Amazon Conservation Team

FALLS CHURCH, VA EIN: 54-1915987 Website

THE AMAZON CONSERVATION TEAM (ACT) PARTNERS WITH INDIGENOUS AND OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT TROPICAL FORESTS AND STRENGTHEN TRADITIONAL CULTURE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$18.3M

-24.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$30K

+9.9% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$30K

+9.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$15M$22M$30M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$18,309,145$24,388,458$22,739,793
Revenue$5,698,406$10,305,630$3,261,023
Expenses$11,766,020$11,707,712$10,353,096
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$741,489$-1,115,699$-1,002,264
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$35K$70K$105K$140K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

BORDERLANDS RESTORATION …$30K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

MARK J PLOTKIN PHDPRESIDENT$163KKARLA LARA-OTEROCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$147KLILIANA MADRIGALEXECUTIVE VP$138KCRISBELLT ALVARADODIRECTOR, FINANCE AND OPERAT…$124K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LAURIE BENENSONCHAIR2
DAVID STOUPTREASURER2
STEPHEN ALTSCHUL PHDSECRETARY (AS OF 6/24)2
BERNARD ARONSONDIRECTOR1
WILLIAM CAMERONDIRECTOR1
KEN COOKDIRECTOR1
JUAN MAYR MALDONADODIRECTOR1
ELIZABETH MURRELLDIRECTOR1
NORA POUILLONDIRECTOR1
HECTOR TORRESDIRECTOR1
MARCELO CARVALHO DE ANDRADEDIRECTOR1
PASCAL TJONG A HUNGDIRECTOR1
DENISE CASTRONOVODIRECTOR1
JEFF BRIDGESDIRECTOR1
DANIELA ARMIJOSDIRECTOR (TO 6/24)1
MARK J PLOTKIN PHDPRESIDENT30$162,500
LILIANA MADRIGALEXECUTIVE VP30$138,125
KARLA LARA-OTEROCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$146,871
CRISBELLT ALVARADODIRECTOR, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS40$123,600

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Patagonia

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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