2018-09-18T21:12:56-07:00 2017-12-31 454570537 MARJTAX INCORPORATED 3542 FRUITVALE AVE OAKLAND CA 946022327 990 2017-01-01 263208869 SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL (USA) SURV 5108583950 P O BOX 26345 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94126 DANIEL LAVELLE US DIRECTOR 5108583950 2018-09-18 true MARJORIE WILLIAMS-JONES P00564614 5104826204 2018-09-18 X 76.218.101.188 2018-09-18 23:12:56 CD P C9F1254338109C794B4EB586062621BC285657FD C9F1254338109C794B4EB586062621BC285657FD 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z DANIEL LAVELLE P O BOX 26345 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94126 201407 false X HTTPS://WWW.SURVIVALINTERNATIONAL.ORG/ X 2008 CA WE 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. 4 4 3 0 188237 198854 1380 937 979 194 189174 201407 0 0 106664 149065 0 25122 157694 54049 264358 203114 -75184 -1707 295276 293701 42834 42821 252442 250880 X OUR 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) false false 62931 TRIBAL 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. 62931 UNCONTACTED 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. 13984 TRIBAL 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." 139846 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 3 true false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X DANIEL LAVELLE 5108583950 P O BOX 26345 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94126 X STEPHEN CORRY PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TESS THACKARA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GHISLAINE DE GIVE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL LAVELLE US DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 198854 198854 PUBLICATION FEE REVENUE 624230 750 750 SPEAKER FEE 624230 630 630 1380 979 979 194 194 201407 1380 1173 129014 92105 17293 19616 9712 7030 1245 1437 10339 7444 1344 1551 888 888 7099 5106 1048 945 14627 13692 781 154 14192 6387 6386 1419 4393 4393 31 31 10049 10049 2770 2770 203114 139846 38146 25122 258090 255678 4706 5667 7227 2770 4927 4457 26763 27899 790 295276 293701 42834 42821 42834 42821 X 252442 250880 252442 250880 295276 293701 -1707 145 X false false false X 194798 241443 163756 188237 198854 987088 194798 241443 163756 188237 198854 987088 99198 887890 914 937 979 2830 989918 1573 0.89690 0.91180 X 7227 2770 4457 4457 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A 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. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B 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. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C 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." FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 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 12C PER 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 15A THE 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 15B THE 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 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST.