Conservation International Foundation

“Board of directors, peter seligmann and byron trott, have a business relationship. Board of directors, peter seligmann and john arnhold, have a business relationship.”

“Class b directors of the board are designated by the chair and may serve for a term of one year.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the ci's finance staff in conjunction with ci's independent accounting firm. The form 990 is reviewed by the audit committee. Before the final form 990 is filed with the irs, it is submitted to each voting member of the board of directors.”

“All directors, officers, staff and grantees are required to disclose conflicts of interest to the office of the general counsel. Staff and board members must submit annual conflict of interest disclosures. Ci's grant and contract templates include language binding recipients to ci's conflict of interest policy. Any conflicts are recorded as appropriate, and the general counsel ensures the conflict is mitigated. Our internal auditors also review conflicts with staff and grantees as part of their standard scope of work.”

“Ci contracts an independent firm specializing in compensation to conduct an annual review of ci's disqualified person's total compensation packages. The firm uses comparable organizations and positions for the review. The firm's report is reviewed and approved by ci's compensation and management development committee of the board of directors and is relied upon when setting salaries for disqualified persons.”

“Ci's financial statements for the last 5 years are available on ci's website and upon request. Ci's conflict of interest policy is available upon request or available for inspection at ci's arlington, va office. Governing documents are available when necessary to complete a transaction, or upon request.”

“Peter seligmann stepped down as ceo in june 2017 and continued in his capacity as chairman of the board. In 2018, mr. Seligmann was compensated for providing assistance to strengthen affiliate boards and provide strategic direction in key landscapes for a period of one year subsequent to his departure.”

“On december 26, 2017, ci signed an amendment to the lease agreement for its arlington, virginia headquarters. This amendment reduced the rentable square footage occupied by ci and cost per square foot of the lease. Hitt contracting served as the primary contractor overseeing the renovation.”

“Conservation international foundation (ci) works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity. Building upon a strong foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration, we empower societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature for the well-being of humanity. Since our inception, ci has helped to protect more than 6 million square kilometers (2.3 million square miles) of land and sea across more than 70 countries. Our work is guided by four key priorities -areas where we have already had success and where we are now redoubling our efforts to make transformational global change. These "guiding stars" will inform, guide and focus ci's decisions to maximize our impact and meet the challenges of the next 10 years. They are: - protecting nature for climate: we protect forests that absorb and store critical carbon by working with businesses and governments to account for their impacts on forests; enabling private investment in forest protection initiatives; and helping local and indigenous communities protect forests on their lands. - conserving our oceans: we seek to double the world's ocean area under protection while innovating new ways to sustain marine fisheries. We do this by helping countries secure and monitor their waters; enabling the inclusion of coastal habitats in climate policies; and disrupting damaging practices in the seafood sector. - nature-based development: we promote self-sustaining, conservation-based economies in areas with the most importance for people and nature. We do this by creating new conservation funding models and production models for commodities, balancing demand with protection of essential natural resources. - innovation in science and finance: we produce and apply science-based evidence to promote nature-based development, while working to make nature a viable and attractive investment. We do this by creating conservation tools that decision-makers need; publishing policy-relevant research; and attracting private capital for protecting nature.”

“Change in net present value of pledges receivable 200,461. Loss on foreign currency transalations -276,023. Grant deobligations 465,852.”