2018-11-08T11:38:07-06:00 2017-12-31 521853933 JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2017-01-01 522211305 AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION AMAZ 2022342356 1012 14TH ST NW SUITE 625 WASHINGTON DC 20005 HANNAH STUTZMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2022342356 2018-11-07 1 DAVID JONES P01361002 4108840220 64.88.174.3 2018-11-07 14:23:11 ES P 0087580C7340B0612ABF44AF1D415F2C3C4A590E 0087580C7340B0612ABF44AF1D415F2C3C4A590E 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z HANNAH STUTZMAN 1012 14TH ST NW SUITE 625 WASHINGTON DC 20005 3131518 0 X WWW.AMAZONCONSERVATION.ORG X 1999 DC TO CONSERVE THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE AMAZON BASIN. 13 13 10 27 0 0 7311301 2798945 491039 290020 2840 9223 29449 33330 7834629 3131518 3245118 3574431 0 0 602531 729042 0 0 111901 450890 735467 4298539 5038940 3536090 -1907422 6421603 4431262 242208 159289 6179395 4271973 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 1650315 1142003 290020 SCIENCE 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. 1552705 1383018 PROTECTING 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. 887135 652295 THREATS 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. 512176 397115 SUSTAINABLE 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. 512176 397115 4602331 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 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 PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ENRIQUE ORTIZ VICE PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY ROSENTHAL TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE VOORHEES SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES BRUMM DIRECTOR 1.00 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 JEFF WOODMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANUEL PULGAR-VIDAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANNAH C STUTZMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 93600 0 11129 93600 0 11129 1 0 0 0 0 429178 2369767 2798945 RESEARCH FACILITY 900099 184951 184951 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE 900099 105069 105069 290020 9223 9223 20888 0 20888 20888 20888 REFUNDS AND REIMBURSEM 900099 12442 12442 12442 3131518 290020 0 42553 3574431 3574431 104732 60905 32582 11245 509884 290082 165056 54746 16188 11131 3319 1738 54265 37313 11126 5826 43973 30236 9016 4721 31755 31755 148758 102284 30502 15972 37395 25711 7668 4016 90748 62397 18607 9744 136780 133065 3481 234 20311 13966 4164 2181 605 417 123 65 9853 6775 2020 1058 RESEARCH STATIONS AND O 251344 251344 BAD DEBT 4611 4611 MISCELLANEOUS 2562 1762 525 275 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 745 512 153 80 5038940 4602331 324708 111901 2407529 2136609 678629 197120 3179648 1994209 96035 81341 13095 4777 3814 1675 2744 2139 670 8509 43253 6558 6421603 4431262 63748 85574 100216 78244 73715 242208 159289 X 106328 -156360 6073067 4428333 6179395 4271973 6421603 4431262 -1907422 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3838876 4492323 3008096 7311301 2798945 21449541 3838876 4492323 3008096 7311301 2798945 21449541 5249135 16200406 15387 13102 17196 22439 30111 98235 2128 6738 17636 9850 12442 48794 21596570 2214979 0.75010 0.58170 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REFUNDS AND REIMBURSEMENTS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 2,128. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 6,738. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 17,636. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 9,850. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 12,442. 3814 1675 2139 2139 DUE TO AFFILIATES 19034 DEFERRED REVENUE 54681 73715 X 3132373 855 855 3131518 0 3131518 5039795 855 855 5038940 0 5038940 PART X, LINE 2: ACA 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. 0 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 3574431 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 251344 0 0 0 0 0 0 3825775 0 3825775 SOUTH AMERICA VARIOUS CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN BOLIVIA 292374 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA SUB-GRANT FOR USAID PROJECT 93115 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA VARIOUS CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN BRAZIL 520331 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA SUB-GRANT FOR NORAD PROJECT 162099 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA GRANT AWARDS TO ACCA 2506512 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. 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 4 ON 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 11B ACA 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 12C 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. 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.