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2019 RAINFOREST ANNUAL TRUST REPORT | 10| 12
FINANCIALS & 2019
TOTALS
42 % Individuals : $ 10,127,210 49 % Foundations , Institutions & Organizations : $ 11,835,771
4 % Corporations : $ 877,007
5 % Other : $ 1,229,739
( Combined Federal Campaign *, In-kind Contributions , Interest )
* Rainforest Trust would like to thank our supporters who gave through the Combined Federal Campaign ( CFC ). ( Rainforest Trust ’ s CFC # 11257 )
49 %
$ 24,069,727
TOTAL 2019 INCOME
5 %
4 %
42 %
93 % Conservation Programs : $ 19,135,187 5.5 % Development : $ 1,123,734 1.5 % Administrative : $ 291,617
Donations for conservation programs are restricted and spent across the lifespan of our projects which can range from 3-5 years . The surplus of funds raised in 2019 exceeding expenses incurred in 2019 will be spent on conservation programs in subsequent years .
$ 20,550,538
EXPENDITURES
1.5 %
5.5 %
93 %
282,964,338 mT In 2019 , rainforest fires dominated headlines , opening our eyes to the dreadful impact of slash-and-burn
agriculture and illegal land-grabbing . Hundreds of thousands IN CO EQUIVALENT of indigenous people were robbed of their traditional lands and livelihoods and countless species imperilled as profiteers converted rainforests to beef , soy , or palm PROGRAMS
3.4M oil plantations .
Meanwhile evidence accumulated for the dreadful and irreversible impact of this destruction on our planet . The great intact tropical forests of the Amazon and Congo recycle rainfall many times , supporting agriculture across Latin American and Africa . The Amazon is approaching a tipping point where the loss of this recycling , combined with climate change , threatens to tip the system from forest to dry savanna . Forests sequester carbon
OF in OUR their PROTECTED
wood and soil which is released back into the atmosphere when they are burned . So the destruction of
rainforests AREAS HAVE is HAD
AMPHIBIAN both a cause COMMUNITIES and an effect of climate SPECIES change PROTECTED
— a fatal feedback loop .
LESS THAN 5
% GAINED LEGAL RIGHTS DEFORESTATION
As our planet approaches TO THEIR an irreversible LAND tipping point , our first line of defense must be preservation of
SINCE rainforests THEIR
CREATION . And the simplest and most cost-effective solution is to create legally recognized protected areas which simultaneously lock up carbon and provide refuge for species . For over 30 years , this has been Rainforest
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Trust ’ s mission . Now , as we face unprecedented environmental challenges , we will keep our unwavering focus for the betterment of our planet , species and communities . PROTECTED AREAS TO
DATE
93 % OF TOTAL INCOME SPENT ON CONSERVATION
92 %
NEW FELLOWS
22 INDIGENOUS
NEW GUARDIANS
60
OF CARBON STORED
THREATENED SPECIES PROTECTED
671
144
THREATENED SPECIES PROTECTED
301
OVER 23.4M
ACRES SAVED
ACROSS THE GLOBE IN 2019
ACRES SAVED
207
1988 – 2019
THREATENED SPECIES PROTECTED
2,912
MAMMAL SPECIES PROTECTED
BIRD
DONATE SPECIES NOWPROTECTED to offset deforestation !