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Thank you for safeguarding
their future
i
“In a world full of uncertainty you gave protection,
hope and new life. To reach out over thousands of
miles across the globe to save a species, and support
co-existence with human beings is one of the most
idealistic and altruistic actions you can take.
We are in awe of your kindness.”
IAIN DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, FOUNDER, SAVE THE ELEPHANTS
The elephants of Samburu are among
the most studied in the world.
ii PHOTOS: COVER: ROBBIE LABANOWSKI; THIS PAGE: FRANK AF PETERSENS
2020 Donor Impact Report
Last year was a shock for us all. But despite the
heartbreak and upheaval, 2020 also revealed just how much
you care.
I can’t begin to express my gratitude for the support you gave
elephants during such a turbulent time in many of our lives.
In a year full of twists and turns, you kept us on track. You
ensured Africa’s elephants were protected, even amidst the chaos.
Our shared vision of a bright future for elephants is only
possible because of you—because you believe elephants deserve
to live wild and free, and because you act on this belief with your
farsighted generosity.
Thank you for safeguarding their future and for being there
when we needed you the most.
You are part of a special group of elephant lovers around the
world, and having you on our team fills me with great hope and
renewed energy for the year ahead.
We’ve created this booklet to celebrate you. It is a small
testament to just how important you are to the elephants as well as
the people who live alongside them.
With utmost appreciation from Kenya,
Frank Pope, CEO
1
THANKS TO YOU
Orphaned but
not alone
How you helped rescue Shaba
Shaba barely got to know her mother.
A member of the Poetics family, Shaba was 20
Why I Give months old when her mother was tragically shot,
presumably by poachers.
BOTH SHABA AND HER OLDER sister were found in terrible distress,
running in circles around their mother’s body. Shaba hadn’t yet been
weaned so a tough decision was made to airlift her by helicopter to
Reteti—Kenya’s only community-run elephant sanctuary. Thankfully
her sister re-joined the Poetics family.
As you can imagine, Shaba was traumatised on arrival at Reteti.
“I am proud to support It took a long time for the team to gain her trust. Just like you would
Save the Elephants. Its your own baby, they spent day and night talking and singing to her—
anything to calm her down and make her feel safe. In the end, thanks
partnership with Reteti to their expert care and devotion, Shaba eventually accepted a bottle
and other organisations and became stronger.
has led to many Young elephants need love almost as much as they need food and
water. A bond quickly developed between Shaba and the keepers at
orphaned elephants Reteti. It was then she started to show motherly instincts to new
being rescued and orphan arrivals at the sanctuary—greeting them when they arrived
and teaching them how to walk along some of the steep paths in the
rehabilitated. I have
area. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Shaba quickly became
enjoyed watching the matriarch to the entire orphan herd.
growth of our sponsored Today, Shaba, aged six, has been successfully rehabilitated into the
wild at neighbouring Sera Rhino Sanctuary alongside nine of her sta-
elephant Shaba at
ble-mates. The young orphans, which Save the Elephants fitted with
Reteti and was thrilled tracking collars, are learning both about survival and integrating with
when she was released wild elephant society.
Now the anchor of a tiny orphan herd, Shaba is teaching us much
into the wild.” about orphaned elephant behaviour.
SCOTT STRUTHERS, FOUNDER Drawing from Save the Elephants’ 25+ years of scientific research,
OF ELEPHANT COOPERATION, we’re learning all the time by working closely with Reteti, San Diego
UNITED STATES Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Northern Rangelands Trust and the Kenya
Wildlife Service.
2 PHOTO: ROBBIE LABANOWSKI
Younger elephants feel safe with Shaba, pictured with former Save the Elephants employee,
Rimland Lemojong who now works at Reteti.
Ever inquisitive, Shaba reaches for an extra snack. With Shaba in the lead, the young elephants learn to
survive on their own.
And, because of everything we’ve learned way she is teaching us humans about how to
about Shaba and the rewilded orphans, we can rewild elephants in the best possible way.
help create a brighter future for other orphaned Because you cared, these little elephants
baby elephants like her. now have a chance to grow to mature males and
Thanks to people like you. females and eventually venture out beyond the
While Shaba can’t be reunited with the safety of the Sera Rhino Sanctuary to be truly
Poetics herd due to her years of human contact, wild once more.
she’s now playing an important role in helping Will Shaba reconnect with her birth family in
other young orphans have a future. Along the future? Only time will tell. ♦
PHOTOS:ROBBIE LABANOWSKI, GILBERT SABINGA 3
MEET HABIBA
Girl on a
mission
This once-shy twenty-year-old elephant scholar has just accom-
plished a series of remarkable firsts—the first in her family to complete
high school, the first to go to university and the first girl from her
community to study the fast-evolving field of geo-information technology.
AND SHE’S ACHIEVED ALL THIS against a interview and I left the rest up to God—if I was
backdrop of poverty, hardship and ill health—all supposed to get that scholarship, I would. The
thanks to kind hearted people such as you. day Save the Elephants called to say I’d been
Habiba grew up in a traditional, male-domi- accepted was one of the most beautiful days of
nated society in northern Kenya where the role my life!”
of the woman is to have children and stay at Since then, Habiba has become a beacon
home. Most of Habiba’s peers are now mothers, of hope for other elephant scholars, a student
some married as young as 11 years old—their leader, a lobbyist against the traditional practice
prospects of life greatly diminished. of FGM, and a gender barrier-breaking force.
Raised by her single mother, the sole bread- Despite suffering ill health and sitting her
winner of the family, Habiba was forced to look high school exams in hospital, she passed her
after her younger siblings. But her mother, in subjects with flying colours—including top
the face of fierce criticism, encouraged her to marks in Information Technology.
go to elementary school and protected her from Last year, your kindness meant the elephant
female genital mutilation and child marriage. scholars received extra tuition during the
In 2015, thanks to her head teacher, Habiba’s COVID crisis, along with solar lighting kits so
life took an exciting turn. they could study at home, and reusable face-
“My head teacher had informed Save the masks. Habiba was hired as one of the tutors for
Elephants that I was worthy of an elephant the younger scholars.
scholarship”, says Habiba. “The Save the This year Habiba enrolled at the Technical
Elephants team came to my school, did the University of Kenya, thanks to her sponsor,
4 PHOTOS: ALFRED SIMATWA
“There is nothing I can do that will ever be
enough to thank my donors. I would like
to hug them all. I am so privileged and so
grateful for their support. The scholarship Why I Give
changed my life.”
—HABIBA, STUDENT TUTOR, ELEPHANT SCHOLAR
where she is now one of only three girls pursuing a BSc in
Geo-Information Technology. Habiba’s dream is a career in
conservation. “I’ve always believed
“I can’t imagine where my life would be today had it not been education is an
for the elephant scholarship”, she says. “Four years ago, I couldn’t
talk, I was so shy. Now look at me! I have so much confidence. Even
important key to an
the community now respects my mum—they judged her at first for interesting future. It
sending me to school as it meant I didn’t get married or get preg-
gives you freedom
nant. But I knew that I would prove them wrong and now they have
huge respect for her.” and it gives you the
Habiba hopes her journey inspires other young girls to follow possibility to make
their dreams and is beyond grateful to her donors, for giving her a
chance. better choices. I was
Thank you for making stories like Habiba’s possible. ♦ glad we could help the
students of Samburu
continue their
education during
these difficult times.
No one should be left
behind and I hope
all these promising
students go on to do
great things!”
MARLIES VAN WIJHE,
NETHERLANDS
LIVES TRANSFORMED BECAUSE OF YOU
Habiba (standing) assisting high school
students during additional tutoring lessons.
PHOTOS: GEORGE MUGERA 5
Why We Give
“We decided to support RESEARCHER
BENJAMIN LOLOJU
Benjamin in his studies
as it was a great way
to invest in the future
of Save the Elephants’
research. We really
enjoyed getting to
Building the leadership
know Benjamin while
he was in the UK for
of tomorrow
his Masters. With MY NAME IS BENJAMIN. I’m a Samburu, a wildlife ambassador and a
his combination of Geographic Information Systems specialist working for Save the Elephants.
I love my job. You would too if you woke up to text messages from
cheerfulness, intelligence
wild elephants every day!
and dedication to saving The data from their tracking collars tells me where they are and
elephants, we are sure where they have been. I analyse their movements, consider their minute
to minute decisions, and create maps which inform local communities,
he will be a valuable developers as well as politicians about key habitat and passageways that
asset to the future of must remain wild for elephants, and other endangered species, to be
conservation.” protected.
Technology is a critical tool for protecting elephants that exist across
JONATHAN & NATALIE POINTS, vast distances and complex ecosystems. It helps us understand elephant
UNITED KINGDOM lives, decisions and needs, and how they are responding to the changes
around them.
Whether it’s Koya showing us she feels safe again by making an
arduous journey through former poaching badlands with her family, or
Morgan, the tracked bull elephant who marched into Somalia to become
the first recorded there for decades, the data from collars show us just
how adaptable and intelligent elephants truly are.
Like you, I love elephants. But it’s not always been that way.
I was born in a remote village in northern Kenya—right in the centre
of a major elephant corridor. My family and I feared the giants; we knew
they could kill us if we got in their way. My parents would never allow
us out at night because that’s when the elephants would come through.
My siblings and I lost my parents when we were young. I loved school
6 PHOTOS: JANE WYNYARD, ROBBIE LABANOWSKI
and decided I just had to keep my head down and many in my community. Armed with my educa-
do as well as I could for the sake of my family. tion, I hope to give both elephants and people a
In 2006, fate stepped in and Save the Elephants voice through tracking and mapping elephant
scooped me up into the Scholarship Programme. movements and working with local communities
to forge amicable solutions for a peaceful future.
You nurture careers So thank you for believing in me and investing in
Today I am living my dream. I am forever grate- not only the elephants future, but mine as well.
ful to my wonderful donors who have, at different Ashe Oleng! (Thank You). ♦
stages, walked this journey with me. Thanks to
you, I’ve been able to receive a postgraduate edu-
cation and recently completed my MSc in geo-
graphical information management at Cranfield
University in the UK.
On behalf of all the scholarship students and
my fellow colleagues who too have been nur-
tured throughout their careers, thank you for
believing in building the leadership of tomorrow.
I believe it’s one of the most powerful changes
you can make here in Africa.
Now I am a champion of conservation. As an
elephant ambassador I can be a role model to
A CONSERVATION
CHAMPION
BECAUSE OF YOU
Benjamin in the
Samburu office and
a collared elephant
(above).
PHOTOS: JANE WYNYARD, ROBBIE LABANOWSKI 7
BECAUSE YOU CARE
Your support allows Jecinter to
live in harmony with elephants
MEET JECINTER, a strong, hard-working, single fence”, an organic elephant deterrent project we
mother-of-three, farmer and inspiration to her have been trialing in collaboration with WildAid
community. She lives in a village bordering Tsavo Africa.
East National Park, where a cluster of subsistence You’ve heard of the beehive fences but
farms have long been threatened by crop-raiding did you know there is now an entire toolbox
elephants. of human elephant coexistence methods that
Jecinter came to work with the Elephants and include buzz boxes (motion triggered speakers
Bees Project at Save the Elephants in September that play the sound of swarming bees made by
2016. She helped to develop a flourishing perma- Wild Survivors), community watchtowers and
culture garden for the Kileva Primary school, encouraging the planting of non-palatable crops?
right next to the Human-Elephant Coexistence Jecinter is just one of many farmers who
research camp in Tsavo. are now growing drought-resilient crops and
using sustainable farming practices that are
Buzz boxes, smelly fences and bees elephant-friendly. Your support of the Human-
Jecinter used to fear elephants, who would raid Elephant Coexistence Programme has the ripple
her farm and damage her crops. “It was painful”, effect of providing alternative sources of income
she said, “because all that hard work was going to to farmers and more nutritious food for the chil-
waste.” Thanks to your support, her farm is cur- dren in these communities. And that is some-
rently protected by a “smelly elephant repellent thing you should feel proud of!
YOUR GIFTS
AT WORK
Thanks to you,
Jecinter can live
without fear of
hunger and in closer
harmony with
elephants.
8Why I Give
“I was inspired to
support The Women’s
Enterprise Center as
it combines women’s
empowerment while
improving human
and elephant co-
TOP LEFT: The new ‘Enterprise Hub’ shop in the Women’s Eco-Enterprise existence. Wild Lives
Centre where they sell handmade goods. TOP RIGHT: The Mlambeni women in
their new ‘Harmony Organic Garden’—a vibrant space to grow food and practise Foundation is proud to
sustainable agriculture techniques. BOTTOM LEFT: One of the Mlambeni
women participating in the sewing and tailoring training at the Women’s
support this initiative
Enterprise Centre. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mlambeni Basket Weavers’ Chairlady and its investment
Clemence Nyaghe (right) with County Women Representative from Taita Taveta
Government, Hon Haika Mizighi, MP (left) on International Women’s Day 2021. in both African
innovation and
Save the Elephants’
Micro-enterprise empowers women
Jecinter is also a member of the Mlambeni Basket Weavers, a micro
ongoing commitment
enterprise group of 40 women. In 2020, you and The Wild Lives to the welfare of these
Foundation made the group’s dream of opening an eco-enterprise majestic animals.”
centre a reality. The Mlambeni Ndovu Women’s Eco-Enterprise Centre
(pictured above), officially opened on International Women’s Day JODY ALLEN, FOUNDER OF
(2021), provides space for the women to weave baskets, sew bags and WILD LIVES FOUNDATION,
masks, attend workshops and trainings as well as a shop where they UNITED STATES
can sell their goods.
Life has not been without its challenges, but this is what Jecinter
wants you to know; “I am grateful that for every day the sun rises
and sets, my family has something to eat. I can now save and make
future plans. I am proud that I can provide for my children more than
ever before.” ♦
PHOTOS: LUCY KING, ALFRED SIMATWA; FACING PAGE, PURITY MILGO 9Your impact in 2020
Whilst the world shut down, your gifts were hard at work all of last year.
This is a snapshot of what you helped achieve.
98 80
elephant scholars in
baby elephants born
in Samburu—the remote areas received
highest recorded since education care packages
poaching in the area and solar lights to help
began in 2008 them continue learning
68
small-scale farming
40
women from traditional
families living on the edge societies are now self-
of Tsavo National Park sufficient thanks to the
are better off thanks to workshops and financial
the economic income and and health training
protection of beehive received
fences
9,000
beehives, and counting,
45
vet interventions
are being used by in northern Kenya
farmers as elephant treated wounded
deterrents in 16 African elephants
and 4 Asian countries
60
high school
4 out of 5
scholarship college
students benefitted students chose to
from extra tuition enrol in conservation
lessons during courses
lockdown
10Thank You
34
26
elephants collared
villages without
easy access to
running water
to monitor and
given handwashing
protect them
stations
2.4M 1,229
young adults,
people watched
women and men
Dr Lucy King’s TED talk
living in elephant
on Elephants & Bees.
rangelands received
The 4th most watched
reusable facemasks
TED talk in 2020.
129
farmers grew sunflowers
3
new honey processing
as an alternative crop to rooms built, providing 3
the elephants’ favourite farming communities with
snack, maize, thereby alternative sources of
reducing human-elephant income
conflict
134,640 You
made all of this, and
data points logged
more, possible.
by tracked elephants
revealing their movements Thank you
and decisions
11NEW THREAT FACING AFRICA’S ELEPHANTS
Are we there yet?
Yeager, one of Samburu’s bull elephants, moving away from camels and herders.
You should feel proud. Not just because your compassion for
elephants helped achieve so much in 2020, but because you stuck with them
even during the toughest of years. Your support saved elephant lives and for
that, we thank you!
AND WHAT A TIME IT’S BEEN. While the world elephant poaching? Would wildlife law enforce-
has been gripped by a pandemic, you kept us ment be disrupted? Would funding disappear?
going—working to secure a future for Africa’s Fortunately, there’s been no big upswing in
wild elephants. Unlike us, elephants have had elephant poaching across the continent. Instead,
no COVID lockdowns, and have continued to we’ve seen some unexpected and surprisingly
roam across vast and sometimes challenging positive outcomes. Released from the threat
landscapes. of poaching, some elephants are tentatively
Like many conservation organisations around expanding their range again, reaching areas in
the world, we had no idea how our efforts would Kenya where they were hunted out in the 19th
be affected by COVID. Would there be a surge of century.
PHOTO: JANE WYNYARD;
12 PREVIOUS PAGES: JANE WYNYARD, ROBBIE LABANOWSKI, ALFRED SIMATWA, NAIYA RAJA, TEDWOMEN, TESS MORRISON, GEORGE MUGERAElephants face a growing threat—conflict with humans. Amongst the Samburu elephant population, a So what can we do? baby boom transpired—another promising sign With your continued generosity—plenty. that elephants are starting to feel safe again. When elephants are under stress they struggle Protecting wildlife corridors between elephant to breed. However, last year, close to 100 calves habitats is crucial for reducing conflict and were born in Samburu National Reserve, the allowing elephants to navigate between human highest birth rate since 2008. development. A key priority for 2021 and beyond Sadly, elephants are not in the clear yet. is to create and preserve connectivity and ensure Forest elephants remain critically endangered. human settlements don’t choke off passageways As some savanna elephant populations recover for elephants. and the human population continues to grow, Africa is changing fast and the road ahead they face a growing threat—conflict. In Samburu, is long but with you by our side, we know that as poaching has decreased, conflict killings have elephants have a fighting chance. ♦ risen. Across the savannahs of Africa, conflict with humans is emerging as a new vital priority. LEFT: Protecting elephant passageways like this one is a 2021 priority. RIGHT: Elephants are starting to feel safe again and breeding. PHOTOS: RYAN WILKIE, JANE WYNYARD, ROBBIE LABANOWSKI 13
Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
An area of exceptional beauty and deep rooted tradition
Is your adventurous spirit calling?
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yourself and your family thinking about that next big trip.
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a-lifetime, profound and heartfelt moments by Moments that will stay with you forever.
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14 PHOTO: ROBBIE LABANOWSKIFACING PAGE: Samburu’s elephants. TOP: Dancing Samburu warriors. BOTTOM: Elephant Watch Camp at sunset. PHOTOS: ROBBIE LABANOWSKI, PEDRO MCBRIDE 15
WHY WE GIVE
A lifelong love
for elephants...
“ ONE DAY OUT WITH THE ELEPHANTS in
Samburu, northern Kenya, and I was hooked.
We encountered two distinct elephant families
merging and then witnessed an unforgetta-
ble beach party of 26 elephants frolicking and
cavorting in the roiling water. It’s life-changing
moments like this that remain etched in your
mind.
I have always been in awe of elephants, but
my knowledge of their place in the world was
limited at that time. I wasn’t even aware that
both male and female African elephants are
tusked. I knew little of their matriarchal family
“Life is not measured
structure, emotional intelligence, or why they
are so crucial to the entire ecosystem. Those
days at Elephant Watch Camp opened my eyes
not only to the intrinsic beauty of elephants, but by what you gather ...
also to the threats they face.
My husband, Tom, and I became donors
but by what you give
to Save the Elephants because we were so
impressed by the organization’s depth of scien-
away.”
tific knowledge and multifaceted approach. Our
greatest joy lies in supporting organizations that there in July 2022. There is no better place than
work to conserve wildlife and educate under- Samburu (and a visit to Save the Elephants’
served populations. research camp) for seeing wild elephants at close
proximity, especially with guides who are inti-
I refuse to contemplate a world without mately familiar with each and every herd. It’s an
elephants. I prefer to focus on the great strides experience that stays with you forever.
that Save the Elephants has made in tackling We continue to teach our three children
ivory trafficking, human-wildlife conflict, and about the importance of philanthropy. Rather
educating young Kenyans—a crucial step in the than focusing on wrapped gifts at Christmas,
stewardship of the land they live on. we donate to each other’s chosen charities. We
Tom and I love to inspire others to learn treasure our connection to elephant conserva-
about elephants and join us on our trips. In 2018, tionists, and we will help in whatever way we
we hosted an event in Seattle for friends to hear can to secure a robust future for elephants in
firsthand from the Save the Elephants team and generations to come. That’s why, in addition to
join us in donating. our recurring annual donations, we are includ-
We have been lucky enough to return to ing a bequest to Save the Elephants in our estate
Elephant Watch Camp several times in the planning. I want that to be the kind of legacy we
last five years and will be taking eight friends leave behind.” —JULIE HULL, UNITED STATES
16 PHOTO: THOMAS HULLYou’re in Great Company
Save the Elephants’ donors, corporate partners and supporters
Save the Elephants is deeply grateful to you all for contributing financially to our
shared mission from 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020. We are thankful
for every single gift including those of you who chose to remain anonymous.
Thank you for your dedication to securing a future for elephants.
Conservation Visionaries The Thomson Family Carl Fitch
$100,000 and above Yoko Tilley John & Carole Garand
Toby & Regina Wyles Steven & Florence Goldby
Apple Inc Charitable Trust Greensboro Science Center
Mary S. Boardman Fund for Kathryn & Robert Vizas Carl Haefling
Conservation Wildlife Conservation Society Meryt & Peter Harding
Wildlife Collections Edward Wood-Prince & Lauren Hall & David Hearth
Anonymous (1) Dara Shalette Derry Henderson
Lou Woodworth & Heidi Charleson The Henry Foundation
Benefactors Anonymous (1) Hollomon Price Foundation
$20,000–$99,999 Donna Howe & Juan Loiza
Ambassadors Samy Jebabli
Acton Family Fund $5,000– $19,999 The Jodar Family Foundation
The Argus Fund The John Bickford Foundation
Beagle Charitable Foundation Abraham Fuchsberg Family Cynthia & Zach Johnson
Gillian Burr Foundation Margrit Juretzka
Dry Creek Foundation Allene and Jerome Lapides Kellan Wolverton Kilbourne
Elephant Cooperation Foundation Memorial Fund
John Fisher & Jennifer Caldwell Andrew Adamson & James Knight
Glassybaby White Light Fund Gyulnara Karaeva-Adamson Letizia & Murray Kornberg
Julie & Thomas Hull Judy Andersen Baker Megan Lankenau
Ivory Ella Jaswant Bal LBRB Fund
Mad Hippie in memoriam of Rachhpal Bal Nicole Lederer & Larry Orr
McBride Family and Aspen Business Sael Bartolucci Mammoth Inc.
Center Foundation CGMK Foundation Lizbeth Marano & Mel Bochner
Katie & Bill McNabb Courtney & Guy Comer Terry B Marbach &
Edward & Camilla Peake Glenda & Henry Corning Constance L Marbach
(CHK Foundation) The CRW Fund Brad Mathews
Pat Price De la Torre Family The Maue Kay Foundation
Singleton Rankin and Nancy Denison Margaret McCarthy & Bob Worth
WorldWomenWork Drax Executive Ltd Ann & Roger McNamee
Nancy & Richard Robbins The Eos Foundation Trust Moore Family (Karis Foundation)
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Walli Finch Nemacheck Family Foundation
Snyder Family Foundation FinDock Oakland Zoo
PHOTO: FRANK AF PETERSENS 17Elaine J. Olson Maiko Bruederlin George Hartung Fund
Points Family Trust Frauke Buehring Farah Gerber
Gordon R Ray Douglas & Kristi Buffington Barbara Gilles
Royal Van Wijhe Verf BV Lisa C Bennet Lynn Goodman
V.G. Secchia Calis Biocatering Shawn Goozman
Shattock Family Foundation Bruce & Trish Campbell Paul Gordon
Alissa & Jon Shulkin Catalyst Principal Partners Roberta Gould
Souder Family Foundation Beverly Chan Carlyle Griffin
Stichting Wildlife Matt & Lisa Chanoff Grimshaw-Bilberry Charitable Fund
Sally & Bob Swithers James Chapman Robin Guers
Margaret E.Thouless Charities Trust Michael Hackett
The Transpetrol Foundation Hsuan-Fen (Brandy) Chen Lucy Hattingh
Tuixen Foundation Robin Rowan Clarke Frances Havens
Rachel Walton Collins Family Christine Hemrick
Walton Family Foundation Susan & Curtis Combs Hamilton and Traci Hill
Waxing Poetic Compagnie Het Zoute N.V. James D. Brown Jr. Fund
Lance Williams & Grant Kretchik Steven de Coo The James Ford Bell Foundation
in memoriam of Mary S. Boardman Emily Cooke Judith Anne Kaplan Fund of
Steven & Susan Zinn Alison Cuellar RSF Social Finance
Anonymous (8) CWS Capital Partners Kristine Karnos
Laura Davies Diane Kaufman
Sponsors Jayne Delawter & Ken Koppelman Shanti & Ravi Kolluri
$1,000–$4,999 Madeleine Doeg Frans Lanting & Chris Eckstrom
Victoria Dolan Amy Lashinsky, Alaco
Wilfred & Sharon Abbott Donna L Passero Giving Fund Paul Lazarescu
Guadalupe Alvarez Stephanie Druley Peter Lemon
Caroline Anthony Marcus Duncan The Lester Family
The Aylesford Family Education Services 2010 Alexandre Lippens
Charitable Trust William Ellington Christine Loizeaux
Murali Balasubramanyam The Esther & Morton Wohlgemuth Gloria & Kent Marshall
Philip Ball Foundation Jamie Martin
Frank Bastian Lawrence Fahn Michelle Maton
The Benindi Fund Sandra Farkas Sophie Mellon
Sophia & Wes Berghend and the David Fein James Milbourne
Berger Family Foundation FIGHT FOR FIVE—Linda Tull & Mike & Cyndi Miller
Eric Bischoff & Brandee Wagner Tina Fanzo Michele Miller
Brett Blumenthal & David Wax Robert Fish Priya Mohan
Laura Boone Paul & Susan Fleischman Kathy Molesh
Mary Brockman Andrew Francis Much Loved Online Tribute Charity
Bruce and Lori Laitman-Rosenblum Ben Freedman & April Hughes Fredrick Muller
Family Fund Andrew & Maggie Gallagher Keith Mullin
18 PHOTO: ROBBIE LABANOWSKIRobin & Ron Murdock Charles & Denise Worth Pledgling Match Gift Program David & Caroline Nelson Yojimbo Fund UPS Match Gift Program Neal & Denise Newman Richard & Kathleen Zacky Family Vanguard Match Gift Program Todd Noble Foundation Xerox Match Gift Program Kris & Peter Norvig Anonymous (2) Roger Nyhus Gail O’Dell Matching Gifts Legacies Live On Gloria Rose Ott Chip Owen We thank the following companies We acknowledge the supporters from Lynn Pearcy that matched employees’ gifts made whom we have received a gift in their Federico Pitteri to Save the Elephants. will this year, and express our appre- Preisner Productions ciation to their family and friends for Dinesh Rajakaruna Ameriprise Match Gift Program their thoughtful generosity. Rapanui Clothing Limited Cargill Match Gift Program These gifts are an expression of David Remes Colgate Match Gift Program their lifelong passion for elephants Anita Reynolds Dell Match Gift Program and we are truly grateful for their Carole Reynolds-Holt Disney Match Gift Program visionary support. Edwina Rickards-Collinson Genentech Match Gift Program Marie Ridder Google Match Gift Program Estate of Leslie Henry Gaskins Mr & Mrs Roper-Paris Intel Corporation Match Estate of Judith Anne Harrison Michael Rosmore Gift Program Estate of Ralph Philbrook Anna Rubik Intuit Match Gift Program Estate of Lilian Florence Rayner Susan Ryan Microsoft Match Gift Program Estate of Abraham Ringel Carl Safina Morgan Stanley Matching Estate of Arthur Stromberg Charles Sandel Gift Program Helmut Sandmann Netflix Match Gift Program To find out how to include Save Schaffer Giving Fund Oracle Match Gift Program the Elephants in your bequest Schoelzel Family Foundation Pivotal Ventures Matching plans, contact Pooja Dutt, Richard Scobey & Bruce Ragsdale Gift Program Director, Major Gifts at John Searle pooja@SavetheElephants.org Jeremy Shapira & David Gillinsky Silver Family Foundation Hallsey Souder Additional Gratitude Carol Steinkamp Stella Symonds Charitable Trust We would also like to thank the entire Kathleen Sullivan team at Elephant Watch Camp led by Kathleen Swyers Saba and Oria Douglas-Hamilton, for Linda Tabor-Beck their continued support of Save the Margaret Tennant Elephants. Janice E.Thompson Wildlife Conservation Network Allan Thornton for their long-running partnership John Tivnan that not only supports our US Emily & Fredrik Tornqvist administration and governance, but The Tran Family also provides tools, resources and Janie Tutelman training to help us succeed. Amy Tyson Last, but certainly not least, we Alice Underhill thank all the generous volunteers who The Vandeventer Foundation have donated many hours of their time Susan Venn and talents to Save the Elephants over Verband Der Siegerlaender the past year. You know who you are! Metallind Rogier Verhoeven Allen Whittemore & Every effort has been made to list current and Mary Walton Whittemore accurate information. If you see an omission or Mark Williams error, we would love to hear from you. Please Shirley Woo & David Rosenfield email us at donate@SavetheElephants.org PHOTO: ALFRED SIMATWA 19
2020 Revenue and Expenses
REVENUE (US$) 2020* 2019**
Donations $4,188,988 $5,193,761
TOTAL REVENUE $4,188,988 $5,193,761
EXPENSES (US$)
Protection $556,248 $606,297
Research $653,398 $707,934
Tracking $709,896 $581,269
Administration & Governance $299,416 $289,991
Education & Outreach $828,149 $817,357
Human Elephant Co-existence $442,897 $474,927
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 3,490,005 $3,477,775
SURPLUS FOR 2020 $ 698,983 $ 1,715,986
*unaudited **audited
Human Elephant Protection 16%
Co-existence 13%
Education
Research 19%
& Outreach 24%
Administration &
Governance 9% Tracking 20%
SAVE THE ELEPHANTS TRUSTEES
Professor Fritz Vollrath, Chairman
Marlene McCay
Ambrose Carey
Miles Geldard
Michael Davitz
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Africa’s elephants close to
your heart and protecting
their long-term future.
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