Mayan Hands Foundation Ltd.

“Line 2 explanation - a board member, mark van wormer, is married to the executive director anne kelly”

“Line 11b explanation - the 990 is prepared with the assistance of the independent accounting firm and reviewed by the executive director and treasurer of the board of directors. It is then provided to the full board prior to filing.”

“Every year a conflict of interest policy is signed by all officers, directors and key employees. Conflicts of interest arising during the course of the year are required to be immediately disclosed.”

“Governing documents, financial statements and conflict of interest statements are available upon request. A current annual report, which includes a financial statement, is available on the mayan hands website.”

“Independent contractors: program service expenses 41,807. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 41,807.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”

“Part i line 1 and part iii line 1: with access to market, capacity-building programs, and scholarships, mayan women and girls have a dignified path out of poverty, while maintaining their cherished cultural traditions. Mayan hands primary activities are, but not limited to: "securing the human and financial resources to allow mayan women artisans to prosper and thrive, improving their general health, the welfare of their families and their local communities, through access to an international market for their handmade goods. "supporting the creation, development and implementation of informational and training programs that support mayan women in their quest to bring themselves out of poverty through their own efforts while retaining their cultural heritage and specifiaclly through the creation of artisan-made goods. "investing in the next generation of mayan women through educational programs for indigenous girls. "building awareness and understanding among united states consumers about the impact of fair trade on the lives of mayan women artisans and other community-based producers in developing countries. "facilitating cultural exchange through experiential tours from the united states to visit artisan groups and offering the opportunity to mayan women artisans to visit the united states so that they can have a better understanding of the international market. As part of our mission, we strive to maintain a high proportion of our revenue for direct program services by keeping support services costs to a bare minimum. Program services directly benefiting mayan women and their families consist of two categories: payments for goods produced by our artisan partners, which are classified as cost of sales in support of mayan women, and program services other than product costs. The data that follows summarizes total programs and support services: 2023 fiscal year: cost of sales in support of mayan women $436,701 other direct program services $194,783 total $631,484 program costs $631,484 - 86% support service cost $100,740 - 14% total $732,224 2022 fiscal year: cost of sales in support of mayan women $448,518 other direct program services $145,799 total $594,317 program costs $594,317 - 91% support service cost $58,093 - 9% total $652,410”