Conservation International

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule ofield programs: - global field leadership team: the global field team aligns and manages field teams across the americas, africa, and asia-pacific regions, as well as global oceans, to set strategic priorities and mobilize and allocate resources to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in delivery.- americas field division: the americas field division comprises field offices in 9 countries throughout central america, south america and the carribean with investments through partners in another 22 countries. The americas division focuses on protecting and restoring forests, improving management of lands and oceans, and strengthening the protection of critical landscapes and seascapes in close partnership with local communities. Focal programs span sites in the amazon basin, tropical andes, atlantic forest, brazilian coast, carribean and eastern tropical pacific.- africa field division: the africa field division has field offices in 6 countries (angola, botswana, liberia, madagascar, kenya and south africa), with investments through partners in 39 of the 54 african countries. Across the african contient, ci works to strengthen the conservation and sustainable management of natural resources to improve livelihoods and reduce biological variety loss. Work includes balancing the protection of natural ecosystems with production priorities to build resilient communities where jobs and economic development are sustained by nature.- asia-pacific field division: the asia-pacific field division comprises of offices in 14 countries and investments through partners in 24 countries. The asia-pacific division aims to protect, restore, fund and scale conservation and support livelihoods by combining fieldwork with innovations in science, policy and finance. The asia-pacific portfolio comprises large-scale and sustainable conservation models in communities across the region. - center for oceans: the center for oceans conserves marine biological variety and ecosystems to secure ecological, social and economic benefits for people and nature. The team applies science-based approaches to: (1) improve fisheries and aquaculture systems to improve management in 20 critical fisheries and aquaculture areas, (2) catalyze the conservation of 18 million square kilometers of ocean (or 5% of the global ocean surface), (3) grow financing ten-fold to increase global mangrove cover by 20% by 2030 and (4) innovate place-based actions and policy, finance, and market-based solutions.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.4%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $12.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Pass
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Pass
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 98.5%; rating input score 99; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -2.6%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.22; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.4; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.2%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings