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SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL USA: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL USA (EIN 26-3208869)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-09-18
IRS object ID
201802629349300000
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-09-18T21:12:56-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1MARJTAX INCORPORATEDBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL (USA)BusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSURVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5108583950PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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PersonDANIEL LAVELLEPersonNm
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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Gross Receipts$201,407GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Activity Or MissionWE ARE SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL, THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR TRIBAL PEOPLES. WE'RE FIGHTING FOR THEIR SURVIVAL AROUND THE WORLD. WE HELP THEM DEFEND THEIR LIVES, PROTECT THEIR LANDS AND DETERMINE THEIR OWN FUTURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOUR WORK IS PREVENTING THE ANNIHILATION OF TRIBAL PEOPLES. WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. WE INVESTIGATE ATROCITIES & PRESENT EVIDENCE TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL FORUMS. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILS)MissionDesc
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Expense$62,931ExpenseAmt
DescTRIBAL CONSERVATIONISTS CAMPAIGN (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION) TRIBAL PEOPLES HAVE BEEN DEPENDENT ON AND MANAGED THEIR ENVIRONMENTS FOR MILLENNIA AND EVIDENCE PROVES THAT THEY ARE BETTER AT LOOKING AFTER THEIR ENVIRONMENT THAN ANYONE ELSE. THEY ARE THE BEST CONSERVATIONISTS AND GUARDIANS OF THE NATURAL WORLD AND AS SUCH WE ARE WORKING TO ENSURE THEY ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT. BUT TRIBAL PEOPLES ARE BEING ILLEGALLY EVICTED FROM THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS IN THE NAME OF CONSERVATION AND ACCUSED OF "POACHING" BECAUSE THEY HUNT TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES. THEY FACE ARREST AND BEATINGS, TORTURE AND DEATH, AT THE HANDS OF ANTI-POACHING SQUADS FUNDED BY BIG WESTERN CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, WHILE BIG GAME TROPHY HUNTERS ARE ENCOURAGED. BUT TARGETING TRIBAL HUNTERS DIVERTS ACTION AWAY FROM TACKLING THE TRUE POACHERS - CRIMINALS CONSPIRING WITH CORRUPT OFFICIALS. TARGETING TRIBAL HUNTERS HARMS CONSERVATION. SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL IS LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST THE ABUSE OF TRIBAL PEOPLES IN THE NAME OF CONSERVATION: FOR TRIBES, FOR NATURE, FOR ALL HUMANITY. BEST CONSERVATIONISTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE CONTINUED TO EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT TRIBAL PEOPLES ARE THE BEST CONSERVATIONISTS, AND THAT ENSURING THEIR LAND RIGHTS ARE UPHELD NOT ONLY PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT BUT ALSO GUARANTEES THEIR FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS. WE PRESENTED THE CASE AT OUTREACH EVENTS TO A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES, FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN TO POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS. SURVIVAL CALLED FOR GREATER RECOGNITION OF THE CRUCIAL ROLE TRIBAL PEOPLES PLAY IN PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT FROM WORLD LEADERS, AHEAD OF COP23 CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN BONN. WE CLOSELY FOLLOWED AND REPORTED ON THE CASE OF AN ELDERLY BATWA MAN IN UGANDA, WHO WAS IMPRISONED FOR HUNTING A SMALL ANTELOPE IN A PROTECTED AREA. HE WAS LATER RELEASED AFTER SERVING HIS SENTENCE.Desc

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DescUNCONTACTED TRIBES CAMPAIGN UNCONTACTED TRIBES ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLES ON THE PLANET. WE KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THEM. BUT WE DO KNOW THERE ARE MORE THAN A HUNDRED AROUND THE WORLD. AND WE KNOW WHOLE POPULATIONS ARE BEING WIPED OUT BY VIOLENCE FROM OUTSIDERS WHO STEAL THEIR LAND AND RESOURCES, AND BY DISEASES LIKE FLU AND MEASLES TO WHICH THEY HAVE NO RESISTANCE. SURVIVAL IS A WORLD AUTHORITY ON UNCONTACTED TRIBES AND HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY CAMPAIGNING FOR THEIR LANDS TO BE PROTECTED SINCE 1969. OUR CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES ARE SIMPLE: PROTECT THEIR LANDS AND ENSURE THEIR RIGHT TO REMAIN UNCONTACTED IS RESPECTED. ONLY THEN WILL THEY, AND THE ENVIRONMENTS ON WHICH THEY DEPEND, CONTINUE TO THRIVE. (SEE SCHEDULE O) AMAZON UNCONTACTED FRONTIER THE AMAZON UNCONTACTED FRONTIER IS AN AREA STRADDLING THE PERU-BRAZIL BORDER AND IS HOME TO THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF UNCONTACTED TRIBAL PEOPLES IN THE WORLD. IT IS THEREFORE A VITALLY IMPORTANT REGION AND, IN 2017, WE CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF THOSE THREATENED BY MINERS, LOGGERS AND OTHERS SEEKING TO IMPOSE UNWANTED CONTACT. IN MARCH, YEARS OF CAMPAIGNING BY SURVIVAL RESULTED IN A HARD-FOUGHT SUCCESS. PACIFIC E&P, A CANADIAN OIL COMPANY, WITHDREW FROM THE TERRITORY OF AN UNCONTACTED TRIBE IN PERU. THIS DECISION MARKED A HUGE VICTORY FOR THE REGION, FOR THE MATSS AND FOR SURVIVAL'S CAMPAIGN. THE DECISION FOLLOWED YEARS OF LOBBYING THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT, EMAILS TO THE COMPANY'S CEO, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVISM, INCLUDING A VERY SUCCESSFUL "VIRTUAL PROTEST" THAT RESULTED IN 400 SUPPORTERS LEAVING NEGATIVE COMMENTS AND REVIEWS ON PACIFIC E&P'S FACEBOOK WALL. AW, BRAZIL YEARS OF RESEARCH AND CAMPAIGNING BY SURVIVAL FOR THE EVICTION OF LOGGERS FROM THE AW'S TERRITORY MEANS THAT, IN SOME REGIONS, THE AW ARE FARING MUCH BETTER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS. WHERE THEIR LAND IS PROTECTED, OUR MONITORING SHOWS THAT THEIR SITUATION HAS MARKEDLY IMPROVED. HOWEVER, UNCONTACTED TRIBAL PEOPLES REMAIN AT GREAT RISK, ABOVE ALL IN THE ARARIBOIA TERRITORY, WHICH IS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY DEFORESTATION AND THREATENED FROM WITHIN BY LOGGERS. THE GUAJAJARA GUARDIANS, A GROUP MADE UP OF MEMBERS FROM THE GUAJAJARA TRIBE IN BRAZIL, ARE WORKING IN THIS REGION TO PROTECT THEIR LAND AND PREVENT THE GENOCIDE OF THEIR UNCONTACTED NEIGHBORS, THE AW. IN AUGUST THEY TRAVELLED TO A NEARBY CITY TO STAGE A PROTEST FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THE GUARDIANS DEMANDED URGENT HELP AND SURVIVAL WAS ABLE TO SECURE INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE OF THEIR PROTEST AND THE ESSENTIAL WORK THEY ARE DOING. WE LOBBIED THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS, ARGUING THAT THE GUAJAJARA GUARDIANS ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AT PROTECTING THEIR LAND FROM ILLEGAL LOGGERS. WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS SO THAT THE GUARDIANS CAN CONTINUE THEIR VITAL WORK. IN ADDITION, WE RELEASED AN EMAIL FROM THE GUAJAJARA GUARDIANS THEMSELVES, ASKING SUPPORTERS TO CONTACT BRAZIL'S GOVERNMENT AND URGE THEM TO FUND THE GUARDIAN'S TIRELESS WORK. THIS WAS HUGELY SUCCESSFUL AND RESULTED IN THOUSANDS OF EMAIL RESPONSES TO THE BRAZILIAN AUTHORITIES.Desc

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Expense$13,984ExpenseAmt
DescTRIBAL VOICE SURVIVAL'S TRIBAL VOICE PROJECT GIVES REMOTE TRIBES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SO THEY CAN SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENTS AND MULTINATIONALS AND OTHERS THAT ARE TRYING TO SILENCE THEM. WE ACHIEVED OUR TARGET OF INCREASING THE PRESENCE OF OUR "TRIBAL VOICE" PROJECT IN OUR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS MATERIALS AND PUBLICITY WITH QUOTES AND OPINIONS FROM TRIBAL PEOPLE FEATURED EVER MORE PROMINENTLY ACROSS OUR COMMUNICATIONS. WE CREATED AND DISSEMINATED A PUBLICITY VIDEO TO INDIGENOUS AND TRIBAL AUDIENCES ENCOURAGING THEM TO SEND US THEIR VIDEO CLIPS AND EXPLAINING THAT THE PROJECT CAN HELP GIVE THEM A PLATFORM TO TELL THEIR STORIES IN THEIR OWN WORDS AND HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD AROUND THE WORLD. (SEE SCHEDULE O) OVER THE YEAR WE RELEASED DOZENS OF NEW VIDEOS BY TRIBAL PEOPLES, SHARING THEM ON OUR WEBSITE, ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIRECTLY WITH OUR SUPPORTERS. FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE FEATURED TRIBAL VOICE VIDEOS IN EMAILS CALLING FOR URGENT ACTION FROM SUPPORTERS, INCLUDING VIDEOS FROM THE GUAJAJARA GUARDIANS, WHO TELL US THEY ARE GLAD OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO SUPPORTERS. WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST EVER VIDEO FROM THE AW, WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES THE TRIBE ARE FACING AS ILLEGAL FISHERMEN AND HUNTERS INVADE THEIR LAND. OUR VIDEO OF BETO MARUBO WAS THE FIRST EVER CLIP RECORDED ON AN UNCONTACTED TRIBES MONITORING EXPEDITION, DEEP IN THE AMAZON. THE VIDEO WAS A HUGE SUCCESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND RECEIVED OVER 40,000 VIEWS IN PORTUGUESE. BETO AND HIS PEOPLE SENT US THIS MESSAGE: "WOW, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE VIDEO. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US. IT MEANS NEWS OF THE SITUATION DOESN'T JUST STAY HERE, STUCK IN THE JAVARI."Desc
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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BOY$4,706BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,763BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$790BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$293,701EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,834BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$241,443CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$163,756CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$188,237CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$198,854CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$987,088TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$241,443CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$163,756CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$188,237CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$198,854CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$987,088TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$99,198SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$887,890PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$914CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$937CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$979CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,830TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$989,918TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,573GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.89690PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91180PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,227OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,770DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,457BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,457TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ABUT TARGETING TRIBAL HUNTERS DIVERTS ACTION AWAY FROM TACKLING THE TRUE POACHERS - CRIMINALS CONSPIRING WITH CORRUPT OFFICIALS. TARGETING TRIBAL HUNTERS HARMS CONSERVATION. SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL IS LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST THE ABUSE OF TRIBAL PEOPLES IN THE NAME OF CONSERVATION: FOR TRIBES, FOR NATURE, FOR ALL HUMANITY. BEST CONSERVATIONISTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE CONTINUED TO EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT TRIBAL PEOPLES ARE THE BEST CONSERVATIONISTS, AND THAT ENSURING THEIR LAND RIGHTS ARE UPHELD NOT ONLY PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT BUT ALSO GUARANTEES THEIR FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS. WE PRESENTED THE CASE AT OUTREACH EVENTS TO A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES, FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN TO POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS. SURVIVAL CALLED FOR GREATER RECOGNITION OF THE CRUCIAL ROLE TRIBAL PEOPLES PLAY IN PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT FROM WORLD LEADERS, AHEAD OF COP23 CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN BONN. WE CLOSELY FOLLOWED AND REPORTED ON THE CASE OF AN ELDERLY BATWA MAN IN UGANDA, WHO WAS IMPRISONED FOR HUNTING A SMALL ANTELOPE IN A PROTECTED AREA. HE WAS LATER RELEASED AFTER SERVING HIS SENTENCE.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BAMAZON UNCONTACTED FRONTIER THE AMAZON UNCONTACTED FRONTIER IS AN AREA STRADDLING THE PERU-BRAZIL BORDER AND IS HOME TO THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF UNCONTACTED TRIBAL PEOPLES IN THE WORLD. IT IS THEREFORE A VITALLY IMPORTANT REGION AND, IN 2017, WE CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF THOSE THREATENED BY MINERS, LOGGERS AND OTHERS SEEKING TO IMPOSE UNWANTED CONTACT. IN MARCH, YEARS OF CAMPAIGNING BY SURVIVAL RESULTED IN A HARD-FOUGHT SUCCESS. PACIFIC E&P, A CANADIAN OIL COMPANY, WITHDREW FROM THE TERRITORY OF AN UNCONTACTED TRIBE IN PERU. THIS DECISION MARKED A HUGE VICTORY FOR THE REGION, FOR THE MATSS AND FOR SURVIVAL'S CAMPAIGN. THE DECISION FOLLOWED YEARS OF LOBBYING THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT, EMAILS TO THE COMPANY'S CEO, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVISM, INCLUDING A VERY SUCCESSFUL "VIRTUAL PROTEST" THAT RESULTED IN 400 SUPPORTERS LEAVING NEGATIVE COMMENTS AND REVIEWS ON PACIFIC E&P'S FACEBOOK WALL. AW, BRAZIL YEARS OF RESEARCH AND CAMPAIGNING BY SURVIVAL FOR THE EVICTION OF LOGGERS FROM THE AW'S TERRITORY MEANS THAT, IN SOME REGIONS, THE AW ARE FARING MUCH BETTER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS. WHERE THEIR LAND IS PROTECTED, OUR MONITORING SHOWS THAT THEIR SITUATION HAS MARKEDLY IMPROVED. HOWEVER, UNCONTACTED TRIBAL PEOPLES REMAIN AT GREAT RISK, ABOVE ALL IN THE ARARIBOIA TERRITORY, WHICH IS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY DEFORESTATION AND THREATENED FROM WITHIN BY LOGGERS. THE GUAJAJARA GUARDIANS, A GROUP MADE UP OF MEMBERS FROM THE GUAJAJARA TRIBE IN BRAZIL, ARE WORKING IN THIS REGION TO PROTECT THEIR LAND AND PREVENT THE GENOCIDE OF THEIR UNCONTACTED NEIGHBORS, THE AW. IN AUGUST THEY TRAVELLED TO A NEARBY CITY TO STAGE A PROTEST FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THE GUARDIANS DEMANDED URGENT HELP AND SURVIVAL WAS ABLE TO SECURE INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE OF THEIR PROTEST AND THE ESSENTIAL WORK THEY ARE DOING. WE LOBBIED THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS, ARGUING THAT THE GUAJAJARA GUARDIANS ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AT PROTECTING THEIR LAND FROM ILLEGAL LOGGERS. WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS SO THAT THE GUARDIANS CAN CONTINUE THEIR VITAL WORK. IN ADDITION, WE RELEASED AN EMAIL FROM THE GUAJAJARA GUARDIANS THEMSELVES, ASKING SUPPORTERS TO CONTACT BRAZIL'S GOVERNMENT AND URGE THEM TO FUND THE GUARDIAN'S TIRELESS WORK. THIS WAS HUGELY SUCCESSFUL AND RESULTED IN THOUSANDS OF EMAIL RESPONSES TO THE BRAZILIAN AUTHORITIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4COVER THE YEAR WE RELEASED DOZENS OF NEW VIDEOS BY TRIBAL PEOPLES, SHARING THEM ON OUR WEBSITE, ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIRECTLY WITH OUR SUPPORTERS. FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE FEATURED TRIBAL VOICE VIDEOS IN EMAILS CALLING FOR URGENT ACTION FROM SUPPORTERS, INCLUDING VIDEOS FROM THE GUAJAJARA GUARDIANS, WHO TELL US THEY ARE GLAD OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO SUPPORTERS. WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST EVER VIDEO FROM THE AW, WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES THE TRIBE ARE FACING AS ILLEGAL FISHERMEN AND HUNTERS INVADE THEIR LAND. OUR VIDEO OF BETO MARUBO WAS THE FIRST EVER CLIP RECORDED ON AN UNCONTACTED TRIBES MONITORING EXPEDITION, DEEP IN THE AMAZON. THE VIDEO WAS A HUGE SUCCESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND RECEIVED OVER 40,000 VIEWS IN PORTUGUESE. BETO AND HIS PEOPLE SENT US THIS MESSAGE: "WOW, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE VIDEO. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US. IT MEANS NEWS OF THE SITUATION DOESN'T JUST STAY HERE, STUCK IN THE JAVARI."
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE MANAGEMENT OFFICER REVIEWS THE 990 WITH THE TAX PREPARER. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FINAL 990 DRAFT, WITH ALL SCHEDULES IS DELIVERED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS VIA EMAIL IN PDF FORMAT A WEEK PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CPER SECTION 6 ARTICLE 12 OF THE AGENCY BYLAWS, "EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND D) UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECIDES THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE MANAGING OFFICER. THE BOARD, WHICH CONSISTS OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, HAS ASSESSED FAIR AND EQUITABLE COMPENSATION BASED ON COMPENSATION OF MANAGING OFFICER OF AGENCIES OF SIMILAR SIZE, FIELD AND LOCATION TO SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL USA. THE BOARD ALSO CONDUCTS REGULAR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF THE MANAGING OFFICER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE MANAGING OFFICER DETERMINES THE SALARY AND/OR WAGES OF ALL OTHER STAFF, BASED ON CURRENT MARKET COMPENSATION PRACTICES AND THE MINIMUM WAGE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST.