The International Elephant Foundation

About us

The International Elephant Foundation (IEF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation of individuals and institutions dedicated to the conservation of African and Asian Elephants worldwide.

The goal of the IEF is to support and operate elephant conservation and education programs in managed facilities and in the wild, with an emphasis on management, protection and scientific research. IEF is an organization working diligently and successfully for conservation of elephants. It has a proven track record and is an excellent choice to receive funds for the benefit of elephants. Those who donate to the International Elephant Foundation can rest assured that your money is going to support one of our many elephant conservation and research projects as listed. Any funds that are received specified to support EEHV research or any other conservation activity will be used only for that purpose. In fact, over 85% of all the funds raised by IEF have gone directly to programs. Moreover, no board member receives monies from IEF. Rather they all make significant financial contributions to IEF.