2025-11-14T12:18:49-06:00 2024-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2024-01-01 810621147 FRIENDS OF THE OSA FRIE 2027652266 1300 I STREET NW SUITE 400E 9985 WASHINGTON DC 20005 ERIN LEBBIN CHAIRMAN 2027652266 2025-11-13 1 1 P01608826 4108840220 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z OSA CONSERVATION ERIN LEBBIN 1300 I STREET NW SUITE 400E 9985 WASHINGTON DC 20005 52789954 0 X WWW.OSACONSERVATION.ORG X 2002 DC CONSERVING THE BIODIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA'S OSA PENINSULA WHILE SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS FOR ITS COMMUNITIES. 7 6 4 43 0 0 3773756 13143248 0 0 60979 278635 0 0 3834735 13421883 3202925 2886999 0 0 273486 386014 2362 0 82826 852469 389857 4331242 3662870 -496507 9759013 15918219 25570535 191444 84283 15726775 25486252 X TO PROMOTE LAND STEWARDSHIP, TO ENHANCE THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS AND APPLY LEARNING TO CONSERVATION, TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AND TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES LIVING ON THE OSA. 0 0 1646807 1414629 CONSERVATION SCIENCE - CONSERVATION SCIENCE IS MADE UP OF SIX DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SCIENCE AND RESEARCH OF TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS AND LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF THE OSA. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE EXTENSIVE MONITORING OF SEA TURTLES, ENDEMIC BIRDS, MONKEYS, REPTILES AND MAMMALS, AND PROVIDE A RESEARCH FACILITY FOR SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS TO STUDY THE OSA'S ECOSYSTEMS AND CONDUCT RESEARCH. RIDGE TO REEF RESTORATION & REGENERATIVE FARMING - THIS PROGRAM RESTORES LANDSCAPES ACROSS THE REGION, ENGAGING HUNDREDS OF LOCAL LANDOWNERS THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND TREE PLANTING INITIATIVES. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON RARE, THREATENED AND NATIVE SPECIES, AND BUILDS CAPACITY THROUGHOUT COMMUNITIES VIA EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT WITH A GOAL OF BUILDING MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE.MANGROVE RESTORATION - THIS PROGRAM WORKS DIRECTLY WITH MULTIPLE LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO RESTORE THE TERRABA SIERPE NATIONAL WETLAND, COSTA RICA'S LARGEST PROTECTED MANGROVE SYSTEM. THIS PROGRAM INCORPORATES WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING, SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND DIRECT RESTORATION.WILDLIFE MONITORING - THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND PROTECT WILDLIFE THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY TOOLS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO MONITOR WILDLIFE INCLUDING ARBOREAL SPECIES, BIRDS, BATS, DUNG BEETLES, CATS, AND MORE.MOVEMENT ECOLOGY - THIS PROGRAM PUSHES THE SCIENTIFIC FRONTIER OF ANIMAL MOVEMENT ECOLOGY WITH THE GOAL OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING MOVEMENT PATTERNS FOR KEY SPECIES, INCLUDING NUMEROUS VULTURE SPECIES, JAGUARS, OCELOTS, AND THE BAIRD'S TAPIR. THE PROGRAM IS SCIENTIFICALLY DRIVEN WITH A CONSERVATION IMPACT.SEA TURTLE PROTECTION - THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE CONSERVATION OF THE REGION'S NESTING SEA TURTLE POPULATIONS. WORKING PRIMARILY ON LAND, THE PROGRAM BOLSTERS ITS HATCHING SUCCESS RATE WHILE EDUCATING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ON HOW TO COEXIST WITH WILDLIFE ON SEA TURTLE NESTING BEACHES.MARINE CONSERVATION - THIS PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT THE BIOLOGICALLY CRITICAL SEASCAPE OF THE GOLFO DULCE AND SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS. THROUGH RESEARCH, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING, THE GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE OCEAN SO MARINE WILDLIFE CAN THRIVE. 1190739 1039320 LAND STEWARDSHIP - THIS PROGRAM ENGAGES IN THE PURCHASE OF INTACT RAINFOREST LAND THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE SOLD FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD DESTROY THE FRAGILE ECOSYSTEMS. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES AN EXTENSIVE REFORESTATION EFFORT THAT WILL RESTORE THE LAND WITH NATIVE TREES, IDENTIFICATION AND CULTIVATION OF NATIVE TREE SPECIES, AND THE CREATION OF AN INTERACTIVE TRAIL SYSTEM. THIS PROGRAM ALSO STRIVES TO PROTECT THE AREA FROM CONTINUED AND GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS. 533144 433050 COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND CITIZEN SCIENCE - THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR EFFORT TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND ENGAGE THE OSA COMMUNITIES IN IMPROVING THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT. THIS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS; AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH TRAINING AND ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO PROTECT THE ECOSYSTEMS.RIDGE TO REEF YOUTH CLUB - THIS PROGRAM ENGAGES HUNDREDS OF THE NATION'S MOST RURAL AND IMPOVERISHED YOUTH WITH THE GOAL OF IMMERSING THEM IN NATURE. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 260103 11244 90000 181347 1.00000 0 0 12518081 12518081 12518081 X 13422347 464 464 13421883 0 13421883 3662870 0 3662870 0 3662870 PART V, LINE 4: IN 2023,OSA CONSERVATION ALLOCATED $250,000 TO A BOARD DESIGNATED QUASI-ENDOWMENT WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT IS TO BUILD ASSETS IN RESERVE UNTIL ITS FAIR VALUE EXCEEDS 100% OF THE AVERAGE ANNUAL EXPENSES OF OSA CONSERVATION. EACH YEAR, ANY ANNUAL OPERATING SURPLUS OVER BUDGET SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT. PART X, LINE 2: OSA CONSERVATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 1 0 PROGRAM SERVICES HABITAT PROTECTION, REFORESTATION, AND OPERATING SCIENCE CAMPUSES. 251972 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 2645999 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 14000 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 14000 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 10000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION 175000 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN AMAZONIAN WILDERNESS EXPENSES 70768 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES PERU FIELD TECHNICIANS FOR CONSERVATION TECH PROJECT 33202 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES WILDLIFE TRACKING AND REWILDING APPLICATIONS FOR MOVEMENT ECOLOGY PROJECT 22078 1 4 0 4 1 8 3214941 22078 3237019 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, TO FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BETTER VERSION OF THE SMART SCALE APPLICATION, INTO A "STAND ALONE SMART SCALE", A SELF-CATCH REGISTER, FOR FISHING COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE A LANDING CENTER. 175000 WIRE 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN SUBGRANT TO ASOCIACON CONSERVACION DE OSA 2645999 WIRE 0 1 1 ASSESSING HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS (HWC) AT THE OSA PENINSULA AND PIEDRAS BLANCAS NATIONAL PARK TO INFORM REWILDING ACTIONS OF WHITE-LIPPED PECCARIES. NORTH AMERICA 1 14000 WIRE CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION AND BIOACCUMULATION IN THE GOLFO DULCE, COSTA RICA. SOUTH AMERICA 1 14000 WIRE COMPARISON OF THE DETECTABILITY OF A NOVEL "NANO" CAMERA TRAP IN COMPARISON TO TRADITIONAL CAMERA TRAP MODELS BY HUMAN OBSERVERS. EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 10000 WIRE 0 0 1 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION GIVES GRANTS TO AN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION IN COSTA RICA TO FURTHER ITS MISSION. MINIMAL MONITORING IS REQUIRED. 1 ESTABLISHMENT OF GENE BANKS OF NATIVE SPECIES OF VANILLA (V. POMPONA, V. PLANIFOLIA AND V. TRIGONOCARPA) UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS TO EVALUATE SUCCESS AND POTENTIAL IN AGROINDUSTRY; PRESERVING KEY AREAS FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS ACROSS THE AMISTOSA LANDSCAPE. 2 28000 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION GIVES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS TO FURTHER ITS MISSION. MINIMAL MONITORING IS REQUIRED. X 1 6260000 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHARIMAN AND A COPY IS SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR THE FINANCE DIRECTOR ENSURES THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS SIGN THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND MAINTAINS COPIES OF THE SIGNED STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD USES US COMPARABLES TO COMPARE ED SALARY. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS PERFORMED IN DECEMBER 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ASSOCIACION CONSERVACION OSA APDO 54-8203 PUERTO JIMENEZ GOLFITO CS BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, PROTECTIN, CONSERVATION CS N/A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASSOCIACION CONSERVACION OSA B 2645999 COST