2020-11-11T12:03:41-06:00 2019-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2019-01-01 522211305 AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION AMAZ 2022342356 1012 14TH STREET NW NO 625 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JOHN P BEAVERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2022342356 2020-11-11 1 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 75.103.231.202 2020-11-11 13:03:36 ES P 969974E70E354A764C861701E6FFEFB6754F78A2 C19EF0D68A5937FEAD699DA53D747DFD7ABAFB6A 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z JOHN P BEAVERS 1012 14TH STREET NW NO 625 WASHINGTON DC 20005 4734108 0 X WWW.AMAZONCONSERVATION.ORG X 1999 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 13 13 11 13 0 0 3486168 4727440 53335 0 8554 4798 37600 1870 3585657 4734108 3142191 4038468 0 0 698359 792969 0 1200 242934 545741 452124 4386291 5284761 -800634 -550653 3655520 3089153 184181 168467 3471339 2920686 X TO PROTECT THE WORLD'S MOST DIVERSE LANDSCAPES, TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMAZONIAN CONSERVATIONISTS, AND PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT LIVELIHOODS THAT SUSTAIN BIODIVERSITY. WE CONSERVE THE AMAZON BY PROTECTING STATE, COMMUNITY, AND PRIVATE LANDS, BY WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTS, BY SUPPORTING LOCAL PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND BY DEVELOPING CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH GUIDES OUR APPROACH, AND IS ROOTED IN OUR BIOLOGICAL STATIONS AND FIELD PROGRAMS IN THE ANDES-AMAZON. 0 0 1286781 1059885 SCIENCE AND EDUCATION - AMAZON CONSERVATION EMPLOYS A SCIENCE-BASED APPROACH TO ALL OF ITS CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED CONSERVATION HUBS IN PERU AND BOLIVIA, WHICH ARE LIVING LABORATORIES PROVIDING SOLUTIONS THROUGH SCIENCE, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION. LOCATED WHERE THE ANDES MEET THE AMAZON IN AN ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT VITAL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, OUR THREE HUBS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR WORK AND A VITAL ASSET TO FURTHER THE WORLD'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE AMAZON. EACH CONSERVATION HUB ADVANCES OUR MISSION BY SERVING AS BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATIONS, CONSERVATION OUTPOSTS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTERS, AND PREMIER ECOLODGES FOR ECOLOGICALLY-SAFE EXPLORATION OF THE AMAZON. IN 2000, AMAZON CONSERVATION ESTABLISHED ITS FIRST CONSERVATION HUB - LOS AMIGOS - AS PART OF ITS 360,000-ACRE CONSERVATION CONCESSION. A YEAR LATER THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED PERU'S ONLY PERMANENT RESEARCH STATION FOCUSED ON ANDEAN CLOUD FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, WAYQECHA CONSERVATION HUB. VILLA CARMEN, AMAZON CONSERVATION'S THIRD HUB IN PERU, WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ANDES IN 2010 TO CREATE A PRESENCE THROUGHOUT THE ANDES-TO-AMAZON ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT. IN BOLIVIA, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SUPPORTS THE LOCAL UNIVERSITY OF PANDO AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OF SANTA ROSA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TWO GROWING RESEARCH STATIONS, TAHUAMANU AND SANTA ROSA DE ABUN, RESPECTIVELY. TO DATE, OVER 520 STUDIES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED ON SCIENTIFIC STUDIES CONDUCTED AT OUR HUBS. ALL OF THESE CONSERVATION HUBS ARE EDUCATIONAL CENTERS NOT ONLY FOR INTERNATIONAL SCIENTISTS BUT ALSO FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLCHILDREN. FOR INSTANCE, IN THE HEAVILY DEFORESTED AREA OF MADRE DE DIOS, PERU, LOCAL CHILDREN AND TEENS AGES 10 TO 16 LEARN TO USE CAMERA TRAP TECHNOLOGY TO MONITOR, UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THEIR LOCAL BIODIVERSITY, THEREBY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATIONISTS TO PROTECT FORESTS. 1760233 1608521 PROTECTING HABITAT - AMAZON CONSERVATION PROTECTS VITAL ECOSYSTEMS IN PERU AND BOLIVIA BY CREATING AND SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF NEW CONSERVATION AREAS, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS IN THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN EXISTING CONSERVATION AREAS AND THEIR BUFFER ZONES. AMAZON CONSERVATION ALSO PROMOTES FOREST-FRIENDLY LAND-USE PLANNING, AND DEVELOPS AND SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF CONSERVATION CORRIDORS THAT ENSURE THE CONNECTIVITY OF LANDS KEY FOR SPECIES' SURVIVAL. IN 2001, AMAZON CONSERVATION ESTABLISHED LOS AMIGOS, THE WORLD'S FIRST CONSERVATION CONCESSION, WHICH PROTECTS 360,000 ACRES OF OLD-GROWTH AMAZONIAN FOREST AT THE BASE OF THE ANDES IN SOUTHEASTERN PERU. IN 2008, AMAZON CONSERVATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HARAMBA QUEROS, ESTABLISHED THE FIRST CONSERVATION CONCESSION IN PERU RUN BY AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY. IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, AMAZON CONSERVATION SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF ALMOST 50 COMMUNITY-RUN PRIVATE CONSERVATION AREAS, MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AMAZON CONSERVATION CURRENTLY PROTECTS A TOTAL OF 8.3 MILLION ACRES OF AMAZONIAN FORESTS, WETLANDS, TROPICAL GLACIERS, CLOUD FORESTS, AND OTHER KEY ECOSYSTEMS AND THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SPECIES THAT INHABIT THEM. 1058790 867476 THREATS AND SOLUTIONS - AMAZON CONSERVATION LAUNCHED THE MONITORING OF THE ANDEAN AMAZON PROJECT ("MAAP") IN 2015, WHICH MERGES A NUMBER OF CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES TO MONITOR DEFORESTATION IN THE AMAZON IN REAL TIME. THE IMAGES, DATA, AND TRENDS ARE ANALYZED AND FINDINGS ARE DISSEMINATED IN AN ACCESSIBLE, EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND FORMAT TO POLICY MAKERS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY, THE MEDIA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE ORGANIZATION'S SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE USING SATELLITE-IMAGERY FOR CONSERVATION AND ITS LONG-STANDING, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT RESULTED IN AMAZON CONSERVATION SUPPORTING THE CREATION AND TRAINING OF MUNICIPAL GIS OFFICES THROUGHOUT PERU THAT NOW USE AMAZON CONSERVATION'S METHODOLOGY TO FIND, UNDERSTAND, INTERVENE, AND PROSECUTE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AGAINST FORESTS. A MAJOR EXAMPLE OF SUCH SUCCESS WAS THE 2019 OPERATION MERCURY IN PERU, WHICH RESULTED IN A 92% DECREASE IN DEFORESTATION CAUSED BY ILLEGAL MINING IN THE MADRE DE DIOS REGION. IN 2017, AMAZON CONSERVATION LAUNCHED THE SOUTHWEST AMAZON DRONE CENTER, BASED OUT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S LOS AMIGOS CONSERVATION HUB, AS A CENTER FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION FOR THE USE OF DRONES IN CONSERVATION AS A METHOD OF FINDING AND REPORTING ON ILLICIT DEFORESTATION ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO INNOVATE BY EMPLOYING NEW TECHNOLOGIES LIKE ACOUSTIC MONITORING, EDNA, MOBILE APPLICATIONS, AND WEB PLATFORMS INTO THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION. 634063 502586 SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS - AMAZON CONSERVATION EMPOWERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT LIVELIHOODS THAT PROTECT STANDING FORESTS ANG GROW LOCAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMIES, AS WELL AS TO STRENGTHEN ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE THAT IMPROVES PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. SINCE 1997, AMAZON CONSERVATION'S SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMS HAVE EMPOWERED THOUSANDS OF FOREST USERS AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN PERU AND BOLIVIA IN DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF FOREST PRODUCTS INCLUDING BRAZIL NUTS, AA BERRIES AND PRECIOUS TROPICAL HARDWOODS, WHICH IMPROVED THEIR INCOME AND QUALITY OF LIFE. AMAZON CONSERVATION ALSO SUPPORTS CONSERVATION-APPROPRIATE AGROFORESTRY INITIATIVES AND MICROENTERPRISES SUCH AS NATIVE FISH FARMING AND COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM, ALL WHILE WORKING TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. SINCE 2015 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MADE STRIDES IN STRENGTHENING ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCEBY PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND BUILDING CAPACITIES OF GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE THREATS, IMPROVE THE CONTEXT FOR CONSERVATION, AND APPLY THE LAW AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES. 634063 502586 4739867 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X VANESSA GARCIA 2022342356 1012 14TH STREET NW NO 625 WASHINGTON DC 20005 ADRIAN FORSYTH CO-FOUNDER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ENRIQUE ORTIZ CO-FOUNDER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF WOODMAN CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES BRUMM VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE VOORHEES SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EDUARDO FORNO TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY ROSENTHAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE BABBITT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS LOVEJOY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG SARNO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MILES SILMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEDRO SOLANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANUEL PULGAR-VIDAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN P BEAVERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 3/2019) 40.00 X 126050 0 11819 VALERIE PETERSON DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 73376 0 11202 VANESSA GARCIA FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 91800 0 10271 291226 0 33292 1 0 0 0 0 4727440 964 4727440 4798 4798 2700 0 2700 2700 2700 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 -830 -830 -830 4734108 0 0 6668 938311 938311 3100157 3100157 324518 183512 75189 65817 347855 196708 80597 70550 10109 5716 2343 2050 58967 33345 13663 11959 51520 29134 11937 10449 575 575 21131 21131 1200 1200 123734 70974 28505 24255 84450 46260 20620 17570 84788 47947 19645 17196 75912 56586 9447 9879 26211 14822 6073 5316 2557 2557 24278 13729 5625 4924 BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 4435 2666 1769 MISCELLANEOUS 2360 2360 TAXES & LICENSES 1693 1693 5284761 4739867 301960 242934 467817 122006 1590170 2304267 1573738 567604 3048 67315 6457 17237 60858 6558 31370 3655520 3089153 108413 73145 39158 75768 56164 184181 168467 X 437010 1285557 3034329 1635129 3471339 2920686 3655520 3089153 -550653 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3008096 7311301 2798945 3486168 4727440 21331950 3008096 7311301 2798945 3486168 4727440 21331950 3097320 18234630 17196 22439 30111 29798 7498 107042 17636 9850 12442 16356 -830 55454 21494446 1348906 0.84830 0.76540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22315 6457 15858 45000 45000 60858 DEFERRED RENT 56164 56164 X 4796657 62549 62549 4734108 0 4734108 5347310 62549 62549 5284761 0 5284761 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 3100157 0 0 0 0 0 0 3100157 0 3100157 SOUTH AMERICA VARIOUS CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN BOLIVIA 440373 WIRE SOUTH AMERICA VARIOUS CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN PERU 2483803 WIRE SOUTH AMERICA ABC CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN BRAZIL 155982 WIRE SOUTH AMERICA SUB-GRANT FOR NORAD PROJECT 5000 WIRE SOUTH AMERICA SUB-GRANT FOR NORAD PROJECT - COLOMBIA 5000 WIRE EUROPE SUB-GRANT FOR NORAD PROJECT - THE NETHERLANDS 10000 WIRE 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (ACA) MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY REQUIRING THE GRANTEE TO SUBMIT WRITTEN PROGRAM UPDATES DESCRIBING THE PROJECT ADVANCES AS WELL AS A FINAL GRANT REPORT INCLUDING AN IMPLEMENTATION SUMMARY AND A FULL ACCOUNTING OF ALL GRANT EXPENDITURES AND FUNDS. THE REPORT SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO ACA NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 1 AMAZON BIODIVERSITY CENTER PO BOX 96503 WASHINGTON DC 20090 830572780 501(C)(3) 871311 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AMAZON CONSERVATION TEAM 4211 NORTH FAIRFAX DRIVE ARLINGTON VA 22203 541915987 501(C)(3) 27000 REMOTE SENSING ANALYSIS RAINFOREST CONNECTION 77 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102 462022575 501(C)(3) 40000 BUILDING CELL NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MONITORING 3 0 PART I, LINE 2: AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (ACA) MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY REQUIRING THE GRANTEE TO SUBMIT WRITTEN PROGRAM UPDATES DESCRIBING THE PROJECT ADVANCES AS WELL AS A FINAL GRANT REPORT INCLUDING AN IMPLEMENTATION SUMMARY AND A FULL ACCOUNTING OF ALL GRANT EXPENDITURES AND FUNDS. THE REPORT SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO ACA NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 A. FORSYTH AND E. ORTIZ SHARE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND MANAGEMENT. A COPY IS THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION, AT EACH BOARD MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED IF THEY HAVE HAD ANY NEW ACTIVITIES THAT MIGHT CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD. SUCH MONITORING IS INTRINSIC TO ACA OPERATIONS IN THAT ACA STAFF WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY AWARE OF ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS, SINCE FINANCIAL AND/OR PROGRAM STAFF ARE INVOLVED IN ALL ACA OPERATIONS. ALL BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLILCY DOCUMENT ANNUALLY. STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN WHEN THEY ARE INITIALLY HIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN HIRING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WE RETAINED A SEARCH FIRM THAT ADVISED US ON MARKET PRICE BASED ON OBJECTIVE COMPARATIVE MARKET INFORMATION FOR THE RECRUITED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE SEARCH COMMITTEE CONFIRMED THAT AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IT. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE MARCH 11, 2019. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION; THE MOST RECENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON ITS WEBSITE.