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Andes - Amazon Conservancy
Tempe, AZ · EIN 842664184 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE Q30 · International Affairs · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.aaconserve.org
revenue
$633K
expenses
$675K
net assets
$54K
employees
3
volunteers
10
program ratio
90%
mission · from form 990

Environmental conservation

profile · synthesized from sources

Andes Amazon Conservancy focuses on conserving landscape connectivity between the Andes Mountains and the Amazon Basin through collaboration with Indigenous communities. Their initiatives, such as the Edible Forest Initiative, aim to restore biodiversity and support food sovereignty while protecting vital wildlife migration routes. The organization operates primarily in Ecuador, emphasizing Indigenous-led conservation practices.

named programs · 2 · from sources

what they call their work

Edible Forest Initiative
Establishes eco-cultural corridors by planting edible fruit and nut trees to restore wildlife migration routes and support local food sovereignty.
Indigenous-Led Conservation
Collaborates with Indigenous Nations to create a 175-mile eco-cultural corridor, safeguarding wildlife migrations and promoting sustainable land-use planning.
activities · 3 groups

what they do

  • Indigenous Seed Sovereignty & Rematriation 3 activities
    • Build Indigenous community capacity for conservation
      Provides continuous professional training, legal support, technology, and collaborative guidance to 75 communities and four Indigenous Nations to support conservation land-use planning and the development of the eco-cultural corridor.
    • Capacity building for Indigenous communities in conservation planning
      Provides continuous professional training, legal support, technology, and collaborative guidance to 75 communities to strengthen Indigenous-led conservation land-use planning and support the development of the eco-cultural corridor.
    • Provide capacity building for Indigenous conservation
      Offers continuous professional training, legal support, technology, and collaborative guidance to 75 communities and Indigenous Nations for conservation land-use planning and the development of the eco-cultural corridor.
  • Large-Scale Reforestation with Strategic Corridor Planting 3 activities
    • Restoration of wildlife migration corridors through reforestation
      Strategically plants edible fruit and nut trees along deforested streams and riverbanks, focusing on 1% of the landscape at critical connectivity hubs to restore wildlife migration routes, enhance biodiversity, and support landscape-scale conservation.
    • Restore wildlife migration corridors through reforestation
      Strategically plants edible fruit and nut trees along deforested streams and riverbanks to rehabilitate wildlife migration corridors, enhance biodiversity, and restore landscape connectivity. Nurseries are positioned at critical ecological hubs, focusing on high-impact areas within 1% of the landscape for immediate conservation benefit.
    • Restore wildlife migration corridors through reforestation
      Strategically plants edible fruit and nut trees along deforested streams and riverbanks, focusing on 1% of the landscape at critical connectivity hubs to restore wildlife migration routes and promote biodiversity.
  • Uncategorized 3 activities
    • Create and conserve eco-cultural corridor connecting Andes and Amazon
      Collaborates with communities from four Indigenous Nations to establish and conserve a 175-mile, 6 million-acre eco-cultural corridor linking the Andes Mountains and the Amazon Basin, connecting ancient rainforests and safeguarding wildlife migration routes. This includes strategic conservation planning and establishing Ecuador's only eco-cultural corridor extending to the Peruvian border.
    • Establish and manage eco-cultural corridor
      Collaborates with communities from four Indigenous Nations to conserve a 175-mile, 6 million-acre eco-cultural corridor connecting the Andes and the Amazon, safeguarding wildlife migrations and restoring connectivity between ancient rainforests, extending to the Peruvian border.
    • Establishment and conservation of an eco-cultural corridor
      Collaborates with communities from four Indigenous Nations to conserve a 175-mile, 6 million-acre eco-cultural corridor connecting the Andes and the Amazon, safeguarding wildlife migrations and restoring connectivity between ancient rainforests, including Ecuador's only such corridor extending to the Peruvian border.
financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$633K
Contributions & grants$633K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$675K
Program expenses90%
Admin / overhead6%
Fundraising4%
Salaries & benefits$202K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$63K
Cash$55K
Investments$0
Liabilities$9K
Net assets$54K
Liquid reserves1.0 mo
2 years on record · 2021–2022 · YoY revenue +272.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Adam Gebb Executive Director 40 $155K
Rebecca Allen Director of Operations 40 $78K
board members · 3
  • Alejandro Levins — Treasurer
  • Judy Hyde — Secretary
  • Vivienne Simon — Board Chair