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Amazon Conservation Team

Public charity · Grantmaker Falls Church, VA EIN: 54-1915987 Website

Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) is a public charity based in Falls Church, Virginia. Formed in 1998, it partners with Indigenous and other local communities to protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture.

Key facts about Amazon Conservation Team

In short: Amazon Conservation Team reported $3.0M in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
54-1915987
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Grants paid (2025)
$2,984,088 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$49,370,979

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$49.4M

+169.7% YoY

Grants Paid (reported total)

$3.0M

+9813.3% YoY

Revenue

$41.8M

+634.2% YoY

Net Investment Income

$916K

+23.6% YoY

How Amazon Conservation Team gives

  • Giving fell 40% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

ACT’s mission is to partner with Indigenous and other local communities to protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture. Its stated strategies include supporting community efforts to manage and protect lands, expand legally recognized territories, monitor ecosystems, and sustain traditional knowledge and leadership. The 2025 filing also describes work in governance and culture, community livelihoods and well-being, and marine conservation.

The available grant record includes a 2024 grant to Borderlands Restoration Network. The grantee describes its mission as growing a restorative economy by rebuilding healthy ecosystems, restoring plant and wildlife habitat, reconnecting border communities to the land through shared learning, and linking communities to the land in a culturally relevant context.

Grantmaking

The filing lists one grant of $30,102 in 2024 and one grant of $27,400 in 2023; the 2025 filing lists no grants. These are the observed grant amounts in the available records. The identified 2024 grantee was Borderlands Restoration Network, which received $30,102.

ACT’s website says philanthropic foundations support its work through grants and monetary donations.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

ACT’s website describes its work as taking place in South America. Its 2025 filing identifies projects in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Colombia, and describes its Ancestral Tides marine conservation program as working with communities in Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, and Colombia.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Patagonia

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2020) to $3.0M (2025). In 2025 it reported $3.0M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

The IRS filing reports these financials by filing year. Separately, ACT’s website presents combined international financial results on a GAAP basis, which it says may differ because revenue is recorded in the year raised.

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants given
2025 $49,370,979 $41,839,038 $12,261,874 0
2024 $18,309,145 $5,698,406 $11,766,020 1 grant; $30,102
2023 $24,388,458 $10,305,630 $11,707,712 1 grant; $27,400

ACT’s website says it is committed to applying at least 80% of annual spending to program services. Its website’s FY 2024 combined international revenue summary lists foundations as the largest named revenue source, at $2,258,155 (36.5%); that is funding received by ACT, not grants it gave.

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$49,370,979$18,309,145$24,388,458
Revenue$41,839,038$5,698,406$10,305,630
Expenses$12,261,874$11,766,020$11,707,712
Net Investment Income$916,163$741,489$-1,115,699

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 21, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Mark J. Plotkin, Ph.D., as president; Liliana Madrigal as executive vice president; Laurie Benenson as chair; David Stoup as treasurer; and Stephen Altschul as secretary. It also lists William Cameron, Ken Cook, Juan Mayr Maldonado, and Elizabeth Murrell as directors. Bernard Aronson is listed as a director through January 1, 2025, and Elizabeth Murrell through November 18, 2025. The filing states that Plotkin and Madrigal have a family relationship.

Amazon Conservation Team is led by Mark J. Plotkin PhD, President on every filing since 2020; 5 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark J. Plotkin PhD

    President

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    $180K (2020) → $150K (2025)

  • Laurie Benenson

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Crisbellt Alvarado

    Director, Finance & Operations

    Senior Manager, Finance & Operations → Directorr, Finance & Operations, 2022

    Directorr, Finance & Operations → Director, Finance & Operations, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2021) → $127K (2025)

  • Bernard Aronson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Murrell

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hector Torres

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Mayr Maldonado

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Cook

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nora Pouillon

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Cameron

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcelo Carvalho De Andrade

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pascal Tjong A. Hung

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Castronovo

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Bridges

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniela Armijos

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rodolfo Trejos

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karla Lara-Otero

    Chief Financial Officer

    Senior Director, Finance & Operations → Chief Financial Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2020) → $151K (2025)

  • Liliana Madrigal

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $135K (2020) → $85K (2025)

  • Tomas McGuire

    Chief Development Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2025)

  • David Stoup

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Altschul

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Thomas Lovejoy PhD (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Karla Lara-Otero — Chief Financial Officer: $151KKarla Lara-OteroChief Financial Officer$151KMark J Plotkin PHD — President: $150KMark J Plotkin PHDPresident$150KCrisbellt Alvarado — Director, Finance and Operations: $127KCrisbellt AlvaradoDirector, Finance and Operations$127KTomas McGuire — Chief Development Officer: $118KTomas McGuireChief Development Officer$118KLiliana Madrigal — Executive VP: $85KLiliana MadrigalExecutive VP$85K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $151K, to Karla Lara-Otero (Chief Financial Officer). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 101 Park Washington Court, Falls Church, VA 22046
Phone: (703) 522-4684
Website: https://amazonteam.org

Frequently asked questions about Amazon Conservation Team

How much does Amazon Conservation Team give each year?

Amazon Conservation Team reported $3.0M in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $30K across 1 grant.

How large is Amazon Conservation Team?

Amazon Conservation Team reported $49.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $41.8M.

What does Amazon Conservation Team fund?

ACT’s mission is to partner with Indigenous and other local communities to protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Amazon Conservation Team?

Amazon Conservation Team has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check amazonteam.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

Where does Amazon Conservation Team make grants?

ACT’s website describes its work as taking place in South America. Its 2025 filing identifies projects in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Colombia, and describes its Ancestral Tides marine conservation program as working with communities in Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, and Colombia.

What is Amazon Conservation Team's EIN?

Amazon Conservation Team's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1915987. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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