2026-04-07T09:57:54-05:00 2025-06-30 203985546 JOHNSON O'CONNOR FERON & CARUCCI LLP 101 EDGEWATER DRIVE SUITE 210 WAKEFIELD MA 01880 990 2024-07-01 030335159 MAYA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION MAYA 8572707940 1770 MASSACHUSETTS AVE 204 CAMBRIDGE MA 02140 AMY HOLLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8572707940 2026-04-06 1 1 JOSEPH GISO P00030126 7819143400 2026-04-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X AMY HOLLY 1770 MASSACHUSETTS AVE 204 CAMBRIDGE MA 02140 1298364 0 X WWW.MAYAEDUFOUND.ORG X 1992 VT SUPPORTING PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF MAYA PEOPLE. 9 9 0 30 0 0 1023701 1160597 0 0 1135097 135872 0 109 2158798 1296578 648660 595415 0 0 0 50250 0 0 30133 109521 122180 758181 767845 1400617 528733 6239361 7224733 41728 45217 6197633 7179516 X 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. 0 0 338115 282100 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. 313316 313315 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. 651431 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MA X X X X AMY HOLLY 8572707940 1770 MASSACHUSETTS AVE 204 CAMBRIDGE MA 02140 AMY HOLLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 16750 0 0 PABLO CHAVAJAY PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MITCHELL DENBURG VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 IAN LUTZ SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWARD FISCHER TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIA GUADALUPE SIC LOPEZ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ABNER CRUZ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 STERLING CROCKETT BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE CARAZAS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 HECTOR CONCOHA BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 16750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 470852 689745 15747 1160597 131307 131307 109 109 6351 1786 4565 4565 4565 1296578 0 0 135981 595415 595415 50250 22115 20185 7950 8247 3629 3313 1305 60496 26624 24300 9572 8049 3543 3233 1273 9054 2758 6296 536 536 17810 16727 1083 4600 63 3066 1471 PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS 6359 6359 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 3320 3320 POSTAGE & DELIVERY 2141 2141 0 BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES 1568 42 343 1183 767845 651431 86281 30133 37869 411111 150966 109779 118715 1401 2500 90540 311902 5848451 6374971 355 5534 6239361 7224733 41728 45217 41728 45217 X 6121721 6988018 75912 191498 6197633 7179516 6239361 7224733 528733 453150 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 881346 1094901 961342 1023701 1160597 5121887 881346 1094901 961342 1023701 1160597 5121887 2826684 2295203 45010 62768 77632 117948 131416 434774 5556661 0.41310 0.39750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 10,993.759 SHS FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND 648646 F 7,130.252 SHS FIDELITY EXTENDD MARKET INDEX FUND 665068 F 7,755.808 SHS FIDELITY 500 INDEX FUND 1698593 F 3,251,081.960 SHS FIDELITY GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET 1641288 F US FIXED INCOME 1721376 F 6374971 X 2865150 453150 126582 988840 1568572 1296578 0 1296578 899018 126582 4591 131173 767845 0 767845 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. INCOME RELATED TO THESE PURPOSES IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WOULD BE TAXABLE ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN ITS FILED RETURNS AND RECOGNIZES THE BENEFIT FROM A TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON AUDIT BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE TAX POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION ACCRUES INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF THE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FEDERAL AND MASSACHUSETTS TAX RETURNS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR THESE JURISDICTIONS IS GENERALLY THREE YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO RETURNS UNDER EXAMINATION AS OF JUNE 30, 2025. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SUBSIDIARY REVENUE 988,840. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SUBSIDIARY EXPENSES 4,591. 0 NORTH AMERICA - MEXICO 0 0 GRANTMAKING N/A 121719 CENTRAL AMERICA - GUATEMALA/BELIZE 0 1 GRANTMAKING N/A 473697 0 1 0 0 0 1 595416 0 595416 NORTH AMERICA - MEXICO GRANTS ($28,816), SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ($53,872) 82688 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH = FMV NORTH AMERICA - MEXICO GRANTS 26567 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH = FMV CENTRAL AMERICA - GUATEMALA GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT (-$189), SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAMS ($20,000) 19813 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH = FMV CENTRAL AMERICA - GUATEMALA GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 222627 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH = FMV CENTRAL AMERICA - GUATEMALA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ($16,000), GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT ($958) & GRANTS ($1,000) 17958 WIRE TRANSFER & CHECK 0 CASH = FMV CENTRAL AMERICA - GUATEMALA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 6461 CHECK 0 CASH = FMV CENTRAL AMERICA - GUATEMALA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 26000 CHECK 0 CASH = FMV CENTRAL AMERICA - GUATEMALA GRANTS ($39,445) AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS ($2,102) 41547 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH = FMV CENTRAL AMERICA - BELIZE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 9662 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH = FMV CENTRAL AMERICA - GUATEMALA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 12000 CHECK 0 CASH = FMV NORTH AMERICA - MEXICO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 8000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH = FMV CENTRAL AMERICA - GUATEMALA GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT ($26,754) AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS ($90,875) 117629 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH = FMV 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ALL PROGRAM PARTNERS AGREE TO PROVIDE MAYA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (MEF) WITH REPORTS TWO TIMES PER YEAR. THEIR MID-YEAR REPORT IS GENERALLY MORE COMPREHENSIVE, AS IT ALSO CONTAINS THE GRANT REQUESTS FOR MEF'S NEXT FISCAL YEAR THAT STARTS JULY 1. THE REPORTS NEED TO INCLUDE A NARRATIVE AND ACCOUNTING AND STUDENT INFORMATION WITH PHOTOS AND BLURBS FROM EACH STUDENT MEF SUPPORTS. THE YEAR-END REPORT MUST CONTAIN ACCOUNTING OF ALL EXPENDITURES MADE FOR THE PROGRAMS FUNDED AND ANY LEFTOVER BALANCES. RECEIPTS NEED TO BE PRESENTED AND ACCOUNTING BOOKS NEED TO BE SHOWN UPON REQUEST AS WELL. MEF STAFF OR BOARD MEMBERS VISIT WITH PROGRAMS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE PHYSICALLY, AND CHECK IN REGULARLY AND FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR VIA PHONE OR ZOOM. PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR BY TRACKING CASH EXPENDITURES MADE FOR GRANT PURPOSES. RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BACK PERIODICALLY ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS. BEFORE EACH DISBURSEMENT MEF DIRECTOR DISCUSSES THE UPCOMING PAYMENT AND CONFIRMS THAT THINGS ARE GOING OKAY AND ARE IN ORDER AT THE PROJECT AND THAT PROGRESS IS MADE WITH THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE. X 15747 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE BOARD'S EXECTUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMY HOLLY, IS GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FILING THE FINAL VERSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD REVIEWS TRANSACTIONS AGAINST A LIST OF DISCLOSED CONFLICTS TO ENSURE THAT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WILL BE AVOIDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 A COPY OF FORM 990 IS POSTED ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE. ALSO, THE 990 IS FILED ANNUALLY WITH MASSACHUSSETS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. AS PART OF THEIR PROCEDURE, THE DOCUMENT IS SCANNED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, A REPRODUCTION OF THE RETURN CAN BE FOUND ON GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE. FINALLY, COPIES OF ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS CAN BE REQUESTED DIRECTLY FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT BY CONTACTING THEM AT THEIR OFFICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OF THE AUDIT, REVIEW, OR COMPILATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE TAX YEAR. SCHEDULE R, PART V, LINE 2 COLUMN (D) ALL ITEMS REPORTED REFLECT ACTUAL CASH TRANSFERS AND, THEREFORE, REPRESENT ACTUAL FAIR VALUE AT TIME OF TRANSFER. THE PLUMSOCK FUND INC 400 WEST CUMMINGS PARK SUITE 5850 WOBURN MA 01801 356014719 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO MAYA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION IN 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I N/A 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE PLUMSOCK FUND INC C 470852 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR EXPLANATION