PROJECT MEXICO OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
PO BOX 120028, CHULA VISTA, CA 91912 projectmexico.org

Total Revenue
$1,745,315
Total Expenses
$1,928,358
Net Assets
$1,414,804

Organizations Filed Purposes: PROJECT MEXICO INVOLVES VOLUNTEERS FROM THE US AND CANADA IN THE ALLEVIATION OF SUFFERING BY (1) BUILDING HOMES FOR MEXICO'S POOR AND (2) OPERATING ST. INNOCENT ORPHANAGE IN TIJUANA, A HOME FOR ABUSED TEENAGE BOYS. IT IS THE ONLY FACILITY OF ITS TYPE IN ALL OF TIJUANA.

WORKING TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING IN MEXICO BY BUILDING HOMES AND SUPPORTING AN ORPHANAGE.

ST. INNOCENT ORPHANAGE RESCUES ORPHANED AND ABANDONED BOYS AND GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO LIVE SUCCESSFUL, PRODUCTIVE LIVES. THE BOYS RECEIVE A QUALITY EDUCATION, LEARN VOCATIONAL SKILLS, PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS, RECEIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING AND ARE TRAINED IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. ALL OF THIS, PLUS A STRUCTURED AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT, ALLOWS A MIRACULOUS TRANSFORMATION TO OCCUR. INSTEAD OF FENDING FOR THEMSELVES ON STREETS FILLED WITH CRIME, DRUGS, AND PROSTITUTION, THEY NOW HAVE THE FREEDOM TO PREPARE FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE AND TO BECOME GIVERS, NOT TAKERS. THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAS RECOGNIZED ST. INNOCENT ORPHANAGE AS THE BEST IN THE STATE. WE HAD OVER 70 BOYS IN OUR PROGRAMS AND 20 BOYS WERE SERVED AT THE ORPHANAGE IN 2019.

SINCE INCEPTION, PROJECT MEXICO HAS BUILT OVER 394 HOMES FOR THE POOR IN MEXICO WITH THE HELP OF NEARLY 16,000 VOLUNTEERS FROM 49 US STATES, MANY CANADIAN PROVINCES AND 11 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. MANY FAMILIES ENDURE SQUALID CONDITIONS IN DIRT-FLOOR SHACKS PIECED TOGETHER WITH CARDBOARD, OLD TARPS AND WOODEN PALLETS. WITH NO PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS, CHILDREN AND ELDERLY OFTEN DIE DURING COLD RAINSTORMS. THE LACK OF SECURITY IN THEIR FLIMSY SHACKS MAKES THEM EASY VICTIMS FOR THIEVES. A PROJECT MEXICO HOME PROVIDES A CONCRETE FLOOR, SOLID WALLS AND ROOF, A WARM INTERIOR, AND A LOCKING DOOR. THIS IS A QUANTUM LEAP FORWARD FOR IMPOVERISHED MEXICAN FAMILIES AND GIVES THEM HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. 22 HOMES WERE BUILT AND 49,500 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE DONATED IN 2019.

ST INNOCENT - SERVICE WORKS (SISW) IS THE PREMIER SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM MANAGING VOLUNTEER BUILD PROJECTS AND RESOURCES FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA. SISW PROVIDES BOTH A CORE CURRICULUM AND A SERVICE COMPONENT TO HELP VOLUNTEERS BECOME ACTIVE, ENGAGED, SERVICE LEADERS EQUIPPED TO RESPOND TO VARIOUS NEEDS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THROUGH DISASTER RESPONSE, INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AIDE, OR COMMUNITY REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS, ST. INNOCENT SERVICE WORKS GIVES VOLUNTEERS THE TOOLS REQUIRED TO OFFER COMPASSIONATE SERVICE TO OUR FELLOW HUMANS IN NEED.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
James P AndrewsEXEC DIRECTOR40$112,500
Greg YovaNONVOTING FORMER EXEC-DIR0.5$32,500
Andrew AndrewsDIRECTOR0.5$0
George AlexDIRECTOR0.5$0
Mike ManatosDIRECTOR0.5$0
Fr Gary BretonDIRECTOR0.5$0
Rami YanniDIRECTOR0.5$0
Julie PapatheofanisDIRECTOR0.5$0
Fr Steven TsichlisDIRECTOR0.5$0
Bishop Benjamin PetersonDIRECTOR0.5$0
Dan AndrewsDIRECTOR0.5$0
Dr Fred MilkieDIRECTOR0.5$0
Tom SingletonTREASURER0.5$0
Raymond ZogobSECRETARY0.5$0
Paul KinanVICE CHAIRMAN0.5$0
Dennis AwadCHAIRMAN2$0

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