Arawaka INC

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Ribera, NM501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 68-0493107

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Arawaka's main goal is to promote a better relationship between human beings and our mother earth. Our prayer is for the following generations: that they may inherit the earth in better condition than we have IT now. The only real problem with the ecology of the planet resides in the human beings; therefore our efforts are directed towards developing ways of spiritual education. We intend to increase our awareness and to awaken our hearts to the level at which we become capable of recognizing the earth as our mother and all that live on the earth as our relatives and our partners in life. Our work faces four directions; indian traditions; individual healing; children's education and community life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 74% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$111K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$507K
+81% vs prior year
Spent
$357K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$507K
FY2024▲ +81%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$373K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$507K
Expenses
$357K
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$282K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$335K
FY2024$357K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2002.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $337K Management & general 6% · $20K Fundraising 0% · $156

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

4 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$79,010Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marilyn Baeza-Ponce’s $79K as President is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marilyn Baeza-Ponce$79,010$47,700$59,900$38,199$38,842
Hernan Quinones————$51,156
Elyshia Gardner-Holliday——$26,800$25,000$24,000
Costen Aytes———$3,450$1,200

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes spiritual education to foster a better relationship between people and Earth.

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3 program services account for $282K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Indigenous spiritual traditions we offered several events. These events were attended by people coming from around new mexico, the united states, and also from other countries. The learning and ceremonies were deep and had a profound effect on the people that attended.

$197Kprogram expense
02

Educational healing we hosted four educational groups this year, offering people the opportunity to deepen their relationship with mother earth and reconnect in community. Working yearly with groups of community leaders helps the mission of arawaka find its way into the world and has a positive ripple effect.

$51Kprogram expense
03

Community life we had more community members participate in our work and learn days both in the MAINTENANCE/REPAIR of our natural buildings and land restoration projects. With the arawaka water project, we had three work- and-learn sessions- february, august, and october.

$34Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$507K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$258K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$233K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Money outPt IX
$357K
Ln 25
Programscol B$337K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$156
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$558K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$233K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$258K
Gains on assetsLn 7$258K
Total revenueLn 12$507K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$491K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$558K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$880K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K$558K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$880K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$174K$111K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$159K$152K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$272$116$156
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$35K$32K$3K
InterestLn 20$468$468
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$104K$29
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$845
Total functional expensesLn 25$357K$337K$20K$156

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $507K$357K$150K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $281K$335K−$54K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $373K$292K$81K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $310K$282K$28K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $203K$228K−$26K$1.1M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $507,345 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$232,804
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$232,804
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,666$16,666
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $140$140
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $257,735$257,735
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,666 · Excluded from tax $257,875$507,345
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $357,450 across 12 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,000 · Management $1,507$3,507
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,574$6,574
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $151,965 · Management $6,650$158,615
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,627 · Management $1,518$6,145
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $116 · Fundraising $156$272
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,115$9,115
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,579 · Management $3,333$34,912
IX-20 InterestPrograms $468$468
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,832$25,832
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,221$4,221
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,650 · Management $29$103,679
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,265 · Management $845$4,110
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $336,838 · Management $20,456 · Fundraising $156$357,450
Part X · Balance sheet $1,438,315 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,909$67,341
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $155,886$491,020
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,147,941$879,954
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,351,736$1,438,315
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$11,314
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $173,880$110,564
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,170,084$1,327,751
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,177,856$1,327,751
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,351,736$1,438,315
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,327,751 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$507,345
XI-2 Total expenses$357,450
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$149,895
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,177,856
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,327,751

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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