Mayan Hands is dedicated to providing sustainable income-generating opportunities to Mayan women artisans in guatemala, in efforts to combat extreme poverty. See further detail on schedule o.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $78K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $19K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$387K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$352K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$694K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$387K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$252K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$387K
FY2025$378K
Expenses
$352K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$194K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$352K
FY2025$315K
Net assets
$694K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$410K
FY2022$631K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$694K
FY2025$764K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending May 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $259K Management & general 25% · $87K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Madeline Kreider Carlson’s $62K as Executive Director is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $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.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Madeline Kreider Carlson$62,308$60,000$17,692——
Anne Kelly - Van Wormer——$51,769$56,001$42,539

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

Empowers Mayan women artisans in Guatemala with sustainable income to combat poverty.

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3 programs · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Mayan hands economic opportunities program provides consistent fair wages to more than 170 expert maya women artisans by connecting them to consumers in an international market. Living in rural communities, most artisans have little formal education, but through mayan hands they participate in business skill development activities…

$171Kprogram expense
02

Mayan hands invests in the next generation by offering access to educational opportunities to both the daughters of our artisan partners and the artisans themselves. Many maya girls continue to face enormous barriers to education because of limited access, gender-based perceptions of girls and women's roles, and high education costs.

$51Kprogram expense
03

Mayan hands promotes health and well-being through a preventive health program offering culturally sensitive education and treatment. This year, 147 women participated in self-esteem and emotional health workshops, 99 women received individual counseling from a trained psychologist, and 92 women received prescription glasses following…

$36Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$19K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$387K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$352K
Ln 25
Programscol B$259K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$694K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$285K
Total assetsLn 16$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Gains on assetsLn 7$268
Total revenueLn 12$387K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$229K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$285K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$694K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$459K$285K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$690K$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$643K$694K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$40K$17K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$82K$55K$26K$977
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$8$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$516$516
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$47K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$394
Office expensesLn 13$1K$332$791$44
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$2K$486
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$706
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$500$500
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$110K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$434$6$428
Total functional expensesLn 25$352K$259K$87K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $378K$315K$63K$764K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $387K$352K$35K$694K 990 PDF
FY2023 $312K$300K$12K$643K 990 PDF
FY2022 $427K$205K$221K$631K 990 PDF
FY2021 $252K$194K$58K$410K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $386,658 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $102,264$162,427
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,514$16,768
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $204,387$207,463
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $312,165$386,658
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $158,849$160,939
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,358$191,101
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $300,207$352,040
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,958$34,618
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $386,658 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $207,263 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$162,427
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$162,427
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,500$16,500
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $268$268
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $200$200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $207,463 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,768$386,658
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $352,040 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,807 · Management $16,920 · Fundraising $4,867$61,594
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,340 · Management $25,885 · Fundraising $977$82,202
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $5,942$5,942
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $11,201$11,201
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8 · Management $12,750$12,758
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $516$516
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,522$46,522
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,219 · Fundraising $394$2,613
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $332 · Management $791 · Fundraising $44$1,167
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,959 · Management $1,711 · Fundraising $486$4,156
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,503 · Management $706$3,209
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $500$500
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,971$4,971
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,558 · Management $4,697$114,255
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6 · Management $428$434
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,754 · Management $86,518 · Fundraising $6,768$352,040
Part X · Balance sheet $744,897 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $291,053$56,293
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $168,359$228,938
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,454$23,956
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $167,677$210,615
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$205,856
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $34,023$19,239
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $689,566$744,897
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,207$32,468
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $33,523$18,739
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,730$51,207
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $642,836$693,690
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $642,836$693,690
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $689,566$744,897
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $693,690 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$386,658
XI-2 Total expenses$352,040
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,618
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$642,836
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,236
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$693,690

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