Rainforest Partnership

“Rainforest Partnership has no governing committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The Chief Executive Officer, Chief Business Officer, and designated team members review financial accounting inputs for expenses and revenue, such as contributions and in-kind, before conducting a reconciliation and producing the final year-end reports used for the financial statements and thereafter Form 990. Information for the Form 990 is reviewed by the CEO, Chief Business Officer, and Board Treasurer before being shared with the Board of Directors. Once all relevant parties have reviewed and provided feedback, the Form 990 is submitted to the IRS.”

“Any potential conflict of interest is required to be disclosed. All Board members and key team members receive the Conflict of Interest policy and submit Conflict of Interest forms, and are required to review the policy and resubmit the form annually.”

“The organization's leadership, including the Chief Executive Officer, informed the Board of Directors that the CEO and key employees elected to remain uncompensated during the reporting period in order to prioritize the allocation of funds to project teams, program activities, and organizational initiatives until such time as sufficient funding becomes available to support compensation.”

“Governing documents, Conflict of Interest policy, and financial statements are available to members of the public upon request. Financial documents are also available on our website and Candid.”

“Form 990, Part I, Line 6 - It took a team of 7 board members, 4 advisors, 3 executives, and a compensated team of 13 globally distributed members and in-country team members, along with 60 dedicated volunteers and interns based all over the world that contributed over 2,850 hours totaling to $532,820 worth of in-kind services, helping us create outsized impact in rainforest conservation.”

“Rainforest Partnership published three scientific papers and have three more ready to be submitted, on our recent discoveries of two new species of Gastrotheca, the first record of the critically endangered Hyloxalus anthracinus (a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae) in Peru, two new species of Phrynopus, a new species of glassfrog (genus Chimerella), six new species of Pristimantis, and five new species of lizards (genus Petracola). In total, we will have published the discovery of 16 new species of frogs and lizards in the Peruvian Tropical Andes. Park rangers and our team participated in the Meeting on Neotropical Lepidoptera (ELEN) Conference in July 2024, presenting the butterfly project to a group of butterfly experts and conservation and research professionals. Our butterfly projects team produced engaging and exciting environmental education games, posters, presentations and more to share with hundreds to thousands of visitors in Ecuador's National Parks, sharing our project far and wide and raising awareness around butterfly diversity and their importance in conservation.”

“Empowered 120 Kichwa women through sustainable livelihood projects, including Amazon fish farming, artisan crafts, and ecotourism. 4 Community Associations were legally established in Hatun Urku, Munditi Urku, Isla Flor Amazonico, and Flor de Pantano. Completed process of legalizing the organizations. Continued the five aquaculture projects built in five communities, including infrastructure, training, project management structures for associations. Trainings and workshops continued through the year. Constructed key project infrastructure in Hatun Urku, Munditi Urku, and Isla Flor Amazonico, the communities that did not already have spaces for the projects already established. For example, meeting houses (chozas) were built in the 3 communities and work was done to support inclusion of necessities like bathrooms and water tanks as well as electricity and internet when possible. Built an entirely new Youth Empowerment Center in Sani Isla, which includes a meeting space for the community's youth to gather, attend workshops, host exchanges with other youth groups, and a "camping" area to host other visitors interested in supporting youth projects in Sani Isla. Multiple mingas were held every month for the past 2 years for the youth and their families/other adult supporters to come together to help build this Center. This Center is becoming a hub for youth empowerment in the region. They have created connections with other youth organizations (e.g. the San Roque community "Forest School") and will be using this school as a model to create their own program and are already expanding to invite young people from neighboring communities as well. Over 20 workshops, classes, events, exchanges, visits etc. including the following. Many were multiple-day events in Sani Isla, in exchanges with other communities/youth programs, or in Coca, Tena, Quito, etc. The workshops included (1) Sueños de mujeres kichwas (2) Realizar el retiro en Sani Warmi para el próximo año (3) Historia de la Negociación Petrolera con la Comuna Sani Isla (4) Taller de Socialización del Proyecto Fortalecimiento Organizativo Comunitaria, consciencia socioeconómica y conocimiento jurídico en defensa de sus derechos (5) Evento del cuidado del medio ambiente y la conservación de la flora y fauna silvestre (6) Actividades culturales - pinturas, danza, dramatización etc. Los invitados son los representantes de la Fundación Alejandro Labaka y la Organización de Jóvenes de Sara Yacu (7) Capacitación sobre el huerto orgánico (8) Taller en la finca organica San Lucas en Loreta: Manejo y procesos de huerto orgánico (9) Capacitaciones en Pto Providencia: Servicio al Cliente, Hospitalidad (10) Conservación del medio ambiente (11) Taller de Emprendimiento de Turismo Sostenible (12) Taller con un Arquitecto para realizar las mediciones de terrero y hacer el plano del proyecto de grupo de jovenes (13) Capacitacion de Cambio Climatico con visitates de Cuenca (14) Taller de cocina con chefs de cuenca en Coca (15) Taller de motivacion personal y liderazgo (16) Taller de cuerpo y territorio (17) Taller de cuenta cuentos (18) Intercambio con la comuna Mushuk Llakta: conocimientos ancestrales (19) Manejo de la reforestacion de bosques.”

“In 2024, Rainforest Partnership (RP) received 83 films from 30 countries for Films for the Forest (F3). F3 only accepts short films between 1-20 minutes in length, and the majority under 10 minutes. The films fall into one of five categories below: (1) Documentary Shorts (2) Narrative Shorts (3) Animated Shorts (4) Youth Category (Under 18) (5) Indigenous Category (Indigenous People & Local Communities - IPLC). As F3, Rainforest Partnership hosted 3 successful international screenings in 2024: Brussels (H.O.M.E by Climate Fresk NGO), Nottingham (Nottingham Film Festival by Mammoth Cinema), and New York (NYC Climate Week at the New York Hall of Science's STEMOCRACY Festival). Rainforest Partnership launched the Tropical Rainforest Industry Impact (TRII) Index in 2024. As a Knowledge Partner for the futur/io Institute, RP helped measure the rainforest impact of corporations nominated for the prestigious CSO Awards (Chief Sustainability Officers recognized for their leadership at companies with $1B+ in annual revenue). RP scored and participated at the 2024 Inaugural CSO Awards North America during Climate Week in NYC, and completed scoring for the 2nd CSO Awards Europe held alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Rainforest Partnership team members participated as Observer Delegates in Cali, Colombia for the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP 16, engaging in roundtables, speaking with indigenous community leaders, and made 75+ key connections with leading institutions, organizations, and companies in the biodiversity space.”

“The amount of $28,419 represents travel expenditures associated with activities supporting Rainforest Partnership's biodiversity research, expeditions, and conservation programs, as well as its global activation initiatives designed to advance environmental awareness and engagement.”

“Interest in the amount of $10,332 was accrued on the outstanding balance of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) as of the end of the reporting period.”

“The amount of $298,805 represents the current outstanding balance of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) as of the end of the reporting period.”