2023-09-12T10:03:11-05:00 2022-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2022-01-01 522211305 AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION AMAZ 2022342356 1012 14TH STREET NW 625 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JOHN P BEAVERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2022342356 2023-09-12 1 JOHN BEAVERS 999009999 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JOHN P BEAVERS 1012 14TH STREET NW 625 WASHINGTON DC 20005 4424427 0 X WWW.AMAZONCONSERVATION.ORG X 1999 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 10 10 16 12 0 0 2969763 4342627 0 0 2655 609 56364 81191 3028782 4424427 2398287 1906855 0 0 1124095 1142038 0 0 416276 365332 573601 3887714 3622494 -858932 801933 3109071 3778335 350192 537523 2758879 3240812 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 1226939 681695 PUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO WORK - AMAZON CONSERVATION DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS THROUGH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BY EMPLOYING OUR NETWORK OF CONSERVATION HUBS IN PERU AND BOLIVIA AS LIVING LABORATORIES WHERE WE CARRY OUT AND HOST ROBUST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, DEVELOP AND TEST CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES TO BE USED TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING AND PROTECTION OF THE AMAZON, AND FACILITATE LEARNING AND TRAINING OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND CONSERVATIONISTS. EXAMPLES OF THIS WORK INCLUDE: 1) OUR AMAZON-WIDE REAL-TIME REMOTE MONITORING PROGRAM CALLED MAAP, WHICH UTILIZES THE LATEST IN SATELLITE, RADAR, AND DRONE TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT AND REPORT DEFORESTATION AND FIRES IN REAL-TIME; 2) OUR EXTENSIVE CAMERA TRAP NETWORK THAT MONITORS BIODIVERSITY HEALTH IN KEY FOREST AREAS; 3) A CLIMATE EARLY-WARNING SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY FOREST PRODUCERS PREPARE FOR THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; 4) HOSTING SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS AT OUR PREMIER BIOLOGICAL STATIONS. SINCE 2020, OUR MAAP PROGRAM EXPOSED OVER 6,000 MAJOR FIRES IN REAL-TIME ACROSS THE ENTIRE AMAZON USING OUR INNOVATIVE FIRES MONITORING APP, AS WELL AS HELPED THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES STOP FRONTS OF ILLEGAL GOLD MINING DEFORESTATION USING OUR REMOTE SATELLITE MONITORING TECHNOLOGY BEFORE THEY GOT TO A POINT OF NO RETURN. 917330 665381 PROTECT WILD PLACES - AMAZON CONSERVATION PROTECTS CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY IN PERU AND BOLIVIA BY CREATING AND STRENGTHENING PROTECTED AREAS; ENSURING LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY ESSENTIAL FOR SPECIES SURVIVAL AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION; AND DIRECTLY ADDRESSING THREATS TO LOCAL HABITATS. WE FURTHER HELP PROTECT THE ENTIRE AMAZON BASIN BY EMPLOYING THE LATEST IN REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS IDENTIFY, ANALYZE, AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THE FOREST ACROSS ALL NINE AMAZONIAN COUNTRIES IN REAL-TIME. WE HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED: 1) GOVERNMENTS IN THE CREATION OF OVER 24 CONSERVATION AREAS PROTECTING 9.1 MILLION ACRES OF IRREPLACEABLE ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS PERU AND BOLIVIA, 2) INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES DEVELOP AND CARRYOUT "LIFE PLANS" TO ENSURE ENDURING PROTECTION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS WITHIN THEIR ANCESTRAL TERRITORIES. 825407 559779 EMPOWER PEOPLE - AMAZON CONSERVATION EMPOWERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT LIVELIHOODS THAT PROTECT STANDING FORESTS AND GROW LOCAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMIES. AND, WE STRENGTHEN ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE TO HELP COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY PROTECT THEIR LANDS AND RESOURCES. SINCE 1999, AMAZON CONSERVATION'S SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS PROGRAM HAS EMPOWERED THOUSANDS OF FOREST USERS AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN PERU AND BOLIVIA TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF FOREST-BASED RESOURCES INCLUDING BRAZIL NUTS AND ACAI BERRIES, HELPING IMPROVE THEIR INCOME AND QUALITY OF LIFE. SINCE 2015 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MADE STRIDES IN STRENGTHENING ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE BY PROVIDING CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND BUILDING CAPACITIES OF GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE THREATS, IMPROVE THE CONTEXT FOR CONSERVATION, AND APPLY THE LAW AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES. SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS - AMAZON CONSERVATION EMPOWERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT LIVELIHOODS THAT PROTECT STANDING FORESTS AND GROW LOCAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMIES, AS WELL AS TO STRENGTHEN ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE THAT IMPROVES PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. SINCE 1997, AMAZON CONSERVATION'S SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMS HAVE EMPOWERED THOUSANDS OF FOREST USERS AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN PERU AND BOLIVIA IN DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF FOREST PRODUCTS INCLUDING BRAZIL NUTS, ACAI BERRIES AND PRECIOUS TROPICAL HARDWOODS, WHICH IMPROVED THEIR INCOME AND QUALITY OF LIFE. AMAZON CONSERVATION ALSO SUPPORTS CONSERVATION-APPROPRIATE AGROFORESTRY INITIATIVES AND MICROENTERPRISES SUCH AS NATIVE FISH FARMING AND COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM, ALL WHILE WORKING TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. SINCE 2015 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MADE STRIDES IN STRENGTHENING ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE BY PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND BUILDING CAPACITIES OF GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE THREATS, IMPROVE THE CONTEXT FOR CONSERVATION, AND APPLY THE LAW AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES. 2969676 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X CARMEN SAHONERO 2022342356 1012 14TH STREET NW 625 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JAMES BRUMM CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE VOORHEES TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EDUARDO FORNO VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY ROSENTHAL DIRECTOR (END 9/2022) 1.00 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 MILES SILMAN DIRECTOR (END 4/2022) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANUEL PULGAR-VIDAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALFREDO CAHUAS DIRECTOR (START 1/2022) 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SHEEHAN DIRECTOR (START 9/2022) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS WIESE DIRECTOR (START 9/2022) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN P BEAVERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 150378 0 26181 VANESSA GUTIERREZ DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (END 9/2022) 40.00 X 104450 0 11475 VALERIE PETERSON DEPUTY DIRECTOR (END 1/2022) 40.00 X 1812 0 109 ANA FOLHADELLA DIR PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 113977 0 6842 MERYL COHEN DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 40.00 X 102200 0 12355 MATHEW FINER DIR MAAP & SR.RESEARCH SPECIALIST 40.00 X 100236 0 15812 573053 0 72774 5 0 1 0 0 98735 662328 3581564 4342627 609 609 REIMBURSEMENT 900099 72392 72392 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 8799 8799 81191 4424427 0 0 81800 60580 60580 1846275 1846275 294406 150736 26409 117261 684524 512301 29276 142947 24735 19109 932 4694 58315 44830 2785 10700 80058 54804 4478 20776 46273 46273 78826 53960 4409 20457 142579 97598 7981 37000 83908 57439 4693 21776 141007 27358 85807 27842 32018 21918 1791 8309 20735 20735 17395 11908 973 4514 FIELD SUPPLIES 10860 10860 3622494 2969676 236542 416276 89682 449057 2106142 2444322 304712 538599 264 259 230000 84906 16564 20000 76719 60526 35149 16193 320000 6558 224999 3109071 3778335 103980 82031 246212 455492 350192 537523 X 1988316 2553703 770563 687109 2758879 3240812 3109071 3778335 X 801933 -320000 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3486168 4727440 4331473 2969763 4342627 19857471 3486168 4727440 4331473 2969763 4342627 19857471 4126678 15730793 29798 7498 9336 2955 609 50196 16356 -830 1397 56064 81191 154178 20061845 53335 0.78410 0.81160 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 31719 20526 11193 45000 40000 5000 16193 DEPOSITS 6558 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 218441 224999 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 200313 LEASE LIABILITY 255179 455492 X 4424427 0 4424427 0 4424427 3622494 0 3622494 0 3622494 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, THE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DOCUMENTED THEIR CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAVE DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 1846275 0 0 0 0 0 0 1846275 0 1846275 SOUTH AMERICA VARIOUS CONSERVATION POJECTS IN BOLIVIA 622391 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH AMERICA VARIOUS CONSERVATION POJECTS IN PERU 980619 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH AMERICA SUB-GRANT FOR NORAD 90308 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH AMERICA SUB-GRANT FOR NORAD 108957 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH AMERICA SUB-GRANT FOR ICFC 22000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH AMERICA SUB-GRANT FOR ICFC 22000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 6 0 1 0 1 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. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 1 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS ONE BROOKINGS DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63130 430653611 501(C)(3) 20288 0 ESTABLISH A LABORATORY FOR WILDLIFE POPULATION SURVEILLANCE AND PATHOGEN SCREENING. PRIMATES PERU 4041 FAIRVIEW AVE ST LOUIS MO 63116 463614876 501(C)(3) 29826 0 ESTABLISH A LABORATORY FOR WILDLIFE POPULATION SURVEILLANCE AND PATHOGEN SCREENING. 2 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 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN P BEAVERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150378 0 0 0 0 0 7500 0 18681 0 176559 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 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND DOCUMENTS THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2022. 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. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS OF INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY -320,000. TURISMO Y CONSERVACION SAC AV 28 DE JULIO N 571 TAMBOPATA PE DEVELOP ECOTOURIST ACTIVITIES IN THE AMAZON AREA PE AMAZON CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION C 0.51000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SCHEDULE R, PART IV DURING THE YEAR, THIS INVESTMENT WAS DISPOSED OF.