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  1. Our Global Reach
  2. Certification & Beyond
  3. Landscapes & Communities
  4. Finances & Funding
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The
Future
Can’t Wait
Rainforest Alliance2024 Annual Report

A Message from our CEO


If you’re reading this, chances are you already understand the stakes: Tropical forests are still falling at an alarming rate—18 football fields a minute—and the climate crisis is accelerating, pushing our world toward a dangerous tipping point and driving unprecedented biodiversity loss. Meanwhile, many farming and forest communities still struggle daily to meet basic needs.

At the Rainforest Alliance, we have been working to stop the destruction of our rainforests and improve the lives of the millions of people who depend on them for nearly four decades. These forests are not only home to extraordinary biodiversity—they also serve as vital carbon stores, help regulate the global climate, support freshwater systems, and play a key role in maintaining the countless natural processes that keep our planet livable. Their protection is critical not only for the Earth’s stability, but also for the communities whose livelihoods are closely tied to them.

Over the years, we’ve built an alliance of farmers, forest communities, companies, and everyday people who are committed to protecting these critical ecosystems that are at the heart of our mission. Today, the Rainforest Alliance is recognized globally as a leader in community forestry and one of the world’s largest farm-to-consumer certification programs—spanning more than 7.9 million farmers and workers across more than 6 million hectares of certified farmland. While we have achieved a great deal, there is still much work to be done—and if one thing’s for sure, it’s that the future can’t wait.

Now is the time to transition to a new model of agriculture—one where every cup of coffee and every bar of chocolate gives back more than it takes from the land and the people who care for it. There are approximately 600 million smallholder farmers globally, growing about a third of the world’s food—with the vast majority living in poverty. Yet only a fraction are currently working to improve their farming practices through our certification and landscape programs. To achieve a tipping point for system change, we need to accelerate the speed and scale of impact. Our goal is to reach 100 million farmers and workers by 2030, helping them adopt regenerative practices that actively restore ecosystems, build climate resilience, and allow communities to thrive. At the heart of this shift are the farmers themselves, whose leadership, knowledge, and deep connection to the land are the engine of change and must be supported, fairly recognized and rewarded.

In 2024, I saw firsthand what this regenerative future can look like. On a visit to Klasik Beans, a Rainforest Alliance coffee partner in West Java, Indonesia, farming cooperative co-founder Eko Purnomowidi showed me how he collects traditional knowledge from local people and listens carefully to the soil itself. His attentiveness to detail, coupled with training in better farming practices, has made him a leading expert in regenerative agriculture. This expertise has enabled him and his neighbors to transform a completely deforested area into thriving coffee farms that support biodiversity while providing a good livelihood in return.

Beyond certification, we’re also driving wide-scale transformation in farming and forestry across entire landscapes. From the Amazon to Indonesia, our 83 active landscape and community programs—covering 25+ million hectares and five critical regions—are bringing together companies, governments, and local NGOs to tackle the kind of complex and interconnected challenges that no one can solve alone. The secret to our success? Ensuring that our landscapes programs amplify the voices of those who call these extraordinary places home. That’s why the Rainforest Alliance takes a “boots on the ground” approach; more than 60 percent of our expert staff are based in these key landscapes or in the wider region, working side-by-side with rural communities to design and implement inspiring initiatives to overcome systemic challenges in farming and forestry.

In 2024, we also leaned into our ethos of continuous improvement to lay the groundwork for an exciting new wave of solutions—both within and beyond certification—that aim to deliver even greater benefits for farmers, communities, and businesses alike. The first of those solutions is the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard version 1.4. Coming into effect in October 2025, the updated standard features streamlined requirements and strengthened data quality. Alongside this, we will also be introducing our new Regenerative Agriculture Standard as the first of three specialized certification solutions to be released in 2025 and 2026.

We’re growing our movement with urgency and purpose, because the future won’t wait—and neither will we.

Santiago Gowland
Rainforest Alliance CEO

Rainforest Alliance CEO Santiago Gowland and Klasik Beans co-founder Eko Purnomowidi with trainers and young farmers in Indonesia.
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Our Global Reach

  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified nuts farms
    Countries with certified nut farms (see our Crop List for details)
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified our global reach farms
    Countries with certified farmsMap key pinRainforest Alliance offices and staff locations
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified landscape projects farms
    Map key pinLandscape and community project sites
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified coffee farms
    Countries with certified coffee farms
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa farms
    Countries with certified cocoa farms
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified tea farms
    Countries with certified tea farms
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified bananas farms
    Countries with certified banana farms
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified fruit farms
    Countries with certified fruit farms (see our Crop List for details)
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified herbs & spices farms
    Countries with certified herb and spice farms (see our Crop List for details)
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified flowers & plants farms
    Countries with certified flower and plant farms (see our Crop List for details)
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified vegetables farms
    Countries with certified vegetable farms (see our Crop List for details)
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified nuts farms
    Countries with certified nut farms (see our Crop List for details)
  • Map of current Rainforest Alliance certified our global reach farms
    Countries with certified farmsMap key pinRainforest Alliance offices and staff locations
  • our global reach
  • landscape projects
  • coffee
  • cocoa
  • tea
  • bananas
  • fruit
  • herbs & spices
  • flowers & plants
  • vegetables
  • nuts
Animated gif of multiple maps showing where the Rainforest Allianceworks around the world.

A Future of Farming That Works for All 

From a banana farm in Costa Rica to one of the world’s largest farm-to-consumer certification programs, we’re transforming the way the world approaches agriculture—one farmer and community at a time. 

Certification is a powerful win-win for farmers and companies alike. For the mostly small-scale growers we work with, it offers practical support—from training in sustainability practices to providing better market access and pathways to boost their incomes.  

For companies, certification offers the credible, independent assurance they need to stay on top of supply chain risks, meet regulatory commitments, and build trust with consumers.  

Our vision? Regenerated landscapes and thriving communities. 

7.9 million

farmers and workers on certified farms

6+ million

hectares of certified farmland

7,855

company partners

62

countries with certified farms and programs


Small Scale, Big Impact

A smallholder farmer is one who cultivates less than 10 hectares of land, according to internationally accepted definitions. They often face significant climate and economic challenges and rely on farming as the main source of family income. Smallholders commonly group together to pursue certification as a collective.

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99%

of certified farms are run by smallholder farmers

3.1 Million

smallholder farms

2.31 Hectares

Average smallholder farm size

  • “In 2024, 14% more certified farms monitored and recorded pests compared to 2021. That’s an important shift—because tracking pests is the first step toward decreasing reliance on pesticides.”

    Conrado Guinea | Rainforest Alliance Assurance Director
  • “Water from the farm now flows through communities cleaner and free of harmful pesticide and fertilizer runoff.”

    Marlon Mejía | Manager, Montesol
  • “Since we have started tackling social issues like child labor and education with the Rainforest Alliance’s support, school attendance has increased by 20%.”

    Teferi Oljira | Certification Coordinator, Limmu
  • “We’re seeing more women in leadership than ever—because they feel empowered and confident to run for executive board positions.”

    Victoria Nyalugwe | Gender Committee Chairperson, Msuwadzi Tea Association
  • “By adopting Rainforest Alliance farming practices, such as organic composting and planting trees alongside crops, our yields and crop quality have improved significantly.”

    Darwin Castro | Quality and Risk Manager, Microfinanciera Pueblos en Acción Comunitaria S.A.

Certified at the Source, Recognized on the Shelf 

155 countries

where you can buy products with the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal  

40K+

products with the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal  

Companies buy enough Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee to make:

333 Million Cups

of coffee each day

Companies buy enough Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa to make:

96 Million Bars

of chocolate each day

  • Coffee

    1.8 million hectares
    1.9 million farmers and workers
    29 countries

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  • Cocoa

    4.6 million hectares
    3+ million farmers and workers
    23 countries

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  • Tea

    1.4 million hectares
    2.4 million farmers and workers
    22 countries

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  • Bananas

    213K+ hectares
    158K+ farmers and workers
    19 countries 

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Power in Partnership: Impact Felt Across Landscapes 

Creating a world where people and nature thrive in harmony takes more than isolated efforts—it requires a big-picture approach. That’s why we go beyond certification and individual farms to drive change across entire landscapes, spanning tens of thousands to millions of hectares. 

These figures from our landscape and community programs show what’s possible when farmers, forest enterprises, local leaders, companies, and governments join forces to tackle complex and often interconnected challenges.

1.3 million

people directly benefitting

25+ million

hectares covered

US$33.5 million

sales revenue generated by small-and-medium-sized farming and forestry businesses 

US$394 million

invested since 2003  


Building Momentum, One Leap at a Time 

Our green frog seal has come to represent a global movement of millions of consumers who make better choices every day for people and planet. Because those small supermarket decisions? They really do add up—to more companies motivated to do the right thing, more land protected, and better lives for farmers around the world. 

814K+

new members of our alliance (email and social media followers) 

1.9 million

social media followers (43% growth in global Instagram followers)  

3.5 billion

social media impressions  

18.6 million

social media engagements (18x growth)

26.8K

media mentions

99%

of media mentions were positive or neutral


In the News

  • Opinion: How to address pervasive violence against women in agriculture
  • Opinion: How to address pervasive violence against women in agriculture

Staff Statistics

694 Total Staff

   in 35 countries across 5 continents

Men: 306 (44%) Women: 341 (49%) Undisclosed: 47 (7%)

Leadership team & Directors: 48

Men: 22 (46%) Women: 26 (54%)

USA: 91

M: 25% W: 75%

Europe: 180

M: 39% W: 54% U: 7%

Asia-pacific: 76

M: 50% W: 45% U: 5%

Latin America: 189

M: 47% W: 48% U: 5%

Africa: 158

M: 60% W: 32% U: 8%

Certification & Beyond

The Next Evolution of Rainforest Alliance Certification  

2024 was a pivotal year for the Rainforest Alliance—a time of reflection, rigorous analysis, and bold thinking. Leaning into the innovation that has always been at the heart of our organization, we laid the groundwork for exciting new solutions—launching in 2025 and 2026—to drive even greater impact for farmers, communities, and companies. 

Learn more
Cocoa farmer Lucy Araba Yeaboah speaks with the Rainforest Alliance team and journalists on her farm in Ghana’s Sefwi Wiawso district.

The Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard version 1.4

In 2024, we listened extensively to feedback from farmers and companies and conducted a thorough review of our certification requirements. The result of those efforts is Version 1.4 of our Sustainable Agriculture Standard—coming into effect in October 2025. Building on what works, the updated standard features streamlined certification requirements, more focused inspections and audits, and strengthened data quality to make certification even more effective. 

New specialized certification solutions

In 2024, we kickstarted development of specialized certification solutions, and their accompanying seals, for three critical impact areas: regenerative agriculture, climate, and livelihoods. While the Sustainable Agriculture Standard will remain our most holistic seal, these specialist seals will recognize farmers who go above and beyond in targeted impact areas of their choosing. This will enable farmers to access new markets and build partnerships with companies looking to deepen their ESG commitments.


A Trusted Partner in a Rapidly Changing Regulatory Landscape

As the world grapples with urgent ecological and social crises, we are heartened by a wave of new due diligence legislation. From the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to the EU Empowering Consumers Directive, the Rainforest Alliance is closely attuned to evolving reporting needs and helping companies keep pace. 

Supporting companies to make the leap towards EUDR compliance 

In 2024, we optimized our robust certification and due diligence tools to help both certified and non-certified coffee and cocoa companies prepare to meet EUDR requirements ahead of the December 2025 deadline. For certified partners, these tools are offered for free as part of certification. 

Building our new Sourcing Risk Assessment solution 

With growing calls for supply chain transparency, we began developing our Sourcing Risk Assessment (launching in 2025)—a comprehensive service that will provide companies with reliable data and actionable insights to identify and address farm-level risks in their supply chains.

Indian man picking coffee cherries

India

In May, Europe received its first shipment of EUDR-ready coffee verified by the Rainforest Alliance, grown by High Range Coffee Curing in India. 

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Mount Kenya’s Coffee and Tea Farmers Find Transformation Through Regeneration  

The future of farming is regenerative—and for an exciting glimpse into that future, look no further than the slopes of Mount Kenya. 

Launched in 2020, our Mount Kenya Sustainable Landscape and Livelihoods program supports certified coffee and tea farming communities to adopt regenerative agriculture practices that heal the land and uplift communities. 

A game-changer for people and the planet 

Tea farmer Enos Muriuki has seen a remarkable boost in production since joining the program. He credits this progress to several key changes: reducing his use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, restoring soil health, and switching from older, disease-prone tea varieties to newer, drought-resistant ones.  

For coffee farmer Christine Karimi, the program equipped her with essential skills, such as how to build bench terraces to combat soil erosion, use cover crops for moisture conservation, and manage her canopy for optimal fruit production. With her farm healthier and more profitable than ever, she is now passionate about passing on her knowledge to fellow farmers. 

34,254

certified coffee and tea farmers in Mount Kenya transitioned to regenerative agriculture practices in 2024

106,300

trees planted

106+

hectares of degraded land restored   

202

jobs created (64% of which are women and youth)  

“As a Rainforest Alliance Certified farmer, producing good quality coffee has helped me secure premium prices at auction.”

Christine Karimi, coffee farmer 
Coffee farmer Christine Karimi of Kathakwa village, in Mount Kenya’s Embu County, has embraced regenerative farming.
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Landscapes & Communities

From the Ground Up: Local Leadership for Global Transformation 

Our work on the ground also goes beyond certification, driving regeneration throughout the world’s most biodiverse—and at risk—landscapes. From the soaring canopies of the Amazon to the islands of Indonesia, we have 83 active landscape and community (L&C) programs in five critical regions.  

Here we help rural communities build inspiring partnerships with companies, governments, and local NGOs. Together, we tackle complex and interconnected challenges that are simply too big to be taken on alone—from climate change and deforestation to human rights and rural poverty.  


Mesoamerica  

With its sprawling Selva Maya rainforest and a vibrant mix of Indigenous cultures, this region stands at the forefront of our globally recognized community forestry work. We also partner with farming communities across Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua to drive sustainability across key sectors including bananas and coffee. 

130K+

people benefitting from L&C programs 

1.5 million

hectares covered by L&C programs  

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The Maya Biosphere reserve, in Guatemala, is one of the leading examples of community forestry success worldwide

South America 

Home to the magnificent Amazon rainforest and many of the world’s leading coffee-producing countries, this part of the globe plays a crucial role in the future of regenerative farming. In Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, we work alongside local farming communities to advance nature-friendly ways of growing coffee, cocoa, flowers, bananas, avocados, and more. 

40K+

people benefitting from L&C programs 

1+ million

hectares covered by L&C programs  

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West and Central Africa 

The biodiversity-rich landscapes of West and Central Africa are shaped by rural economies nestled among vast forests. Here we work hand in hand with local communities in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ghana to restore forests, build sustainable forest-based enterprises, and transform the cocoa sector. 

404K+

people benefitting from L&C programs 

14.9 million

hectares covered by L&C programs  

Learn more
Cocoa farmer in Ghana

East and Southern Africa 

From vast savannahs to towering, snow-capped peaks, the landscapes of East and Southern Africa are a stunning mosaic of diverse terrains and ecosystems. We work in vulnerable landscapes throughout Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda to restore balance between coffee and tea farming communities and the precious forests around them. 

287K+

people benefitting from L&C programs 

482K+

hectares covered by L&C programs  

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Asia Pacific 

The landscapes of Asia Pacific are steeped in breathtaking biodiversity and a rich agricultural heritage. Here we’re helping coffee, tea, and cocoa farmers advance sustainable and regenerative growing practices across India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and beyond.  

433K+

people benefitting from L&C programs 

7+ million

hectares covered by L&C programs  

Learn more
Photograph of terraced hills in Yunnan in China

Regenerating Ghana’s Cocoa Heartland  

Spanning 382,000 hectares and five forest reserves, Ghana’s Sui River landscape is an ecological and biodiversity hotspot. Its dense forests and winding waterways sustain local communities and a rich array of stunning wildlife.  

The landscape is also one of West Africa’s most important cocoa-growing areas—putting its forests under serious pressure from agricultural-driven deforestation. Add climate change to the mix—which is causing changing rainfall patterns, floods, and droughts—and the pressure on people and nature is intensifying. 

To restore balance and help farmers adapt, the Rainforest Alliance partners with farmers, community leaders, government officials, cocoa traders, and chocolate manufacturers on three community-led Landscape Management Boards.  

In 2024, our work focused on:  

  • Training farmers in regenerative growing practices, such as planting shade trees, composting, and conserving water.    
  • Helping communities build sustainable livelihood opportunities, such as vegetable and snail farming, bee keeping, and honey production.   
  • Planting tree seedlings on cocoa farms, along riverbanks, and in formerly degraded areas.  
  • Monitoring and geo-tagging of over 30,000 planted native tree species. 
  • Ensuring farmers have legal ownership of their trees by registering them with the Ghanaian Forestry Commission.   
  • Strengthening community leadership of landscape governance structures. 
We distributed 50,000 native tree seedlings throughout the Sui River landscape with the help of nursery workers like Margaret Mintah (pictured).

65%

of farmers surveyed* invested in climate change adaptation 

*Based on a sample size of 100 farmers. 

583K+

tree seedlings planted

54K

trees registered

782

farmers supported to set up side businesses

Highlights from some of our other projects around the globe: 

  • Peruvian Amazon

    We helped Indigenous organizations access US $1M in government incentives to align with land-use plans aimed at reducing commodity-driven deforestation. A coalition of 30 public and private actors developed these plans.

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  • North Atlantic, Honduras

    We developed a training package to help rambutan and cocoa farmers implement regenerative growing practices. We also set up five demonstration plots for farmer-led training on healthy agroforestry systems.

    Learn More
  • Guatemala 

    We’re scaling up sustainable and low-emission livelihoods in Petén, the Western Highlands, and Las Verapaces, where nearly 200 forest and nature-based enterprises have generated US $14 million in sales to date.

    Learn More
  • Côte d’Ivoire

    To raise youth awareness of environmental conservation, we led education programs—from theater competitions to green talent contests—for more than 500 students from five primary schools neighboring Bossématié Nature Reserve.

    Learn More
  • Women in Guatemala

    We helped women from 30 local cooperatives win contracts to supply eggs to schools across the Western Highlands, Petén, and Las Verapaces—generating earnings of US $347,900 while tackling childhood malnutrition.

    Learn More
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Finances & Funding

Revenue & Support

1. Royalty revenue (57.7%)US$ 63,994,980
2. Government, foundation, and corporate grants and contracts (25.5%)28,265,938
3. Major donors and individuals (3%)3,326,604
4. Other contract revenue (9.1%)10,098,706
5. In-kind contributions (.80%)897,079
6. Other (3.8%)4,253,448
TOTAL REVENUE & SUPPORTUS$ 110,836,755

Expenses

1. Program services (76%)US$ 81,068,235
2. Management and general (20%)21,557,580
3. Fundraising (4%)4,061,096
TOTAL EXPENSESUS$ 106,686,911

Summary

TOTAL REVENUE & SUPPORTUS$ 110,836,755
TOTAL EXPENSES106,686,911
OTHER ACTIVITY
Unrealized Loss of FX Hedging Transactions
Foreign Currency Translation

(1,113,137)
(2,111)
ASSETS
Change in Net Assets
Net Assets, Beginning of Year

3,034,596
58,778,558
Net Assets, End of YearUS$ $61,813,154

Rainforest Alliance Holding, Inc. is an international non-profit organization, organized on January 1, 2018 in the State of Delaware to serve as the common parent non-profit corporation providing centralized governance and oversight over Rainforest Alliance, Inc. and Stichting Rainforest Alliance. This financial summary represents the consolidated revenue and expenses for 2024 for the organization. 

Sources of Income

How is the Rainforest Alliance Funded?

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Audited Financial Documents

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Donors

We want to express our sincerest thanks to the thousands of donors who make our work possible. Your generosity powers our alliance, and we see every day the difference your support makes to people and nature around the world.   

Below is a list of donors who signed new contracts with us in 2024, continued to support ongoing projects, and contributed over US$1,000 to further our work. 

Would you like to see your name on this list next year? Donate today.

7,196

individual donors

28

institutional donors

US$1,000,000+

  • BHP Foundation  
  • European Union / European Commission  
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)  
  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation  
  • IKEA Foundation  
  • Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)  
  • Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)  
  • The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)  
  • United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)  
  • United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) 

US$100,000 – US$999,999

  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)  
  • Global Affairs Canada (GAC)  
  • Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) 
  • The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)  
  • Amazon Web Services  
  • Anonymous 
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)  
  • Elysabeth Kleinhans 
  • ISEAL Alliance  
  • Kingfisher Plc. 
  • OXO, a Helen of Troy company 
  • Revolut  
  • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation  
  • The Overbrook Foundation  
  • UK PACT 
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)   
  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation 

US$10,000 – US$99,999

  • Anonymous 
  • Callae Walcott-Rounds and Ed Rounds 
  • Conservation International  
  • Frances Lear Foundation 
  • Joanne Ray Bourland Trust 
  • Johanette Wallerstein Institute 
  • Laney Thornton & Flora L. Thornton Foundation 
  • Melissa Berman 
  • News Corp. 
  • Parameswaran Gopikrishnan 
  • Rick Steves’ Europe 
  • Robert B. Keiser 
  • Stefano Stefani 
  • Suzanne M. Mondello Trust 
  • Suzanne Mondello 
  • The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation  
  • Towards Sustainability Foundation 
  • United States Department of State (DOS) 
  • American Industries, Inc 
  • ARIA Foundation 
  • Club Rotario Coatepeque-Colomba  
  • Dubai Sugar Conference 
  • Element Solutions Inc 
  • Garrett Albright 
  • Jacob Robbins 
  • Jerome L. and Thao N. Dodson 
  • Joanne Bourland 
  • Joshua Neall 
  • Judy Foldes 
  • Kelly Johnson 
  • Kent and Nicolette McDonald 
  • Leslie Gruss 
  • Lida Orzeck 
  • Lily Scratch 
  • Loretta Bober 
  • Meridian Institute 
  • Merrill Family Charitable Foundation 
  • Realterm 
  • Richard & Christine Greek 
  • Stephen Blommer 
  • The Fine & Greenwald Foundation 
  • The Mancheski Foundation, Inc. 
  • The Neall Family Charitable Foundation 
  • World Resources Institute (WRI)  
  • Zepz 

US$1,000 – US$9,999

  • Anonymous 
  • Adorers of the Blood of Christ 
  • Eliot Aguera y Arcas 
  • American Endowment Foundation 
  • The American Gift Fund 
  • William Armbruster 
  • James Bair 
  • Andrew Baker 
  • Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund 
  • John Barry 
  • Carol Barton 
  • Diane Bastian 
  • Gillian Beebe 
  • Holly Beck 
  • Alexander Belderok 
  • Stephen Benko 
  • Erin Berman 
  • Shiva and Brad Berman 
  • The Michael and Nancy Berman Family Foundation 
  • Betty A. Lewis University Environmental Charitable Trust 
  • Matthew Biegert 
  • Benjamin Bissonette 
  • The Blackbaud Giving Fund 
  • Lynn Bloom 
  • Thomas and Elizabeth Blumenthal 
  • David Boechler 
  • Rosalynn Bonamusa 
  • Elizabeth Boschee 
  • Susan Boscov 
  • Helen Bragg 
  • David Brenner 
  • Lisa Brenskelle 
  • Kathryn Briggs 
  • Bright Funds 
  • Lucy Brock 
  • Shaun Broetje 
  • Hilary Brown 
  • Bonnie Brydges 
  • John Buckley 
  • Maynard and Katherine Buehler 
  • Heather Burks 
  • Andrew Burson 
  • The Burt Family Foundation 
  • Tyler Campman 
  • Cynthia Cannon 
  • Natasha Capecci 
  • Elizabeth Carpenter 
  • Stephanie Carpenter 
  • Mags Carter 
  • J. Cederholm 
  • Robin Chancer 
  • Charitable Giving 
  • Charities Aid Foundation of America 
  • Charities Aide Foundation 
  • Charities Trust 
  • Charity on Top 
  • CharityVest Inc. 
  • Jennifer Chartoff 
  • Nick Cheetham 
  • Jasmine Chehrazi 
  • Emily Christison-Lagay 
  • Annie Chuang 
  • Joanne Cirocco 
  • Ezra Cohen 
  • Tsivia Cohen 
  • Joseph and Melinda Connelly 
  • Eliza Conway 
  • C. David Cook 
  • Janet Creech 
  • Kathleen Creech 
  • Canute Dalmasse 
  • Ron Davies 
  • Donna Davis 
  • Davis-Tailer Foundation 
  • Sheryl and Doug Dawson 
  • Praveen Dayalu 
  • John De Rocco 
  • Mary Dent 
  • Allison Dolle 
  • Alexander Dworkowitz 
  • East Bay Community Foundation 
  • Dave Eglsaer and Carol Eglsaer 
  • Jessica Eidson Tsang 
  • David Elkins 
  • Jeffrey Engel 
  • Kelly Enochson 
  • Veronique A. Oomen and Leendert Jan Enthoven 
  • The Eric and Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust 
  • Trevor Evenson 
  • Jessica Fang 
  • Mary Farrell 
  • Erika Felix 
  • Laura Fetzner 
  • Fidelity Brokerage Services 
  • Kerra Field 
  • John Fields 
  • Jeanne Donova Fisher 
  • Jennifer Fortenberry 
  • Patricia Foschi 
  • RC Charitable Foundation 
  • Carol Fox 
  • Diana and Andrew Frost 
  • Judith Fulton 
  • Candace Galen 
  • Romanie Garcia-Lee 
  • Mary Garton 
  • Maria Gea Arredondo 
  • Cyrill Gebert 
  • Susan Gerngross 
  • Elizabeth Ginsberg and Robert Weinstein 
  • Give Lively Foundation Inc. 
  • Madeleine Glick 
  • Matthew Glomski 
  • Norma Goldberg 
  • Goldman Sachs Gives 
  • Alejandra Gonzalez 
  • Good-Loop 
  • Kanya Götsch 
  • Santiago Gowland 
  • The Grace Jones Richardson Trust 
  • Nicole Green 
  • Phyllis Green and Randolph L. Cowen 
  • Andre Gregory 
  • Jeff Griffin 
  • Terence Groening 
  • Hazel Grolljahn 
  • Millie Hacker 
  • John Harding 
  • Joseph Harmon 
  • Krysta Harvey 
  • Margaret Hayden 
  • Autumn Heep 
  • The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation 
  • Hickory Hill Foundation 
  • Mary W. Hoddinott 
  • Homosexuelle Intiative (HOSI) Wien 
  • Mark Howard 
  • Albert Howlett 
  • Nathan Hughes 
  • Humanitix 
  • Ryan Hunt 
  • Impact Assets 
  • Stephen Irish 
  • Erik Jackson 
  • Martin Jischke 
  • Joe IV 
  • Melinda and Ethan Johnson 
  • Jose R. and Laura B. Medina Foundation 
  • Michael Julian 
  • Stacy Kaber 
  • Steven Kadish 
  • Jeanie and Murray Kilgour 
  • Linda and Matthew Klaben 
  • Donald Kluever 
  • Courtney Knott 
  • Cynthia Koch 
  • David Konn 
  • Barbara and Jim Korein 
  • Gergely Kota 
  • Margaret and Tad Kramar 
  • Peggy Kurtz 
  • Jan Kwiatkowski 
  • Louis Labellarte 
  • Kelsey Lahr 
  • Anmol Lal 
  • Parris Lampropoulos 
  • Johanna Lang 
  • Ron and Katharine Lang 
  • Peter Leahy 
  • Lyn and Norman Lear 
  • Misty Leslie 
  • Jim Levine 
  • Gerhard Liedl 
  • Zaden Lipman 
  • Huw Little 
  • Di Liu 
  • Lila L. Luce 
  • Jeffrey Lynch 
  • Sudha Madabhushi 
  • Barbara Magin 
  • Teresa Malies 
  • Kalyan Manthena 
  • Benjamin March 
  • Marin Community Foundation 
  • Marta Heflin Foundation 
  • Ryan Martin 
  • Berry Marttin 
  • Oliver Masaba 
  • Emilie McConville 
  • Patrick McGuire 
  • Diana and Mark McNabb 
  • Patricia Medina 
  • Eric Melin 
  • Irlanda Mendez 
  • Elyse Mercier 
  • Pamela Messina 
  • Tara Marchionna and Timothy Messler 
  • Paul Molina Chavez 
  • Montessori School of Oakton 
  • Diana Moore 
  • Morris Weinman Memorial Foundation, Inc. 
  • Scott Mowery 
  • Carol Myers 
  • National Financial Services LLC 
  • National Philanthropic Trust 
  • Network for Good 
  • New Hampshire Charitable Foundation 
  • Allen Newman 
  • Liana K. and Gebhard Neyer 
  • Kathleen Nolan
  • Gemma Norman 
  • Liam O’Kane 
  • Emily Okeefe 
  • Stuart Oliver 
  • Wendy Oppenheimer 
  • Oundle School 
  • Kevin Parker 
  • David Parsley 
  • Pasadena Community Foundation 
  • Lauri Paul and Mark Hamilton 
  • Adele F. Paynter 
  • PayPal Giving Fund 
  • Michael Peltz 
  • Douglas Pepelko 
  • Ellen Petersen 
  • Jim Phillips 
  • Piersol Foundation, Inc. 
  • Kristen Pitzen 
  • David Porteous and Vicky Smith 
  • Nathan Potterton 
  • Laurel Przybylski 
  • Donald Pulver 
  • QuestionPro Inc 
  • Steven Rabinowitz 
  • Maya Rainey 
  • Nigel Rawson 
  • Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc. 
  • Eleanor and William Revelle 
  • James Rieger 
  • Nicholas RisCassi 
  • Frank Rodriguez 
  • Daniel Gregory Rooker and Mary Frances Rooker 
  • Glen Roseborough 
  • Jeanne Rosenmeier 
  • Jeff Rothstein 
  • RSF Social Finance 
  • Joseph Rubin 
  • Charles Ruedebusch and Linda Flack 
  • David and Lori Schnadig 
  • Dick Schoech and Sharon Schoech 
  • Schwab Charitable Fund 
  • Liana Schwarz 
  • Heather Scott 
  • Michael Sekera 
  • David Shapiro and Jane Hawes 
  • Spencer Sherman 
  • Donald Shirley and Ellen Switkes 
  • Patricia Simpson 
  • Edwin Sisson 
  • Andrew Slade 
  • Kathryn Staples 
  • Sheldon Stark 
  • John Stearns 
  • Stella Maris Academy 
  • Stifel Charitable Inc. 
  • Jonathan Stone 
  • Ria Stout 
  • Elizabeth Sturtevant 
  • Robin Stutman 
  • Elaine Stutt 
  • Superfeet Worldwide LLC 
  • Vidya Swaminatan 
  • Hosanna Swanner 
  • Leticia Taft-Pearman 
  • Craig Tanouye 
  • Lee and Norelle Tavrow 
  • Julie Taymor 
  • Teemill 
  • Ricardo Terrassa 
  • Jan Thompson 
  • Zoe Treeson 
  • Diane Trombetta 
  • John Tyler 
  • Nick Tyler 
  • Karen Ulrich 
  • Wendy Umbriac 
  • United Way Of Rhode Island Inc 
  • Sarvagya Vaish 
  • Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program 
  • Alison Vico 
  • Goran Visnijc 
  • Vista Hermosa Foundation 
  • Jerusha and Kenneth Vogel 
  • Susan and Hugh Voigt 
  • Stephen Wagner 
  • Spring Washam 
  • Michael Way 
  • Sherryl Webster 
  • Martha Weiner 
  • Morgan Weinstein 
  • Stephanie Weir 
  • Emily White and Richard White 
  • Pennell Whitney 
  • Betsy Wice 
  • Robert Wiebe-King 
  • Creig Wilson 
  • Stephen Wilson 
  • Wings of Light Fund 
  • Wolters Kluwer 
  • Danielle Woodgate 
  • Cheryl Woodward 
  • Michelle Wright 
  • Yoga District 
  • David Young 
  • Peter Zarzecki 

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  • AAF Family Trust 
  • Albert Howlett 
  • Alison Freese 
  • Allan J. Taylor 
  • Anonymous 
  • Amy Beers 
  • Andree Tafoya 
  • Anne Lee Walter 
  • Arlene C. Nurre 
  • Arthur Dusdall 
  • Arthur Rowe 
  • Autumn Heep 
  • Barr Charitable Foundation 
  • Betsy Wice 
  • Betty A. Lewis 
  • Betty Sabo 
  • Brenda Butka 
  • Brendan Ware and Vivienne Myler 
  • Brett Piersma 
  • Brian Peterson 
  • Bruce Stein and J. L. Chuang 
  • Carl F. Bostrom 
  • Carlyn E. Goettsch 
  • Carol J. Novak 
  • Carol Lund and Dennis Lund 
  • Carol Young and Glenn Browning 
  • Cassandra Ellis 
  • Catherine Faver 
  • Charles N. Conover 
  • Charles P. Howard 
  • Cheri Dickinson 
  • Cheryl Woodward 
  • Christel Kavulia 
  • Christopher Canino 
  • Donna Calvert Brand 
  • Daniel Campos 
  • David Goodkind 
  • De Nyse W. Pinkerton 
  • Debbie Wilson 
  • Diana and Andrew Frost 
  • Diana Marek 
  • Donald Kluever 
  • Donald Pulver 
  • Donald Shirley and Ellen Switkes 
  • Donald Witter and Kendra Witter 
  • Dorothy Fiore-Gramenstetter 
  • Dorothy Hines 
  • Douglass Seidman 
  • Dr. Lynn H. Caporale 
  • E.A. Aschmoneit-Jüdell 
  • Edward Firestone 
  • Edward Helmer 
  • Eliot M. Girsang 
  • Emma Milkeraitis 
  • Erhart Eger 
  • Ruth Byington 
  • Barbara L. Arata 
  • Robert B. Keiser 
  • Scott Pickrel Petersen 
  • Sheila Bridget Kelly 
  • William Seydlitz 
  • Eugenia Miller 
  • Fumiko Shido 
  • Gabriel Allan 
  • George Benz 
  • George W. Schmidt, Jr. 
  • Gretchen VanTassel 
  • H Hammond and Tamsin Kelly 
  • Hans Grellmann and Annerose Grellman 
  • Harry Michael Dudte Trust 
  • Henry Berger 
  • Holly Davis 
  • Howard Waymire 
  • Ilse Holliday 
  • Irene Tremper 
  • Jan Booth 
  • Jane Ferry 
  • Jeanne Rosenmeier 
  • Jeffrey Prescott and Chikako Prescott 
  • Jennifer Jinot 
  • Jere Lowell Barnhart 
  • Jerry L. Burns 
  • Joan Callahan 
  • Joanne Ray Bourland 
  • Joanne Sheridan 
  • Joel Brown 
  • John McAlister 
  • John Tyler 
  • Jonathan Pool and Susan Colowick 
  • Joseph M. Liebling 
  • Judith Herzfeld 
  • Judy Phillips 
  • Julie Whitacre 
  • Karen Ulrich 
  • Kathleen Goetten 
  • Kathryn Torrez 
  • Keith Hester 
  • Larry Lundberg 
  • Laura Kent 
  • Laurence Mayers 
  • Lawrence Mckenna 
  • Lawrence Meyran 
  • Linda Henson 
  • Linda Kuhli 
  • Lynn Bloom 
  • Marc Sussman 
  • Margaret Clark 
  • Valerie Sue Margolis 
  • Marshall Smith and Louise Smith 
  • Martin Brazeau 
  • Mary James 
  • Maxine Mansor 
  • Maynard Buehler and Katherine Buehler 
  • Melisande Congdon-Doyle 
  • Miranda Milovich 
  • Miriam Rosenthal 
  • Morgan Brown 
  • Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shearer 
  • Nancy Kaplan 
  • Nancy Kirschbaum 
  • Nawar Masood 
  • Norma Goldberg 
  • Pamela Davidson 
  • Pamela Messina 
  • Pat Lacy 
  • Paula Band 
  • Peter Comanor 
  • Peter Gallett 
  • Peter Zarzecki 
  • Phyllis Westover 
  • R Stephen Dorsey 
  • Randolph Stadler 
  • Rebecca Lemon 
  • Francis P. Tafoya 
  • Ricardo Terrassa 
  • Richard Badalamente 
  • Richard Carnis 
  • Richard Myers 
  • Rita Grolitzer 
  • Robert B. Keiser 
  • Robert Gulovsen 
  • Robert Moll 
  • Robert Shapera 
  • Robert Stagman 
  • Robert Steinhoff 
  • Robert Zimmerman and Teresa Zimmerman 
  • Robin Leventhal 
  • Ron and Katharine Lang 
  • Rosalynn Bonamusa 
  • Roseann Schneider 
  • Rosemarie Gatehouse 
  • Sandra Cobb and David Cobb 
  • Sandra Szanderek 
  • Martin Schwager 
  • Scott Batson 
  • Scott Campbell 
  • Sean Reynolds 
  • Selena Pama 
  • Sharon Gillespie 
  • Sheldon Stark 
  • Sherman M. Starr 
  • Sheryl and Doug Dawson 
  • Stephen Kochman 
  • Steven Forman 
  • Stuart Oliver 
  • Susan Blackman 
  • Susan Heller Gebel 
  • Susan Ryan  
  • Suzanne M. Mondello 
  • Terence Groening 
  • Hazel Ho Wang and Charles Hsu Chiang Wang 
  • Joseph M. Liebling 
  • The Kelly Living Trust 
  • Scott Gordon Campbell 
  • Thomas and Elizabeth Blumenthal 
  • Tom Horner 
  • Tom Plant 
  • Tsivia Cohen 
  • Victor Soukup 
  • Victoria Seever 
  • William Carmalt 
  • William Forbes 
  • William L. and Linda K. Richter 
  • William Maillet 
  • William Seydlitz 
  • Winifred Caldwell 

The Judith Sulzberger Society honors those individuals who have chosen to include the Rainforest Alliance in their estate planning.

In-Kind Contributions

  • Abcor  
  • Allegro Coffee Company 
  • Amazon Web Services 
  • Arnall Golden Gregory 
  • Baker & McKenzie LLP 
  • BDS ASESORES (COSTA RICA) 
  • Covington & Burling LLP 
  • Davis Polk 
  • DLA Piper 
  • Jérémie Gicquel 
  • Joe Coffee Company 
  • Katten Munchin 
  • McDermott, Will & Emery LLP 
  • O’Melveny Meyers LLP 
  • Orrick 
  • OXO, a Helen of Troy company 
  • Paul Hastings LLP 
  • Perez Llorca (former Gonzalez Calvillo) 
  • RUBIO (PERU) 
  • Shearman & Sterling LLP 
  • White & Case LLP 

Donations of goods and services such as legal advice, space, and consulting.

Acknowledgements

Board of Directors

Daniel R. Katz, Chair • Nalin Miglani, Treasurer • Tasso Azevedo • Sonila Cook • Sarah-Jane Danchie • Wendy Gordon • Nina Haase • Marilú Hernández de Bosoms • Dan Houser • Peter H. Lehner • Berry Marttin • Jon McCormack • Vanusia Nogueira • Juan Esteban Orduz • Anurag Priyadarshi • Anisha Rajapakse • Eric B. Rothenberg • Paul Rubacha • Peter M. Schulte • Kerri A. Smith • Annemieke Wijn 

Leadership Team

Chief Executive Officer – Santiago Gowland • Chief Operating Officer – Adam Cox • General Counsel – Molly Stark • Chief Product Officer – Ruth Newsome • Chief Development Officer – Gina Wood • Chief Strategy Officer – Franck Sime • Senior Director for East and Southern Africa – Julius Ng’ang’a • Senior Director for West and Central Africa – Nadège Nzoyem • Senior Director for Asia Pacific – Chandra Panjiwibowo 

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Editors

Gui-Xi Young • Tina Lippstreu • Daria Koreniushkina • Laura Jamison • Michael Gibbons  

Writer

Elizabeth Sensky

Designers

Patrick Floyd • Mason Philips • Joost Voets

Web Development

Matt Nerger • Erica Rosset

Project Management

Marta Fiolhais

Contributors

Gabriela Cordon • N’Deye N’Débane Sarr 

Creative Direction 

Paula Quazi • Michael Gibbons 

Photographers

Dòng Truong Kiên | Acorn • Noah Jackson • Istockphoto • Nu Image Communications • Nice and Serious • Marco Vásquez • Mohsin Kazmi • Sergio Izquierdo • Zdeněk Macháček Communication 

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