2018-11-15T15:45:59-06:00 2017-12-31 042943536 Tonneson & Company PC 401 Edgewater Place Suite 300 Wakefield MA 018806208 990EZ 2017-01-01 870713649 Conservation Through Poverty Alleviation International Inc CONS 6172308322 29 Roberts Street Cambridge MA 02138 Heidi E MacLean Treasurer 6172308322 2018-11-15 1 Heidi E MacLean P00840184 7812459999 2018-11-15 64.88.174.3 2018-11-15 15:35:11 ES P 2C98CD86DE2321A0D05BD5ECAF80D4B339187E21 508C32E517DA309BBD5733AFB1CCF83B8DA895AB 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X WWW.CPALI.ORG X X 132574 X 104707 25575 2264 28 132574 941 124394 125335 7239 257784 21756 286779 X 255413 289764 2371 1453 257784 291217 0 4438 257784 286779 X Conservation through Povery Alleviation, International is an international non profit organization that identifies, develops and implements new means of income generation for impoverished farmers living in areas of high biodiversity and conservation value. The initiative is focused on farming locally available and sustainable plants, animals and insects while educating people of all ages to find new ways to appreciate and utilize their environment by identifing and develping markets in which to sell products produced by the local people. Madagascar Silk Project- project which teaches the people of Madagascar to breed local silkworms as a tool for biodiversity conservation and silk production for use in the sale of merchandise produced to provide sustainable income to the local people living in proverty. 0 0 Raffia Weaving - Project to revitalize raffia farming and weaving, a fading art in the Maroantseta. Currently the program in Maroantseta is develping a raffia seedling nursery and teaching farmers who currently own raffia trees how to harvest the palm leaves sustainably that can be used to weave products for sale by local farmers. 0 0 Insect for food initiative - Gryllus nr Madagascariensis is a widespread species of cricket in Madagascar. The project works to teach local farmers how to raise crickets in Madagascar commercially to produce cricket protein powder to add to snack foods and nutritional additives. Cricket powder is a valuable additive to current disaster relief foods as it contains nutrients and vitamins not currently included in these foods. Farmers are also raising insect species native to the area in Maroantseta by gathering seeds and planting the host plant for the insect. 0 0 0 Catherine L Craig President 40.00 0 0 0 Robert S Weber Director 1.00 0 0 0 Leslie Brunetta Clerk 0.00 0 0 0 Walter Simons Director 0.00 0 0 0 May Berenbaum Director 0.00 0 0 0 Tim Barclay Director 5.00 0 0 0 James Arthur Toupin Director 1.00 0 0 0 Andry Ralijaona Director 0.00 0 0 0 Heidi MacLean Treasurer 2.00 0 0 0 Amelia Thrall Director 0.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MA Catherine L Craig President PO Box 398006 Cambridge MA 02138 6172308322 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 80979 107405 91539 105986 104284 490193 80979 107405 91539 105986 104284 490193 170275 319918 414 1957 2185 2126 2292 8974 499167 74914 0.64090 0.50170 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income Description: Dividend income. Amount: 2,038. Description: Interest income. Amount: 226. Total Included on Form 990-EZ, line 4: 2,264. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue Description: Miscellaneous Income. Amount: 28. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 14 Description: Depreciation. Amount: 941. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses Description: Program Expenses. Amount: 46,356. Description: Management General & Administrative. Amount: 22,302. Description: Marketing Expenses. Amount: 17,836. Description: Program Development Expenses. Amount: 22,841. Description: Fundraising. Amount: 777. Description: Payroll Expenses. Amount: 11,282. Description: Maroantserta Disaster Relief. Amount: 3,000. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 124,394. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net Assets Description: Unrealized Gain/Loss on Investments. Amount: 21,756. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets Description: Account Receivable. Beg. of Year Amount: 1,927. End of Year Amount: 0. Description: Advance Cay. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 470. Description: Other Depreciable Assets. Beg. of Year Amount: 444. End of Year Amount: 983. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities Description: Due to Robert Weber. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 246. Description: Accrued Expenses. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 4,192. The organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly,or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly,or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.