TY 2020 Form 990

(A) Name and title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC)
(1) PETER SELIGMANN...................................................................... CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00 .................	X	X		550,000	46,849
(2) VICTORIA TAULI CORPUZ...................................................................... CHAIR	2.00 .................	X	X		0	0
(3) PAUL KLINGENSTEIN...................................................................... VICE-CHAIR	2.00 .................	X	X		0	0
(4) MANDY BAYHA...................................................................... DIRECTOR (START 05/2020)	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(5) MICHAEL CROW...................................................................... DIRECTOR (START 05/2020)	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(6) LAURENE POWELL JOBS...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(7) MYRNA CUNNINGHAM KAIN...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(8) JENNIFER MORRIS...................................................................... DIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/2020)	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(9) NEMONTE NENQUIMO...................................................................... DIRECTOR (START 05/2020)	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(10) BRENDA PIPESTEM...................................................................... DIRECTOR (START 05/2020)	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(11) KEVIN STARR...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(12) LEIGH MORGAN...................................................................... CHIEF STRATEGY AND OPERATING OFFICER	40.00 .................		X		360,294	40,941
(13) CHRISTOPHER FILARDI...................................................................... CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER	40.00 .................		X		306,964	49,525
(14) TRACY RECTOR...................................................................... MANAGING DIRECTOR, STORYTELLING	40.00 .................			X	213,720	46,207
(15) MARGARITA MORA TERAN...................................................................... MANAGING DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS	40.00 .................			X	218,519	37,675
(16) MARC BALLANDRAS...................................................................... DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE	40.00 .................			X	202,061	42,724
(17) JESSICA SCHROEDER...................................................................... DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	40.00 .................			X	185,243	35,215

(A) Name and business address	(B) Description of services	(C) Compensation
CONSERVATION METRICS 145 MCALLISTER WAY SANTA CRUZ,CA95060	BIOCULTURAL MONITORING CONSULTING	376,874
SIX SEASONS 11B MADELEY STREET OCEAN GROVE,VICTORIA AS	STRATEGIC SUPPORT SERVICES	225,600
ERJEN KHAMAGANOVA ULAANBAATAR MONGOLIA BAYAN ZURH DUUREG 2-13 MG	INDIGENOUS WAY & KNOWING SUPPORT SVCS	125,438
CATHERINE SPARKS PO BOX 1189 PORT VILA NH	SUPPORT SERVICES	125,438
TAHOLO KAMI PO BOX 197415 SUVA FJ	SUPPORT SERVICES	103,800
2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 5

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2020

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

NIA TERO FOUNDATION

Employer identification number

82-1949563

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 12, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E (Form 990 or 990-EZ).)

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An agricultural research organization described in 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) operated in conjunction with a land-grant college or university or a non-land grant college of agriculture. See instructions. Enter the name, city, and state of the college or university:

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 331/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box in lines 12a through 12d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 12e, 12f, and 12g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations ...............................

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization failed to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(b) 2017	(c) 2018	(d) 2019	(e) 2020	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") ..	5,000,000	150,599,440	2,677,148	3,408,997	161,685,585
2	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....
3	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4	Total. Add lines 1 through 3	5,000,000	150,599,440	2,677,148	3,408,997	161,685,585
5	The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..					55,052,719
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.					106,632,866

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(b) 2017	(c) 2018	(d) 2019	(e) 2020	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..	5,000,000	150,599,440	2,677,148	3,408,997	161,685,585
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...	9,925	248,914	615,298	893,978	1,768,115
9	Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.)..		-952		499	-453
11	Total support. Add lines 7 through 10					163,453,247

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

First 5 years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2020 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage for 2019 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

16a

33 1/3% support test—2020. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2019. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

17a

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2020. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization ..................................................... right arrow

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2019. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly
supported organization ................................................ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2016	(b) 2017	(c) 2018	(d) 2019	(e) 2020	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
2	Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose
3	Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 .....
4	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge
6	Total. Add lines 1 through 5
7a	Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons
b	Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.
c	Add lines 7a and 7b..
8	Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2016	(b) 2017	(c) 2018	(d) 2019	(e) 2020	(f) Total
9	Amounts from line 6...
10a	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
b	Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c	Add lines 10a and 10b.
11	Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) ..
13	Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..

First 5 years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2020 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2019 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2020 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2019 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

331/3% support tests—2020. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow

33 1/3% support tests—2019. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization .... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked box 12a, of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked box 12b, of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked box 12c, of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked box12d, of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer lines 3b and 3c below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked box 12a or 12b in Part I, answer lines 4b and 4c below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer lines 5b and 5c below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons, as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Yes

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in lines 11b and 11c below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described in 11a above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described in line 11a or 11b above? If “Yes” to 11a, 11b, or 11c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the officers, directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in line 2 above, did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer lines 2a and 2b below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described in line 2a, above constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer lines 3a and 3b below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations?If "Yes" or "No", provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970 (explain in Part VI). See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Net short-term capital gain	1
2	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	2
3	Other gross income (see instructions)	3
4	Add lines 1 through 3	4
5	Depreciation and depletion	5
6	Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions)	6
7	Other expenses (see instructions)	7
8	Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4)	8

	Section B - Minimum Asset Amount		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year):	1
a	Average monthly value of securities	1a
b	Average monthly cash balances	1b
c	Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets	1c
d	Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c)	1d
e	Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI):
2	Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets	2
3	Subtract line 2 from line 1d	3
4	Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions).	4
5	Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3)	5
6	Multiply line 5 by 0.035	6
7	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	7
8	Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6)	8

	Section C - Distributable Amount		Current Year
1	Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A)	1
2	Enter 85% of line 1	2
3	Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A)	3
4	Enter greater of line 2 or line 3	4
5	Income tax imposed in prior year	5
6	Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions)	6

Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations(continued)

Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes	1
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity	2
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations	3
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets	4
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI)	5
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions	6
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6.	7
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions	8
9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6	9
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount	10

Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions)		(i) Excess Distributions	(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020	(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020
1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions.
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020:
a From 2015.......
b From 2016.......
c From 2017.......
d From 2018.......
e From 2019.......
fTotal of lines 3a through e
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years
h Applied to 2020 distributable amount
i Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f.
4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7:
$
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years
b Applied to 2020 distributable amount
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4.
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c.
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a Excess from 2016.....
b Excess from 2017.....
c Excess from 2018.....
d Excess from 2019.....
e Excess from 2020.....

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2020)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

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Schedule B
(Form 990, 990-EZ,
or 990-PF)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Schedule of Contributors

Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2020

Name of the organization

NIA TERO FOUNDATION

Employer identification number

82-1949563

Organization type (check one):

Filers of:

Section:

Form 990 or 990-EZ

501(c)( ) (enter number) organization

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust not treated as a private foundation

527 political organization

Form 990-PF

501(c)(3) exempt private foundation

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation

501(c)(3) taxable private foundation

Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.
Note: Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.

General Rule

For an organization filing Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF that received, during the year, contributions totaling $5,000 or more (in money or other property) from any one contributor. Complete Parts I and II. See instructions for determining a contributor's total contributions.

Special Rules

For an organization described in section 501(c)(3) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that met the 33¹/3% support test of the regulations
under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), that checked Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ), Part II, line 13, 16a, or 16b, and that received from any one contributor, during the year, total contributions of the greater of (1) $5,000 or (2) 2% of the amount on (i) Form 990, Part VIII, line 1h, or (ii) Form 990-EZ, line 1. Complete Parts I and II.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, total contributions of more than $1,000 exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Complete Parts I, II, and III.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, contributions exclusively for religious, charitable, etc., purposes, but no such contributions totaled more than $1,000. If this box is checked, enter here the total contributions that were received during the year for an exclusively religious, charitable, etc., purpose. Don't complete any of the parts unless the General Rule applies to this organization because it received nonexclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions totaling $5,000 or more during the year ......... Arrow Bullet

Caution: An organization that isn't covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules doesn't file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2, of its Form 990; or check the box on line H of its Form 990-EZ
or on its Form 990PF, Part I, line 2, to certify that it doesn't meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Cat. No. 30613XSchedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2020)

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Name of organization NIA TERO FOUNDATION

Part I Contributors	Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
RESTRICTED	,	$ RESTRICTED	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
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Name of organization NIA TERO FOUNDATION		Employer identification number 82-1949563

Part II	Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2020)

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Name of organization NIA TERO FOUNDATION			Employer identification number 82-1949563
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2020)

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(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Financial Statements

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b.
SchDMd Bullet

Attach to Form 990.
SchDMd Bullet

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2020

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

NIA TERO FOUNDATION

Employer identification number

82-1949563

Part I

Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.

		(a) Donor advised funds	(b) Funds and other accounts
1	Total number at end of year .........
2	Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)
3	Aggregate value of grants from (during year)
4	Aggregate value at end of year ........

Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised funds are the organization’s property, subject to the organization’s exclusive legal control? ............

Yes No

Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit? ...................................

Yes No

Part II

Conservation Easements.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7.

Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).

Preservation of land for public use (e.g., recreation or education) Preservation of an historically important land area

Protection of natural habitat Preservation of a certified historic structure

Preservation of open space

Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.


a	Total number of conservation easements ......................	2a
b	Total acreage restricted by conservation easements ....................	2b
c	Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) .....	2c
d	Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 7/25/06, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ...	2d

Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the
tax year SchDMd Bullet

Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet

Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? ............

Yes No

Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .............................

Yes No

In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.

Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:

(i)

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ......................... SchDMd Bullet

(ii)

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under FASB ASC 958 relating to these items:

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .......................... SchDMd Bullet

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

Cat. No. 52283D

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Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)

Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):

Public exhibition

Loan or exchange programs

Scholarly research

Other

Preservation for future generations

Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.

During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?...

Yes No

Part IV

Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.

Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................

Yes No


b	If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table:		Amount
c	Beginning balance .............................	1c
d	Additions during the year ............................	1d
e	Distributions during the year ..........................	1e
f	Ending balance ................................	1f

Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability? ...

Yes No

If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ....

Part V

Endowment Funds.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.

		(a) Current year	(b) Prior year	(c) Two years back	(d) Three years back	(e) Four years back

1a	Beginning of year balance ....
b	Contributions ...
c	Net investment earnings, gains, and losses
d	Grants or scholarships ...
e	Other expenditures for facilities and programs ...
f	Administrative expenses ....
g	End of year balance ......

Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:

Board designated or quasi-endowment SchDMd Bullet

Permanent endowment SchDMd Bullet

Term endowment SchDMd Bullet

The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.

Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes

(i) Unrelated organizations .......................

3a(i)

(ii) Related organizations .......................

3a(ii)

If "Yes" on 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........

Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.

Part VI

Land, Buildings, and Equipment.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.

Description of property		(a) Cost or other basis (investment)	(b) Cost or other basis (other)	(c) Accumulated depreciation	(d) Book value

1a	Land .....
b	Buildings ....
c	Leasehold improvements	373,514	186,750	186,764
d	Equipment ....	9,878	4,950	4,928
e	Other .....	45,500	9,125	36,375
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)..				228,067

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Part VII

Investments - Other Securities.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.

(a) Description of security or category (including name of security)	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value
(1) Financial derivatives.........
(2) Closely-held equity interests........
(3)Other
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
(I)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)

Part VIII

Investments - Program Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.

(a) Description of investment	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)

Part IX

Other Assets.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.

(a) Description				(b) Book value

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........

Part X

Other Liabilities.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.

1.(a) Description of liability	(b) Book value
(1) Federal income taxes

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII

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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements .......			1	4,555,963
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ....	2a	335,908
b	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2b
c	Recoveries of prior year grants ...........	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d .....................			2e	335,908
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1..................			3	4,220,055
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .	4a	83,419
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b....................			4c	83,419
5	Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ......			5	4,303,474

Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ...........			1	17,433,305
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2a
b	Prior year adjustments ............	2b
c	Other losses ................	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d....................			2e	0
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1...................			3	17,433,305
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b ..	4a	83,419
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b.....................			4c	83,419
5	Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ......			5	17,516,724

Part XIII

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b; Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation
PART X, LINE 2:	FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019, THE FOUNDATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule D (Form 990) 2020

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SCHEDULE F(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Statement of Activities Outside the United States

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 14b, 15, or 16. Right pointing arrow large image

Attach to Form 990. Right pointing arrow large image

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2020

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization
NIA TERO FOUNDATION

Employer identification number

82-1949563

Part I

General Information on Activities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 14b.

For grantmakers. Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of its grants and

other assistance, the grantees’ eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used

to award the grants or assistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

For grantmakers. Describe in Part V the organization’s procedures for monitoring the use of its grants and other assistance outside the United States.

Activites per Region. (The following Part I, line 3 table can be duplicated if additional space is needed.)

(a) Region		(b) Number of offices in the region	(c) Number of employees, agents, and independent contractors in the region	(d) Activities conducted in region (by type) (such as, fundraising, program services, investments, grants to recipients located in the region)	(e) If activity listed in (d) is a program service, describe specific type of service(s) in the region	(f) Total expenditures for and investments in the region
	CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBBEAN	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		32,500
	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		1,569,034
	EUROPE	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		150,000
	NORTH AMERICA	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		402,200
	SOUTH AMERICA	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		2,913,981
	SUB SAHARAN AFRICA	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		165,000
	NORTH AMERICA	0	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	STRATEGIC SUPPORT ACROSS ALL REGIONS	7,000
	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	0	16	PROGRAM SERVICES	STRATEGIC SUPPORT ACROSS ALL REGIONS	814,620
	RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES	0	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	STRATEGIC SUPPORT ACROSS ALL REGIONS	139,134
	SOUTH AMERICA	0	7	PROGRAM SERVICES	STRATEGIC SUPPORT ACROSS ALL REGIONS	320,109







3a	Sub-total ....	0	17			6,054,335
b	Total from continuation sheets to Part I ...	0	8			459,243
c	Totals (add lines 3a and 3b)	0	25			6,513,578

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.Cat. No. 50082W Schedule F (Form 990) 2020

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Part II

Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations or Entities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 15, for any recipient who received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(c) Region	(d) Purpose of grant	(e) Amount of cash grant	(f) Manner of cash disbursement
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBBEAN	COVID RESPONSE	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT OF INDIGENOUS SOLAR USE	305,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS CONVENING	80,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS DECRIMINLIZATION	300,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	COVID RESPONSE	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT VIDEO SERIES IN INDIGENOUS MUSIC PRACTICES	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS FORUM	150,000	WIRE TRANSFER
NORTH AMERICA	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS DOCUMENTARY FILM	25,000	WIRE TRANSFER
NORTH AMERICA	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS EXHIBITIONS	25,000	WIRE TRANSFER
NORTH AMERICA	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS IMPACT CAPACTIY	250,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA	COVID RESPONSE	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA	COVID RESPONSE	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA	INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO SUSTAIN THEIR CULTURE AND LIVLIHOOD	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA	SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT ON DETAILED CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE COURSE FOR INDIGENOUS POLICY AND ADVOCACY	135,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF SACRED LAND WITH INDIGENOUS LANDHOLDERS	200,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS VOYAGING EDUCATION	20,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS LEGAL PARTNERSHIP	200,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	COVID 19 RESPONSE	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT MAINTENACE WORK TO INDIGENOUS LODGE	191,926	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS QUILT MAKING	14,625	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AWARNESS TO INDIGENOUT COMMUNITIES	168,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	COVID RESPONSE	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	COVID RESPONSE	5,500	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT STRENGTHENING INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP	75,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	COVID RESPONSE	9,950	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS RIVER GUARDIANSHIP	30,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS CULTURAL FESTIVAL	40,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS SOMMUNICATIONS CAPACITY	8,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS FORUM	25,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIGENOUS DISTRICT COUNCILS	30,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT POLICY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM	40,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY	100,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	STRENGTHENING NETWORKS FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES	140,621	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	31,624	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT COMMUNICATION STRATEGY RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND PUBLIC RESPONSE TO ISSUES AFFECTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES	20,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	STRENGTHENING NETWORKS FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES	130,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS SORT FILM	36,171	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	17,567	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY AND SAFETY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES	138,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT PROTECTING RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES	100,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	30,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA-CHANGE	COVID RESPONSE	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA-CHANGE	SUPPORT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION RESEARCH	23,110	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES	102,911	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	100,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES	100,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT SEGMENTATION RESEARCH IN INDIGENOUS AREAS	29,022	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	275,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS EFFORTS TO PROTECT LAND	50,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	100,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT INFORMATION ACCESSS TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE	7,800	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	19,912	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES	50,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT PUBLICATION OF INDIGENOUS BOOK	8,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	61,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	20,540	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT ADVOCACY AND RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS RIGHTS	99,850	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT POLICY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM	40,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS CAPACITY BUILDING	155,559	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	9,326	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	COVID RESPONSE	9,968	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION	400,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS COUNCIL	60,000	WIRE TRANSFER
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBBEAN	HURRICANE SUPPORT IN INDIGENOUS AREAS	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
SOUTH AMERICA	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIP	75,000	WIRE TRANSFER
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBBEAN	HURRICANE SUPPORT IN INDIGENOUS AREAS	10,000	WIRE TRANSFER
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS SCHOOL	70,000	WIRE TRANSFER
NORTH AMERICA	SUPPORT INDIGENOUS YOUTH AND CULTURE PROGRAMS	100,000	WIRE TRANSFER

2	Enter total number of recipient organizations listed above that are recognized as charities by the foreign country, recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, or for which the grantee or counsel has provided a section 501(c)(3) equivalency letter .......	70
3	Enter total number of other organizations or entities .......................	0

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Part III

Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 16.

Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

	(b) Region	(c) Number of recipients	(d) Amount of cash grant	(e) Manner of cash disbursement
FELLOWSHIP STIPEND	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	4	35,000	WIRE TRANSFER
FELLOWSHIP STIPEND	SOUTH AMERICA	1	28,000	WIRE TRANSFER
FELLOWSHIP STIPEND	NORTH AMERICA	5	2,200	WIRE TRANSFER

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Foreign Forms

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Part V

Supplemental Information
Provide the information required by Part I, line 2 (monitoring of funds); Part I, line 3, column (f) (accounting method; amounts of investments vs. expenditures per region); Part II, line 1 (accounting method); Part III (accounting method); and Part III, column (c) (estimated number of recipients), as applicable. Also complete this part to provide any additional information. See instructions.

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PART I, LINE 2:	NIA TERO EMPLOYS A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES TO MONITOR GRANT FUNDS. NIA TERO EVALUATES THE FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC CAPACITY OF ALL PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES THROUGH A RISK-BASED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROSPECTIVE GRANTEE, PRE-AWARD SITE VISITS AND RISK ASSESSMENT PROPOSALS AND BUDGETS ARE REVIEWED AND ANALYZED BY NIA TERO STAFF. MONITORING PROCEDURES ARE BASED UPON THE RISK ASSESSMENT OF THE PROSPECTIVE GRANTEE UPON AWARD, GRANTEES ARE MONITORED THROUGH REVIEW OF TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS SUBMITTED BY TRUSTEES, THROUGH ONLINE MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND THROUGH SITE VISITS TO OBSERVE TECHNICAL PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

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Schedule I
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations,
Governments and Individuals in the United States

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990, Part IV, line 21 or 22.
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Attach to Form 990.
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Name of the organization
NIA TERO FOUNDATION

Employer identification number
82-1949563

Part I

General Information on Grants and Assistance

Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and
the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance? ........................

Yes No

Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States.

Part II

Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 21, for any recipient

that received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Name and address of organization or government	(b) EIN	(c) IRC section (if applicable)	(d) Amount of cash grant	(h) Purpose of grant or assistance
(1) AMERICANS FOR INDIAN OPPORTUNITY INC 1001 MARQUETTE AVE NW ALBUQUERQUE,NM87102	52-0900964	501(C)(3)	10,000	INDIGENOUS SHORT FILM SUPPORT
(2) AMPLIFIER FOUNDATION 901 HIAWATHA PLACE S UNIT 100 SEATTLE,WA98144	47-1612420	501(C)(3)	50,000	INDIGENOUS ART CAMPAIGN
(3) BIG SKY FILM INSTITUTE INC 216 W MAIN STREET STUDIO 7 MISSOULA,MT59802	20-1937230	501(C)(3)	30,000	$5K FILM FESTIVAL SUPPORT/$25K INDIGENOUS SHORT FILM SUPPORT
(4) CASTLE LEGACY LLC 525 W TOWNVIEW CIRCLE MANSFIELD,OH44907	83-4042353	OTHER	25,000	INDIGENOUS SUPPORT
(5) CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INC 1300 SOLDIERS FIELD ROAD 5 BOSTON,MA02135	04-2738458	501(C)(3)	25,000	INDIGENOUS SUPPORT
(6) CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB 410-2ND AVE EXTENSION S SEATTLE,WA98104	91-0852503	501(C)(3)	25,000	$5K INDIGENOUS EVENT SPONSORSHIP/ $20K COVID 19 RESPONSE
(7) DTWO LTD (DIGITAL DEMOCRACY) 3-4953 DESMOND STREET OAKLAND,CA94618	26-3761772	501(C)(3)	20,000	INDIGENOUS SUPPORT
(8) EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE INC 2150 ALLSTON WAY SUITE 460 BERKELEY,CA94704	94-2889684	501(C)(3)	10,000	COVID-19 RESPONSE
(9) GARDEN RAISED BOUNTY 2016 ELLIOTT AVE NW OLYMPIA,WA98502	91-1594312	501(C)(3)	10,000	INDIGENOUS SUPPORT
(10) GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND INC 2840 WILDRENESS PLACE SUITE A BOULDER,CO80301	84-1612422	501(C)(3)	50,000	INDIGENOUS SUPPORT
(11) GRIST MAGAZINE INC 1201 WESTERN AVE SUITE 410 SEATTLE,WA98101	06-1664153	501(C)(3)	25,000	INDIGENOUS SUPPORT
(12) HOLES IN THE WALL COLLECTIVE INC 495 E 7TH STREET APT 2C BROOKLYN,NY11218	83-1062956	501(C)(3)	25,000	INDIGENOUS SHORT FILM SUPPORT
(13) IF NOT US THEN WHO 1112 MONTANA AVE SUITE 379 SANTA MONICA,CA90403	81-4186787	501(C)(3)	10,000	INDIGENOUS PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
(14) INTERNEWS NETWORK 876 7TH STREET ARCATA,CA05521	94-3027931	501(C)(3)	25,000	INDIGENOUS JOURNALISM SUPPORT
(15) MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE CAMBRIDGE,MA02138	04-2103594	501(C)(3)	20,000	INDIGENOUS GATHERING SUPPORT
(16) MUTUAL AID MEDIA LLC 3109 ESTARA AVE LOS ANGELES,CA90065	47-4391149	OTHER	25,000	INDIGENOUS SHORT FILM SUPPORT
(17) NAAH ILLAHEE FUND 1620 18TH AVE SUITE 101 SAEATTLE,WA98122	05-0630992	501(C)(3)	10,000	COVID-19 RESPONSE
(18) NEW VENTURE FUND 1201 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON,DC20036	20-5806345	501(C)(3)	25,000	INDIGENOUS EVENT SUPPORT
(19) NEW YORK WOMEN IN FILM & TELEVISION INC 1100 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK,NY10036	13-2983705	501(C)(3)	25,000	INDIGENOUS SHORT FILM SUPPORT
(20) NORTHWEST FILM FORUM 1515 12TH AVE SEATTLE,WA98122	91-1702331	501(C)(3)	10,000	INDIGENOUS EVENT SUPPORT
(21) OPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES 2524 16TH AVE S 207 SEATTLE,WA98144	91-1868021	501(C)(3)	10,000	COVID-19 RESPONSE
(22) PHOTOGRAPHERS WITHOUT BORDERS INC 3023 S DAKOTA STREET SEATTLE,WA98108	20-5480911	501(C)(3)	10,000	INDIGENOUS ART SUPPORT
(23) REDFORD CENTER INC 1016 LINCOLN BLVD SUITE 322 SAN FRANCISCO,CA94129	46-4549706	501(C)(3)	35,793	COVID-19 RESPONSE
(24) SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD 611 12TH AVE S SEATTLE,WA98444	91-0869056	501(C)(3)	20,000	JOURNALISM SUPPORT
(25) SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD PO BOX 28505 SEATTLE,WA98118	47-3677408	501(C)(3)	25,000	COVID-19 RESPONSE
(26) SPIRET FOUNDATION 1753 W WIESBROOK ROAD WHEATON,IL60189	36-4311514	501(C)(3)	10,000	INDIGENOUS SHORT FILM SUPPORT
(27) THE ALLIANCE FOR MEDIA ARTS - CULTURE INC 1919 SOUTH SYRINGA ROAD SPOKANE,WA99203	13-3044606	501(C)(3)	25,000	COVID-19 RESPONSE
(28) UNITED INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES FOUNDATION PO BOX 99100 SEATTLE,WA98139	91-0889016	501(C)(3)	10,000	INDIGENOUS YOUTH TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
(29) URBAN AMERICAN INDIAN ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION ALLIANCE 12353 8TH AVE NE SEATTLE,WA98125	27-4272577	501(C)(3)	10,000	SUPPORT
(30) CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL 2011 CRYSTAL DRIVE SUITE 600 ARLINGTON,VA22202	52-1497470	501(C)(3)	1,000,000	SUPPORT
(31) IDENTITY INC 801 W FIREWEED LANE SUITE 103 ANCHORAGE,AK99503	92-0091087	501(C)(3)	75,000	SUPPORT
(32) RUDOLPH STEINER FOUNDATION 241 HUNGRY HOLLOW RD SPRING VALLEY,NY10977	13-3531581	501(C)(3)	1,610,250	SUPPORT
(33) PACIFIC RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION AND LEARNING 119 MERCHANT STREET HONOLULU,HI96813	99-0279789	501(C)(3)	100,000	SUPPORT
(34) AMAZON FRONTLINES 425 BUSH ST SUITE 300 SAN FRANCISCO,CA94108	47-5221013	501(C)(3)	32,500	SUPPORT
(35) EXPEDICIONARIOS DA SAUDE INC 6106 PARADISE POINT DRIVE PALMETTO BAY,FL33157	47-1861209	501(C)(3)	290,000	SUPPORT
(36) LAND IS LIFE 185 WYTHE AVE 2ND FLOOR BROOKLYN,NY11249	22-3101280	501(C)(3)	50,000	SUPPORT
(37) RAINFOREST FOUNDATION 100 DEAN STREET SUITE 40 BROOKLYN,NY11238	95-1622945	501(C)(3)	10,000	SUPPORT

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Part III

Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Individuals. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Type of grant or assistance	(b) Number of recipients	(c) Amount of cash grant
(1) FELLOWSHIP STIPEND	30	121,250
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Part IV

Supplemental Information. Provide the information required in Part I, line 2; Part III, column (b); and any other additional information.

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PART I, LINE 2:

NIA TERO EMPLOYS A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES TO MONITOR GRANT FUNDS. NIA TERO EVALUATES THE FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC CAPACITY OF ALL PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES THROUGH A RISK-BASED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROSPECTIVE GRANTEE, PRE-AWARD SITE VISITS AND RISK ASSESSMENT PROPOSALS AND BUDGETS ARE REVIEWED AND ANALYZED BY NIA TERO STAFF. MONITORING PROCEDURES ARE BASED UPON THE RISK ASSESSMENT OF THE PROSPECTIVE GRANTEE UPON AWARD, GRANTEES ARE MONITORED THROUGH REVIEW OF TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS SUBMITTED BY TRUSTEES, THROUGH ONLINE MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND THROUGH SITE VISITS TO OBSERVE TECHNICAL PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE.

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Schedule J
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Compensation Information

For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
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Name of the organization

NIA TERO FOUNDATION

Employer identification number

82-1949563

Part I

Questions Regarding Compensation

Yes

Check the appropiate box(es) if the organization provided any of the following to or for a person listed on Form
990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a. Complete Part III to provide any relevant information regarding these items.

First-class or charter travel Housing allowance or residence for personal use

Travel for companions Payments for business use of personal residence

Tax idemnification and gross-up payments Health or social club dues or initiation fees

Discretionary spending account Personal services (e.g., maid, chauffeur, chef)

If any of the boxes on Line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement or provision of all of the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain .....

Yes

Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all
directors, trustees, officers, including the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked on Line 1a? ....

Yes

Indicate which, if any, of the following the filing organization used to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply. Do not check any boxes for methods
used by a related organization to establish compensation of the CEO/Executive Director, but explain in Part III.

Compensation committee Written employment contract

Independent compensation consultant Compensation survey or study

Form 990 of other organizations Approval by the board or compensation committee

During the year, did any person listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, with respect to the filing organization or a related organization:

Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? .............

Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? .........

Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? .........

If "Yes" to any of lines 4a-c, list the persons and provide the applicable amounts for each item in Part III.

Only 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations must complete lines 5-9.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the revenues of:

The organization? ....................

Any related organization? .......................

If "Yes," on line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the net earnings of:

The organization? ..................

Any related organization? ......................

If "Yes," on line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization provide any nonfixed
payments not described in lines 5 and 6? If "Yes," describe in Part III ............

Yes

Were any amounts reported on Form 990, Part VII, paid or accured pursuant to a contract that was
subject to the initial contract exception described in Regulations section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III ..........................

If "Yes" on line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................

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Part II

Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use duplicate copies if additional space is needed.

For each individual whose compensation must be reported on Schedule J, report compensation from the organization on row (i) and from related organizations, described in the
instructions, on row (ii). Do not list any individuals that are not listed on Form 990, Part VII.
Note. The sum of columns (B)(i)-(iii) for each listed individual must equal the total amount of Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, applicable column (D) and (E) amounts for that individual.

(A) Name and Title		(B) Breakdown of W-2 and/or 1099-MISC compensation			(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)	(F) Compensation in column (B) reported as deferred on prior Form 990
(A) Name and Title		(i) Base compensation	(ii) Bonus & incentive compensation	(iii) Other reportable compensation	(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)
1PETER SELIGMANN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	(i) (ii)	550,000 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	17,100 ------------- 0	29,749 ------------- 0	596,849 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
2LEIGH MORGAN CHIEF STRATEGY AND OPERATING OFFICER	(i) (ii)	339,900 ------------- 0	20,394 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	11,872 ------------- 0	29,069 ------------- 0	401,235 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
3CHRISTOPHER FILARDI CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER	(i) (ii)	289,351 ------------- 0	17,613 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	17,100 ------------- 0	32,425 ------------- 0	356,489 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
4TRACY RECTOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, STORYTELLING	(i) (ii)	199,510 ------------- 0	14,210 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	6,513 ------------- 0	39,694 ------------- 0	259,927 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
5MARGARITA MORA TERAN MANAGING DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS	(i) (ii)	204,099 ------------- 0	14,420 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	8,340 ------------- 0	29,335 ------------- 0	256,194 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
6MARC BALLANDRAS DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE	(i) (ii)	166,697 ------------- 0	9,900 ------------- 0	25,464 ------------- 0	6,988 ------------- 0	35,736 ------------- 0	244,785 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
7JESSICA SCHROEDER DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	(i) (ii)	172,986 ------------- 0	12,257 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	11,196 ------------- 0	24,019 ------------- 0	220,458 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
8DAVID ROTHSCHILD SENIOR PARTNERSHIP LEAD	(i) (ii)	178,884 ------------- 0	12,257 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	11,529 ------------- 0	16,968 ------------- 0	219,638 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0

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Part III

Supplemental Information

Provide the information, explanation, or descriptions required for Part I, lines 1a, 1b, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, and 8, and for Part II. Also complete this part for any additional information.

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PART I, LINE 1A	IN REMOTE LOCATIONS WHERE COMMERICIAL SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE, NIA TERO WILL CHARTER PLANES/HELICOPTERS. OUR TEAM HAS THE OPTION OF FLYING BUSINESS/FIRST CLASS FOR FLIGHTS.
PART I, LINE 7	THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BONUSES ON PART VII: - LEIGH MORGAN $20,394 - CHRISTOPHER FILARDI $17,613 - TRACY RECTOR $14,210 - MARGARITA MORA TERAN $14,420 - MARC BALLANDRAS $9,900 - JESSICA SCHROEDER $12,257 - DAVID ROTHSCHILD $12,257 MARC BALLANDRAS ALSO RECIEVED $25,464 OF RELOCATION EXPENSES COVERED BY THE ORGANIZATION.

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Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
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Name of the organization

NIA TERO FOUNDATION

Employer identification number

82-1949563

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FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:	THEIR TERRITORIES COVER AN AREA THE SIZE OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND RUSSIA COMBINED, AND ARE HOME TO 80% OF THE EARTH'S BIODIVERSITY AND NEARLY HALF OF ITS REMAINING INTACT ECOSYSTEMS. THEY MAINTAIN THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY, COMMUNICATING IN 95% OF THE WORLD'S LANGUAGES. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' INTRICATE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR HOMELANDS HOLDS AN UNPARALLELED GUIDE FOR ALL OF HUMANITY. INCREASED CO2 EMISSIONS AND THE AGGRESSIVE EXPLOITATION OF LANDS, WATERS, AND OCEANS THREATEN ALL OF US. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' WISDOM AND LEADERSHIP CAN GUIDE HUMANITY'S EFFORTS TO COEXIST WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. WHEN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THRIVE, THE PLACES CRITICAL FOR HUMANITY THRIVE AS WELL. WE UNDERSTAND GUARDIANSHIP AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHT, CAPACITY, AND ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO SUSTAIN VITAL NATURAL SYSTEMS WITHIN THEIR COLLECTIVE TERRITORIES. THIS MISSION SUPPORTS OUR VISION OF AN EARTH WHERE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DEFEND AND UPHOLD THE WORLD'S THRIVING FORESTS, OCEANS AND GRASSLANDS; WHERE THEIR WISDOM MAINTAINS VAST GEOGRAPHIES THAT UNDERPIN THE WELL-BEING OF ALL HUMANITY; AND WHERE RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS IDENTITY EQUALS THAT OF NATION STATES AND OTHERS IN POWER. NIA TERO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SOCIETIES GROUNDED IN THE CONCEPT OF RECIPROCITY AND INTERCONNECTION AMONG ALL BEINGS SHOW THE WAY TO A THRIVING PLANET. WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING, NIA TERO, ITS NETWORKS, ITS PARTNERS, AND ITS ALLIES ASPIRE TO EXPAND RECOGNITION OF, AND SUPPORT FOR, INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP AS ESSENTIAL TO A VIBRANT FUTURE EARTH. OVER THE NEXT DECADE, NIA TERO'S STRATEGY IS FOCUSED ON TWO INTERRELATED ASPIRATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP OF ANCESTRAL TERRITORY ENABLED EVERYWHERE POSSIBLE ON EARTH. NIA TERO IS WORKING TO UPHOLD A NETWORK OF PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN KEY REGIONS WHO CARE FOR TERRITORIES WITH AN OUTSIZED IMPACT ON THE WELL-BEING OF HUMANITY AND EARTH. ALONGSIDE THIS, WE ARE ENGAGING PARTNERS WITHIN AND BEYOND THIS NETWORK TO EXPAND RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP WORLDWIDE. ASPIRATION 1: UPHOLD A NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO UPHOLD A NETWORK PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIPS IN KEY REGIONS, NIA TERO IS COMMITTED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN GEOGRAPHIES CENTRAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF ALL HUMANITY. OUR INITIAL REGIONS INCLUDE THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, AMAZONIA, AND THE BOREAL FORESTS OF CANADA, WHERE WE WORK WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO SHARE A COLLECTIVE TERRITORY AND HAVE STRONG GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO PROTECT THEIR HOMELANDS AND WATERS. BY HEARING AND WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS LEADERS, WE ENSURE THEIR VISION GUIDES DEVELOPMENT OF SOUND LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL POLICIES. NIA TERO'S CONTRIBUTION TO UPHOLDING THESE PARTNERSHIPS IS FOCUSED ON TWO GENERAL BODIES OF WORK. FIRST, WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES EFFORTS TO SECURE GUARDIANSHIP OF TERRITORY THROUGH GRANT-MAKING, CONVENING, FACILITATION, FUNDRAISING AND DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO ASSIST SELF-DETERMINED GOVERNANCE, CULTURAL VITALITY, DIRECT TERRITORIAL DEFENSE, LEGAL AND FINANCIAL REPRESENTATION, AND IN BUILDING STRONG ORGANIZATIONS. AND SECOND, WITH SIMILAR ISSUES AND NEEDS IN MIND, WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS ACROSS REGIONS. IN ADDITION TO OUR GROWING NETWORK OF PARTNERS IN REGIONS, WE ALSO ARE PARTNERING ON AN INITIATIVE CALLED THE WAYFINDERS CIRCLE, A FELLOWSHIP OF 12 INITIAL MEMBERS FROM ACROSS SEVEN SOCIO-CULTURAL REGIONS WITH A WILLINGNESS AND CAPACITY TO SHARE THEIR VISION AND EXPERIENCES TO INSPIRE ALL PEOPLE TO RE-IMAGINE DEVELOPMENT, CONSERVATION AND THE WAY WE RELATE TO EACH OTHER AND EARTH. THE WAYFINDERS CIRCLE INCLUDES 12 INITIAL MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE SEVEN SOCIAL-CULTURAL REGIONS OF EARTH DEFINED BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WITH PLANS TO GROW THE CIRCLE IN COMING YEARS. THE WAYFINDERS CIRCLE INITIATIVE IS A PART OF OUR NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS BUT ALSO DIRECTLY BRIDGES INTO OUR SECOND ASPIRATION FOR POSITIVE IMPACT AND CHANGE. ASPIRATION 2: EXPAND RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP WORLDWIDE: TO ACHIEVE THIS ASPIRATION, NIA TERO IS PURSUING THREE ONGOING BODIES OF WORK THAT INTEGRATE BOTH OUR PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS, NETWORKS AND INITIATIVES, OUTSIDE OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS. FIRST, THROUGH GRANTMAKING, CONVENING AND DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND THEIR CHOSEN ALLIES, WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN POLICY FRAMEWORKS, SECURITY AND SELF-GOVERNANCE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. SECOND, THROUGH STRATEGIC CONVENING AND FACILITATION, AS WELL AS TARGETED GRANTMAKING AND FUNDRAISING, WE ARE WORKING TO INCREASE DIRECT FINANCING FOR INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP. AND LASTLY, THROUGH COMPELLING STORYTELLING AND COMMUNICATIONS, WE SUPPORT THE ELEVATION OF VOICE, WAYS AND MEANS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP AND INSPIRE CHANGE. THESE BODIES OF WORK MANIFEST ACROSS OUR GRANTMAKING, PROGRAMS AND CONVENINGS. TO SECURE AND AMPLIFY OUR PARTNERSHIPS, NIA TERO IS INVESTING IN KEY ACTIONS THAT SUPPORT GLOBAL POLICY ESSENTIAL TO THE SECURITY OF INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP, CULTURAL CONTINUITY AND SPIRITUALITY AMONG OUR PARTNERS, ECOSYSTEM AND SOCIAL MONITORING SYSTEMS, AND MECHANISMS TO SECURE DURABLE SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP. OUR EFFORT HAS BEEN TO TRAIN INDIGENOUS NEGOTIATORS, TO GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES TO ATTEND KEY POLICY FORA AND TO CO-DESIGN WITH THESE INDIGENOUS PARTNERS, THE VISUALIZATION TOOLS NEEDED TO CONVINCE THE POLICY FRAMEWORKS TO ACKNOWLEDGE, ENGAGE, AND SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, NIA TERO SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO REDUCE AND END THE CRIMINALIZATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN OUR THREE PRIORITY REGIONS. WE INVEST IN STORYTELLING TO AMPLIFY THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AS A WAY OF ADDRESSING SOME OF THE GREAT SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL/CULTURAL CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME. IN 2019 WE ADVANCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STORYTELLING STRATEGY AND IDENTIFIED THREE PRIORITIES: 1. SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS STORYTELLERS 2. INVESTING IN PARTNERSHIPS THAT ELEVATE VISIBILITY OF INDIGENOUS STORIES AND STORYTELLERS IN OUR PLACE-BASED REGIONS AND GLOBALLY 3. INVESTING IN PLATFORMS TO ACCELERATE AND EASE ACCESS TO PRODUCTION FACILITIES FOR INDIGENOUS STORYTELLERS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ON CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP CALLED FOUNDING MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	FOUNDING MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO REMOVE AND/OR APPOINT THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ADDITIONAL FOUNDING MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE ORGANIZATION MUST ALSO RECEIVE THE APPROVAL OF MEMBERS FOR THE FOLLOWING: A. AMENDMENTS TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION; B. AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS AFFECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS, INCLUDING BY DECREASING THE MINIMUM, OR INCREASING THE MAXIMUM, NUMBER OF DIRECTORS SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR THE PURPOSES OF CORPORATION; C. MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER ENTITY; D. SALE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE CORPORATION'S ASSETS; E. FORMATION OF A FOR-PROFIT AFFILIATE; F. CHANGE IN THE CORPORATION'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; AND G. DISSOLUTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE RETURN WAS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES AND SIGNS INDIVIDUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS. IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A COVERED PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE A FINANCIAL INTEREST, IT INFORMS THE COVERED PERSON OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORDS THE COVERED PERSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE RESPONSE OF THE COVERED PERSON AND, AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS AS IT CONCLUDES IS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE COVERED PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE A FINANCIAL INTEREST, IT TAKES APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT THE CORPORATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, REPAYMENT OF APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE CORPORATION BY THE COVERED PERSON.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION FIRM WAS HIRED TO REVIEW AND RESEARCH COMPARATIVE ORGANIZATIONS C-LEVEL COMPENSATION PACKAGES. THE RESEARCH WAS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS WAS DISCUSSED AND DOCUMENTED. THE LAST REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JULY 2020. THE CEO REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OTHER OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	BRANDING AND COMMUNICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 39,142. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 81,125. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 120,267. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,675,718. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 30,580. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,706,298. TEMPORARY STAFF: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 54,627. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 54,627. COMPLANCE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13,709. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,709. CONTRACT WORK: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 615,883. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 615,883. PAYROLL & RECRUITMENT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,555. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 146,234. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 148,789.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

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		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	2,677,148	3,408,997
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	0	0
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	615,298	893,978
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	0	499
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)	3,292,446	4,303,474
13	Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )...	8,050,349	9,142,508
14	Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....	0	0
15	Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10)	3,329,831	4,447,433
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) .....	0	0
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 0
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	4,743,936	3,926,783
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	16,124,116	17,516,724
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	-12,831,670	-13,213,250
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	139,867,198	126,478,550
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	4,697,559	4,186,253
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	135,169,639	122,292,297

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4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 8,369,174 including grants of $ 6,720,608 ) (Revenue $ )
	UPHOLD: PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES:NIA TERO IS COMMITTED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN GEOGRAPHIES CENTRAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF ALL HUMANITY. OUR INITIAL REGIONS INCLUDE THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, AMAZONIA, AND THE BOREAL FORESTS OF CANADA, WHERE WE WORK WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO SHARE A COLLECTIVE TERRITORY AND HAVE STRONG GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO PROTECT THEIR HOMELANDS AND WATERS. IN ADDITION TO OUR GROWING NETWORK OF PARTNERS IN REGIONS, WE ALSO ARE PARTNERING ON AN INITIATIVE CALLED THE WAYFINDERS CIRCLE, A FELLOWSHIP OF 12 INITIAL MEMBERS FROM ACROSS SEVEN SOCIO-CULTURAL REGIONS WITH A WILLINGNESS AND CAPACITY TO SHARE THEIR VISION AND EXPERIENCES TO INSPIRE ALL PEOPLE TO RE-IMAGINE DEVELOPMENT, CONSERVATION, AND THE WAY WE RELATE TO EACH OTHER AND EARTH. (SCHED. O) IN TOTAL, OUR PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO ARE GUARDIANS OF OVER 100 MILLION HECTARES OF TERRITORY.

4b	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 3,800,570 including grants of $ 2,421,900 ) (Revenue $ )
	EXPAND: AMPLIFICATION AND SCALING:IN ORDER TO EXPAND RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP WORLDWIDE, NIA TERO IS PURSUING THREE ONGOING BODIES OF WORK THAT INTEGRATE BOTH OUR PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AS WELL AS ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS, NETWORKS AND INITIATIVES, OUTSIDE OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS. FIRST, THROUGH GRANTMAKING, CONVENING AND DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND THEIR CHOSEN ALLIES, WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN POLICY FRAMEWORKS, SECURITY AND SELF-GOVERNANCE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. SECOND, THROUGH STRATEGIC CONVENING AND FACILITATION, AS WELL AS TARGETED GRANTMAKING AND FUNDRAISING, WE ARE WORKING TO INCREASE DIRECT FINANCING FOR INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP. (SEE SCHEDULE O) AND LASTLY, THROUGH COMPELLING STORYTELLING AND COMMUNICATIONS, WE SUPPORT THE ELEVATION OF VOICE, WAYS AND MEANS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP AND INSPIRE CHANGE.

4c	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 639,904 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
	SCIENCE & LEARNING:NIA TERO IS COMMITTED TO GATHERING KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN ENABLE MEASUREMENT OF THE IMPACT OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH BOTH STANDARD SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS AS WELL AS INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING DEFINED BY OUR INDIGENOUS PARTNERS THEMSELVES. THIS INCLUDES DEVELOPING SYSTEMS THAT COMBINE TRADITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL METRICS WITH BIOCULTURAL METRICS THAT ARE DEFINED AND MEASURED BY OUR INDIGENOUS PARTNERS.

	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 1,922,351 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: ALL OF NIA TERO'S WORK IS DONE THROUGH AND WITH OTHERS, FROM THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO INSPIRE AND LEAD US, TO OUR FOUNDING PARTNERS AND LIKE-MINDED INSTITUTIONS. NIA TERO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ADVISORS, PLACE-ANCHORED PARTNERS, AND LIKE-MINDED INSTITUTIONS TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP US ACHIEVE OUR MISSION.

4d	Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
	(Expenses $ 1,922,351 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
4e	Total program service expenses14,731,999

1b	Sub-Total................
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c)...........	2,227,942	0	327,633

		Business Code
2a
b
c
d
e
f	All other program service revenue.
g	Total. Add lines 2a–2f .....

1	Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: TO SECURE INDIGENOUS GUARDIANSHIP OF VITAL ECOSYSTEMS.
2	Check this box
3	Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........	3	10
4	Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .....	4	9
5	Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2020 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	26
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	12
7a	Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........	7a	0
b	Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 39 .........	7b	0

(A) Name and title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)		(D) Reportable compensation from the organization (W-2/1099-MISC)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC)	(F) Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
(A) Name and title
(18) DAVID ROTHSCHILD........................................................................ SENIOR PARTNERSHIP LEAD	40.00 .......................	X	191,141	0	28,497

1a	Federated campaigns..		1a
b	Membership dues..		1b
c	Fundraising events..		1c
d	Related organizations		1d
e	Government grants (contributions)		1e

f	All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above		1f	3,408,997

g	Noncash contributions included in lines 1a - 1f:$		1g

h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......		3,408,997

3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ......			893,978			893,978
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
5 Royalties...........
		(ii) Personal	(i) Real
6a	Gross rents			6a
b	Less: rental expenses			6b
c	Rental income or (loss)			6c
d	Net rental income or (loss).......
		(ii) Other	(i) Securities
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory			7a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses			7b
c	Gain or (loss)			7c
d	Net gain or (loss).........
8a	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
			8a
b	Less: direct expenses ...		8b
c	Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..
9a	Gross income from gaming activities. See Part IV, line 19 ...
			9a
b	Less: direct expenses ...		9b
c	Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ..
			10a
b	Less: cost of goods sold ..		10b
c	Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..
Business Code			Miscellaneous Revenue
11a	MISCELLANEOUS		900099	499			499
b
c
d	All other revenue ....
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......			499
12	Total revenue. See instructions.....			4,303,474	0	0	894,477

1	Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 ....	3,788,543	3,788,543
2	Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. See Part IV, line 22 ...........	121,250	121,250
3	Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16. .............	5,232,715	5,232,715
4	Benefits paid to or for members .......
5	Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ...........	1,354,573	356,489	998,084
6	Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) .........
7	Other salaries and wages........	2,524,919	1,743,129	781,790
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....	103,321	64,743	38,578
9	Other employee benefits .......	252,447	155,860	96,587
10	Payroll taxes ...........	212,173	116,236	95,937
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......
b	Legal .........	77,114	49,073	28,041
c	Accounting ...........	32,764		32,764
d	Lobbying ...........
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17
f	Investment management fees ......	83,419		83,419
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O)	2,659,573	2,333,298	326,275
12	Advertising and promotion ....
13	Office expenses .......	32,089	9,392	22,697
14	Information technology ......	1,320		1,320
15	Royalties ..
16	Occupancy ...........	202,110	107,224	94,886
17	Travel ............	206,830	176,306	30,524
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....	311,521	303,544	7,977
20	Interest ...........
21	Payments to affiliates .......
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..	85,805	48,565	37,240
23	Insurance ...	85,262	53,164	32,098
24	Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a	EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE	120,904	55,931	64,973
b	SUBS. & PUB'L	21,479	14,224	7,255
c	MISCELLANEOUS	3,633	419	3,214
d	LICENSES, FEES & TAXES	2,960	1,894	1,066
e	All other expenses
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	17,516,724	14,731,999	2,784,725	0
26	Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).

1	Cash–non-interest-bearing ........			35,449,858	1	17,287,759
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........			17,251,132	2	5,378,955
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ......			86,666,588	3	60,365,785
4	Accounts receivable, net .............			52,667	4	20,140
5	Loans and other receivables from any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .......
					5
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ...
					6
7	Notes and loans receivable, net ...........				7
8	Inventories for sale or use ............				8
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......			139,871	9	109,015
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a	428,892
b	Less: accumulated depreciation	10b	200,825	295,622	10c	228,067
11	Investments—publicly traded securities .				11	42,901,882
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....				12
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..				13
14	Intangible assets ...............				14
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........			11,460	15	186,947
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 33)...			139,867,198	16	126,478,550

17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .....	966,827	17	970,465
18	Grants payable ...	3,730,732	18	3,215,788
19	Deferred revenue .........		19
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........		20
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D		21
22	Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .........
			22
23	Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..		23
24	Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..		24
25	Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17 - 24). Complete Part X of Schedule D		25
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..	4,697,559	26	4,186,253

	Organizations that follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 27, 28, 32, and 33.
27	Net assets without donor restrictions ..........	48,403,051	27	61,676,512
28	Net assets with donor restrictions ...........	86,766,588	28	60,615,785
	Organizations that do not follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 29 through 33.
29	Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....		29
30	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...		30
31	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds		31
32	Total net assets or fund balances ...........	135,169,639	32	122,292,297
33	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	139,867,198	33	126,478,550

1	Was the organization a U.S. transferor of property to a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation (see Instructions for Form 926). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes	No
2	Did the organization have an interest in a foreign trust during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, and/or Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner (see Instructions for Forms 3520 and 3520-A; don't file with Form 990). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes	No
3	Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. (see Instructions for Form 5471). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes	No
4	Was the organization a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company or a qualified electing fund during the tax year? If “Yes,” the organization may be required to file Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. (see Instructions for Form 8621) .	Yes	No
5	Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign partnership during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships (see Instructions for Form 8865). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes	No
6	Did the organization have any operations in or related to any boycotting countries during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see Instructions for Form 5713; don't file with Form 990).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes	No