Amazon Aid Foundation EIN 27-1428121

Amazon Aid Foundation

EIN  27-1428121 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Richmond, VA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates and activates people worldwide to protect the Amazon using art, science, and film.
Leadership
Saleem H Ali · Trustee
Money in and out
$474K revenue, $579K expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency

Educates and activates people worldwide to protect the Amazon using art, science, and film. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $474K in revenue, $579K in expenses, and $596K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$474K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$579K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$596K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$104K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.15
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs▲ +16% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -41% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-22%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -167% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$474K
FY2025▼ -25%
Expenses
$579K
FY2025▲ +36%
Total assets
$596K
FY2025▼ -15%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$474K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$579K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$596K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$104K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$596K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $436K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Amazon Gold Alliance

Goal: an amazon basin where ecosystems thrive: amazon aid leads and convenes a network of stakeholders who address the environmental, social, and economic impacts of gold mining in the amazon. We develop strategies and implement initiatives that will transform the amazon gold system at scale.

$237Kprogram expense
02

Awareness and Communications

Goal: raise awareness around illegal gold mining in the amazon. Awareness: amazon aid has reached over 2 million global citizens through documentary filmmaking, independent journalism, scientific research, and art programming.

$199Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAmazon Aid Foundation
EINHdr · item D27-1428121
Principal addressHdr · item CRichmond, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.amazonaid.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$474K
Investment income$89
Total revenueLn 12$474K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.15
Program services75%$436K
Management & general10%$58K
Fundraising15%$85K
Total functional expensesLn 25$579K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$493K
Total assetsLn 16$596K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$596K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $493K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $579K · Less non-cash grants $25K · Cash operating expenses/yr $554K
10.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $436K · Total expenses $579K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $579K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $85K · Total expenses $579K
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $53K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $418K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $474K · Total revenue $474K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $474K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $474K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $89 · Total revenue $474K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $579K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $474K · Prior year $629K
-25%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $220K · FY2024 $474K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $596K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $474K · Expenses $579K
-22%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $596K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $596K · Total assets $596K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $260 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $596K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Saleem H Ali · Reported title TRUSTEE · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $579K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $579K
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $85K · Gross raised $446K
19%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth -25%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 15%

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$474K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$629K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$153K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$397K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$109K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$220K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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