AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (EIN 52-2211305)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-08-21
IRS object ID: 201912339349300821
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-08-21T12:59:41-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521853933	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	770	AddressLine2Txt
City	COLUMBIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21044	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522211305	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMAZ	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2022342356	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1012 14TH ST NW SUITE 625	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN BEAVERS	PersonNm
Person Title	CURRENT EXE. DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2022342356	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-08-20	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID JONES	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01361002	PTIN
Phone	4108840220	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	64.88.174.3	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-08-20	IPDt
IP Tm	12:20:29	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	A02FDE1BB5C34FAEC78D97DBCBA9E94617D1657A	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	7CC5291C0C91CA693129841CA74FF53C28D76D1C	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOHN BEAVERS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1012 14TH ST NW SUITE 625	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,585,657	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.AMAZONCONSERVATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1999	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO CONSERVE THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE AMAZON BASIN.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	13	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$1,495	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,798,945	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,486,168	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$290,020	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$53,335	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$9,223	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$8,554	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$33,330	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$37,600	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,131,518	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,585,657	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,574,431	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,142,191	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$729,042	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$698,359	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$114,536	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$735,467	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$545,741	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,038,940	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,386,291	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,907,422	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$800,634	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,431,262	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,655,520	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$159,289	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$184,181	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,271,973	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,471,339	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,424,885	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,138,700	GrantAmt
Revenue	$53,335	RevenueAmt
Desc	SCIENCE AND EDUCATION - AMAZON CONSERVATION EMPLOYS A SCIENCE-BASED APPROACH TO ALL OF ITS CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED THE TROPIC'S MOST PREMIER RESEARCH STATIONS, WHICH HOST THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, AND ECOTOURISTS EVERY YEAR, ACTING AS A GATEWAY FOR ECOLOGICALLY-SAFE EXPLORATION OF THE AMAZON. IN 2000, AMAZON CONSERVATION ESTABLISHED ITS FIRST RESEARCH STATION - 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. VILLA CARMEN, AMAZON CONSERVATION'S THIRD STATION 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. ALL OF THESE RESEARCH STATIONS ARE EDUCATIONAL CENTERS NOT ONLY FOR INTERNATIONAL SCIENTISTS BUT ALSO FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLCHILDREN. FOR EXAMPLE, IN A HEAVILY DEFORESTED AREA, LOCAL SCHOOLS LEARN TO USE CAMERA TRAPS TO MONITOR BIODIVERSITY, THEREBY, TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATIONISTS TO PROTECT FORESTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,312,208	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,139,135	GrantAmt
Desc	PROTECTING HABITATS - AMAZON CONSERVATION PROTECTS VITAL ECOSYSTEMS IN PERU AND BOLIVIA BY 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. 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. AMAZON CONSERVATION CURRENTLY PROTECTS A TOTAL OF 4.8 MILLION ACRES OF AMAZONIAN FORESTS. IN 2000, AMAZON CONSERVATION ESTABLISHED LOS AMIGOS, THE WORLD'S FIRST PRIVATE 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 COMMUNITY-RUN PRIVATE CONSERVATION AREAS AS WELL AS MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENTS, COVERING MORE THAN 2 MILLION ACRES OF VITAL FORESTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$776,802	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$537,268	GrantAmt
Desc	THREATS AND SOLUTIONS - PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF THE AMAZON REQUIRES UNDERSTANDING THE LARGER FORCES AT WORK IN THE REGION, IDENTIFYING TRENDS, ANALYZING DATA, MONITORING THREATS AS THEY EMERGE, AND REPORTING ON THEM IN REAL TIME TO ENABLE AUTHORITIES TO TAKE ACTIONS TO HALT DEFORESTATION. IN 2015, AMAZON CONSERVATION LAUNCHED THE MONITORING OF THE ANDEAN AMAZON PROJECT ("MAAP"), WHICH MERGED 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 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) OFFICES THROUGHOUT PERU THAT NOW USE AMAZON CONSERVATION'S METHODOLOGY TO PROSECUTE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AGAINST FORESTS. IN 2017, AMAZON CONSERVATION LAUNCHED THE SOUTHWEST AMAZON DRONE CENTER, BASED OUT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S LOS AMIGOS RESEARCH STATION, 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 AND WEB PLATFORMS INTO THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$444,446	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$327,088	GrantAmt
Desc	SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS - AMAZON CONSERVATION EMPOWERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH LIVELIHOODS THAT PROTECT FORESTS AND GROW LOCAL ECONOMIES. SINCE 1997, AMAZON CONSERVATION'S SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMS HAVE EMPOWERED MORE THAN 500 BRAZIL NUT HARVESTERS, TRAINED OVER 3,000 INDIVIDUALS, AND SUPPORTED INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN USING SUSTAINABLE INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES THAT RAISED THEIR PROFITS AND PROTECTED OVER 1.8 MILLION ACRES OF FORESTS. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND HELPS CONNECT LOCAL PRODUCERS TO MARKET NETWORKS. AMAZON CONSERVATION ALSO SUPPORTS CONSERVATION-APPROPRIATE REFORESTATION AND AGROFORESTRY, MICROENTERPRISES SUCH AS NATIVE FISH FARMING, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM, ALL WHILE WORKING TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$444,446	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$327,088	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,958,341	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	9	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2022342356	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1012 14TH ST NW SUITE 625	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ADRIAN FORSYTH CO-FOUNDER
PREVIOUSLY PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ENRIQUE ORTIZ CO-FOUNDER
PREVIOUSLY VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF WOODMAN
CHAIR	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES BRUMM
VICE CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE VOORHEES
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMY ROSENTHAL
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRUCE BABBITT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDUARDO FORNO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS LOVEJOY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG SARNO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MILES SILMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PEDRO SOLANO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MANUEL PULGAR-VIDAL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HANNAH C STUTZMAN
EXE. DIR. UNTIL NOVEMBER	40.00		Yes (X)	$107,564	$0	$11,571
VALERIE PETERSON INTERIM EXE
DIR. AS OF NOVEMBER	40.00		Yes (X)	$69,044	$0	$10,744
VANESSA GARCIA
FINANCE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$79,334	$0	$8,391

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$255,942	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$30,706	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$115,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,371,168	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$149,008	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,486,168	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$53,335	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$53,335	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$53,335	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,554	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,554	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$21,244	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$21,244	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$21,244	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$21,244	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	REFUNDS AND REIMBURSEM	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$16,356	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16,356	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$16,356	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,585,657	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$53,335	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$46,154	ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,142,191	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,142,191	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$286,648	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,251	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$85,620	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,777	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$295,497	TotalAmt
Program Services	$172,186	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$91,583	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,728	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,206	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,893	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,144	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,169	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,431	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,426	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,161	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,844	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,577	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,587	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,526	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,464	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,132	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,132	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,415	TotalAmt
Management And General	$28,415	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,086	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,348	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,723	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,015	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,317	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,850	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,058	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,409	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,757	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,028	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,199	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,530	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,280	TotalAmt
Program Services	$133,065	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,981	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$234	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,166	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,807	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,362	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,997	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,225	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,529	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$457	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$239	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,525	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,237	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,158	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,130	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FIELD EQUIPMENT & SUPPL	$8,943	$8,943
BAD DEBT	$895		$895

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,386,291	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,958,341	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$313,414	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$114,536	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,136,609	BOYAmt
EOY	$467,817	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$197,120	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,590,170	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,994,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,573,738	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,341	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,777	BOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$21,137	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,900	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,139	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,237	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,509	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,558	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,431,262	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,655,520	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,574	BOYAmt
EOY	$108,413	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,715	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,768	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$159,289	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,181	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$156,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$437,010	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,428,333	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,034,329	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,271,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,471,339	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,431,262	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,655,520	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$800,634	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,492,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,008,096	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,311,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,798,945	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,486,168	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$21,096,833	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,492,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,008,096	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,311,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,798,945	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,486,168	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$21,096,833	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,814,147	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$16,282,686	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,102	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$17,196	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,439	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$30,111	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$29,798	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$112,646	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,738	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$17,636	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,850	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,442	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$16,356	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$63,022	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$21,272,501	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,008,365	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.76540	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.75010	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	REFUNDS AND REIMBURSEMENTS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 6,738. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 17,636. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 9,850. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 12,442. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 16,356.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$21,137	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,900	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$17,237	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$17,237	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DUE TO AFFILIATES	$19,222
DEFERRED RENT	$56,546

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$75,768	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,585,657	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,585,657	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,585,657	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,386,291	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,386,291	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,386,291	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SOUTH AMERICA	0	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$3,142,191
SOUTH AMERICA	0	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES	$8,943

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$3,151,134	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$3,151,134	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SOUTH AMERICA	VARIOUS CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN BOLIVIA	$393,819	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUB-GRANT FOR USAID PROJECT	$7,937	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	VARIOUS CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN BRAZIL	$457,944	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUB-GRANT FOR NORAD PROJECT	$135,948	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANT AWARDS TO ACCA	$2,146,543	WIRE TRANSFER

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	5	Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$149,008	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ASSOCIATION IS REPORTING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS IN OFFICE, MAY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT ONE OR MORE COMMITTEES, EACH OF WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF TWO OR MORE DIRECTORS, WHICH COMMITTEES, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE RESOLUTION, SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	ADRIAN FORSYTH AND ENRIQUE ORTIZ ARE AMAZON CONSERVATION'S CO-FOUNDERS AND MEMBERS OF AMAZON CONSERVATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MR. FORSYTH IS ALSO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ANDES AMAZON FUND, AND MR. ORTIZ SERVES AS THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE ANDES AMAZON FUND. AMAZON CONSERVATION'S CO-FOUNDERS AND BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT DERIVE ANY PERSONAL BENEFIT FROM THESE RELATIONSHIPS, AND HAVE NOT AND DO NOT EXERT ANY UNFAIR INFLUENCE ON THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS DONATED TO AMAZON CONSERVATION BY EITHER OF THE TWO ENTITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	ACA AMENDED THEIR BYLAWS IN FEBRUARY OF 2018 TO CREATE A NEW OFFICER STRUCTURE AND MAKE OTHER CHANGES CONCERNING OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	ACA DELEGATES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REVIEWING THE FORM 990 TO ITS AUDIT COMMITTEE AND ITS MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE RECEIVE A COPY OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 DRAFT FOR REVIEW AND CORRECTIONS; THE FULL BOARD RECEIVES THE FINAL VERSION BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE FORM 990 MAY BE SIGNED BY ACA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR TREASURER.
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	REGARDING THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS CONDUCTED BY BOARD MEMBERS, WHO QUALIFY AS INDEPENDENT PERSONS; COMPARABILITY DATA, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SHOWN ON 990S OF SIMILAR NON-PROFITS, IS CONSULTED; AND THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY BY THE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS. THE LAST COMPARABILITY STUDY WAS DONE FEB 23, 2018.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION; ITS MOST RECENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR PROCESS OF SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE TAX YEAR.