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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MAYA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,158,798
Total expenses
$758,181
Contributions and grants received
$1,023,701
Grants paid
$648,660
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,135,097
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$6,239,361
Total liabilities, end of year
$41,728
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,197,633
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$695,194
Management and general expenses
$48,569
Fundraising expenses
$14,418
Program service expenses (Part III)
$695,194

Program services were 91.7% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $424,373

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $599,328

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $78,539

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $117,948 · excluded $117,948

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,734,557

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $717,408

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,017,149

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,017,149 · excluded $1,017,149

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $648,660 · program services $648,660

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $50,130 · program services $37,867 · management and general $12,263

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $11,286 · program services $8,525 · management and general $2,761

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,935 · management and general $11,403 · fundraising $1,532

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $362 · management and general $362

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,532 · management and general $15,532

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,666 · management and general $4,666

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS

    total $9,407 · fundraising $9,407

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $2,608 · program services $105 · management and general $57 · fundraising $2,446

  • 24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE & DELIVERY

    total $1,870 · program services $37 · management and general $800 · fundraising $1,033

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $725 · management and general $725

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $22,410 · end of year $37,869

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,429,285 · end of year $150,966

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $95,037 · end of year $109,779

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,800 · end of year $1,401

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $78,751 · end of year $90,540

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,531,202 · end of year $5,848,451

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $355

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $34,630 · end of year $41,728

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,013,978 · end of year $6,121,721

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $109,877 · end of year $75,912

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MAYA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (MEF) SUPPORTS PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF MAYA PEOPLE. HOW WE ACHIEVE THIS MISSION:WITH OUR FOCUS ON HIGHER EDUCATION, WE PARTNER WITH PROVEN NONPROFITS IN GUATEMALA, MEXICO, AND BELIZE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE UNIVERSITY-LEVEL SCHOLARSHIPS TO PROMISING AND DETERMINED MAYA STUDENTS FROM POOR ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS.WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS SHOW A HIGH REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AND RESPECT FOR MAYA CULTURE AND TRADITIONS.IN ORDER TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR MAYA STUDENTS IN REMOTE AREAS, WE WORK WITH NONPROFITS WHO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ADVANCE TOWARDS VOCATIONAL HIGH-SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY.WE ALSO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF TWO IMPORTANT GUARDIANS OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE MESOAMERICAN REGION: CIRMA IN ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA AND SNA JTZ'IBAJOM (HOUSE OF THE WRITER) IN SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, MEXICO.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUPPORTING PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF MAYA PEOPLE.

  • THE FOUNDATION PRIMARILY PROVIDES GRANTS THAT SUPPORT AND PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS IN THE MAYA REGION OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA. APPROXIMATELY 15 - 20 GRANTS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY TO VETTED NONPROFIT PARTNERS IN GUATEMALA, MEXICO, AND BELIZE. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOUNDATION TRAVEL TO THESE AREAS PERIODICALLY TO MONITOR AND OBSERVE THE PROGRAMS AND REGULAR ONLINE MEETINGS ARE HELD WITH SUPERVISORS AND STUDENTS. MEF SERVES UP TO 500 MAYA STUDENTS PER YEAR IN THE VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS IT SUPPORTS.

    Expenses $393,248 · Grants $346,714

  • THE FOUNDATION ANNUALLY PROVIDES GRANTS TO CIRMA IN GUATEMALA AND SNA JTZ'IBAJOM, IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MISSIONS TO FOSTER STUDY AND PRESERVATION OF MAYAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF THE MESOAMERICAN REGION.FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES CIRMA HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY FOR ITS DEDICATION TO THE RESCUE AND PRESERVATION OF GUATEMALA'S VISUAL AND DOCUMENTARY PATRIMONY. MEF'S SUPPORT OF CIRMA FOCUSES ON THEIR UNIQUE HISTORICAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES AND THEIR COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY SPECIALIZING IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, WITH BOOKS AND PERIODICALS PERTAINING TO THE MESOAMERICAN REGION.IN JANUARY 2024, MEF STARTED A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, WITH THE HELP OF CIRMA: 56 STUDENTS, FORMERLY IN TWO OTHER MEF PROGRAMS, ARE NOW BEING SERVED BY MEF STAFF, WITH ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING OVERSIGHT FROM CIRMA. THIS COLLABORATIVE VENTURE IS CALLED PROGRAMA DE BECAS MAYAS MEF.SNA JTZ'IBAJOM (HOUSE OF THE WRITER), THE MAYA WRITERS' GROUP IN SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS HAS FOUGHT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF MAYA CULTURE AND PROMOTION OF LITERACY SINCE 1983. THE GROUP'S MEMBERS HAVE PRODUCED MANY PLAYS AND PERFORMANCES, WRITTEN BOOKS, GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE MANUALS, TAUGHT LITERACY AND INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE COURSES, AND CARRIED OUT VIDEO AND RADIO PROJECTS.OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES MEF HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SNA FOR BRINGING MAYAN LANGUAGE LITERACY COURSES TO TSELTAL- AND TSOTSIL-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES IN CHIAPAS. IN THESE COURSES, MAYA CHILDREN AND ADULTS ARE LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGES. THERE IS GREAT INTEREST AND THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN AND GRADUATED FROM THESE COURSES. MEF SHARES THE GOAL OF PRESERVING MAYAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS.MEF LAUNCHED A UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WITH SNA JTZ'IBAJOM IN 1998. IT HAS SEEN MANY STUDENTS GRADUATE AND CURRENTLY SUPPORTS 35 STUDENTS IN A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING AGRONOMY, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, COMMUNICATIONS, ANTHROPOLOGY, LAW AND NURSING.MORE RECENTLY, SNA HAS AGREED TO ADMINISTER MEF'S SMALL CHENALHO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WITH THE HELP OF LOCAL SUPERVISORS.

    Expenses $301,946 · Grants $301,946

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Elisabeth S Nicholson Non-Voting

    SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Pablo Chavajay

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Edward Fischer

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen Kaiser

    DIRECTOR, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mitchell Denburg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Randhi Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Serita Frey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kendron Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • THE PLUMSOCK FUND INC

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO MAYA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION · IN · controlled entity

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
25 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540859349300544

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