Guatemalan Student Support Group FY2021 filing

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Carrboro, NC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 20-0541307Revenue $64K in FY2021

On file with the IRSgssg-usa.orgPo Box 1482, 27510-3482 · Carrboro, NCTax-exempt since Mar 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Mission of the Guatemalan Student Support Group is to partner with impoverished Guatemalan communities to provide greater educational opportunities for their children and young adults.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 5% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$64K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$63K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$37K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$64K
FY2021▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$68K
FY2021$64K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$60K
FY2024$37K
FY2025$33K
Expenses
$63K
FY2021-0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$63K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$37K
FY2021▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$37K
FY2022$41K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$114K
FY2025$127K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $53K Management & general 6% · $4K Fundraising 10% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Trustee and Associate Director for Guatemala
$3,833Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$594Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee and Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee and Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (resigned 3/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bayron Cap’s $6K as Trustee and Assistant Director for Guatemala is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bayron Cap$6,090$4,412$4,601$1,592$594$3,834
Jorge Paque$5,537$4,421$4,322$4,177$3,833$4,472

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides educational opportunities for Guatemalan children and young adults in impoverished communities.

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3 programs · $53K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Program 2

Promising impoverished Guatemalan youth identified in Program 1, or by Board members, for their leadership and academic potential will be supported for advanced studies at Guatemalan high schools (diversificado) and universities. Opportunities for short periods of study in the USA will be provided if organizational resources permit.

$47Kprogram expense
02

Program 1

Guatemalan Student Support Group (GSSG) forms partnerships with other like-minded organizations to build new, or to enhance existing, primary (primaria) and middle (basico) schools in villages and towns in Guatemala; supplying these students with educational materials and supplementing teachers' salaries in schools to attract and retain…

$6Kprogram expense
03

In 2021 there were only two Program Service areas.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$64K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$63K
Ln 25
Programscol B$53K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$37K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$37K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$64K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16K
Total assetsLn 16$37K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$37K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$21K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$28K$37K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$28K$37K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$41K$41K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$8K$0$148
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$173$173$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$9K$2K$3K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$712$712$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$1K$738$862
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$63K$53K$4K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $33K$127K 990 PDF
FY2024 $37K$114K 990 PDF
FY2023 $60K$81K 990 PDF
FY2022 $53K$41K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $64K$63K$1K$37K 990 PDF
FY2020 $68K$63K$5K$28K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $63,656 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $68,021$63,655
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $68,050$63,656
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $49,055$40,997
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,731$21,652
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $62,786$62,649
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,264$1,007
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $63,656 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$63,655
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,655
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$63,656
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $62,649 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $40,997$40,997
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,464 · Management $0 · Fundraising $148$8,612
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $173 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$173
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,559 · Management $2,897 · Fundraising $4,951$9,407
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $712 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$712
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,148 · Management $738 · Fundraising $862$2,748
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $53,053 · Management $3,635 · Fundraising $5,961$62,649
Part X · Balance sheet $37,432 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,189$21,196
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,148$16,236
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,337$37,432
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,337$37,432
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,337$37,432
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,432 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$63,656
XI-2 Total expenses$62,649
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,007
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,337
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,088
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,432

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