Rainforest Trust: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 13-3500609)

James Deutsch’s $261K as CEO is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2024	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
James Deutsch	$260,843	—	—	—	$172,708
Dr James C Deutsch	—	$242,832	$214,495	$226,377	—
Melissa Hohimer	$183,117	$166,909	$154,546	$65,341	—
Jodi Hubble Until 020625	$174,017	—	—	—	—
Mark Gruin	—	—	—	$131,250	$151,974
James Lewis	$146,397	$138,219	$120,022	—	—
Leslie Vansant End 51823	—	$143,852	—	—	—
Leslie Vansant	—	—	$131,391	$115,594	$103,810

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $29.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022

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World Land and Biodiversity Conservation

Since 1988, rainforest trust has conserved areas in the tropics and subtropics through partnerships with local organizations which yield government designation of new protected areas, the purchase of land for private nature reserves, and strengthening land-tenure and guardianship of indigenous people and local communities.

$29.1Mprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$172K

Afef INCFY2025$57K

Give Lively Foundation INCFY2025$9K

James T & Diane M Judson Charitable FoundationFY2025$5K

Angelo R & Mary V Cali Family Foundation INCFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$245K

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Grants paid · 51 grants · $16.4M · 2020–2024

Wildlife Conservation SocietyNY · FY2024$1,065,888

Conservation International FoundationVA · FY2024$775,054

Natura Bolivia FoundationTX · FY2024$771,856

Panthera CorporationNY · FY2024$653,238

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Grace CenteMA · FY2024$520,726

Rare INCVA · FY2024$431,610

Ktk-Belt INCNY · FY2024$314,602

The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund InternationalGA · FY2024$226,479

Frankfurt Zoological Society - US INCDC · FY2024$128,769

New Venture FundDC · FY2024$20,024

Mongabay Org CorpCA · FY2024$20,000

International Conservation Caucus FoundationDC · FY2024$7,000

Wildlife Conservation SocietyNY · FY2023$1,199,116

Panthera CorporationNY · FY2023$1,047,318

Rare INCVA · FY2023$741,693

Ktk-Belt INCNY · FY2023$718,560

Nature and Culture InternationalCA · FY2023$607,346

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Grace CenteMA · FY2023$263,246

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$41.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$760K

Other incomeLn 4–11$272

Money outPt IX

$31.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$29.1M

Managementcol C$665K

Fundraisingcol D$1.9M

Owns and owesPt X

$109.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103.9M

Total assetsLn 16$109.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$396K

PeoplePt VI, VII

21

listed · VII A

PaidVII A5

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40.3M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$15.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$760K

Other incomeLn 4–11$272

Gains on assetsLn 7−$242K

Total revenueLn 12$41.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$5.8M

SavingsLn 2$98.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103.9M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$170K

Other assetsLn 15$62K

Total assetsLn 16$109.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$396K

Net assetsLn 32$109.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 549

VolunteersI 661

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$94.1M	$103.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.3M	$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$199K	$170K
Total assetsLn 16	$101.9M	$109.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$549K	$396K
Net assetsLn 32	$101.3M	$109.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.8M	$1.8M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$24.2M	$24.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$390K	$145K	$167K	$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$2.5M	$1.2M	$311K	$942K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$62K	$31K	$7K	$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$155K	$73K	$26K	$56K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$219K	$104K	$37K	$79K
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K	$2K	$239	$749
Accounting feesLn 11c	$23K		$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$440K	$289K	$10K	$141K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$331K	$74K		$257K
Office expensesLn 13	$348K	$203K	$45K	$100K
Information technologyLn 14	$201K	$48K	$11K	$142K
OccupancyLn 16	$108K	$61K	$11K	$37K
TravelLn 17	$141K	$84K	$7K	$50K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$15K	$10K	$1K	$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$62K	$35K	$6K	$21K
InsuranceLn 23	$24K	$14K	$2K	$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$722K	$722K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$31.7M	$29.1M	$665K	$1.9M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024	$18.5M	$17.6M	$896K	$122.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	Not on file
FY2022 Viewing	$41.0M	$31.7M	$9.3M	$109.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$70.5M	$29.6M	$40.9M	$101.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$27.5M	$30.5M	−$3.0M	$60.4M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $41,042,049 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $70,056,206$40,281,791

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $423,302$759,986

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,224$272

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $70,481,732$41,042,049

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,447,333$26,008,255

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,916,277$3,282,914

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,228,132$2,417,901

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,591,742$31,709,070

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,889,990$9,332,979

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $41,042,049 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,281,791

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,468,132

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$40,281,791

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,001,995$1,001,995

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$242,009−$242,009

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $272$272

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $760,258$41,042,049

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $31,709,070 across 19 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,837,316$1,837,316

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $24,170,939$24,170,939

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $144,803 · Management $167,180 · Fundraising $78,190$390,173

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,203,248 · Management $311,031 · Fundraising $941,711$2,455,990

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,756 · Management $7,491 · Fundraising $24,221$62,468

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,316 · Management $25,778 · Fundraising $56,386$155,480

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $103,694 · Management $36,524 · Fundraising $78,585$218,803

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,650 · Management $239 · Fundraising $749$2,638

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,369$23,369

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $289,057 · Management $10,294 · Fundraising $141,050$440,401

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $74,471 · Fundraising $256,782$331,253

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $203,407 · Management $44,523 · Fundraising $99,799$347,729

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $48,468 · Management $10,681 · Fundraising $141,649$200,798

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,517 · Management $10,655 · Fundraising $36,747$107,919

IX-17 TravelPrograms $83,699 · Management $7,289 · Fundraising $49,947$140,935

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,854 · Management $1,045 · Fundraising $3,605$14,504

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,901 · Management $6,145 · Fundraising $21,193$62,239

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,613 · Management $2,397 · Fundraising $8,266$24,276

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $721,840$721,840

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $29,105,549 · Management $664,641 · Fundraising $1,938,880$31,709,070

Part X · Balance sheet $109,550,247 assets, 15 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $247; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,778,219$5,817,393

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $83,276,893$98,106,371

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,112,878$3,652,529

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $61,137$154,278

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $199,107$170,187

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,282,289$1,587,055

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $174,353$62,187

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $101,886,271$109,550,247

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $373,676$333,349

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $174,904$62,858

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $548,580$396,207

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,168,738$5,558,007

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $98,168,953$103,596,033

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $101,337,691$109,154,040

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $101,886,271$109,550,247

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,154,040 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$41,042,049

XI-2 Total expenses$31,709,070

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,332,979

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$101,337,691

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$315,282

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,201,348

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$109,154,040

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