Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE MAYA PEOPLE IN GUATEMALA, MEXICO AND BELIZE, AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORING INDIGENOUS CULTURES, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE NEEDS OF THOSE MARGINALIZED BY THEIR SOCIETY. THE FOUNDATION EMBRACES INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE INDIGENOUS CULTURES OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE BROADER SOCIETIES AND NATION-STATES IN WHICH THEY EXIST. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND ENRICHMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER STUDY AND PRESERVATION OF THOSE CULTURES.
TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE MAYA PEOPLE AND THE MAYA REGION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER STUDY AND PRESERVATION OF THEIR CULTURES.
THE FOUNDATION PRIMARILY PROVIDES GRANTS THAT SUPPORT AND PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS IN THE MAYAN REGION OF CENTRAL AMERICA. APPROXIMATELY 15 - 20 GRANTS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY. ADDITIONALLY, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOUNDATION TRAVEL TO THESE AREAS ANNUALLY TO MONITOR AND OBSERVE THE PROGRAMS. DUE TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, SINCE MARCH 2020, IN PERSON VISITS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH FREQUENT ZOOM MEETINGS WITH PROGRAM SUPERVISORS AND SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS.
THE FOUNDATION ANNUALLY PROVIDES ONE (1) GRANT TO AN ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO FOSTER STUDY AND PRESERVATION OF THE CULTURES OF CENTRAL AMERICA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Karen Kaiser | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jean-Marie Simon | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Christa Little-Siebold | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mitchell Denburg | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Elisabeth S Nicholson Non-Voting | SECRETARY & EXECUTIVE DIRE | 40 | $0 |
| Jose Ursua | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Edward Fischer | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Pablo Chavajay | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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