The mission of The Pachamama Alliance is to empower indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest to preserve their lands and culture and, using insights gained from that work, to educate and inspire individuals everywhere to bring forth a thriving, just, and sustainable world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$273K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $750K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$273K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $297K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$851K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.4M
Spent
$5.6M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$7.9M
Expenses
$5.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$7.5M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.1M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1997.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $4.7M Management & general 8% · $454K Fundraising 9% · $498K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $273K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$106,612Pt VII · Sec A
$101,319Pt VII · Sec A
Dev Dir/Secty
$64,677Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Block’s $200K as Web Developer is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chris Block$200,295————
Tatiana Tilley$129,132$107,414$103,014$103,713$106,612
Eva Manessiotis$123,818————
Jon Love$121,920————
Basil R Twist JR$121,902$111,535———
Basil Twist——$107,135$108,707$101,319
Mario Trigueros—$107,414$103,014——
Tracy Apple—$107,414———

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers indigenous Amazonians to protect their lands and culture, inspiring global sustainability.

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1 program · $4.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Protecting the Source

2020 Highlights from South AmericaSacred Headwaters of the Amazon InitiativeThis year the primary focus of work of this Initiative has been the creation of a formal long-term development plan for the 85 million acres of the Sacred Headwaters bio-region.COVID-19 has slowed down completion of the plan, but a top-notch team of scientists…

$4.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$297K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2024
E-Tech International INCNM · FY2024$10,000
E-Tech International INCNM · FY2023$10,500
Individual RecipientFY2020$1,103,377

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3−$520
Money outPt IX
$5.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.7M
Managementcol C$454K
Fundraisingcol D$498K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$851K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3−$520
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$7.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.3M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$452K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$851K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 6120
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$899K$851K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$273K$166K$31K$75K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.1M$110K$238K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$222K$162K$19K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$143K$104K$12K$26K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$271K$118K$116K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$166K$73K$61K$32K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$173K$126K$14K$32K
TravelLn 17$123K$114K$9K$300
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$700$262$438
InterestLn 20$352$352
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.6M$70K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$11K$12K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.6M$4.7M$454K$498K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $7.9M$7.5M$445K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.1M$7.0M$1.1M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.3M$6.4M−$69K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.3M$7.7M$511K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $7.4M$5.6M$1.8M$3.1M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,383,641 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,857,787$7,208,850
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $361,509$175,311
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,348−$520
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,220,644$7,383,641
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $846,645$1,103,377
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,039,719$2,056,940
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,953,662$2,460,893
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,840,026$5,621,210
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $380,618$1,762,431
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $7,383,641 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,208,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,208,850
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $175,311$175,311
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax −$520−$520
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $175,311 · Excluded from tax −$520$7,383,641
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,621,210 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,103,377$1,103,377
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $166,345 · Management $31,190 · Fundraising $75,073$272,608
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,071,356 · Management $110,370 · Fundraising $237,832$1,419,558
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $162,432 · Management $18,578 · Fundraising $41,065$222,075
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $104,372 · Management $11,940 · Fundraising $26,387$142,699
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $118,045 · Management $116,109 · Fundraising $36,864$271,018
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $72,951 · Management $60,751 · Fundraising $32,077$165,779
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $126,265 · Management $14,441 · Fundraising $31,921$172,627
IX-17 TravelPrograms $113,658 · Management $8,818 · Fundraising $300$122,776
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $262 · Fundraising $438$700
IX-20 InterestManagement $352$352
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,619,112 · Management $69,816 · Fundraising $14,106$1,703,034
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,998 · Management $11,519 · Fundraising $2,090$24,607
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,669,173 · Management $453,884 · Fundraising $498,153$5,621,210
Part X · Balance sheet $3,953,115 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,577,236$3,342,764
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $139,294$60,778
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $343,234$95,768
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,674$2,101
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $170,800$451,704
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,239,238$3,953,115
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $491,982$159,996
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $407,368$290,800
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$400,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $899,350$850,796
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $730,869$1,891,497
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $609,019$1,210,822
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,339,888$3,102,319
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,239,238$3,953,115
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,102,319 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,383,641
XI-2 Total expenses$5,621,210
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,762,431
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,339,888
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,102,319

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