RAINFOREST FOUNDATION INC

Verified Identity

EIN: 95-1622945

Legal name: RAINFOREST FOUNDATION INC

Location: BROOKLYN, NY, US

Jurisdiction: United States

Status: Active

Website: WWW.RAINFORESTFOUNDATION.ORG

Filing Source

Return type: 990

Period ending: 2024-12-31

IRS tax year label: 2024(the IRS labels a return by the year its fiscal period started, not ended)

Source document: View IRS filing

Data Coverage

What was found in the available filing, and what was absent.

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RegistrationEIN: 95-1622945
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Filing sourceIRS filing document linked
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Accounting period2024-12-31
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Financials8 of 8 fields present
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Leadership14 named people
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Mission / PurposeProgram description present

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Financials (2024-12-31)

Reported in USD. Figures are from the IRS Form 990 XML filing.

Total Revenue$7,797,512

Total Expenses$9,819,859

Program Service Expenses$7,881,562

Management & General$812,192

Fundraising Expenses$1,126,105

Total Assets (End of Year)$6,783,767

Total Liabilities (End of Year)$1,419,126

Net Assets (End of Year)$5,364,641

Financial History

By fiscal year, named for the year it ends. Reported in USD, as filed; years without a stored filing are shown as gaps, never as zero.

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Revenue grew at a compound annual rate of +16.4% from FY2019 to FY2024.

Financial figures by fiscal year, with the change from the previous year
Fiscal year	Revenue	Expenses	Surplus	Program %	Source
FY2024	$7,797,512▼ 17.2%	$9,819,859▼ 0.1%	−$2,022,347	80.3%	990
FY2023	$9,413,252▼ 15.7%	$9,833,586▲ 10.1%	−$420,334	80.6%	990
FY2022	$11,163,366▲ 56.8%	$8,928,567▲ 85.7%	$2,234,799	83.5%	990
FY2021	$7,119,175▼ 4.5%	$4,808,973▼ 15.3%	$2,310,202	82.8%	990
FY2020	$7,455,072▲ 104.0%	$5,679,246▲ 79.4%	$1,775,826	88.5%	990
FY2019	$3,655,327	$3,165,020	$490,307	90.9%	990

Changes compare consecutive fiscal years with the same year-end; a dash means the change can't be stated (a figure is missing or the year-end moved). Surplus is revenue minus expenses. FY2024 is the latest stored.

Staff & Volunteers

As reported in Part I of Form 990 (lines 5 and 6). Organizations whose staff are employed by a related entity may report zero employees.

Employees33

Volunteers8

Disclosed Leadership (2024)

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees listed in Part VII of the filing.

BECKY YANG
BOARD MEMBER · Director, Trustee
No compensation · 1 hr/wk
BRETT ODOM
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · Officer, Director, Trustee
No compensation · 1 hr/wk
CHRISTINA COC
BOARD MEMBER · Director, Trustee
No compensation · 1 hr/wk
CHRISTINE HALVORSON
PROGRAM DIRECTOR · Key Employee
Hrs/Wk
40
Comp. (Org)
$249,385
Comp. (Related)
$0
Other Comp.
$16,696
JAMES CAMERON ELLIS
FIELD SCIENCES DIRECTOR · Key Employee
Hrs/Wk
40
Comp. (Org)
$120,000
Comp. (Related)
$0
Other Comp.
$32,127
JENNY SPRINGER
SECRETARY · Officer, Director, Trustee
No compensation · 1 hr/wk
JOHN COPELAND
CHAIRMAN · Officer, Director, Trustee
No compensation · 1 hr/wk
JOSHUA LICHTENSTEIN
POLICY DIRECTOR · Key Employee
Hrs/Wk
40
Comp. (Org)
$139,097
Comp. (Related)
$0
Other Comp.
$28,810
JULIE HUDSON
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · Key Employee
Hrs/Wk
40
Comp. (Org)
$163,958
Comp. (Related)
$0
Other Comp.
$16,886
KIM CHAIX
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS · Key Employee
Hrs/Wk
40
Comp. (Org)
$133,301
Comp. (Related)
$0
Other Comp.
$36,779
S JAMES ANAYA
BOARD MEMBER · Director, Trustee
No compensation · 1 hr/wk
STEVEN KEMLER
BOARD MEMBER · Director, Trustee
No compensation · 1 hr/wk
SUZANNE PELLETIER
PRESIDENT · Officer
Hrs/Wk
40
Comp. (Org)
$190,000
Comp. (Related)
$0
Other Comp.
$39,178
TODD CRIDER
BOARD MEMBER · Director, Trustee
No compensation · 1 hr/wk

Mission / Purpose

THE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION US PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SECURE THEIR RIGHTS TO THEIR TRADITIONAL LANDS AND PROTECT THEIR FORESTS AND LIVELIHOODS. WE ARE TACKLING THE WORLD'S MOST URGENT CHALLENGES: BIODIVERSITY LOSS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

Filings

Period ending: 2024-12-31
Return Type: 990
IRS tax year label: 2024
View IRS filing
Period ending: 2023-12-31
Return Type: 990
IRS tax year label: 2023
View IRS filing
Period ending: 2022-12-31
Return Type: 990
IRS tax year label: 2022
View IRS filing
Period ending: 2021-12-31
Return Type: 990
IRS tax year label: 2021
View IRS filing
Period ending: 2020-12-31
Return Type: 990
IRS tax year label: 2020
View IRS filing
Period ending: 2019-12-31
Return Type: 990
IRS tax year label: 2019
View IRS filing