Guatemalan Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237072445
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2017
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
American Fork, UT, USA
Phone
8014891272
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$39,055
Expenses
$46,586
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Cordell Andersen (Chair/Exec and Field Director)
  • Joseph A Andersen (Secretary/Treasurer)
  • J Frederick Pingree (Trustee and Co-Chair)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Awaken the Indian's interest and confidence in solving their problems and working towards regaining the greatness of their noble Mayan ancestors. Aid them in applying the necessary principles of progress embodied in the Foundation's success formula.

What it reported doing in 2017

Educational AIDS, materials and supplies were provided for 5,260 students in the government village schools of santa cruz verapaz, and the ariel & ines andersen chuluc village school near patzicia. Scholarship aid for university studies was provided for two former students. Additionally funds were provided for maintenance at the chuluc school. Funding was also used to help with development projects for three schools: improvements for the valparaiso rio frio school, a new kitchen for the najquitob village school, and a new kitchen for the acamal village school.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 84.3%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.3%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.2% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.4% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.9% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 84.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $39K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2011 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.