Amazon Conservation Team

“Mark j. Plotkin, ph.d., president, has a family relationship with liliana madrigal, sr. Director of program operations & board director.”

“Act delegates the responsibility of reviewing the federal form 990 to its board finance committee. The director of finance and operations receives a copy of the completed federal form 990 draft for review, and if any corrections are required, these revisions are submitted to the external tax team. In addition, members of the finance committee, the president and the chairman of the board receive a copy via email of the draft form for final review. Finally, all board members receive a copy via email of the completed federal form 990 prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The board of directors annually reviews the conflict of interest policy and discloses any potential conflict of interest. All act officers, key employees and board of directors sign a conflict of interest disclosure statement annually. The signed documents are reviewed by the board governance committee and kept by the senior director of operations and finance. The conflict of interest policy is always taken into consideration when there is the potential for conflict, particularly when signing new contracts or beginning new relationships. Any possible appearance of conflict of interest that arises in the course of business is researched to determine the existence of a real conflict. If a contract is to be made with a related party, it is disclosed to the board of directors and a vote is taken. If act staff members identify a conflict of interest, the senior director of operations and finance shares this information with the executive committee of the board for its action. Board members are precluded from voting on matters for which a conflict exists.”

“The board of directors or compensation committee shall review and approve the compensation arrangements for act officers and key employees. Compensation of act officers and key employees is near median for similar positions at comparable nonprofit organizations. To determine appropriate compensation, act relies on compensation levels paid by similar nonprofit organizations for comparable roles in the geographic area. Compensation surveys and studies compiled by independent firms are also utilized to benchmark compensation. And, in the case of executive officers, act also occasionally enlists the services of independent compensation consultants. The last version of the nonprofit salary survey report from professional for nonprofits used by act to determine compensation was in 2017-2018 and was a free public survey. The board or compensation committee shall contemporaneously document the basis for its compensation determination, including documenting: the agreed-upon terms and date of approval; the members of the board or compensation committee who: (a) were present during debate on the compensation arrangement and (b) voted on the compensation arrangement; and the comparability data obtained and relied upon and how such data was obtained.”

“Act's governing documents, including bylaws, articles of incorporation, and board-adopted policies, are available to the public upon request by emailing [email protected]. Act's independent audited financial statements are available online at www.amazonteam.org and through nonprofit reporting/evaluation websites such as guidestar.”

“Consulting: program service expenses 75,365. Management and general expenses 80,018. Fundraising expenses 120,000. Total expenses 275,383. Project contractors: program service expenses 646,532. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 646,532. Temporary help: program service expenses 428. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 428.”