irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $41KMAYAN HANDS INVESTS IN THE NEXT GENERATION BY OFFERING ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO BOTH ARTISANS AND THEIR DAUGHTERS. MANY MAYA GIRLS CONTINUE TO FACE ENORMOUS BARRIERS TO EDUCATION BECAUSE OF GEOGRAPHIC ACCESS, MISOGYNY-ROOTED PERCEPTIONS OF GIRLS AND WOMEN'S ROLES, AND HIGH COSTS. THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS AND FAMILY STIPENDS TO 58 STUDENTS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL: 14 IN PRIMARIO (ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - 4TH - 6TH GRADE), 18 IN BASICO (JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL), 9 IN DIVERSIFICADO (SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL), 16 IN UNIVERSITIES AND 1 IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING. MAYAN HANDS DISTRIBUTED SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO 135 CHILDREN OF OUR ARTISAN PARTNERS. STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN A TWICE-YEARLY INTERACTIVE PROGRAM, ADDRESSING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GENDER IN SOCIETY.
- #2 $20KMAYAN HANDS PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH A PREVENTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM OFFERING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE EDUCATION AND CLINICAL TREATMENT. THIS YEAR, ARTISANS PARTICIPATED IN A SIX-PART SERIES OF WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, LED BY NURSES WITH CONTENT PRESENTED IN ARTISANS' MAYAN LANGUAGES. THE WORKSHOP SERIES WAS FOLLOWED BY CLINICAL SCREENINGS AND TREATMENTS FOCUSED ON PREVENTION OF CERVICAL CANCER, TREATMENT OF COMMON INFECTIONS, AND PROVISION OF BIRTH CONTROL METHODS IF DESIRED. 118 WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN THE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS; 75 CHOSE TO RECEIVE CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING.
named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Artisan Income Support
Provides fair trade opportunities for Maya women to sell handmade goods, ensuring sustainable income through direct market access and product development support.
Education Through Scholarship Program
Provides scholarships, family stipends, and school supplies to Maya girls and young women in elementary, secondary, and higher education, along with biannual workshops on personal development and gender equity.
Preventive Health Program
Offers culturally sensitive health education workshops in Mayan languages, clinical screenings for cervical cancer, vision exams, birth control access, and mental health counseling for women artisans.
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Financial Literacy Education Programs 1 activity
- Conducting life skills and capacity-building workshopsOrganizes life skills workshops for scholarship students and their mothers, including education on taxes and other practical topics to strengthen personal and financial development.
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Maternal Health Fistula Prevention and Treatment 1 activity
- Delivering women’s health education and clinical servicesConducted a six-part women's health education workshop series in Mayan languages for 118 women, followed by clinical screenings and treatments focused on cervical cancer prevention, management of common infections, and birth control provision, with 75 women receiving cervical cancer screening.
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Distribution of PPE and Crisis Supplies 1 activity
- Providing emergency pandemic relief to artisan partnersResponded to the COVID-19 pandemic by distributing hygiene kits, conducting educational workshops on transmission prevention, and providing supplemental income to artisan partners during periods of lost income due to government restrictions.
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Individual Child Education Sponsorship 1 activity
- Providing scholarships and educational support to studentsProvides scholarships and family stipends to 58 students across elementary, junior high, senior high, university, and vocational training levels, and distributes school supplies to 135 children of artisan partners. Includes a twice-yearly interactive program on personal development and gender in society for students and their families.
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Women's Microenterprise and Livelihood Development 1 activity
- Supporting Maya women artisans through fair trade and product developmentCreates economic opportunities for Maya women by supporting the creation and sale of handmade, heirloom-quality products using ancestral techniques. Includes organizing research trips for skill enhancement, such as a product development trip to La Aurora Zoo for needle felting artisans.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$378K
Contributions & grants$181K48%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$11K3%
Other revenue$185K
expenses
Total expenses$315K
Program expenses74%
Admin / overhead23%
Fundraising3%
Salaries & benefits$152K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$807K
Cash$145K
Investments$221K
Liabilities$43K
Net assets$764K
Liquid reserves13.9 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -2.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MADELINE KREIDER CARLSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 42 | $62K |
board members · 14
- BETH DEANGELIS — DIRECTOR
- BRENDA ROSENBAUM — DIRECTOR
- E CONOR GRAHAM — DIRECTOR
- KATE COLWELL — DIRECTOR
- LAURIE NARANCH — PRESIDENT
- MARK VAN WORMER — TREASURER
- MEAGHAN GRAHAM — SECRETARY
- REBECCA PENDERGRASS — DIRECTOR
- RENEE HENZE — DIRECTOR
- RICARDO LOPEZ-TORRIJOS — DIRECTOR
- SHARON COSTELLO — DIRECTOR
- SHIYAN SHEENA MA — DIRECTOR
- STEFANIE ADLER — DIRECTOR
- VERA ECCARIUS-KELLY — PRESIDENT
relationships · 2
Who they work with
- Government of Guatemala Government — Responded to pandemic-related restrictions imposed by the Government of Guatemala by providing emergency support to artisan partners.
- La Aurora Zoo Partner — Hosted a product development research trip for Mayan Hands artisans.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Cultural Preservation Through Market-Integrated Artisan Developmentmethodology: cultural_preservation_through_commerceBy merging ancestral artisan techniques with contemporary design, Mayan Hands enables cultural continuity and global market access because preserving traditional knowledge within a viable economic model strengthens both identity and income.
- Culturally-Linguistically Congruent Health Educationmethodology: culturally-linguistically-congruent health educationBy delivering preventive women’s health education in Mayan languages and cultural context, Mayan Hands increases healthcare access and trust because linguistic and cultural alignment reduces barriers to engagement and improves health outcomes.
- Fair Trade for Sustainable Livelihoodsmethodology: fair_tradeBy applying fair trade principles, Mayan Hands creates sustainable economic opportunities for Maya women because equitable compensation and ethical partnerships foster long-term income stability and community reinvestment.
- Family-Engaged Gender Equity Educationmethodology: family-engaged gender equity educationBy involving both students and families in gender equity programming, Mayan Hands increases educational persistence and challenges restrictive norms because changing community-level attitudes supports girls' autonomy and long-term participation.
- Intergenerational Education Investment to Break Poverty Cyclesmethodology: intergenerational education investmentBy providing educational opportunities to Mayan women artisans and their daughters, Mayan Hands addresses systemic barriers to mobility because investing across generations disrupts entrenched patterns of poverty linked to gender and geography.