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Maya Midwifery International Inc

EIN 47-1215016 · Somerville, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair69 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SINCE 1999, MMI BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SERVED AS AN ADVISORY AND FUNDRAISING BOARD TO ACM (ASSOCIATION OF MIDWIVES OF THE MAM SPEAKING AREA). WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS GROUP OF 40 MAYA MIDWIVES FROM THE BEGINNING OF THEIR ORGANIZATION WHICH WAS FORMED TO ADDRESS ISSUES SPECIFIC TO INDIGENOUS MIDWIVES AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVED. THESE MIDWIVES HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL GROUPS WHO OFFERED TRAINING COURSES DESIGNED TO INCREASE MIDWIFERY SKILLS AND ADDRESS THE HIGH MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES IN THE AREA. HOWEVER, DESPITE THESE TRAINING SESSIONS, AS ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, THERE HAD BEEN LITTLE DEMONSTRABLE IMPROVEMENT IN OUTCOMES. FURTHERMORE, THE MIDWIVES HAD NO VOICE IN THE PROGRAMS BEING OFFERED. THEY DECIDED TO SEEK THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS. THE MODEL WHICH DEVELOPED WAS BASED ON LOCAL CONTROL, LONG TERM COMMITMENT OF N. AMERICAN ADVISORS, DONORS, AND VOLUNTEERS AND CONSTANT RE-EVALUATION OF STRATEGIES.

Income
$161,612
Spending
$204,470
Reserves
10 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$39,600, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 10.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 27% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $65,595 spent. MAYA MIDWIFERY SUPPORT - FUNDING THE ONLY MEDICAL FACILITY IN GUATEMALA OPERATED BY INDIGENOUS MAYA MAM MIDWIVES, IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHCARE IN THE RURAL MAM REGION OF THE COUNTRY. IN 2024, WE... ATTENDED 251 BIRTHS PROVIDED 2,080 PRENATAL CONSULTS AT THE BIRTH CENTER PROVIDED ANOTHER 1,390 PRENATAL CONSULTS IN THE RURAL MOBILE CLINIC COMMUNITIES DONATED OVER 42,000 PRENATAL VITAMINS DONATED OVER 1,400 POUNDS OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS TO PREGNANT MOTHERS TRAINED OVER 100 INDIGENOUS MAYA MIDWIVES IN BETTER BIRTH PRACTICES DONATED OVER 50 BIRTH KITS TO COMMUNITY MIDWIVES WITH ITEMS SUCH AS INFRARED THERMOMETERS, TAPE MEASURES, DISPOSABLE SCRUBS, FACE SHIELDS, EYE GOGGLES, SHOE COVERS, GLOVES, ETC. DONATED ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO COMMUNITY MIDWIVES, SUCH AS KNITTED HATS (MANY FROM YOUR GROUP AS WELL), SOCKS, VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS, TOOTHPASTE, TOOTHBRUSHES, DENTAL FLOSS, ETC.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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