Amazon Conservation Team
Amazon Conservation Team reported $41.8 million in revenue and $12.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.57 went to program services, $12.58 to management and general costs and $5.85 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $182,412 (PRESIDENT). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 240% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 196 covered science & technology charities: $84.29 programs, $15.71 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $42MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.6% | 15.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.3% | 52.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 18.1% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $182,412 | $513,729 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.49% | 1.72% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 24 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 46.2 | 14.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 15 | 94.1% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseLand rights, protections & management- in brazil, on bananal island in the state of tocantins, brazil, the awa people are advancing the recovery of their territory through planting, forest management, and initiatives led by the kawu nursery project, created by the community with support from act. Built in may 2025, the nursery ensures a continuous supply of native seedlings for their restoration work and strengthens the community's autonomy in environmental recovery. Over 800 seedlings are currently being planted. Along riverbanks and wetlands, the awa have cultivated caju, buriti, acai, and…
Governance and culture -in 2025, in the bona indigenous village in the northern brazilian state of para, on the eastern side of the tumucumaque indigenous area, act sponsored multiple workshops engaging 90 indigenous representatives toward the development of a formal document that lays out an educational plan for a network of 22 wayana and apalai indigenous villages and their schools, known as a projeto politico pedagogico (pedagogical and political project). The plan maps out how western schooling will be integrated with traditional teaching that is culturally essential to the communities.…
Community livelihoods and well-being-for the awa community of the itaro village on brazil's bananal island, act has sought to increase the awas' food sovereignty and strengthen their traditional diet through an increase in the availability and diversity of food species, reducing consumption of processed foods by the same proportion. In 2025, act worked with villagers to construct a seedling nursery with capacity for production of 4,000 seedlings annually. Act also provided the community with seeds for 35 different species, with seedlings planted in the raining season. A local labor system…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $150,000 | $0 | $32,412 | $182,412 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $151,090 | $0 | $25,562 | $176,652 |
| DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,318 | $0 | $20,146 | $147,464 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,581 | $0 | $8,588 | $126,169 |
| EXECUTIVE VP Director/trustee, officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $85,000 | $0 | $28,468 | $113,468 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Amazon Conservation Team (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $599K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 518
- Volunteers Part I, line 616
Private foundation grants it received
26 private foundations reported grants to Amazon Conservation Team totaling $1.6M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Amazon Conservation Team's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Amazon Conservation Team reported that 81.6% of its $12.3 million in expenses went to program services, 12.6% to management and general and 5.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Amazon Conservation Team pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Amazon Conservation Team reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $182,412, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Amazon Conservation Team get its money?
Of $41.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 97.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Amazon Conservation Team a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 54-1915987 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602109349300310 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501969349301905 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412489349301701 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312339349300871 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202229349301120 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102509349300950 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041959349302714 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 54-1915987: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.