Conservacion Patagonica

“Two voting members are husband and wife (y. Chouinard and m. Chouinard).”

“The board reviews draft of the form 990 and provides any comments or changes before form 990 is filed.”

“A potential conflict of interest arises whenever the organization contemplates a decision involving a vendor, consultant, or grantee with which a director or employee is affiliated. Affiliation means the close involvement with a vendor, consultant, or grantee on the part of (a) a director or officer of the organization, (b) an employee of the organization, or (c) the spouse or equivalent, parents, or children of a director, officer, or employee. Affiliation includes, but is not limited to: (1) doing business as a director, officer, employee, or consultant to the grantee, consultant, or vendor; (2) doing business with the grantee, consultant or vendor; or (3) owning an interest in such consulting firm or vendor.to facilitate the disclosure of affiliations, each director and employee complete and provide to the secretary of the organization, an affiliated party disclosure form by january 31 of each year. An individual who joins the organization as a director or employee after january 31 shall submit a complete affiliated party disclosure form to the secretary within one week of assuming that position. An employee who is affiliated with a prospective vendor, consultant, or grantee shall abstain from participating in any decision involving that vendor, consultant, or grantee. A director who is affiliated with a prospective vendor, consultant or grantee shall abstain from voting with regard to any transaction between the organization and that person. Unless the board of directors decides otherwise, however, a director who has disclosed such affiliation is not required to leave the board room or to refrain from participating in any board discussion concerning the prospective vendor, consultant, or grantee. The organization may engage in a transaction to award funds or to contract with a grantee, consultant, or vendor with whom a director or employee is affiliated, only if the following conditions are met prior to the transaction: (a) the affiliated person shall disclose to the board of directors all material facts concerning the affiliation; (b) the affiliated person, members of the person's family, and business enterprises of the affiliated person do not have an interest in the proposed transaction which constitutes direct or indirect self-dealing under irc section 4941; (c) the board of directors shall review the material facts. The transaction may be approved only if a majority of the directors, not counting the vote of any director who is an affiliated person with regard to this transaction, concludes that: (1) the proposed transaction is fair and reasonable to the organization; (2) the organization proposes to engage in this transaction for its own purposes and benefits, and not for the benefit of the affiliated person; (3) the proposed transaction is the most beneficial arrangement which the organization could obtain in the circumstances with reasonable effort; and (4) the proposed transaction does not constitute direct or indirect self-dealing under irc section 4941. If a director or an employee owns an interest in a consulting firm or vendor and the organization intends to engage in a transaction with the consulting firm or vendor, the organization may condition such transaction on the divestiture by the director or employee of their ownership interest.”

“The governing/organizing documents, and conflict of interest policy are all available upon request and can be emailed or mailed to requestor.”

“One of the board members was compensated for her services as an employee of the organization.”

“Loss on investment of $57,524,770 relates to program investment conservacion patagonica chile and $464,474 relates to investment puerto varas, llc.”

“Statement with respect to program related investment loss reported 12/31/23: tompkins conservation has held a program related investment for the creation of the patagonia park as a national park which was transferred to the chilean government pursuant to an established agreement to donate. See schedule o disclosure for part iv, line 32 regarding the loss reported for the disposal of the program related investment. Statement with respect to program related investment loss reported 12/31/22: on february 27, 2018, an agreement was signed to donate the pumaln park to the chilean government to be part of the pumaln douglas tompkins national park, as established in the protocol of agreement signed in march 2017. In february 2018, properties were donated, and the ownership of properties was registered in the name of the chilean treasury. On august 9, 2018, the creation of the pumaln douglas tompkins national park was published in the official journal in chile in order to incorporate the properties donated to the national park. In 2018, an agreement was also signed with conaf establishing a transition period until april 2019, where ev chile was committed to continue the work to complete the construction of the infrastructure and was entrusted to continue the operations and maintenance of the pumaln douglas tompkins national park. Such agreement was extended to october 31, 2021. Ev chile continued with touristic activities in the park until march 2021. After ending the tourist activities in the park, ev chile ended its operations, sold and donated its remaining assets, and closed and ceased operations on november 22, 2022.”

“On january 29, 2018, an agreement was signed to donate the patagonia park to the chilean government to be part of the patagonia national park, as established in the protocol of agreement signed in march 2017. In january 2018, properties were donated, and the ownership of properties was registered in the name of the chilean treasury. On december 11, 2018, the creation of patagonia national park was published in the official journal in chile in order to incorporate the properties donated to the patagonia national park. In 2018, an agreement was signed with corporacin nacional forestal (conaf), establishing a transition period until april 2019, where cp chile is committed to continue the work to complete the construction of the infrastructure and was entrusted to continue the operations and maintenance of the patagonia national park. Such agreement was extended through march 31, 2021. In 2021, a new concessionaire was assigned to operate the touristic activities in the patagonia national park and the agreement was not extended. Cp chile has also operated the touristic infrastructure of pumaln douglas tompkins national park until december 2022. Having ended its operations, cp chile legally dissolved in 2023. Total assets of tompkins decreased significantly with this program related investment ending and the investment was written off and recorded as a program related investment expense. The closure was necessary to accomplish the organization's exempt purpose and is considered other assistance made in the ordinary course of the organization's exempt activities. As no sale, exchange, transfer or dissolution occurred, thus schedule n is not required.”