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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MEDICAL EDUCATION COOPERATION WITH CUBA.

Totals

Total revenue
$571,361
Total expenses
$391,118
Contributions and grants received
$317,407
Grants paid
$19,928
Program service revenue
$253,954
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$712,559
Total liabilities, end of year
$211,223
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$501,336
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$338,663
Management and general expenses
$35,610
Fundraising expenses
$16,845
Program service expenses (Part III)
$338,663

Program services were 86.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $317,407

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING FEES

    total $253,954 · related or exempt $253,954

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $19,928 · program services $19,928

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $55,000 · program services $42,350 · management and general $7,150 · fundraising $5,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $73,434 · program services $56,237 · management and general $9,894 · fundraising $7,303

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $9,709 · program services $7,282 · management and general $2,427

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,485 · program services $7,864 · management and general $2,621

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,180 · program services $3,654 · management and general $7,917 · fundraising $609

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $23,633 · program services $20,200 · fundraising $3,433

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $260 · management and general $260

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,785 · program services $3,462 · management and general $1,323

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,921 · program services $1,537 · management and general $384

  • 17 · Travel

    total $172,518 · program services $170,817 · management and general $1,701

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,112 · program services $2,178 · management and general $934

  • 24a · Other expenses: TELEPHONE & INTERNET

    total $2,781 · program services $2,086 · management and general $695

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $1,078 · program services $862 · management and general $216

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $294 · program services $206 · management and general $88

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $428,936 · end of year $555,911

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $11,755 · end of year $30,252

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,988 · end of year $19,988

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $29,685

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $29,685

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $100,419 · end of year $106,408

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $45,605 · end of year $19,498

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $194,400 · end of year $191,725

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $252,679 · end of year $366,178

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $68,414 · end of year $135,158

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

MEDICAL EDUCATION COOPERATION WITH CUBA (MEDICC) PROMOTES COOPERATION AMONG THE US, CUBAN AND GLOBAL HEALTH COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND EQUITY, OFFERING THE CUBAN EXPERIENCE TO INFORM GLOBAL DEBATE, POLICIES, AND PRACTICE.

  • COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH EQUITY (CPHE): -MILWAUKEE CPHE: FATHERS MAKING PROGRESS, (FMP), "BOYS 2 LEADERS: SCHOOLS 2 COMMUNITIES (B2L)" HAS CONTINUED THE INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING AND HEALING THAT WAS STARTED DURING EARLIER PROJECTS, WITH AN INCREASED SCALE (THE ADDITION OF A SECOND SCHOOL SITE/NEIGHBORHOOD) AND INCREASED FOCUS ON COMMUNITY IMPACT. THE PROJECT HAS CONDUCTED INTERGENERATIONAL TOPIC-BASED WORKSHOPS BETWEEN THE FACILITATORS OF FATHERS MAKING PROGRESS (FMP) AND JUNIORS AND SENIORS AT BOTH SHALOM HIGH SCHOOL AND NOVA HIGH SCHOOL.-MILWAUKEE CPHE: INNOVATIVE LEADERS FOR WATER SOLUTIONS. THIS YOUTH PROGRAM ALLOWED THE COMMUNITY WATER SERVICES TO SHARE THEIR MISSION WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE TRAINED TO PROTECT THE WATER FROM AVOIDABLE HEALTH HAZARDS. MOST OF THE STUDENTS WERE FRESHMEN WHO BECAME AWARE OF BOTH THE ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO WATER QUALITY. WITH A COMMUNITY-BASED FOCUS, THE STUDENTS PLAN ON INVOLVING AND WORKING WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN ORDER TO CONTINUE BUILDING TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING IN THE COMMUNITY. WORKING TOGETHER, THEY PLAN TO CREATE A MOVEMENT TO BECOME A CONTAMINANT-FREE COMMUNITY THROUGH AWARENESS AND COLLABORATION.-ALBUQUERQUE CPHE: COMMUNITY HEALTH SPECIALISTS. THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES WHO CANNOT PRACTICE IN THE US, BECAUSE THEIR CREDENTIALS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED) HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH FOUR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. THE GROUP WAS ABLE TO SHARE WITH THEM THE DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN GENERATED THROUGH THEIR WEEKLY MEETINGS. THEY SHARED WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THEIR WILLINGNESS TO JOIN THE HEALTH SECTOR IN ANY VIABLE CAPACITY THAT COULD MEET THE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION.-ALBUQUERQUE CPHE: LOS PIONEROS. YOUTH LEADERS SHARED THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND RAISED CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG OTHER STUDENTS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM DEEPEN THEIR COMPREHENSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEY USED GAMES, VARIOUS INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES, AND PRESENTATIONS AT COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND IN CLASSROOMS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS.

    Expenses $42,463

  • GATEWAYS TRAVEL PROGRAM: SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING IN JULY 2023, MEDICC GATEWAYS HAS COMPLETED TWO TRIPS: THE LEAVITT GROUP TRAVELED NOVEMBER 5-9 WITH 15 PARTICIPANTS; THE JOURNAL EDITORS GROUP TRAVELED DECEMBER 3-8 WITH 14 PARTICIPANTS.COMING UP, THE GATEWAYS PROGRAM CURRENTLY HAS NINE (9) TRIPS PLANNED FOR 2024 AND ONE (1) TRIP PLANNED FOR 2025. GIVEN THAT GATEWAYS TRAVEL WAS PAUSED DURING THE PANDEMIC, THIS IS A VERY PROMISING OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $121,549

  • MD PIPELINE TO COMMUNITY SERVICE: -MNISI SCHOLARSHIP: THE THABO MNISI SCHOLARSHIP DEFRAYS THE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL BURDEN OF PREPARING FOR AND TAKING THE LICENSING EXAMS REQUIRED FOR BECOMING A PHYSICIAN IN THE US. THIS YEAR AGAIN, THE SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDED 32 US ELAM STUDENTS AND GRADUATES WITH TEST PREPARATION MATERIALS, MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, EXAM FEES, AND OTHER RESOURCES. THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THESE HURDLES ONLY CONTINUES TO GROW, WITH TYPICAL PREP AND EXAM FEES NOW AT APPROXIMATELY $5,000-$7,000 PER STUDENT OVER SEVERAL YEARS, AND MORE FUNDING TO SUPPORT ELAM STUDENT'S EXAM COSTS IS NEEDED.SINCE OUR LAST REPORT, INDIVIDUAL AWARDS HAVE CONTINUED TO SHIFT PER NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND CHANGES TO EXAM REGULATIONS/EXAM AVAILABILITY. MANY AWARDEES WILL LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE EXAMS AS PLANNED BY THE END OF 2023, BUT DUE TO THE FLEXIBILITY OF SOME ROLLOVER FUNDING, WE HAVE "EXTENDED" THEIR AWARDS UNTIL EARLY FEBRUARY. APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED IN JANUARY, AND AWARDS ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY ONCE FUNDING IS CLEAR.-COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS SUMMER ROTATIONS: PROVIDES US ELAM STUDENTS AND GRADUATES WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH SETTINGS NATIONWIDE, A PREREQUISITE FOR ADMISSION TO POST-GRADUATE TRAINING AND ULTIMATELY TO CLINICAL PRACTICE IN THE US. MANY SITES HAVE STILL NOT RETURNED TO OFFERING PRE-PANDEMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR MED STUDENTS; HOWEVER, MEDICC WAS ABLE TO ARRANGE 5 ROTATIONS NATIONWIDE IN 2023. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO SECURE PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW SITES FOR 2023 AND BEYOND.-PATHWAYS TO RESIDENCY: OUR PATHWAYS TO RESIDENCY COMPONENT SUPPORTS US ELAM GRADUATES THROUGH THE RESIDENCY APPLICATION AND MATCHING PROCESS, AND PREPARES THE MORE ADVANCED STUDENTS AS WELL. FOR 2023, MEDICC IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH RECENT GRADUATES TO SUPPORT CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE (AAFP, FMEC, AND ANY OTHER CONFERENCES IDENTIFIED BY GRADS AS IMPORTANT FOR THEM) AND SUPPORT STEADY PROGRESS THROUGH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS, SOME NEW IN 2023, FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES TO QUALIFY FOR THE MATCH.

    Expenses $174,651 · Grants $19,928 · Revenue $253,954

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Peter G Bourne

    CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Arnold Perkins

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marsha Broussard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Arachu Castro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Erwin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tomas A Magana

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carmen Nevarez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ralph Rivera-Gutierrez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gail Reed

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Melissa Burroughs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Streiffer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jose Ramon Fernandez-Pena

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cristina Rabadan-Diehl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • C William Keck

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Jerrontay Foster

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $61,768
    From this org
    $55,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,768
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413169349300326

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