Financial Reports
2029 - 2023 Financial ReportS
Donations made in previous years are still being put to good use. In 2019, AES supported the purchase of this vehicle for Chiang Mai University Center for Elephant and Wildlife Health that acts as a Mobile Vet Clinic, allowing veterinarians to get to remote areas of Northern Thailand. This vehicle travels through rough conditions so that doctors can attend to their elephant patients. It was a critical tool during the COVID pandemic and a prime example of how we put your contributions to work for the elephants of Asia.
The “EleBus” in Sri Lanka is another example of a long-term investment paying off for the people and elephants of Asia. This bus not only serves as transport for children, to and from school, but also for many other community members needing to travel through elephant migration corridors. AES helped fund the initial purchase of the bus and in 2023 the required repairs and maintenance to keep it on the road and mitigating human-elephant conflict.
Investing in educational opportunities for mahouts and veterinarians across Asia is an important way to meet the vision of our organization to put knowledge, skills and resources in the hands of our partners in Asia. Knowledge developed at workshops, skills built with hands-on training and resources to be able to continue delivering the best care for elephants are achieved thanks to the generosity of our donors.
Asian Elephant Support Information:
Asian Elephant Support is a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funding foreign efforts under U.S. Tax Law
EIN 20-5999845
Contributions are tax deductible, as provided by law
Year founded: 2006. Year amended: 2009.
No full or part-time employees
Officers and Directors are paid no salary and are required to cover their own travel expenses when traveling on behalf of Asian Elephant Support
Address: 4764 Brookton Way; St. Louis, MO 63128 U.S.A.
Email address: elephants@asianelephantsupport.org
Website: www.asianelephantsupport.org
We do not solicit donations in the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Utah. State of Florida disclosure: A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. 1-800-HELP-FLA www.FloridaConsumerHelp.com AES Florida Registration Number: CH51894
2024 Donor Listing
The directors of Asian Elephant Support wish to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank once again for their confidence in our effort, all who have made a monetary gift to us in calendar year 2024:
$15,000 & Above
Marconi LLC
Eric & Geesoo Reifschneider
Linda Reifschneider (M)
$10,000 to $14,999
Melvin Muskopf
$5,000 to $9,999
Cincinnati Zoo
Shobhana S. Natu (M)
$2,500 to $4,999
Little Rock Zoo
$1,000 to $2,499
Nancy Alexander
Janet Dray (M)
Matthew Gray (M)
Kathy Greenleaf *
Little Rock Zoo Elephant Team
Mimi & Dennis Muraoka
New Mexico BioPark Society, Inc.
Arlene Perkkio *
Natarajan Rajendran
George E. Spindler
Kay Thurman *
$500 to $999
Ambika Agarwal *
Janine Brown *
Cynthia S. Christison
Robert L. Connell
Cathryn Doyle *
Honolulu Zoological Society
Meenakshi Nagendrn
Bruce & Robbin Oehler
Melissa Sargent-Minor *
$250 to $499
Charlie & Pat Clements (M)
Laura Clements (M)
Anthony Cunningham *
Carolyn Decker
Lindsey Eagan
Little Rock Zoo AAZK
Sandra Graham
Marilyn Kirby *
Mary Miller
Nancy Mulholand
Bounpone Phasouk
Point Defiance AAZK
Judy Ranney *
Connie Sinclair
Spyridakis Family Charitable Trust
Myrna Torrie
$100 to $249
Amber Alink *
Sandy Aversa
Vivekanand Baisetty
Elizabeth Beem
Andrea Bortoli
Jean Burnett
Christopher & Susan Clements (V)
Michael Clements
Carol Cook *
Melanie Couchman
Anthony Crawford *
Shilah P. DeShazo
John & Penny Eagan
Laura & Brandon Eagan
Ken & Catherine Gilbert
Sharon Glaeser *
Christina Gonzalez *
Madeline Hadley
Chris Hamblen
Brett Haskins
Sandy Hirsch *
Richard & Wanda Johnson
Edward Jones
Gordon & Sandy Little
Ann Littlewood
Chris Mangano
Justin Marren
Nancy McDaniel *
John McFarland
Raul Mera *
William & Frances Schuster
Sharon Sharma *
Margaret Sullivan
Loyce Turan (M)
Madonna Walker *
Michael Watts & Julia Henderson (M)
Up to $99
Anonymous
Alinda Alink
Amanda Baca
Kathy Benwell
Cynthia Berger
Jennifer Compston
Rhiannon Cozart
Bryan Cullen
Billy Daniel
Robert & Shanna Dempsey
Alici DuBrava
John Eagan *
Perpetua Egan
Rachel Gard
Matthew Gardiner
Madeline Grandara
Teressa Gray
Tripp & Jessi Gorman
Groundswell Charitable Foundation
Larry & Vicky Guarnett
Marci Hall
Stephanie Hanes
Diane Harrison-Jarrett
Christopher & Jennifer Harrod (M)
Jessica Hersh
Orion Higgins
Tomoko I. Iseda *
Christina Komadina
Matthew Crcmarik
Kaleigh Kuzma
Karissa LeRoy
Leslie Lindholm
Susan Magee
Herbert McCartney
Rawan Muhammad
Mike & Ruth Politte
Tanee Prasert
Michael Prociak
Stuart Quirk *
Gloria & Stanley Rawlings
Ellen Reilly
Alice Rohauer
Christina Ruiz
Linda Schmitt
William H. Schreiber
Olivia Sermak
Darlene Skaggs *
William & Irene Snively
Nina Summers *
Mike Tong
Jean Walker *
Phil Weishaar
Denise Wells (M)
Chris Wiberg
Yu S. Yamashita *
Part or All of Gifts indicated by the * mark are from Monthly Donors. Please consider becoming a monthly donor or, if you already are, increasing your monthly donation amount, even if only by a few dollars, it will help us help Asian elephants even more!
Part or All of Gifts indicated by the (V) mark are from Vehicle Donation. Please consider donating your old car, boat, motor cycle – regardless of condition – easy way to help elephants.
Part or All of Gifts indicated by the (M) are in Memory of very special individuals:
In Memory of Erin Zi by Matthew Gray, family and friends
In Memory of Carol Spindler by George Spindler
In Memory of Shashinkant Natu by Shobhana S. Natu
In Memory of Carl Hogan by Charlie & Pat Clements, Laura Clements, Linda Reifschneider and Loyce Turan
In Memory of Sophie, Asian elephant at Little Rock Zoo, by Janet Dray, Julia F. Henderson, Christopher & Jennifer Harrod, and Denise Wells.
FUNDRAISING campaigns brought in a little over $6,000 in 2024. We did not have any single major project campaign and our Pizza for Pachyderms was the victim of the closing of many of the California Pizza Kitchen locations, themselves late victims of the pandemic’s aftermath. We continue to grow our Painting for Pachyderm (Painting with a Twist) events and to look for new fundraising opportunities. And we appreciate very much individuals or groups that have a fundraiser they would like to do on our behalf. There is still so much to be done, and we hope you will be with us again is 2025. Know you are always truly appreciated and no gift is ever taken for granted or considered too small.
DIRECTORS IN-KIND DONATIONS: AES is a totally voluntary NGO. No salaries or perks, and each director covers their own travel and any other expenses incurred in such capacity. During 2024 these expenses on the part of directors and officers exceeded $15,000.
Asian Elephant Support is committed to supporting efforts that will have a positive impact on the lives of all range state Asian elephants, whether in the wild or living under human care. Be a part of our team and stand with us as we work for the care of today’s elephants and the future of this magnificent species.
THANK YOU !