2025-08-13T08:09:58-05:00 2024-09-30 351307701 KRUGGEL LAWTON & COMPANY LLC 526 UPTON DRIVE ST JOSEPH MI 49085 990 2023-10-01 271428121 AMAZON AID FOUNDATION AMAZ 3026587796 PO BOX 5649 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22905 SARAH DUPONT PRESIDENT 3026587796 2025-08-12 1 0 JESSICA KEATON P02175179 2699830131 2025-08-12 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SARAH DUPONT PO BOX 5649 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22905 628944 0 X WWW.AMAZONAID.ORG X 2010 VA SEE PART III LINE 1 10 10 0 0 0 0 151938 628944 0 0 595 0 0 0 152533 628944 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 68154 74369 270309 354705 270309 423859 -117776 205085 495926 701011 0 0 495926 701011 AMAZON AID WORKS TO CULTIVATE A CLEANER GOLD SUPPLY CHAIN TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ECOSYSTEM AND BIODIVERSITY, AND TO STRENGTHEN HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE AMAZON. 0 0 156317 1000 AMAZON GOLD ALLIANCE (FORMERLY AMAZON GOLD WORKING GROUP): GOAL: AN AMAZON BASIN WHERE ECOSYSTEMS THRIVE AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES PROSPER. ACTION: AMAZON GOLD ALLIANCE: 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 CHANGE THE AMAZON GOLD SYSTEM. WE CENTER ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND WE SEEK A FUTURE WHERE DESTRUCTIVE GOLD MINING NO LONGER THREATENS ECOSYSTEMS AND PRIORITIZES HUMAN DIGNITY. 119887 AWARENESS AND COMMUNICATIONS: GOAL: RAISE AWARENESS AROUND ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN THE AMAZON. AWARENESS AND COMMUNICATIONS: AMAZON AID HAS REACHED OVER 2 MILLION GLOBAL CITIZENS THROUGH DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND ART PROGRAMMING. ONGOING PUBLIC, CONFERENCE AND FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS, CORRESPONDING CURRICULUM IN OVER 300 SCHOOLS; AND CONTINUED RESEARCH AND ARTIST ENGAGEMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS. 276204 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 VA X X KRUGGEL LAWTON CPAS 5742894011 210 S MICHIGAN STREET SUITE 200 SOUTH BEND IN 46601 X SALEEM H ALI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GROWALD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FIORELA SALAS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRK SCHRODER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VALERIA MCFARREN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLANCA BOTERO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON GOLDEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR LUIS FERNANDEZ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN SMITH VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH DUPONT PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 628944 50195 628944 628944 0 0 0 X 1000 1000 143084 122520 14349 6215 1400 1400 4980 4980 68154 68154 141892 136697 5195 396 396 2582 323 2259 1645 1645 15268 15268 36804 36804 2476 2476 MISCELLANEOUS 3833 3833 LICENSES AND FEES 345 345 423859 276204 73286 74369 319121 561010 5635 5635 0 0 95 95 176710 139906 495926 701011 0 0 X 495926 701011 495926 701011 495926 701011 205085 0 X 0 0 0 X 220309 108040 396658 152592 628944 1506543 220309 108040 396658 152592 628944 1506543 1177227 329316 3 374 377 1506920 0.21850 0.30290 X AMAZON AID QUALIFIES AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. ALTHOUGH ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS GREATER THAN 10% BUT LESS THAN 33%, THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ONE FUNDAMENTALLY SUPPORTED BY AND OPERATED FOR THE PUBLIC.AMAZON AID RECEIVES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS. LARGE GIFTS FROM SINGLE DONORS ARE INFREQUENT AND NOT RELIED UPON FOR LONG-TERM OPERATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN CONTINUOUS PUBLIC FUNDRAISING, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNICATIONS TO DIVERSIFY AND EXPAND ITS DONOR BASE.AMAZON AID'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE THE AMAZON'S FORESTS, WATERWAYS, BIODIVERSITY, AND COMMUNITIES BY RAISING AWARENESS AND FOSTERING COLLABORATIVE ACTION ON THE IMPACTS OF GOLD MINING. PROGRAMS ELEVATE INDIGENOUS-LED SOLUTIONS, SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND ADVANCE SYSTEMIC CHANGEBENEFITING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE AMAZON AND GLOBALLY.AN INDEPENDENT, UNCOMPENSATED BOARD REPRESENTS DIVERSE EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE, AND GEOGRAPHY, WITH NO INDIVIDUAL DONOR OR INSIDER HOLDING UNDUE INFLUENCE. THIS ENSURES INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.AMAZON AID SOLICITS CONTRIBUTIONS BROADLY THROUGH OUTREACH, EVENTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND GRANTS, AND PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITIES, ARTISTS, JOURNALISTS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT.GIVEN ITS DIVERSE BOARD, PUBLIC BENEFIT MISSION, BROAD-BASED FUNDRAISING, AND INDEPENDENCE FROM CONCENTRATED DONOR CONTROL, AMAZON AID MEETS THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST FOR PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5635 5635 0 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANT SOLICATION 500000 SOUTH AMERICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH AMERICA WERE CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR BASED IN BRAZIL WHO PROVIDED REGIONAL COORDINATION, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, INITIATIVE DESIGN, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE AMAZON GOLD ALLIANCE. ACTIVITIES WERE CARRIED OUT DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION WITHOUT INTERMEDIARIES. CONTRACTOR WORKED REMOTELY AND REPORTED TO U.S.-BASED LEADERSHIP, WITH REGULAR COMMUNICATION AND OVERSIGHT. 62720 0 1 0 0 0 1 562720 0 562720 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 1 JENNIS PARTNERS 3808 OLD LEEDS ROAD BIRMINGHAM AL 35213 FUNDRAISING STRATEGY AND DONOR ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT 0 521990 57226 464764 LUSH LIFE LLC MATT GRASON 220 ALLISON STREET NW 108 WASHINGTON DC 20011 GRANT PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION TO INSTITUTIONAL F 0 50000 10928 39072 571990 68154 503836 VA X 3 50195 FMV 0 0 0 PART III, LINE 1 THE PROBLEM THE AMAZON, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ECOREGIONS ON THE PLANET, IS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE. THAT IS IN PART DUE TO THE SPIKING GLOBAL DEMAND FOR GOLD. OUR VISION WE ENVISION AN AMAZON FREE OF DESTRUCTIVE MINING PRACTICES, WHERE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, DIGNIFIED LIVELIHOODS AND ECOSYSTEMS THRIVE. OUR MISSION WE WORK TO CULTIVATE A CLEANER GOLD SUPPLY CHAIN TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ECOSYSTEM AND BIODIVERSITY AND STRENGTHEN HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE AMAZON. OUR VALUE PROPOSITION WE WORK TO CULTIVATE A CLEANER GOLD SUPPLY CHAIN TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ECOSYSTEM AND BIODIVERSITY, AND STRENGTHEN HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE AMAZON, BY: 1. ENGAGING INDUSTRY AND POLICY MAKERS TO BUILD ALLIANCES AND FOSTER INNOVATIVE SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING MERCURY-FREE GOLD MINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION STRATEGIES. 2. ADVOCATING FOR TRANSPARENCY IN THE GOLD SUPPLY CHAINS WHERE INDUSTRY SHARES INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND REGULATORS. 3. EDUCATING ON AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF GOLD MINING ON COMMUNITIES, ECOSYSTEMS AND GLOBAL CLIMATE. 4. PROMOTING SOCIAL JUSTICE BY ELEVATING INDIGENOUS AND AMAZONIAN VOICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION INFORMS ITS GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G AMAZON GOLD LEADERSHIP & EXECUTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 136,697. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 136,697. AMAZON GOLD PARTNERSHIP & EXPERTISE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,195. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,195.