Amazon Conservation Association

“The board of directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, may designate and appoint one or more committees, each of which shall consist of two or more directors, which committees, to the extent provided in the resolution, shall have and exercise the authority of the board of directors of the corporation.”

“Adrian forsyth and enrique ortiz are amazon conservation's co-founders and members of amazon conservation's board of directors. Mr. Forsyth is also the executive director of the andes amazon fund, and mr. Ortiz serves as the program director of the andes amazon fund. Amazon conservation's co-founders and board members do not derive any personal benefit from these relationships, and have not and do not exert any unfair influence on the allocation of funds donated to amazon conservation by either of the two entities.”

“Aca amended their bylaws in february of 2018 to create a new officer structure and make other changes concerning officers.”

“Aca delegates the responsibility of reviewing the form 990 to its audit committee and its management. Management and members of the audit committee receive a copy of the completed form 990 draft for review and corrections; the full board receives the final version before it is submitted to the u.s. Internal revenue service. The form 990 may be signed by aca's executive director or treasurer.”

“Board members are required to complete a conflict of interest form annually. In addition, at each board meeting, board members are asked if they have had any new activities that might constitute a conflict of interest that needs to be discussed by the board. Such monitoring is intrinsic to aca operations in that aca staff would be immediately aware of any possible conflicts, since financial and/or program staff are involved in all aca operations. All board members sign a conflict of interest polilcy document annually. Staff are required to sign when they are initially hired.”

“Regarding the process for determining compensation for the organization's executive director: review and approval is conducted by board members, who qualify as independent persons; comparability data, including executive compensation shown on 990s of similar non-profits, is consulted; and the process is documented contemporaneously by the individuals who participate in the review and approval process. The last comparability study was done feb 23, 2018.”

“The organization's governing documents and other information are available by request to the organization; its most recent financial information can be found on our website.”

“The organization has not changed its audit oversight process or process of selection of an independent accountant during the tax year.”