Wixarika Research Center

“OTHER 362 TOTAL 362”

“Class of activity: education cash contribution: 9,199 relationship: none”

“Expenses computer equipment 781 office supplies 576 adobe 330 digital space 296 dropbox 220 mailchimp 716 quicken 72 shopify 597 website development 10,941 travel 87 agroforestry project 825 bank & credit card fees 264 dining 325 exhibition 793 state registration 75 non-investment depreciation 4,366 total 21,264”

“Inventories for sale or use 6,478 6,303 other depreciable asset 77,488 77,488 less accumulated depreciation 69,980 74,346 film materials 28,510 28,510 yarn paintings by jose benitez sanch 12,260 12,260 total 54,756 50,215”

“Advocacy for the huichol indians in mexico, and preservation and promotion of the huichol culture and artwork. Our mission at the wixrika research center is to continue building a rich archive of wixrika (huichol) history, culture and territory that highlights the beauty and importance of wixrika cultural survival, alongside our continued support of select initiatives that strengthen wixrika autonomy. Our online archive remains open and free to the public and we do not charge a fee for membership or for accessing or downloading our documents. We work to generate funding through our website, appeals to our group on facebook, through amazon smile, in our newsletters, personal communications, and sales from our online store. We have also hosted online events to raise funds to support our work and projects. These events are aimed at educating people about the historical value of the archives we are publishing for the wixrika people, teachers, students, and the public at large. The events also highlight the importance of our work in mexico in support of the wixrika people and their culture.”

“We began conducting online events during the covid-19 pandemic and posted videos on our social media and youtube channels to raise funds and awareness about our work and our projects. Finally, in october of 2024, we hosted our first post-pandemic in-person event with an exhibit of yarn paintings, photographs, and books for sale to our guests. Hosted at a board member's residence and organized by our board, guests were able to learn about our foundation's history and the ongoing results of the work we have carried out through our archive and on-the-ground projects. The event was well attended and was met with generous donations and sales. In the meantime, we continue generating interest and donations through our online activities, our newsletters, and personal communications, and look forward to having another event before the end of 2025. We are happy to share with you our activities during our 2024 - 2025 fiscal year. In the late summer of 2024, we supported the community high school tamatsi pritsika in the community of tuapurie (santa catarina cuexcomatitln, municipality of mezquitic); by purchasing the necessary equipment they needed for the installation of broad band internet for their school. Support for this project came out of a petition from the school's board of directors and was funded thanks to the ongoing partnership we established with the indigenous reciprocity initiative led by the chacruna institute for plant medicines. Through this, we are also pleased to continue supporting the development of the school's new campus which we have been party to since its establishment in 2009. This includes our support for the construction of the campus's first building in 2015, a wood drying solar oven for the function of a carpentry workshop. The scholarship support program for wixarika university students is now in its eighth year, with ongoing support and collaboration with the international friendship club and the rotary club in puerto vallarta. Because of the interest and continued support from donors who wish to contribute to this program, we will be able to continue giving scholarships to twenty students for the 2025 - 2026 school year. Due to inflation, we raised the amount of each student's scholarship to 8,000 mexican pesos per year in 2023, which at the current exchange rate is approximately 420 usd. Although this is a small amount of money, it helps students with their cost of books, transportation, housing, and food. Some have used the money to buy a laptop computer which was indispensable during the pandemic when all classes were held online. Students are free to use their scholarship money where they believe they need it most. Since 2018, the wixarika research center has given multi-year scholarships to 78 wixarika undergraduate students. They have received degrees in law, nursing, nutrition, forestry engineering, education, mathematics, architecture, agronomy, and three have graduated from medical school. Most of the graduates are serving their communities and working in their area of undergraduate specialization, and two students are pursuing their master's degrees. This past year we had 12 students graduate which left us with 8 continuing students. We will accept 12 new students for the 2025 - 2026 school year. Once a student is accepted into our program, we commit to supporting them for a maximum of three years and a minimum of one semester. Since the program began, we have only had two students withdraw before completing their degrees and one has successfully reapplied for his final semester. In addition to the scholarships, we coordinate activities in which students can meet each other online or through our various activities and work in the field such as our previous agroecology workshops. Our bilingual website is in the process of being upgraded to drupal 11, and that work should be completed by early fall 2025. The upgrades, styling, and writing text for new pages will always be ongoing. We continue to”