2019-08-21T12:59:41-05:00 2018-12-31 521853933 JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2018-01-01 522211305 AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION AMAZ 2022342356 1012 14TH ST NW SUITE 625 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JOHN BEAVERS CURRENT EXE. DIRECTOR 2022342356 2019-08-20 1 DAVID JONES P01361002 4108840220 64.88.174.3 2019-08-20 12:20:29 ED P A02FDE1BB5C34FAEC78D97DBCBA9E94617D1657A 7CC5291C0C91CA693129841CA74FF53C28D76D1C 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z JOHN BEAVERS 1012 14TH ST NW SUITE 625 WASHINGTON DC 20005 3585657 0 X WWW.AMAZONCONSERVATION.ORG X 1999 DC TO CONSERVE THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE AMAZON BASIN. 13 13 9 13 0 1495 2798945 3486168 290020 53335 9223 8554 33330 37600 3131518 3585657 3574431 3142191 0 0 729042 698359 0 0 114536 735467 545741 5038940 4386291 -1907422 -800634 4431262 3655520 159289 184181 4271973 3471339 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 1424885 1138700 53335 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. 1312208 1139135 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. 776802 537268 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. 444446 327088 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. 444446 327088 3958341 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 DC X X THE ORGANIZATION 2022342356 1012 14TH ST NW SUITE 625 WASHINGTON DC 20005 ADRIAN FORSYTH CO-FOUNDER PREVIOUSLY PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ENRIQUE ORTIZ CO-FOUNDER PREVIOUSLY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF WOODMAN CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES BRUMM VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE VOORHEES SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY ROSENTHAL TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BRUCE BABBITT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDUARDO FORNO 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 HANNAH C STUTZMAN EXE. DIR. UNTIL NOVEMBER 40.00 X 107564 0 11571 VALERIE PETERSON INTERIM EXE DIR. AS OF NOVEMBER 40.00 X 69044 0 10744 VANESSA GARCIA FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 79334 0 8391 255942 0 30706 1 0 0 0 0 115000 3371168 149008 3486168 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU 900099 53335 53335 53335 8554 8554 21244 0 21244 21244 21244 REFUNDS AND REIMBURSEM 900099 16356 16356 16356 3585657 53335 0 46154 3142191 3142191 286648 170251 85620 30777 295497 172186 91583 31728 20206 13893 4144 2169 54431 37426 11161 5844 41577 28587 8526 4464 12132 12132 28415 28415 109086 83348 12723 13015 78317 53850 16058 8409 88757 61028 18199 9530 141280 133065 7981 234 65166 44807 13362 6997 2225 1529 457 239 10525 7237 2158 1130 FIELD EQUIPMENT & SUPPL 8943 8943 BAD DEBT 895 895 4386291 3958341 313414 114536 2136609 467817 197120 1590170 1994209 1573738 81341 4777 21137 3900 2139 17237 8509 6558 6558 4431262 3655520 85574 108413 73715 75768 159289 184181 X -156360 437010 4428333 3034329 4271973 3471339 4431262 3655520 -800634 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4492323 3008096 7311301 2798945 3486168 21096833 4492323 3008096 7311301 2798945 3486168 21096833 4814147 16282686 13102 17196 22439 30111 29798 112646 6738 17636 9850 12442 16356 63022 21272501 2008365 0.76540 0.75010 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REFUNDS AND REIMBURSEMENTS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 6,738. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 17,636. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 9,850. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 12,442. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 16,356. 21137 3900 17237 17237 DUE TO AFFILIATES 19222 DEFERRED RENT 56546 75768 X 3585657 0 3585657 0 3585657 4386291 0 4386291 0 4386291 PART X, LINE 2: 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. 1 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 3142191 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 8943 0 0 0 0 0 0 3151134 0 3151134 SOUTH AMERICA VARIOUS CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN BOLIVIA 393819 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA SUB-GRANT FOR USAID PROJECT 7937 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA VARIOUS CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN BRAZIL 457944 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA SUB-GRANT FOR NORAD PROJECT 135948 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA GRANT AWARDS TO ACCA 2146543 WIRE TRANSFER 5 0 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. X 2 149008 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ASSOCIATION IS REPORTING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. 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.