Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated (2023-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2024.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
5 people listed on the 990.
Mat Saunders’s $25K as Managing Dir is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Educates school children about archaeology through hands-on digs and classroom talks.
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Belize
Cahal pech is located on the southern outskirts of san ignacio town, in the upper belize valley region of western belize. Afar will continue its collaboration with the belize valley archaeological reconnaissance project to work at the ancient maya site of cahal pech.
Portugal troia, portugal, (located in south central portugal approx. 50 KM from lisbon) is the site of a roman fish processing and production center dating back to the 1ST century A.D. The goal is to excavate and investigate the fish-salting workshop 4, a large production unit with 11 vats visible in three rows, but only six vats already…
Spain
Castle zorita de los canes, (located 1.5 hours to the east of madrid in the guadalajara province) is a 9TH century moorish castle. Afars goal (ongoing since 2014) is to conduct a proper archaeological survey and study of the castle. Project castle zorita de los canes entails research, exploration, study and site preservation.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $34K | $39K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $55K | $57K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $11K | $18K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $44K | $39K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $15K | $15K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $25K | $25K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $560K | $500K | $60K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $605K | $506K | $99K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $600K | $605K | −$5K | $39K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $321K | $380K | −$59K | $44K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $343K | $273K | $70K | $103K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $599,760 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $599,760 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $605,062 across 5 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $56,958 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $39,026 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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