Nonprofit · EIN 94-3249793
PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $7,874,749 | $7,549,566 | $325,183 | $5,723,641 | $307,715 | $5,415,926 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,907,258 | $7,462,150 | $445,108 | $5,335,794 | $245,051 | $5,090,743 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,120,548 | $7,019,987 | $1,100,561 | $5,038,378 | $392,743 | $4,645,635 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,588,500
- Program service revenue
- $110,833
- Investment income
- $175,416
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,586,138
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $596,983
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,160,683
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,201,067
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,044
- Accounting fees
- $23,600
- Occupancy
- $73,966
- Travel
- $154,143
- Program services (functional)
- $6,332,851
- Management and general (functional)
- $513,486
- Fundraising (functional)
- $703,229
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,335,794
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,723,641
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $307,715
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,415,926
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,723,496
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,692,430
- Gross receipts
- $7,874,749
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basil R Twist Jr | CEO Officer | 40 | $140,685 |
| Eva Manessiotis | Development Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,565 |
| Emily Hittle | Secretary and Treasurer Officer | 40 | $111,603 |
| Mario Trigueros | Strategy & Program Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,565 |
| Will Grant | Climate Action Training & Strategy Trustee or director, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,565 |
| Lynne Twist | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paez Belen | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Virden | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Drew Dellinger | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Perkins | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Gualinga | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maisa Arias Urizar | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Natalia Greene | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Block | Web Developer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $200,295 |
| Tatiana Tilley | Secretary and Treasurer Officer | 40 | $129,132 |
| Eva Manessiotis | Development Directors Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,818 |
| Jon Love | Special Projects Lead Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,920 |
| Basil R Twist Jr | President Officer | 40 | $121,902 |
| Emily Hittle | Secretary and Treasurer Officer | 40 | $104,487 |
| Lynne Twist | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Drew Dellinger | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Perkins | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maisa Arias | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nati Green | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Gualinga | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Virden | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basil R Twist Jr | President Officer | 40 | $111,535 |
| Tatiana Tilley | Secretary and Treasurer Officer | 40 | $107,414 |
| Mario Trigueros | Strategy & Program Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,414 |
| Tracy Apple | Director of Curriculum Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,414 |
| Lynne Twist | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Belen Paez | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Hewitt | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anita Sanchez | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Parrish | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Drew Dellinger | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Perkins | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kristin Walter | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Deborah Johnson | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tammy White | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vanessa Bradley | Board Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PRESIDIO BLDG 1009, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129-0000
- In care of
- % PRESIDIO BUILDING 1009
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Tom Virden, Presidio Bldg 1009, San Francisco, CA 94129
- Signed the 990
- Tom Virden, President
- Phone
- (415) 561-4522
- Website
- www.pachamama.org
- Return prepared by
- Hiep Pham CPA Inc
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3249793 or by the name PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
The mission of The Pachamama Alliance is to empower indigenous people on 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.
Program accomplishments
- See AttachmentExpenses $6,332,851 · grants $1,586,138 · revenue $110,833
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3249793
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,723,641
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,874,749
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $7,874,749 | $7,549,566 | $5,723,641 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,907,258 | $7,462,150 | $5,335,794 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,120,548 | $7,019,987 | $5,038,378 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,287,555 | $6,356,254 | $4,163,299 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 94-3249793).
Questions about PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE is 94-3249793.
- Is PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Tom Virden.
- Who are the officers and directors of PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $140,685 (Basil R Twist Jr, CEO).
- How much revenue does PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,874,749, expenses of $7,549,566 and total assets of $5,723,641 at year end.
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