2021-05-11T00:05:23-07:00 2020-12-31 990 2020-01-01 453337460 NATURA BOLIVIA FOUNDATION NATU 3016372401 10685 B Hazelhurst Dr 23792 Houston TX 77043 Nigel Asquith President 3016372401 2021-03-26 1 11 0 AAL2 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Nigel Asquith 10685 B Hazelhurst Dr 23792 Houston TX 77043 252996 0 X www.naturabolivia.org X 2011 DE Natura Bolivia Foundation is dedicated to conserving rainforests and habitats in Latin America, in a way that contributes to the well-being of local communities. We also work to develop watershed conservation and incentive systems, and evaluate the impact of conservation and development interventions, with a primary focus in Bolivia. We work hand-in-hand with Fundacion Natura Bolivia (www.naturabolivia.org), improving the scope and effectiveness of their interventions, and extend their training programs for watershed and conservation projects around the world. 3 2 0 0 0 0 836412 252676 0 0 181 320 0 0 836593 252996 652884 186227 0 0 39941 0 0 0 0 30616 10216 723441 196443 113152 56553 497104 553657 0 0 497104 553657 The Natura Bolivia Foundation is dedicated to implementing, and evaluating the impact of conservation and development programs, with a focus on watershed conservation, protected areas, and incentive based conservation in Bolivia. We work hand-in-hand with the Santa Cruz, Bolivia based Fundación Natura Bolivia (www.naturabolivia.org), improving the effectiveness of their interventions, and of other conservation projects around the world. 0 0 34659 25000 15510 The Natura Bolivia Foundation assesses the effectiveness of conservation interventions in Latin America, though a program of academic and applied socioeconomic, hydrological, and biophysical research. In 2019 we hired a short term consultant, purchased scientific equipment and made one grant, to Fundacion Natura Bolivia, to implement the evaluation program. 60000 60000 64093 The Natura Bolivia Foundation helps organizations around the world to implement better and more effective incentive-based conservation programs, through a targeted training and capacity building program. In 2020 we made a grant to Fundacion Natura Bolivia 101226 101226 173072 The Natura Bolivia Foundation provides direct support to selected partner organizations to conserve large landscapes as protected areas, working with local governments and communities. In 2020, we provided grant assistance to Fundacion Natura Bolivia as this organization continued its conservation and development programs in Bolivia in the Chaco and Tucumano cloud forests, the Santa Cruz Valleys, and northern La Paz, and also to Asociacion Corazon del Bosque for a project they implemented in the northern La Paz region. 0 0 0 195885 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Nigel Asquith 3016372401 10685 B Hazelhurst Dr 23792 Houston TX 77043 Maria Teresa Vargas Treasurer 5 35.00 X 0 65000 0 Nigel Asquith President 5 35.00 X 0 48000 0 Osvaldo Sanchez Secretary 5 0 X 0 0 0 0 113000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 252676 0 252676 0 320 320 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 252996 320 0 0 0 0 0 0 186227 186227 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000 5000 0 0 0 0 0 0 558 0 558 0 2650 2650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Water quality measurement equipment 1008 1008 0 0 0 0 0 0 196443 195885 558 0 497104 553657 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 497104 553657 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 207104 230000 290000 323657 497104 553657 497104 553657 56553 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 362989 477861 309092 836412 252676 2239030 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 362989 477861 309092 836412 252676 2239030 652848 1586182 79 43 73 181 321 697 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2239727 0.70820 0.65027 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 South America 0 1 Program Services Water quality data collection 5000 South America 0 0 Grantmaking Grants to Fundación Natura Bolivia and Corazon del Bosque 186226 0 1 191226 South America To Fundación Natura Bolivia for biodiversity conservation 172926 Wire transfer South America To Corazon del Bosque for biodiversity conservation 13500 Wire transfer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 The Natura Bolivia Foundation requires all grant recipients to submit complete narrative and financial reports to account for all funds granted. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Maria Teresa Vargas and Nigel Asquith are married Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b All currently serving board members were provided with an electronic copy of this form, and were requested to provide comments prior to filing Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Potential conflicts of interest are discussed at all board meetings Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 - Board members Asquith and Vargas were compensated by our partner organization Fundacion Natura Bolivia. No work was undertaken in the US related to this compensation, rather the work was to coordinate the grants made to Fundacion Natura Bolivia. These amounts were detailed and justified in proposals to our donors and were accepted by these donors in 2018 and 2019, and so reflect fair market value. The amounts are for time spent on program activities in Bolivia by Asquith and Vargas, and were calculated, in coordination with the donors, in a comparison with similarly qualified professionals in similar organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents are available, on request