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AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (EIN 52-2211305)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-08
IRS object ID
201833129349301643
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-08T11:38:07-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521853933PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITEAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2770AddressLine2Txt
CityCOLUMBIACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21044ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522211305EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMAZBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022342356PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11012 14TH ST NW SUITE 625AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHANNAH STUTZMANPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022342356PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID JONESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01361002PTIN
Phone4108840220PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.88.174.3IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-07IPDt
IP Tm14:23:11IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHANNAH STUTZMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11012 14TH ST NW SUITE 625AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,131,518GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AMAZONCONSERVATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO CONSERVE THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE AMAZON BASIN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee10TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers27TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,311,301PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,798,945CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$491,039PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$290,020CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,840PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$9,223CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$29,449PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$33,330CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,834,629PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,131,518CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,245,118PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$3,574,431CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$602,531PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$729,042CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$111,901CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$450,890PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$735,467CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,298,539PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,038,940CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,536,090PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,907,422CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,421,603TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,431,262TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$242,208TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$159,289TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,179,395NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,271,973NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO 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 Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,650,315ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,142,003GrantAmt
Revenue$290,020RevenueAmt
DescSCIENCE AND EDUCATION - ACA BELIEVES THE WORLD'S MOST DIVERSE FORESTS SHOULD ALSO BE ITS BEST-STUDIED FORESTS. SINCE 2004, ACA'S LOS AMIGOS BIOLOGICAL STATION, COMMONLY KNOWN AS CICRA, HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE RESEARCH STATIONS IN THE AMAZON BASIN. IN 2005, ACA ALSO CREATED THE WAYQECHA CLOUD FOREST BIOLOGICAL STATION, PERU'S ONLY PERMANENT RESEARCH CENTER FOCUSED ON ANDEAN CLOUD FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. IN 2010, ACA CREATED THE VILLA CARMEN RESEARCH STATION FOCUSED ON TROPICAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS FOR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. TO DATE, ACA HAS GRANTED MORE THAN 225 RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS, AND GENERALLY HOSTS OVER 400 RESEARCHERS ANNUALLY AT ACA'S STATIONS IN PERU. ACA ALSO AIMS TO BUILD THE TECHNICAL CAPACITY OF LOCAL CITIZENS FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, TO STRENGTHEN REGIONAL CAPACITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE, AND TO ENSURE THAT THE SCIENTIFIC RESULTS GENERATED IN ITS RESEARCH STATIONS REACH DECISION-MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC. ACA'S THREE BIOLOGICAL STATIONS HAVE BECOME CENTERS FOR EDUCATIONAL TRIPS BY LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN AS WELL AS LEADING TRAINING SITES FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY GROUPS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,552,705ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,383,018GrantAmt
DescPROTECTING HABITAT - ACA PROTECTS VITAL ECOSYSTEMS BY CREATING AND MANAGING CONSERVATION AREAS, INCLUDING CONSERVATION AREAS MANAGED BY LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS IN PERU AND BOLIVIA AS WELL AS ALTERNATIVE CONSERVATION AREAS, SUCH AS COMMUNITY OR CIVIL SOCIETY-MANAGED CONSERVATION CONCESSIONS. ACA ALSO PROMOTES ECOSYSTEM-BASED LAND-USE PLANNING, AND DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF CONSERVATION CORRIDORS. ACA CURRENTLY PROTECTS NEARLY ONE MILLION ACRES OF AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST THROUGH THESE MECHANISMS.FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2001, ACA 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. THEN, IN 2008, ACA, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AMAZONIAN HARAMBA QUEROS NATIVE COMMUNITY, ESTABLISHED THE FIRST CONSERVATION CONCESSION IN PERU RUN BY AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY. IN 2012, ACA SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF FOUR NEW COMMUNITY-RUN PRIVATE CONSERVATION AREAS COVERING MORE THAN 46,700 ACRES, AND HELPED TO TRAIN THESE COMMUNITIES TO PATROL AND MONITOR THEIR RESERVES. CURRENTLY, ACA IS SUPPORTING DECLARATION OF NEW PROTECTED AREAS IN PERU AND BOLIVIA.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$887,135ExpenseAmt
Grant$652,295GrantAmt
DescTHREATS AND SOLUTIONS - PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF THE AMAZON REQUIRES UNDERSTANDING THE LARGER FORCES AT WORK IN THE REGION, IDENTIFYING TRENDS, AND FOLLOWING THREATS AS THEY EMERGE AND DEVELOP. IN 2015, ACA LAUNCHED MONITORING OF THE ANDEAN AMAZON PROJECT ("MAAP"), WHICH MERGES A NUMBER OF CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES TO MONITOR DEFORESTATION IN THE AMAZON IN REAL TIME. THE IMAGES ARE ANALYZED AND FINDINGS ARE DISSEMINATED IN AN ACCESSIBLE, EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND FORMAT TO POLICY MAKERS, CIVIL SOCIETY, THE MEDIA AND THE GENREAL PUBLIC IN A TIMELY MANNER.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$512,176ExpenseAmt
Grant$397,115GrantAmt
DescSUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS - ACA WORKS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES' ABILITIES TO EARN A LIVING WHILE PROTECTING THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES. FOR EXAMPLE, SINCE 1997, ACA'S BRAZIL NUT PROGRAM HAS AIDED MORE THAN 500 BRAZIL NUT HARVESTERS, INCLUDING MANY INDIGENOUS FAMILIES, IN GAINING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS WHILE PROTECTING OVER 1.8 MILLION ACRES OF RAINFOREST THROUGH TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION. ACA ALSO SUPPORTS CONSERVATION-APPROPRIATE REFORESTATION AND AGROFORESTRY, MICROENTERPRISES SUCH AS NATIVE FISH FARMING, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM. ACA IS WORKING TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHWEST AMAZON THROUGH THE CREATION OF THE MANU-TAMBOPATA CONSERVATION CORRIDOR, COMPOSED OF A MOSAIC OF CONSERVATION AREAS AND SUSTAINABLE USE ZONES IN THE MADRE DE DIOS REGION OF PERU.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$397,115TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$4,602,331TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document6IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee10EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2022342356PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11012 14TH ST NW SUITE 625AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ADRIAN FORSYTH
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ENRIQUE ORTIZ
VICE PRESIDENT8.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY ROSENTHAL
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE VOORHEES
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES BRUMM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE BABBITT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDUARDO FORNO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS LOVEJOY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG SARNO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MILES SILMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEDRO SOLANO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF WOODMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANUEL PULGAR-VIDAL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANNAH C STUTZMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$93,600$0$11,129
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$93,600TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$429,178GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,369,767AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,798,945TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
RESEARCH FACILITY900099$184,951$184,951
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE900099$105,069$105,069
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$290,020TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,223TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,223ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$20,888RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$20,888RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,888TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$20,888ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREFUNDS AND REIMBURSEMDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$12,442TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,442ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$12,442OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,131,518TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$290,020RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$42,553ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,574,431TotalAmt
Program Services$3,574,431ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,732TotalAmt
Program Services$60,905ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,245FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$509,884TotalAmt
Program Services$290,082ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$165,056ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,746FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,188TotalAmt
Program Services$11,131ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,738FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,265TotalAmt
Program Services$37,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,826FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,973TotalAmt
Program Services$30,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,016ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,721FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,755TotalAmt
Management And General$31,755ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,758TotalAmt
Program Services$102,284ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,972FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,395TotalAmt
Program Services$25,711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,668ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,016FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,748TotalAmt
Program Services$62,397ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,607ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,744FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,780TotalAmt
Program Services$133,065ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$234FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,311TotalAmt
Program Services$13,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,181FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$605TotalAmt
Program Services$417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,853TotalAmt
Program Services$6,775ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,058FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
RESEARCH STATIONS AND O$251,344$251,344
BAD DEBT$4,611$4,611
MISCELLANEOUS$2,562$1,762$525$275
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$745$512$153$80

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,038,940TotalAmt
Program Services$4,602,331ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$324,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$111,901FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,407,529BOYAmt
EOY$2,136,609EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$678,629BOYAmt
EOY$197,120EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,179,648BOYAmt
EOY$1,994,209EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,035BOYAmt
EOY$81,341EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,095BOYAmt
EOY$4,777EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,814LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,675LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,744BOYAmt
EOY$2,139EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$670BOYAmt
EOY$8,509EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,253BOYAmt
EOY$6,558EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,421,603BOYAmt
EOY$4,431,262EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,748BOYAmt
EOY$85,574EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,216BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,244BOYAmt
EOY$73,715EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$242,208BOYAmt
EOY$159,289EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,328BOYAmt
EOY-$156,360EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,073,067BOYAmt
EOY$4,428,333EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,179,395BOYAmt
EOY$4,271,973EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,421,603BOYAmt
EOY$4,431,262EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,907,422ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,838,876CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,492,323CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,008,096CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,311,301CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,798,945CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,449,541TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,838,876CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,492,323CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,008,096CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,311,301CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,798,945CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,449,541TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,249,135SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,200,406PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,387CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,102CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,196CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,439CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,111CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$98,235TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,128CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,738CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,850CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,442CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,794TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,596,570TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,214,979GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.75010PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.58170PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationREFUNDS AND REIMBURSEMENTS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 2,128. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 6,738. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 17,636. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 9,850. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 12,442.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,814OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,675DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,139BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,139TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO AFFILIATES$19,034
DEFERRED REVENUE$54,681
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$73,715TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,132,373TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$855DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$855RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,131,518RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,131,518TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,039,795TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$855DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$855ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,038,940ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,038,940TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACA 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$3,574,431
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$251,344
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,825,775SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,825,775TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SOUTH AMERICAVARIOUS CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN BOLIVIA$292,374WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICASUB-GRANT FOR USAID PROJECT$93,115WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAVARIOUS CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN BRAZIL$520,331WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICASUB-GRANT FOR NORAD PROJECT$162,099WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAGRANT AWARDS TO ACCA$2,506,512WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAMAZON 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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE 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 4ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, THE BOARD AMENDED THE BYLAWS TO DIVIDE THE DIRECTORS INTO THREE CLASSES OF DIRECTORS TO SERVE STAGGERED THREE YEAR TERMS AND ADDED A TERM LIMIT OF THREE TERMS EXCEPT FOR THE CO-FOUNDERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BACA DELEGATES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REVIEWING THE FORM 990 TO ITS FINANCE COMMITTEE. MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE 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 12CAT 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.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AREGARDING 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 19THE 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 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR PROCESS OF SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE TAX YEAR.