Amazon Conservation Team
Donations deductibleRevenue
$41.8m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$12.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$49.4m
$2.2m liabilities
Net assets
$47.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
17
7.0 years on average
Staff
18
16 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Laurie Benenson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Amazon Conservation Team's network
17 people1 organisationi17 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Benenson Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bernard Aronson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daniela Armijos | Director (To 6/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Stoup | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Denise Castronovo | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Elizabeth Murrell | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hector Torres | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeff Bridges | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Juan Mayr Maldonado | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ken Cook | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Liliana Madrigal | Executive VP | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marcelo Carvalho De Andrade | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark J Plotkin PHD | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nora Pouillon | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Pascal Tjong A Hung | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stephen Altschul PHD | Secretary (As of 6/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Cameron | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Crisbellt Alvarado | Sr. Manager, Finance and Operations | since 2021 |
| Karla Lara-Otero | Sr. Director, Finance & Operations | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karla Lara-Otero | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $151k | $26k | |
| Mark J Plotkin PhD | President | 30 | $150k | $32k | |
| Crisbellt Alvarado | Director, Finance and Operations | 40 | $127k | $20k | |
| Tomas McGuire | Chief Development Officer | 40 | $118k | $9k | |
| Liliana Madrigal | Executive VP | 20 | $85k | $28k | |
| Laurie Benenson | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Stoup | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Altschul | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bernard Aronson | Director (Thru 1/1/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Cameron | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ken Cook | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Juan Mayr Maldonado | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Murrell | Director (Thru 11/18/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nora Pouillon | Director (Thru 1/1/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hector Torres | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marcelo Carvalho de Andrade | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Pascal Tjong A Hung | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Denise Castronovo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Bridges | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daniela Armijos | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rodolfo Trejos | Director (As of 12/9/25) | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Amazon Conservation Team
- EIN
- 541915987
- Address
- 101 Park Washington Ct, Falls Church, VA, 22046-4519
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- The amazon conservation team (act) partners with indigenous and other local communities to protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U36 Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- Mark J Plotkin PhD (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1998
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLaurie Benenson
≥8years on the filingsBernard Aronson
≥8years on the filingsDavid Stoup
≥8years on the filingsElizabeth Murrell
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $49.4m
- Total liabilities
- $2.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $47.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $40.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $3m
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 16
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.7m | $11.8m | Deficit $6.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.