RAINFOREST FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
RAINFOREST FOUNDATION INC (EIN 95-1622945)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-29
IRS object ID
202133339349300788
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-11-29T16:06:04-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10176ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN951622945EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAINFOREST FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRAINBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2124319098PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 26908AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11202ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSUZANNE PELLETIERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2124319098PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSUZANNEPersonFirstNm
Person LastPELLETIERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER COATESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02247728PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSUZANNE PELLETIERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 26908AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,534,838GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.RAINFORESTFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1988FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION US PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SECURE THEIR RIGHTS TO THEIR TRADITIONAL LANDS AND PROTECT THEIR FORESTS AND LIVELIHOODS. WE ARE TACKLING THE WORLD'S MOST URGENT CHALLENGES: BIODIVERSITY LOSS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee12TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,657,292PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,444,295CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$2,065PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,989CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$100PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,788CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,655,327PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,455,072CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,414,486PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$3,553,306CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$750,832PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,080,819CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$16,132PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$313,701CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$983,570PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,045,121CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,165,020PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,679,246CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$490,307PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,775,826CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,499,773TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,078,859TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$45,354TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$875,919TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,454,419NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,202,940NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS AND TRADITIONAL PEOPLES OF THE WORLD'S RAINFORESTS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND FULFILL THEIR RIGHTS BY ASSISTING THEM IN:SECURING AND CONTROLLING THE NATURAL RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR THEIR LONG TERM WELL BEING AND MANAGING THESE RESOURCES IN WAYS WHICH DO NOT HARM THEIR ENVIRONMENT, VIOLATE THEIR CULTURE OR COMPROMISE THEIR FUTURE; ANDDEVELOPING THE MEANS TO PROTECT THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RIGHTS AND TO OBTAIN, SHAPE AND CONTROL BASIC SERVICES FROM THE STATE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,025,503ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,553,306GrantAmt
DescRAINFOREST FOUNDATION US'S PROGRAMS ARE TACKLING THE WORLD'S MOST URGENT CHALLENGES: BIODIVERSITY LOSS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. WE PARTNER WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO PROTECT VITAL RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SECURE THEIR RIGHTS TO THEIR TRADITIONAL LANDS AND PROTECT THEIR FORESTS AND LIVELIHOODS. OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND IN 2020 WE PRIORITIZED THE COUNTRIES OF PERU, GUYANA, PANAMA, AND BRAZIL.OUR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON DELIVERING THE FOLLOWING FIVE SERVICES:TERRITORIAL MONITORING: RFUS PROVIDES TRAINING, TOOLS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO MAP, MONITOR, AND SECURE THEIR TERRITORIES USING COST EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIKE SMARTPHONES, DRONES AND SATELLITE DATA. LAND TITLING & LEGAL INTERVENTION: RFUS WORKS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO OBTAIN LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO SECURE LAND RIGHTS, SETTLE DISPUTES, AND SEEK JUSTICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS PERPETRATED AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS. LAND MANAGEMENT: RFUS ADVISES COMMUNITIES TO BUILD PARTICIPATORY, BOTTOM-UP LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS TO PROTECT THEIR FORESTS AND TO SET THE STAGE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS THAT RESPECT THEIR VALUES, BELIEFS, AND WAYS OF LIFE. POLICY & ADVOCACY: RFUS SUPPORTS PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY CHANGE AS IT RELATES TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHTS, FOREST PROTECTION AND RESTORATION, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE ACTION, AND BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION.INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING: RFUS INVESTS DIRECTLY IN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS WITH THEM TO STRENGTHEN INTEGRAL COMMUNICATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE, MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL CAPACITIES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,025,503TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document19IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee12EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
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)
Phone2124319098PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 COURT STREET SUITE 712AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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JOHN COPELAND
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD CRIDER
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT ODOM
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT CURRAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNY SPRINGER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTIAN LELONG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARS VON BENNIGSEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BECKY YANG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE PELLETIER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$143,750$0$19,235
CHRISTINE HALVORSON
PROGRAM DIRECTOR40.00$101,138$0$7,290Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$244,888TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$26,525TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$4,566,506AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$40,750NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,444,295TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$175TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$175ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$82,580SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$79,766SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,814SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,814TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,814ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$7,788ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,788OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,455,072TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$10,777ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,553,306TotalAmt
Program Services$3,553,306ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,750TotalAmt
Program Services$49,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,938FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$703,452TotalAmt
Program Services$535,999ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91,316FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,511TotalAmt
Program Services$86,035ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,446FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,106TotalAmt
Program Services$58,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,132FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,311TotalAmt
Management And General$19,311ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,758TotalAmt
Management And General$48,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,583TotalAmt
Program Services$45,513ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93,432FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,784TotalAmt
Program Services$32,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,705ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,705FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,707TotalAmt
Program Services$35,810ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,432ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,465FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,229TotalAmt
Program Services$31,866ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,160ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,203FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,382TotalAmt
Program Services$51,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,649FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,983TotalAmt
Program Services$109,983ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,377TotalAmt
Management And General$1,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,450TotalAmt
Program Services$4,352ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$984FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES$335,311$335,311
SUPPLIES$93,460$89,460$2,000$2,000
MISCELLANEOUS$9,786$6,734$1,621$1,431

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,679,246TotalAmt
Program Services$5,025,503ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$340,042ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$313,701FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$845,341BOYAmt
EOY$3,303,920EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$594,680BOYAmt
EOY$688,428EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,270BOYAmt
EOY$16,067EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$37,489LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$37,094LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,772BOYAmt
EOY$395EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,210BOYAmt
EOY$64,849EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,500BOYAmt
EOY$5,200EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,499,773BOYAmt
EOY$4,078,859EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,354BOYAmt
EOY$128,609EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$747,310EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,354BOYAmt
EOY$875,919EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$850,702BOYAmt
EOY$1,767,397EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$603,717BOYAmt
EOY$1,435,543EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,454,419BOYAmt
EOY$3,202,940EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,499,773BOYAmt
EOY$4,078,859EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,775,826ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,905NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$25,400OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,893,248CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,230,929CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,665,715CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,657,292CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,444,295CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,891,479TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,230,929CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,665,715CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,657,292CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,444,295CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,891,479TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,248,361SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,643,118PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$426CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$145CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$175CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$814TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,088CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$91CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,545CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,788CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,612TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,907,905TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.92940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88860PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$37,489OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$37,094DepreciationAmt
Book Value$395BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$395TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,427,767TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,905NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$25,400OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$27,305RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,455,072RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,455,072TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,679,246TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,679,246ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,679,246TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -25,400.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGIONLAND TITLING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING$185,116
SOUTH AMERICA17GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGIONLAND TITLING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING$3,688,504
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees7SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,873,620SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,873,620TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (31 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SOUTH AMERICAENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING$526,141WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING$110,994WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING$57,081WIRE TRANSFER
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANLAND TITLING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING, ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENING$79,150WIRE TRANSFER
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANLAND TITLING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING, ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENING$85,926WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING$111,169WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$18,870WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$20,856WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$224,050WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$3,050WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$48,099WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$16,700WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$350WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$10,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$245,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$42,341WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$32,395WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$245,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$225,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$20,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$200,000WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)EMERGENCY AID$94,060WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)EMERGENCY AID$102,060WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$225,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$245,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$20,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID, INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING$67,520WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$35,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICAEMERGENCY AID$30,000WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICALAND RIGHTS$12,400WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICALAND RIGHTS$30,212WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org32Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:RFUS PROGRAM STAFF MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS THROUGH SITE VISITS, CONSTANT COMMUNICATIONS, AND REVIEWS OF INTERIM AND FINAL NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS. DURING SITE VISITS, RFUS PROGRAM STAFF ALSO ASSESS PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS' ACCOUNTING PRACTICES, AND EVALUATE ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE WITH GRANT FUNDS.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSUZANNE PELLETIERPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$143,750BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$19,235NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$162,985TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRAINFOREST FOUNDATION US EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AGAINST COMPARATIVE ORGANIZATIONS FOR REASONABLENESS AND MUST BY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$40,750NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BDRAFTS OF THE COMPLETED RETURNS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FINANCIAL DIRECTOR. THE FINAL DRAFT IS SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE THE COMMITTEE HAS COMPLETED ITS REVIEW, COPIES OF THE RETURNS ARE PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, WHICH ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS DISCLOSED ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST; RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; AND READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH YEAR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND/OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN AND IF THEY ARISE AND SIGN AN UPDATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD DEVELOPS A COMPARATIVE BASE FOR THE EVALUATION OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION THAT APPROXIMATES OUR ORGANIZATION. THIS IS THEN REVEIWED BY THE BOARD IN DETERMINATION OF ANY ANNUAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MARKET COMPETITIVENESS AND PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME FRAMES AS REQUIRED.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -25,400.

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