODEDICATED TO RESCUING, PROTECTING AND PROVIDING SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS WORLDWIDE. OUR FOUNDING DIRECTORS AND ELEPHANT CARE SPECIALIST CONSULT INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE WELLBEING OF CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS. CURRENTLY BASED IN BRAZIL, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH BRAZILIAN NGO SANTUARIO DE ELEFANTES BRASIL, OUR FOUNDING DIRECTORS ARE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST SANCTUARY FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS IN SOUTH AMERICA. WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST RESIDENTS, GLOBAL SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS AND SANTUARIO DE ELEFANTES BRASIL HAVE GAINED INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE AND SUPPORT TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF GLOBAL SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS. THIS INCREASED EXPOSURE, SUCCESS AND RAPID PROGRESS HAS SPURRED ADDITIONAL INTEREST FROM THROUGHOUT SOUTH AMERICA, AS SANTUARIO DE ELEFANTES BRASIL IS QUICKLY BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE SOLUTION FOR AILING CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS. 1 0 1412762 1097101 THE FOUNDING DIRECTORS ARE WORKING ON-SITE IN BRAZIL, PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERTISE AND TRAINING TO SUPPORT THE RECOVERY OF RESCUED ELEPHANTS AND STRENGTHEN THE OPERATIONAL CAPACITY OF SANTUARIO DE ELEFANTES BRASIL AS A SELF-SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION. THROUGH THIS WORK, THE ORGANIZATION HAS FACILITATED THE TRANSFER OF 11 ELEPHANTS TO THE SANCTUARY, CONTRIBUTING TO THE END OF ELEPHANT CAPTIVITY IN ARGENTINA AFTER MORE THAN 120 YEARS. PLANNED PHASES OF ELEPHANT HABITAT EXPANSION HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, AND ADDITIONAL PHASES ARE UNDERWAY TO SUPPORT FUTURE RESCUES.CONTINUES ON SCHEDULE OGLOBAL SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS MAINTAINED ACCREDITATION BY THE GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES AND CONTINUES TO BE THE ONLY ACCREDITED ELEPHANT SANCTUARY OUTSIDE OF THE US. 143059 17953 GSE INVESTS SIGNIFICANT EFFORT IN EDUCATING ABOUT THE TRUE DEPTH AND IMPACT OF CAPTIVITY AND THE TRANSFORMATIONAL RECOVERY THAT IS POSSIBLE WITHIN SPACIOUS, AUTONOMOUS ELEPHANT SANCTUARIES. WE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST WAY TO EDUCATE IS TO TRANSPARENTLY SHARE THE HISTORY, AS WELL AS THE COMPLEX RECOVERY, OF THE ELEPHANTS FOLLOWING YEARS OF TRAUMA, NEGLECT, AND ABUSE. WITH THIS SHARED KNOWLEDGE, GSE HELPS TO LEAD POSITIVE AND PROGRESSIVE CHANGE, ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO USE THEIR VOICE AND KNOWLEDGE GAINED TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE AND RESPECTFUL FUTURE, PIVOTAL TO RESHAPING THE LIVES OF CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS. CONTINUES ON SCHEDULE OGSE COLLABORATES WITH INTERNATIONAL ELEPHANT SANCTUARIES FOR THE RECOVERY AND WELL-BEING OF ELEPHANTS GLOBALLY. THE UNIQUE HISTORY AND WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF OUR FOUNDERS ARE SHARED LIBERALLY TO HELP ADVANCE SANCTUARY DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONALLY, ENCOURAGING PROGRESSIVE VISION TO YIELD THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF AUTONOMY, CARE, AND RECOVERY FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS. 1555821 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 TN AL AK AZ AR CA CT DC GA HI VA WA WV WI ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH IL KS KY ND OH OR PA RI SC TN UT NJ NM NY NC CO OK FL X X X JILL D MOORE 6153976507 9010 HOOD PLACE BRENTWOOD TN 37027 SCOTT D BLAIS CEO & BOARD PRESIDENT 70.00 X X 77500 0 0 KATHERINE M BLAIS BOARD VICE PRESIDENT 70.00 X X 72500 0 0 JILL D MOORE BOARD SECRETARY/TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DR JOYCE POOLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR HOPE FERDOWSIAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 150000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8112 2291200 46986 2299312 EDUCATION AND COLLABOR 900099 17953 17953 17953 68093 68093 14125 13886 239 239 239 18866 8112 10112 8754 8754 14064 8944 5120 5120 FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHA 900099 129 129 129 2399600 17953 0 82335 1097101 1097101 150000 123600 16825 9575 319385 211926 51438 56021 1315 940 191 184 33647 24052 4893 4702 17319 17319 48904 35893 13011 51042 10903 30975 9164 51879 50971 908 608 435 88 85 1771200 1555821 135648 79731 271153 148956 2269885 3017896 5027 4746 889 281 28 5133 2541955 3172266 7503 9414 7503 9414 X 2424452 2919791 110000 243061 2534452 3162852 2541955 3172266 628400 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1184092 1157966 1076868 1171456 2318178 6908560 1184092 1157966 1076868 1171456 2318178 6908560 1427167 5481393 552 19 725 5698 68093 75087 10290 8754 19044 5550 3023 184 377 129 9263 7011954 32017 0.78170 0.64410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5027 4746 281 281 X 2418943 287 287 2418656 -19056 -19056 2399600 1790543 19343 19343 1771200 0 1771200 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT PERFORMS AN EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURN TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS MEET A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD OF BEING SUSTAINED UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED ITS EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON ALL OPEN INCOME TAX RETURNS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES, PENALTIES OR INTEREST RECEIVABLE OR PAYABLE RELATING TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ADJUSTMENT FOR CASH BACK REWARDS 287. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: MERCHANDISE EXPENSE -8,944. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -10,112. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: MERCHANDISE EXPENSE 8,944. ADJUSTMENT FOR CASH BACK REWARDS 287. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,112. 1 BRAZIL, SOUTH AMERICA 1 3 PROGRAM SERVICES ASSISTING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS OF SANTUARIO DE ELEFANTES BRASIL. 1097101 1 3 0 0 1 3 1097101 0 1097101 SOUTH AMERICA DAILY OPERATIONS, DEVELOPMENT AND ELEPHANT CARE 1054087 WIRE TRANSFER 43014 GOODS AND SERVICES COST 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: SANTUARIO DE ELEFANTES BRASIL - OUR FOUNDING DIRECTORS ARE ON LOCATION IN BRAZIL TO PROVIDE PIVOTAL ASSISTANCE AND OVERSIGHT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST SANCTUARY FOR ELEPHANTS IN SOUTH AMERICA. THEY MAINTAIN DIRECT OVERSIGHT OVER THE USE OF ALL FUNDS GRANTED AND THEY RECEIVE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS TO FURTHER VERIFY THAT ALLOCATED FUNDS ARE SPENT AS STIPULATED AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS AND RECOGNIZED BEST PRACTICES. TRUNKS & TREASURE 26978 8112 18866 3700 6412 26978 8112 18866 3700 6412 10112 8754 KAT BLAIS BOARD VICE PRESICENT 72500 COMPENSATION OF A FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS ALSO THE CEO AND BOARD PRESIDENT 0 SCOTT BLAIS CEO/BOARD PRESIDENT 77500 COMPENSATION OF A FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS ALSO AN OFFICER - THE BOARD DETERMINES COMPENSATION WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE RELATED PARTIES. 0 X 4 18989 SELLING PRICE X SILENT AUCTION ITEMS 48 27997 COMPARABLE SALES 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. SCHEDULE M, LINE 31 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD INDIVIDUALLY REVIEWS AND ASSESSES ANY NONSTANDARD GIFT BEFORE ACCEPTING IT TO ENSURE IT DOES NOT INCUR ANY LIABILITY OR ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 AS PART OF THEIR GLOBAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES DESCRIBED IN THE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ON 4B, THE CEO/PRESIDENT COLLABORATES WITH OTHER ELEPHANT SANCTUARY ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE THE CEO/PRESIDENT HAS OFFERED ASSISTANCE IN THE PAST, THE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERS THESE COLLABORATIONS TO BE AN EXPANSION OF THEIR MISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT HAS BROAD AUTHORITY AND IS MADE UP OF THE BOARD OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TWO BOARD DIRECTORS AND FOUNDERS, SCOTT BLAIS AND KAT BLAIS, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A FULL COPY OF THE ENTIRE 990 AND ASSOCIATED SCHEDULES WERE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. THE CEO AND TREASURER ACTIVELY AND THROUGHLY REVIEW ALL ASPECTS OF THE RETURN, WHILE THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS SUBMIT COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS VIA EMAIL OR PHONE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST INFORMATION FORMS SHOULD ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXIST OR APPEAR TO EXIST. FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS ARE EXPRESSLY MENTIONED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS SOURCES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. SHOULD A CONFLICT OR THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICT EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY PRESENT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD, BUT MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY DECISION-MAKING. THE BOARD AND/OR SPECIFIC COMMITTEE MONITORS CONFLICTS THAT PERTAIN TO THEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE USE OF COMPARATIVE DATA WAS USED TO ANALYZE AND REVIEW THE SALARY OF OUR CEO, A VALUE THAT IS FAR LESS THAN THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CERTAIN DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON WEBSITES SUCH AS GIVINGMATTERS.COM AND GUIDESTAR, WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PLATINUM RATING. ALSO, DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ASSOCIACAO SANTUARIO DE ELEFANTES BRASIL RUA DOS PEQUIZEIROS 191 GUARANTA DO NORTE BR 78520-00 PROVIDING SANCTUARY FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS IN SOUTH AMERICA BR 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0