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CARIBBEAN BIODIVERSITY FUND

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CARIBBEAN BIODIVERSITY FUND

EIN 98-1313536

What they do

to PROMOTE for THE BENEFIT of THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION MANAGEMENT and CONTINUOUS FUNDING for CONSERVATION and SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING A SUSTAINABLE FLOW of FUNDS to SUPPORT WITHOUT LIMITATION, ENFORCEMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, MONITORING NEEDS and OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY to THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION and MAINTENANCE of BIODIVERSITY WITHIN THE NATIONAL PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEMS or ANY OTHER AREA of ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE of THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES.

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They name their leaders14 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

57.79%of revenue went to mission work92.4% of expenses · Program services
$62.57spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
4.78%of revenue went to management and office costs7.6% of expenses
$19.69in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
6.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $126,200 for YABANEX BATISTA (OUTGOING CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2020

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$10,943,665
Mission workProgram services$6,324,14357.79% of revenue92.4% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$523,3824.78% of revenue7.6% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$4,096,14037.43% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$6,847,52562.57% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Money in and money out

Revenue$10,943,665
Expenses$6,847,525
Annual surplus $4,096,140 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$6,324,143 · 92.4% of expenses
Management and office costs$523,382 · 7.6% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$10,943,665
Expenses$6,847,525
Assets$134,804,057
Contributions$755,000
Mission work (program services)$6,324,143
Management and general$523,382
Stocks and bonds$128,391,238
Accounting fees$50,102
Investing fees$523,382
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2020

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
YABANEX BATISTAOUTGOING CEO · 40 hrs/week $126,200Base $115,600 · Other $10,600

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (14)

YABANEX BATISTAOUTGOING CEO

BRENDA BODDIE-JOHNDIRECTOR

DR JENS MACKENSENCHAIR

ELEANOR PHILLIPSVICE CHAIR & TREASURER

GARRY GOREDIRECTOR

GEORGE MASONOUTGOING DIRECTOR

HUSWALD TIMOTHEDIRECTOR

KAREN MCDONALD GAYLECEO

KAROLIN TROUBETZKOYDIRECTOR

KELLEY BOTSWICK-TOOTEDIRECTOR

LISA GRANTDIRECTOR

MICHAEL JOHNDIRECTOR

PETIPHA LEWISDIRECTOR

SIXTO INCHAUSTEGUIDIRECTOR

About this charity

Location
3RD FLOOR 1 ASHLEY RD, ALTRINCHAM
In care of
ELEANOR PHILLIPS
Primary officer
ELEANOR PHILLIPS, TREASURER

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2020
Tax period began
October 1, 2020
Return type
990
Tax preparer
COHNREZNICK LLP
Revocation date
February 15, 2019

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