CAURA FUTURES INC

EIN: 510541583 501(c)(3) Environment

Berkeley, CA

Total Revenue
$231,482
Total Expenses
$154,728
Total Assets
$109,027
Net Assets
$109,027
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2005
Legal Domicile
DC
Principal Officer
Tarek Milleron
Phone
5102955118
Tax Period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31

CAURA FUTURES INC, founded in 2005, is a small nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $231K in total revenue in fiscal year 2019. Revenue grew 17% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $77K, a strong 33% operating margin.

Mission

Caura Futures, Inc. exists for the purpose of forest ecosystem conservation and, to that end, support of indigenous culture, where "forest ecosystem" is defined as all biotic and abiotic components of a forested watershed, including all waterways and any habitat, such as savanna, surrounded by forest, and "indigenous culture" is defined as any cultural practice belonging to any aboriginal forest tribe.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $81,581 Revenue: $0

In 2019, Caura Futures continued to expand its wild palm tree conservation (palm climbing) project in the Department of Loreto, Peru. We conducted additional climbing workshops throughout the year...

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In 2019, Caura Futures continued to expand its wild palm tree conservation (palm climbing) project in the Department of Loreto, Peru. We conducted additional climbing workshops throughout the year with a total estimated direct participation of 300 people, not including observers and meeting participants. We censused two species of wild palm trees for fruit production and continued large scale tests with palm fruit pulp processing for market feasibility studies. We sold and distributed more than 85 sets of climbing gear in Peru and did several large public demonstrations of our harvesting methods, in addition to workshops.

Program 2
Expenses: $69,440 Revenue: $0

Caura Futures supported community access to cultural library archives in the Caura Basin in 2019. We funded travel and meetings aimed at increasing community usage of the cultural library. We...

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Caura Futures supported community access to cultural library archives in the Caura Basin in 2019. We funded travel and meetings aimed at increasing community usage of the cultural library. We significantly expanded our development of a mobile application for community access to library archives. We continued to fund the expansion and maintenance of building infrastructure and equipment that makes these activities possible. As Caura Futures has done for over 13 years, it continued to provide a stipend for the principal archivist and support for other occasional indigenous collaborators in the Caura Basin. We also supported collaborators in Ecuador who are developing community-accessible indigenous knowledge libraries there, centered on knowledge of rain forest animal natural history. We significantly expanded our testing and use of the mobile application for community access to library archives in Ecuador and are now working with members of 5 indigenous groups there to facilitate efficient access to language archives that they have been building for over two decades

Program 3
Expenses: $508 Revenue: $0

In 2019, Caura Futures continued to help native people of the Caura River Basin to develop their capacity for detection and treatment of malaria. Chronic illness hurts communities and diminishes...

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In 2019, Caura Futures continued to help native people of the Caura River Basin to develop their capacity for detection and treatment of malaria. Chronic illness hurts communities and diminishes forest stewardship. Malaria detection and treatment is carried out by two Ye'kwana technicians trained in microscopy and supplied by the Venezuelan government CAICET (Amazonian Center for Research and Control of Tropical Diseases). 2019 was a low incidence year for malaria, reflected in spending.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2019)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $231,482
Program Service Revenue $0
Investment Income $0
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $231,482

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $262
Salaries & Benefits $92,672
Fundraising Expenses $336
Program Expenses $151,529
Other Expenses $61,794
TOTAL EXPENSES $154,728

Year-over-Year Comparison

2019 2018 Change
Revenue $231,482 $197,079 +0.2%
Expenses $154,728 $215,331 -0.3%
Net Income $76,754 $-18,252 -5.2%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
3
Independent Members
3
Employees
N/A
Volunteers
2

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
3
$60,480
Total Directors
3
$60,480
Key Employees
1
$60,480
Highest Compensated
1
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Tarek Milleron President, Treasurer 35
Officer Director Key Emp Highest
$30,240 $30,240 $60,480
Philip Desenne Vice-President 0.25
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Elliott Robinson Secretary 0.25
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2024 No data No data No data No data
2019 $231,482 $154,728 $109,027 $76,754
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