2025-10-07T11:02:05-05:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 522211305 AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION AMAZ 2022342356 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 415 WASHINGTON DC 20036 JOHN P BEAVERS PRESIDENT 2022342356 2025-10-07 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X JOHN P BEAVERS 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 415 WASHINGTON DC 20036 4751861 0 X WWW.AMAZONCONSERVATION.ORG X 1999 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 14 14 17 15 0 0 3251780 4712131 0 0 7133 21864 10678 17866 3269591 4751861 1701599 1723828 0 0 1212013 1480029 0 0 539367 570035 676217 3483647 3880074 -214056 871787 3745604 4143223 718848 243177 3026756 3900046 X AMAZON CONSERVATION UNITES SCIENCE, PEOPLE, AND INNOVATION TO PROTECT THE AMAZON - THE GREATEST WILD FOREST ON EARTH. AS GUARDIANS OF THE MOST ICONIC FOREST ON THE PLANET, WE BRING TOGETHER THE POWER OF THE LATEST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND OUR CLOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS TO CREATE INNOVATIVE CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS THAT BALANCE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND NATURE.TO PROTECT SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST DIVERSE LANDSCAPES WE: PROTECT WILD PLACES BY SUPPORTING GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE CREATION AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF KEY PROTECTED AREAS AND THE WIDER LANDSCAPE; EMPOWER PEOPLE BY PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THEM TO STRENGTHEN THEIR FOREST BASED LIVELIHOODS AND PROTECT THEIR LANDS AND RESOURCES; AND PUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO WORK BY CARRYING OUT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMAZONIAN CONSERVATIONISTS ROOTED IN OUR BIOLOGICAL STATIONS AND FIELD PROGRAMS IN THE ANDES-AMAZON. 0 0 1274974 914610 PROTECTING WILD PLACES - AMAZON CONSERVATION PROTECTS CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY ACROSS THE AMAZON BASIN BY HELPING CREATE, MANAGE, AND CONSERVE INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES AND PROTECTED AREAS; ENSURING LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY ESSENTIAL FOR SPECIES SURVIVAL AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION; AND DIRECTLY ADDRESSING THREATS. TO DATE, OUR ALLIANCE HAS SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF 42 CONSERVATION AREAS PROTECTING MORE THAN 10.5 MILLION ACRES OF IRREPLACEABLE ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS PERU AND BOLIVIA. IN ADDITION, THROUGH OUR MONITORING OF THE ANDES AMAZON PROGRAM (MAAP) AND A NETWORK OF LOCAL PARTNERS ACROSS THE REGION, WE HELP MONITOR AND PROTECT THE GREATER AMAZON BASIN BY EMPLOYING STATE-OF-THE-ART SATELLITE IMAGERY, DRONES, MACHINE LEARNING, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO DETECT IN REAL TIME AND COMBAT ILLEGAL DEFORESTATION FROM MINING, LOGGING, RANCHING, AND AGRICULTURAL CLEARING ACROSS A RANGE OF PROTECTED AREAS AND INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES IN BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, AND PERU. 1111099 404609 PUTTING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO WORK - AMAZON CONSERVATION DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS USING CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. OUR ALLIANCE SISTER ORGANIZATIONS OPERATE WORLD-CLASS BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATIONS IN PERU AND BOLIVIA WHICH SERVE AS LIVING LABORATORIES TO CARRY OUT AND HOST ROBUST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, FACILITATING LEARNING AND EDUCATION OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND CONSERVATIONISTS. BEYOND PIONEERING REAL-TIME FOREST CRIME DETECTION AND MONITORING, AMAZON CONSERVATION'S MAAP INTEGRATES THE LATEST ADVANCES IN SATELLITE-BASED TECHNOLOGIES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND MACHINE LEARNING TO PROVIDE REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON AMAZON-WIDE THREATS. MAAP ALSO PROVIDES GOVERNMENTS AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WITH CRITICAL MONITORING, ANALYSIS, AND POLICY SUPPORT ON ROADS, FIRES, CARBON, CLIMATE, AND OTHER MAJOR THEMES SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE INFORMED ACTION TO AVOID REACHING THE AMAZON'S TIPPING POINT. FURTHER BIODIVERSITY HEALTH MONITORING IS SUPPORTED BY THE TROPICS' LARGEST CAMERA TRAP GRID IN BOLIVIA AND PERU; AN INNOVATIVE AMAZONIAN FRUITS AND CLIMATE CHANGE OBSERVATORY THAT PROVIDES LOCAL PRODUCERS AND DECISION-MAKERS IN BOLIVIA WITH DATA ON SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION FROM THEIR FORESTS; AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONITORING PLATFORMS THAT ENABLE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND GOVERNMENTS TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO FOREST CRIMES WITHIN MOMENTS, RATHER THAN YEARS, FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORMING FOREST PROTECTION EFFORTS ACROSS THE BASIN. 764973 404609 EMPOWERING PEOPLE - AMAZON CONSERVATION EMPOWERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THROUGH OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FOREST-BASED ECONOMY THAT FUELS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR THE REGION. ALONG WITH THESE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE THE TOOLS NEEDED TO STOP DEFORESTATION, ESPECIALLY ILLEGAL DEFORESTATION, TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM PROTECTION OF THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES. WITH SUPPORT FROM SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SINCE OUR INCEPTION 25 YEARS AGO, AMAZON CONSERVATION AND OUR ALLIANCE SISTER ORGANIZATIONS IN PERU AND BOLIVIA HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARD ESTABLISHING A SUSTAINABLE, CLIMATE-RESILIENT, FOREST-BASED ECONOMY ACROSS 37 MILLION ACRES IN THE AMAZON. BY SUPPORTING DOZENS OF PRODUCER ASSOCIATIONS IN SCALING UP THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, MARKETING, AND SALES OF MAJOR FOREST PRODUCTS LIKE AA BERRIES AND BRAZIL NUTS, WE CREATE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE ALTERNATIVES TO DESTRUCTIVE PRACTICES LIKE SLASH-AND-BURN AGRICULTURE AND MINING. WE CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THIS WORK THROUGH DIVERSIFYING PRODUCTION WITH OTHER FOREST-BASED PRODUCTS, CREATING NEW MARKET CONNECTIONS, AND EXPANDING TO OTHER REGIONS, INCLUDING THE NEIGHBORING STATE OF ACRE IN BRAZIL.PRESENTLY IN FIVE COUNTRIES ACROSS THE AMAZON, WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITIES, FELLOW CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, INDIGENOUS GROUPS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO PROTECT THEIR LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES. WITH A FOCUS ON HALTING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, WE PROVIDE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND GOVERNMENTS WITH REAL-TIME INFORMATION ON DEFORESTATION CAUSED BY ILLEGAL GOLD MINING, LOGGING, AND OTHER DRIVERS. IN ORDER TO ENABLE RAPID AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSES, WE ARE BUILDING THE CAPACITY ACROSS A COALITION OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ACTION, ENGAGE GOVERNMENT, AND ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED POLICIES AND PROTECTION OF THE REGION'S FORESTS AND WATERS. 3151046 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X LUIS GOUFFRAY 2022342356 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 415 WASHINGTON DC 20036 JAMES BRUMM CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE VOORHEES TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EDUARDO FORNO VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW WILCOX DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN HENDRICKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE BABBITT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG SARNO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIE ARANA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANUEL PULGAR-VIDAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALFREDO CAHUAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SHEEHAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS WIESE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY GOODIN DIRECTOR, (FROM 09/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW BECK DIRECTOR, (FROM 09/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN P BEAVERS PRESIDENT 40.00 X 184494 0 40098 MARIA I VILLAMAR DIR. OF FINANCE 40.00 X 164718 0 20417 ANA FOLHADELLA PHILANTHROPY & COMMS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 126470 0 15390 MATHEW FINER DIR. OF MAAP & SEN. RESEARCH SPECIALIST 40.00 X 117393 0 19116 MERYL COHEN DIR. 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THE REPORT SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO ACA NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN P BEAVERS PRESIDENT 184494 0 0 0 0 0 7500 0 32598 0 224592 0 0 0 MARIA I VILLAMAR DIR. OF FINANCE 164718 0 0 0 0 0 7500 0 12917 0 185135 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND MANAGEMENT. A COPY IS THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DOCUMENT AS WELL. 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. THIS MONITORING IS IMPORTANT TO ACA OPERATIONS AND ALLOWS ACA STAFF TO IMMEDIATELY BECOME AWARE OF ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS. STAFF ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM WHEN THEY ARE INITIALLY HIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE. BASED ON PERFORMANCE, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL CONDITION, AND DATA OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION - FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS - THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION AND DOCUMENTS THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JUNE, 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION; THE MOST RECENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON ITS WEBSITE.