RAINFOREST TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
RAINFOREST TRUST (EIN 13-3500609)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-11
IRS object ID
201602249349301160
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-08-11T08:18:17-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Kronzek Fisher & Lopez PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1607 2nd Street NEAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200024909ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN133500609EIN

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Business Name Line1Rainforest TrustBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlRAINBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8004564930PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17078 Airlie RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityWarrentonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20187ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL SALAMANPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8004564930PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARITH L FISHERPreparerPersonNm
Phone2025472727PhoneNum
Preparation2016-08-11PreparationDt
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerPAUL SALAMANPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line17078 Airlie RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityWarrentonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20187ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,961,677GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.rainforesttrust.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1989FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe mission of Rainforest Trust is to protect threatened rainforests and tropical habitats to protect endangered wildlife and ecosystems through the purchase of private lands, reserve creation, community engagement, information dissemination, and education.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Total Revenue$5,815,590PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,853,049CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,817,025PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$581,718PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,555,412ExpenseAmt
Grant$5,826,211GrantAmt
DescLAND PURCHASE & RESERVE CREATION - THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY LANDS IN THE TROPICS FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, ESPECIALLY RAINFORESTS AND SIMILAR THREATENED HABITATS. RAINFOREST TRUST TARGETS THESE AREAS FOR CONSERVATION AND PURCHASES TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THEM. RAINFOREST TRUST ALSO WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND OTHER ENTITIES TO ESTABLISH NEW PROTECTED AREAS TO INCLUDE GROUNDWORK ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ECOLOGICAL STUDIES, MAPPING, LEGAL REVIEWS AND PAPERWORK, AND BOUNDARY. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2015: A) THE DECLARATION OF THE 3,347,005-ACRE SIERRA DEL DIVISOR NATIONAL PARK IN PERU REPRESENTS THE SINGLE LARGEST CONSERVATION SUCCESS IN RAINFOREST TRUST'S HISTORY; B) THE CREATION OF TEH 168,032-ACRE CLASS I KUAMUT FOREST RESERVE IN BORNEO; C) THE CREATION OF TWO ECOLOGICAL CONCESSIONS TOTALING 110,011 ACRES IN SUMATRA; D) THE CREATION OF SEVEN NEW PROTECTED AREAS TOTALING 74,816 ACRES IN MADAGASCAR; E) THE CREATION OF THE 20,558-ACRE ANKARATRA MASSIF RESERVE ALSO IN MADAGASCAR; F) THE PURCHASE OF 4,922 ACRES TO EXPAND THE EL JAGUAR RESERVE IN AMAZONIA COLUMBIA; AND G) THE PURCHASE OF A 2,280-ACRE PROPERTY TO CREATE THE SAN ISIDRO AMPHIBIAN CONSERVATION RESERVE.Desc

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DescCONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT: RAINFOREST TRUST FOCUSES ON INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS OF NEW AND EXISTING PROTECTED AREAS INCLUDING GUARD STATIONS, FENCING, TRAILS, REFORESTATION, MANAGEMENT PLANS AND PROVIDING FOREST GUARDIANS AND OTHER STAFF FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ASSIST WITH RAINFOREST PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT. IN 2014, WE INSTITUTED AN ENDOWMENT FUND PROGRAM CALLED THE SUSTAINABILITY FUND FOR RAINFOREST TRUSTS PROGRAM NEEDS IN THE FUTURE.Desc

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DescCAPACITY BUILDING AND CONSERVATION - ONE OF RAINFOREST TRUST'S CORE PHILOSOPHIES IS TO BUILD CAPACITY OF IN- COUNTRY CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS WITH A MISSION TO PROTECT IMPORTANT NATURAL HABITATS AND BIODIVERSITY. WE ALLOCATE TARGETED GRANTS TO MAJOR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING, NETWORKING AND SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS SUCH AS ECO-TOURISM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (true)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone8004564930PhoneNum

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CityWarrentonCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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JOHN MITCHELL
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LESLIE DANOFF
Vice Chair0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY DAVIDSON
Treas.0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR WILLIAM WAYT THOMAS
Secretary0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDITH MCBEAN
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT GILES
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT BYERS
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY ZACK
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC VEACH
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR THOMAS LOVERJOY
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUMMER CHATWIN
Board Member0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR PAUL SALAMAN
CEO40.00Yes (X)$104,221$0$27,655
MALISSA L CADWALLADER
COO40.00Yes (X)$71,770$0$6,389
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Total Other Compensation$34,044TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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All Other Contributions$12,747,729AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Exclusion$74,102ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$108,339SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$108,628SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Total$884,251TotalAmt
Program Services$884,251ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$5,870,729TotalAmt
Program Services$5,870,729ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$159,286ProgramServicesAmt
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Program Services$341,465ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$142,570FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$17,483ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,658ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,342FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$35,769ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,409FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$15ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38FundraisingAmt

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$143,314ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,039FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$86,509ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,768ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,796FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$59,243ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,085ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,145FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$33,727ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,483FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$19,312ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,013FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$2,359ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$3,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$181FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Dues & subscriptions$38,817$37,848$0$969
Miscellaneous expense$1,409$1,355$6$48

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$7,764,608ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$287,605FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$101,862BOYAmt
EOY$184,814EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$2,270,786BOYAmt
EOY$6,660,481EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$13,150BOYAmt
EOY$26,288EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$7,605BOYAmt
EOY$11,073EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$461,499BOYAmt
EOY$457,491EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$172,682BOYAmt
EOY$451,222EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,300BOYAmt
EOY$7,083EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,028,884BOYAmt
EOY$7,798,452EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$10,223BOYAmt
EOY$70,664EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$8,186EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,223BOYAmt
EOY$78,850EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$917,144BOYAmt
EOY$1,180,984EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,101,517BOYAmt
EOY$6,538,618EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,018,661BOYAmt
EOY$7,719,602EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,028,884BOYAmt
EOY$7,798,452EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$8,552NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,986,164CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,602,994CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,772,635CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,778,261CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,142,668TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,986,164CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,602,994CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,772,635CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,778,261CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,142,668TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$9,616,279SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$18,526,389PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,252CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,919CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,955CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73,813CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$122,825TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,203CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$975CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,609TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,270,102TotalSupportAmt
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Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt II Ln 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other income 2011: 431. 2012: 3203. 2013: 0. 2014: 0. 2015: 975.ExplanationTxt

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$17,980OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,907DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,073BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,073TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUnsecured Consumer Credit Loan NotesDesc
Book Value$451,222BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$451,222TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred lease incentiveDesc
Amt$8,186Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$8,186TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,844,497TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$8,552NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$8,552RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,853,049RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,853,049TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,143,556TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,143,556ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,143,556TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt X, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) and applicable state statutes. No provision for income taxes is required at December 31, 2015, as the Organizaiton had no net unrelated business income. The organization follows FASB ASC 740 Income Taxes the authoritative guidance relating to accoounting for uncertainty in income taxes. These provisions provide consistent guidance for the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity's financial statements and prescribe a threshold of "more likely than not" for recognition and derecognition of tax positions for the year ended December 31, 2015, and determined that there were no matters that would require recognition in the financial statements or which may have any affect on its tax-exempt status. As of December 31, 2015, the statute of limitations for tax years 2012 through 2014 remains open with federal and state authorities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
South America00grantmakinggrants to recipients$4,478,914
Europe00grantmakinggrant to recipient$83,070
Sub-Saharan Africa00grantmakinggrant to recipient$429,613
South Asia00grantmakinggrant to recipient$301,701
North America00grantmakinggrant to recipient$50,000
East Asia and Pacific00grantmakinggrant to recipient$527,341
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$5,870,639SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$5,870,639TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (28 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Sub-Saharan AfricaProgram support$74,045check/wireN/AActual
Sub-Saharan AfricaProgram support$120,000check/wireN/AActual
Sub-Saharan AfricaProgram support$187,500check/wireN/AActual
Sub-Saharan AfricaProgram support$13,662check/wireN/AActual
Sub-Saharan AfricaProgram support$34,406check/wireN/AActual
South AsiaProgram support$75,000check/wireN/AActual
South AsiaProgram support$46,651check/wireN/AActual
South AsiaProgram support$13,050check/wireN/AActual
South AsiaProgram support$125,000check/wireN/AActual
South AsiaProgram support$42,000check/wireN/AActual
East Asia and PacificProgram support$527,341check/wireN/AActual
EuropeProgram support$37,500check/wireN/AActual
EuropeProgram support$45,570check/wireN/AActual
North AmericaProgram support$50,000check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$100,884check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$7,682check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$280,000check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$649,936check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$137,776check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$190,586check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$1,276,063check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$11,964check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$40,000check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$31,600check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$1,539,069check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$182,779check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$24,250check/wireN/AActual
South AmericaProgram support$6,325check/wireN/AActual
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org28Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt I Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRFT complies with expenditures responsibility requirements, and requires all grant recipients to submit complete narrative and financial reports to account for all funds granted.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Amphibian Survival Alliance
7078 Airlie RoadWarrentonVA20187262887967$6,321Program Support
Global Wildlife Conservancy
PO Box 129AustinTX78767262887967$175,000Program Support
Wildlife Conservation Society
444 N Capitol St NWWashingtonDC20001131740011$100,000Program Support
Turtle Conservancy
1794 McNeil RoadOjaiCA93023202899240$548,464Program Support
Woodland Park Zoological Soc
5500 Phinney Ave NSeattleWA98103916070005$52,050Program Support

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt I Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRFT requires all grant recipients to submit complete narrative and financial reports to account for funds granted.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$108,628NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bThe Board reviews the Form 990 and receives comments before the form is filed.
Pt VI, Line 12cThe Board is asked regularly to disclose to the others on the Board their business and personal interest to determine if there are any conflicts.
Pt VI, Line 15aThe compensation process for the Executive Director and other key employees is determined by non-profit coordinating agencies. The pay range is set by compensation rates for comparable positions for non-profit organizations in the region of hire; other factors considered include: training experience, past performance and performance evaluations.
Pt VI, Line 15bSee note above Part VI, Line 15a.
Pt VI, Line 19The organization's Form 990 is available on other websites as well as our own website. Other governing documents are available upon request.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Prepaids
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Investments
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses

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