Natiks mission is to partner with grassroots organizations that confront the educational, health, and economic disparities of marginalized communities in Guatemala and Mexico. All of mission goals contribute to the elimination of extreme poverty in marginalized Maya communities through the following programs: Educationincrease access to education and improve academic outcomes; Sustainable Livelihoods: promote economic independence in the communities where our partners are located; Health: promote programs that provide preventive health measures by delivering fundamental education about sanitation, nutrition, and other health-related topics.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$30K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
6
named funders · $115K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$162K
Net assets
$75K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$162K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$162K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$303K
FY2025$257K
Expenses
—
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$169K
FY2023$209K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$268K
Net assets
$75K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$75K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$63K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$60K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990-EZ; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$17,324Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$12,600Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anita Smart’s $17K as Executive Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Programs and updates

Empowers marginalized Maya communities in Guatemala and Mexico through education and sustainable livelihoods.

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$162K
Other income$162K
Owns and owes
$75K
net assets
Liabilities$0
People
7
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$162K
Total revenue$162K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$0
Net assets$75K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers25
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $257K$268K−$10K$60K 990 PDF
FY2024 $303K$295K$8K$72K 990 PDF
FY2023 $165K$209K−$43K$63K 990 PDF
FY2022 $201K$169K$31K$106K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $162K$75K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

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