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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by GRASS ROOTS EVENTS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$123,085
Total expenses
$115,806
Contributions and grants received
$71,351
Grants paid
$21,827
Program service revenue
$0
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$1,218
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
-$2,324
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$52,608
Other revenue (line 8)
$232
Total assets, end of year
$175,575
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,821
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$171,754
Program service expenses (Part III)
$89,580

Program services were 77.4% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

SCHOOL FOR CHIAPAS SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF AUTONOMOUS MAYAN COMMUNITIES OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO TO PROVIDE A JUST AND DIGNIFIED EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

  • EDUCATION FOR SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT FOR AUTONOMY - IN THE COURSE OF 2023, SCHOOLS FOR CHIAPAS HAS SUPPORTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SENDAS, A CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL CENTER IN SAN CRISTÓBAL. THERE, AMONGST COLLABORATIVE FILM SCREENINGS AND BOOK RELEASES WE HAVE ALSO HOSTED 60 BI-WEEKLY SOLIDARITY EDUCATION SEMINARS AND 8 TRAININGS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS OBSERVERS TO SUPPORT ONGOING UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTEXT FOR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN CHIAPAS. SCHOOLS FOR CHIAPAS ALSO DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND COLLECTIVE PRODUCTION IN THESE COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE FACILITATION OF WORKSHOPS, CONTRIBUTIONS OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND DIRECT DONATIONS. IN 2023, WE FACILITATED 17 HEALTH WORKSHOPS SERVING 102 COMMUNITIES IN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS TECHNIQUES. 2023 BROUGHT IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IN ESTABLISHING NEW RELATIONSHIPS FOR SUPPORT FOR AUTONOMOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AS WELL. IN ADDITION, SCHOOLS FOR CHIAPAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PARTICIPATION OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN FROM DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN TWO REGIONAL AND ONE NATIONAL GATHERING WHICH SUPPORTS WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN THEIR STRUGGLES AGAINST SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE.

    Expenses $75,648 · Grants $21,827

  • SOLIDARITY STORE (ONLINE STORE) - OUR ONLINE STORE SUPPORTS LOCAL INDIGENOUS ECONOMIES THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF COFFEE AND VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, ARTISANRY AND CLOTHING. THESE SALES PROVIDE A DIRECT SOURCE OF INCOME FOR THE BASIC NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES AND FORTIFY THEIR SUBSISTENCE. IN SOME CASES, THE MARKETING OF HAND-MADE GOODS AND VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME FOR FAMILIES, AND OUR ONLINE STORE IS A SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT.

    Expenses $13,932

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Katherine Keller

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $13,182
    Compensation
    $13,182
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    30
  • Concepcion Martinez Valdes

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Francisco Vazquez Mota

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Caitilin Manning

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2023
Filed
25 April 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202421209349200832

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