2014-11-07T10:29:20-06:00 2013-12-31 521853933 RIBIS JONES & MARESCA PA 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2013-01-01 522211305 AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION AMAZ 2022342356 1822 R STREET NW 4TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 ADRIAN FORSYTH PRESIDENT 2022342356 2014-11-06 1 DAVID JONES P01361002 4108840220 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ADRIAN FORSYTH 1822 R STREET NW 4TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 4116340 0 X WWW.AMAZONCONSERVATION.ORG X 1999 DC THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE AMAZON BASIN. 13 13 10 8 0 0 2231408 3838876 221270 259949 6376 2171 51014 15344 2510068 4116340 2528045 2498273 0 0 480997 390768 0 0 53779 208622 183794 3217664 3072835 -707596 1043505 2053730 3028485 115699 56776 1938031 2971709 X TO CONSERVE THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE AMAZON BASIN AND TO FOSTER SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, HEALTHY LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ECOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING, AND HABITAT PROTECTION. 0 0 931134 819644 259949 RESEARCH - 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 150 RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS, AND OVERALL, MORE THAN 1,000 RESEARCHERS HAVE CONDUCTED SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AT ACA'S STATIONS IN PERU. 738782 642675 CONSERVATION - AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (ACA) PROTECTS VITAL ECOSYSTEMS BY CREATING AND MANAGING ALTERNATIVE CONSERVATION AREAS (SUCH AS COMMUNITY OR CIVIL SOCIETY-MANAGED CONSERVATION CONCESSIONS AND REGIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS), PROMOTING 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 IS HELPING TO TRAIN THESE COMMUNITIES TO PATROL AND MONITOR THEIR RESERVES. 667885 576309 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, CARBON PROJECTS, 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. 558887 459645 EDUCATION AND TRAINING - ACA AIMS TO BUILD THE TECHNICAL CAPACITY OF LOCAL CITIZENS FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, TO STRENGTHEN THE 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. ADDITIONALLY, ACA HAS TRAINED TEACHERS AND MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS IN 13 SCHOOLS WITHIN THE MANU-TAMBOPATA CONSERVATION CORRIDOR. ACA'S FOCUS ON TRAINING REFLECTS ITS CONVICTION THAT SAVING THE GREATEST FORESTS ON EARTH REQUIRES SUPERCHARGING A NEW GENERATION OF SOUTH AMERICAN SCIENTISTS AND CONSERVATIONISTS. 558887 459645 2896688 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 DC X X THE ORGANIZATION 2022342356 1822 R STREET NW 4TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20009 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 DOROTHY BATTEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE BABBITT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH DUPONT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WADE DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS LOVEJOY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY RUTTENBERG 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 LUIS F DUCHICELA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL 1/11/13 37.50 X 3900 0 0 JEFF WOODMAN EXEC. 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BEGINNING 1/14/13 37.50 X 0 0 0 3900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104097 3734779 3838876 RESEARCH FACILITY 900099 235880 235880 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE 900099 24069 24069 259949 2171 2171 133 133 13083 0 13083 13083 13083 MISCELLANEOUS SALES, R 900099 2128 2128 2128 4116340 259949 0 17515 2498273 2498273 321994 224646 66057 31291 13381 9335 2746 1300 28099 19604 5764 2731 27294 19043 5599 2652 19563 19563 16167 12876 247 3044 26003 17019 2520 6464 42202 29444 8657 4101 35934 34767 377 790 16008 15658 158 192 508 354 105 49 8482 5917 1741 824 BAD DEBT 7953 7953 OUTREACH SERVICES 6933 6933 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 2553 1782 523 248 LICENSES AND PERMITS 952 663 196 93 536 374 162 3072835 2896688 122368 53779 699732 1086102 625205 1321125 688356 580989 28611 30999 5207 5209 9018 7233 4891 1785 1728 2276 2053730 3028485 35783 30407 10690 69226 26369 115699 56776 X 389502 487572 1548529 2484137 1938031 2971709 2053730 3028485 X 1043505 -9827 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2802396 4168834 1437321 2231408 3838876 14478835 2802396 4168834 1437321 2231408 3838876 14478835 4810039 9668796 9297 24253 21621 22207 15387 92765 3991 4451 1304 14414 2128 26288 14597888 884085 0.66230 0.59560 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS SALES REFUNDS AND OTHER INCOME - 2009 AMOUNT: $ 3,991. 2010 AMOUNT: $ 4,451. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 1,304. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 14,414. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 2,128. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9018 7233 1785 1785 DUE TO AFFILIATES 26369 26369 X PART X, LINE 2: THE 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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 0 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 2498273 0 0 0 0 0 0 2498273 0 2498273 SOUTH AMERICA VARIOUS PROJECTS INCLUDING STRENGTHENING INDIGENOUS GROUPS, IMPROVING INCOME FROM NUT HARVESTING, AND GENERAL SUPPORT. 53445 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA VARIOUS PROJECTS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST ACA IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE AMAZON BASIN. 2368197 WIRE TRANSFER TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM ACTIVITES CARRIED OUT IN THIS REGION. SOUTH AMERICA 12 64441 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 B, LINE 11 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 FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS APPROVE THE FORM 990 ONCE ALL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED BY ACA'S AUDITORS AND/OR FINANCIAL STAFF. THE FORM 990 MAY BE SIGNED BY ACA'S BOARD PRESIDENT 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 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INCLUDES COMPARABILITY DATA OF OTHER NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS. 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 XI, LINE 9: DISCONTINUED PROGRAM ACA-BOLIVIA -9,827. 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. ASOCIACION PARA LA CONSERVACION DE LA CUENCA AMAZONICA JIRON DOS DE MAYO 237 BARRANCO, LIMA PE SEE PART VII PE N/A N/A ACA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASOCIACION PARA LA CONSERVACION DE LA CUENCA AMAZONICA B