Stichting Black Jaguar Foundation Annual
1. Message from the Board
2022 was a year full of landmark moments for the Earth, with the Right to a healthy environment having been officially established and the very first UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)! We are also very happy to see ever-growing support for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
In 2022, we focused on expanding our efforts of ecological restoration and operated in 14 partner farms! To support this increase in planting, we have built a large-scale nursery that is operating at high capacity and already producing over 500,000 seedlings per cycle. Scaling up our operations was made possible with the growth of our incredibly motivated team – which now consists of over 150 individuals directly hired by the Black Jaguar Foundation, or benefiting from our project as members of the Araguaia Seed Network.
Many of the seeds germinated in the BJF nursery come from the Araguaia Seed Network, which is another of the BJF’s great developments in 2022. Over 600 kilograms of native seeds were purchased from 35 active seed collectors in just 3 months last year!
Our achievements in 2022 for our planet would not have been possible without our loyal community of sponsor partners. In March 2022, we signed an exciting partnership with CAIXA Federal bank, the third largest bank in Latin America, to plant 1 million trees! Further, we are now receiving increased support from Royal De Heus and their Brazilian branch, De Heus Brazil. Our continued partnerships with EFG Wealth Solutions via Aegis Charitable Trust, Movida, TreeLove, and One Tree Planted, have been instrumental in helping us to realise our mission of hope and action in 2022 and beyond
A big thank you to our ever-dedicated and growing team for working their restoration magic and making all of this possible. It takes a lot of drive and commitment to work towards realizing the longest biodiversity corridor in the world, in the heart of Brazil - and in the hot Brazilian sun! Our field team in Santana do Araguaia are true ecological restoration champions, inspiring us to do better by the Earth every day. In São Paulo and Amsterdam, our teams do all in their power to enable this ecological restoration to happen!
2. Financials 2022
2.1. Balance Sheet
2.2. Income Statement
2.3. Notes to the Financial Statements
The Black Jaguar Foundation is proud to present the financial statements of Stichting Black Jaguar Foundation
To ensure we are fully compliant with all rules and regulations and to provide additional reassurance to our existing and future stakeholders, we engaged Baker Tilly to review our Dutch Finances
2.3.1. Activities
The goal of the Black Jaguar Foundation is to make a tangible contribution to the realisation of the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor.
The Dutch entity is a non-profit organisation registered at the Chamber of Commerce in Amsterdam; registration number 34327956.
2.3.2. ANBI
As per 2009 the Foundation was identified by the Dutch Tax Authority as an ‘Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling’ (ANBI) - a Public Benefit Organization. All donations are deductible from the taxable income of donors as long as the Foundation maintains its ANBI status.
2.3.3. Remuneration of our Board Members
None of our Board Members, Advisory Board Members or Ambassadors received financial compensation for their efforts to support to Black Jaguar Foundation with their time, connections and wisdom. We are very thankful for their selfless contributions.
2.3.4. General Accounting Principles
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost convention, accordance with Title 9 Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. Assets and liabilities are presented at face value less any provisions deemed necessary.
Compared with previous year, there have been no changes in the accounting policies applied.
2.3.4.1. Tangible Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets are prepared at acquisition cost less depreciation and if applicable, impairments in value. Depreciation is based on the estimated useful life and is calculated as a fixed percentage of cost, taking into account any residual value.
2.3.4.2. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are presented at face value. If cash is not freely available, this is taken into account in the valuation.
2.3.4.3. Current liabilities
Current liabilities are stated at fair value.
2.3.4.4. Accounting principles for determining the result
Income from donations and grants are recognised when the amounts are received.
2.3.4.5. Currency
The annual accounts are presented in Euros, which is the functional currency of the organisation.
2.4. Notes to the Balance Sheet 2022
Balance sheet as at 31/12/2022. Amounts in tables stated in thousands of Euros
2.4.1. Assets
EUR 2.500 deposit for office rent. Repayable upon leaving our office.
ABNAMRO USD account translated at 31/12/2022 conversion rate for USD/EUR.
EUR 8.904,39 advance for office rent for January to February 2023 and EUR 490,70 for the IUCN supplier.
2.4.2. Liabilities
The initiator of the Black Jaguar Foundation has kindly provided an interest free loan, to help the foundation start up. The loan totals € 378.310. It has been agreed that no more than 15% of the loan can be claimed per year and that the amount is subject to affordability by the Black Jaguar Foundation.
Accrued liabilities are related to Baker Tilly’s fee for 2022 EUR 14.520,00
2.5. Notes to the Income Statement 2022
2.5.1. Income
Stichting The Black Jaguar Foundation received approximately 9% more donations in 2022 than in 2021. Many of our existing donors renewed their partnerships, evidencing that we are building a sustainable relationship with them, given our commitment to delivery and the cause.
Net income can be divided into:
• Non-Restricted Donations and Grants, which the Black Jaguar Foundation can spend in any manner that fits its mission to create the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor
• Restricted Donations and Grants, which the donor/grantor has earmarked for a specific purpose.
• Both Restricted and Non-restricted funds can be provided by private sponsors, corporations, and non-profits.
2.5.2. Expenses
In 2022 a year marked by a very high inflation in the Netherlands (CPI:9,558%), the highest in recent decades, we managed very well our operating costs and expenses and had no increase compared to 2021.
The purposes for Operational Expenses were:
• Biodiversity Planning and Reforestation – referring to all expenses and investments made in the field or directly related to the field work for both Biodiversity Planning and Reforestation tasks. This includes a transfer of EUR 1.254M to our Brazilian entity.
• Proposition Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor – referring to all expenses made related to communicate, promote, share the importance of the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor, to successfully build a community of landowners, development partners and institutional partners
• Fundraising – referring to all expenses related to raising the funds required for realising the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor
• Overhead – referring to expenses which do not have a direct impact on the realisation or the promotion of the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor, such as office-rent and utilities.
Santana do Araguaia (PA) Brasil, 26/06/2023
Lambertus Valks Black Jaguar Foundation
Auditors
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REVIEW REPORT
We have reviewed the accompanying financial statements 2022 of Stichting Black Jaguar Foundation based in Amsterdam.
These financial statements comprise:
1 the balance sheet as at 31 December 2022;
2 the profit and loss account for the year then ended; and
3 the notes comprising of a summary of the accounting policies and other explanatory information
Management's responsibility
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements and for the preparation of the management report, both in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code Furthermore management is responsible for such internal control as it determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error
Auditor's responsibility
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the financial statements. We conducted our review in accordance with Dutch law, including the Dutch Standard 2400, 'Opdrachten tot het beoordelen van financiële overzichten' (Engagements to review financial statements) This requires that we comply with ethical requirements and that we plan and perform the review to be able to conclude whether anything has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the financial statements are not free from material misstatement.
A review in accordance with the Dutch Standard 2400 is a limited assurance engagement The performed procedures consisted primarily of making inquiries of management and others within the entity, as appropriate, applying analytical procedures and evaluating the evidence obtained.
The procedures performed in a review are substantially less than those performed in an audit conducted in accordance with the Dutch Standards on Auditing. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
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Conclusion
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the financial statements do not give a true and fair view of the financial position of Stichting Black Jaguar Foundation as at 31 December 2022 and of its result for the year then ended in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code.
Amsterdam, July 10, 2023
Baker Tilly (Netherlands) N.V.
B. Maassen RA Partner Audit