Amazon Conservation Association

Analysis

Amazon Conservation Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Amazon Conservation Association reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.7m to $3.3m (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Amazon Conservation Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center ($3.3m), Whitebark Institute ($3.3m) and Massachusetts Horticultural Society ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $208k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $822k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $719k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 17 employees.