2021-11-29T16:06:04-06:00 2020-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2020-01-01 951622945 RAINFOREST FOUNDATION INC RAIN 2124319098 PO BOX 26908 BROOKLYN NY 11202 SUZANNE PELLETIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2124319098 2021-11-15 1 SUZANNE PELLETIER 999009999 JENNIFER COATES P02247728 2126972299 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SUZANNE PELLETIER PO BOX 26908 BROOKLYN NY 11202 7534838 0 X WWW.RAINFORESTFOUNDATION.ORG X 1988 CA THE 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. 8 8 12 0 0 0 3657292 7444295 0 0 -2065 2989 100 7788 3655327 7455072 1414486 3553306 0 0 750832 1080819 16132 0 313701 983570 1045121 3165020 5679246 490307 1775826 1499773 4078859 45354 875919 1454419 3202940 X THE 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. 0 0 5025503 3553306 RAINFOREST 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. 5025503 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA NY NJ X X X THE ORGANIZATION 2124319098 50 COURT STREET SUITE 712 BROOKLYN NY 11201 JOHN COPELAND CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TODD CRIDER VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRETT ODOM TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT CURRAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY SPRINGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN LELONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARS VON BENNIGSEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY YANG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE PELLETIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 143750 0 19235 CHRISTINE HALVORSON PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 101138 0 7290 244888 0 26525 2 0 1 0 0 2877789 4566506 40750 7444295 175 175 82580 79766 2814 2814 2814 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 7788 7788 7788 7455072 0 0 10777 3553306 3553306 163750 49125 73687 40938 703452 535999 76137 91316 127511 86035 22030 19446 86106 58098 14876 13132 19311 19311 48758 48758 160583 45513 21638 93432 55784 32374 11705 11705 80707 35810 24432 20465 47229 31866 8160 7203 76382 51537 13196 11649 109983 109983 1377 1377 6450 4352 1114 984 PROGRAM EXPENSES 335311 335311 SUPPLIES 93460 89460 2000 2000 MISCELLANEOUS 9786 6734 1621 1431 5679246 5025503 340042 313701 845341 3303920 594680 688428 11270 16067 37489 37094 1772 395 33210 64849 13500 5200 1499773 4078859 45354 128609 747310 45354 875919 X 850702 1767397 603717 1435543 1454419 3202940 1499773 4078859 X 1775826 -1905 -25400 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1893248 2230929 2665715 3657292 7444295 17891479 1893248 2230929 2665715 3657292 7444295 17891479 1248361 16643118 426 57 11 145 175 814 4088 91 3545 100 7788 15612 17907905 0.92940 0.88860 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 37489 37094 395 395 7427767 -1905 -25400 -27305 7455072 0 7455072 5679246 0 5679246 0 5679246 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -25,400. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION LAND TITLING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING 185116 SOUTH AMERICA 1 7 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION LAND TITLING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING 3688504 1 7 0 0 1 7 3873620 0 3873620 SOUTH AMERICA ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING 526141 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING 110994 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING 57081 WIRE TRANSFER CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN LAND TITLING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING, ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENING 79150 WIRE TRANSFER CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN LAND TITLING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING, ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENING 85926 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING 111169 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 18870 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 20856 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 224050 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 3050 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 48099 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 16700 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 350 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 10000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 245000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 42341 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 32395 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 245000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 225000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 20000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 200000 WIRE TRANSFER EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) EMERGENCY AID 94060 WIRE TRANSFER EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) EMERGENCY AID 102060 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 225000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 245000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 20000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID, INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING 67520 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 35000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA EMERGENCY AID 30000 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA LAND RIGHTS 12400 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA LAND RIGHTS 30212 WIRE TRANSFER 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 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: X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUZANNE PELLETIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 143750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19235 0 162985 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 RAINFOREST FOUNDATION US EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AGAINST COMPARATIVE ORGANIZATIONS FOR REASONABLENESS AND MUST BY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X 6 40750 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DRAFTS 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 12C ALL 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 15 THE 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 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME FRAMES AS REQUIRED. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -25,400.