Mexico-North Research Network Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROJECTS FOCUSED ON THE AMERICAS
- Income
- $368,417
- Spending
- $400,625
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 28.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 44%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 28.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (3)
- $177,292 spent. 3- PROGRAM ON U.S.-MEXICAN TRANSNATIONALISM AWARDED TRAVEL GRANTS TO SCHOLARS WHO CONDUCTED RESEARCH AT MEXICAN INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF MEXICO-NORTH. (4 TRAVEL GRANTS). CONTINUED UPDATING THE TRANSNATIONALISM RESEARCH CLEARINGHOUSE (TRC), ITS MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN SCHOLAR COMMUNITIES INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDY OF TRANSNATIONALISM, TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES, AND ACADEMIC-RELATED EVENTS ON THE MATTER. THE SITE IS DESIGNED TO SERVE AS AN ELEMENTAL REFERENCE TOOL THAT WOULD FACILITATE THE BASIC RESEARCH WORK ON THE SUBJECT BY RESEARCHERS/PROFESSORS, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, IMMIGRATION-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS, AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL. PARTICIPANTS: 520 ORGANIZED A BIWEEKLY ZOOM SEMINAR ON POLITICAL MOBILIZATION AND MIGRATION PARTICIPANTS: 35 CO-ORGANIZED THE 2024 MIGRATION ONLINE-FORUM IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS IN COLLABORATION WITH UNAM SAN ANTONIO. PARTICIPANTS: 290 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS: 845 (GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS = 0) EXPENSES = 68,199.90 4- FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR "MEXICO INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES + CULTURE". THE MNRN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNCIL OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH CENTER, DESIGNED AND ORGANIZED THE FIRST FULLY FUNDED SEMINAR TO HELP PROFESSORS AND ADMINISTRATORS FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND MINORITY SERVING MINORITY INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S. GAIN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING THEIR COURSES, CURRICULA, AND TEACHING MATERIALS AT THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS. THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE AND GROWING NEED FOR THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. TO PROVIDE A FACULTY WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BROADEN THEIR CULTURAL HORIZONS, FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING, AS WELL AS COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. MNRN ORGANIZED AN FDS SEMINAR IN MEXICO CITY, PUEBLA, AND TLAXCALA, FROM MAY 20 TO JUNE 2, 2024. THE EIGHTEEN SELECTED PARTICIPANTS FOR THIS ACTIVITY WERE AFFILIATED WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES LOCATED IN UTAH, WASHINGTON, GEORGIA, MARYLAND, CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, ILLINOIS, KANSAS, HAWI, NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK. THE FDS STARTED IN MEXICO CITY WHERE PARTICIPANTS VISITED ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS, AND MAJOR SITES ACROSS THE CITY. ON MAY 27 , THEY LEFT THE CAPITAL AND MADE THEIR WAY TO PUEBLA AND TLAXCALA WHERE THEY VISITED ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONES, ANCIENT LIBRARIES, CHURCHES AND MORE MAJOR SITES ACROSS THE CITIES. LINK: HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/P/C7QB3C6OKNC/?IGSH=AHF0CWS4C3F2YJN6 / HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/P/C7S_LTWUNQB/?IGSH=YNNLBXLXDJM0BDB4/ HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/P/C7TAJMBUNWI/?IMG_INDEX=3&IGSH=ZW02Z254ZNY4OTI4/ HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/P/C7GC4LBONC_/?IGSH=MW12YJLXCMR2CTG3NA==/ HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/P/C7VQ8SQUTMD/?IGSH=CM9RBDZON3O1NWD6 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS: 60. (GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS = 0) EXPENSES = 75,960.58 8-ORIGINARIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL "THE ORIGINARIA: INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES". THE EVENT, ORGANIZED BY MNRN, WAS A HIGHLY IMPACTFUL CULTURAL EVENT THAT SHOWCASED THE DEPTH AND DIVERSITY OF INDIGENOUS CINEMA. BY PRESENTING 14 FILMS FROM 10 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, THE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTED 14 DISTINCT INDIGENOUS CULTURES FROM ACROSS THE AMERICAS AND BEYOND, OFFERING AUDIENCES A RARE AND IMMERSIVE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE NARRATIVES AND EXPERIENCES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES GLOBALLY. THE FESTIVAL'S SELECTION OF FEATURE FILMS, SHORT FILMS, AND DOCUMENTARIES FOCUSED ON CRITICAL THEMES SUCH AS THE PROFOUND EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, THE URGENT NEED FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND TERRITORIES, AND THE ONGOING FIGHT TO PROTECT SACRED PLACES. ADDITIONALLY, THE FESTIVAL ADDRESSED THE PRESSING ISSUE OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL CONSERVATION, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFEGUARDING INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES IN A WORLD WHERE GLOBALIZATION AND MODERNIZATION CONTINUE TO THREATEN THEIR SURVIVAL. THESE FILMS PROVIDED BOTH A REFLECTIVE SPACE AND A CALL TO ACTION, SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE RESILIENCE, RESISTANCE, AND PERSEVERANCE OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE FACE OF THESE CHALLENGES. THE SCREENING OF SUCH WORKS ALLOWED ATTENDEES NOT ONLY TO EXPERIENCE POWERFUL STORYTELLING BUT ALSO TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE REAL-LIFE STRUGGLES FACED BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, DEEPENING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CULTURES, VALUES, AND THE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES THEY CONFRONT. THE FESTIVAL'S OUTCOMES INCLUDED RAISING AWARENESS OF INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, FOSTERING DIALOGUE AROUND CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND UNDERSCORING THE ROLE OF CINEMA AS A TRANSFORMATIVE MEDIUM FOR EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE. IT ALSO STRENGTHENED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GLOBAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, HIGHLIGHTING THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE ACTION AND SOLIDARITY IN ADDRESSING SHARED STRUGGLES. OVERALL, ORIGINARIA SERVED AS BOTH A CELEBRATION OF INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND A CATALYST FOR FURTHER ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WORLDWIDE. LINK: HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/P/DDNIL-ZPZRP/?IGSH=MTZ1ZJNHC2PVDGRKNG== / HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/P/DDYBAP7SIJG/?IGSH=MXH2OWXWDMU1BDZQOA== PARTICIPANTS 1,800 (GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS = EXPENSES = 2,854.40) 9- SUMMER SCHOOL MNRN ORGANIZED A TWO-WEEK SUMMER SCHOOL IN MEXICO FOR STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA'S MASTER'S PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY. SPANNING EIGHT CITIES AND OVER 40 MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE AMERICAS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO DECOLONIAL PERSPECTIVES, INDIGENOUS VISUALITIES, AND SOCIALLY ENGAGED PRACTICES. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SEMINARS, ARTIST STUDIO VISITS, AND CURATORIAL WORKSHOPS THAT EMPHASIZED INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE AND CRITICAL APPROACHES TO EXHIBITION-MAKING. THE INITIATIVE STRENGTHENED ACADEMIC-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND PROVIDED EMERGING SCHOLARS WITH DIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE VIBRANT CONTEMPORARY ART SCENES OF MEXICO. PARTICIPANTS 30 (GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS = EXPENSES = 20,520.64) 10-COMMON THREADS: A GLOBAL TEXTILE COLLABORATION DURING A RESEARCH AND CULTURAL FELLOWSHIP IN MNSTER, GERMANY, AWARDED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR G
- $20,318 spent. 2-THE BETTY J MEGGERS PROGRAM (BJM) NIMAN AXKAN (RIGHT NOW IN NHUATL) ON AUGUST 10TH, THE CONCERT "NIMAN AXKAN" WAS PRESENTED AT THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS, IN MXICO CITY. A TRIBUTE CONCERT TO THE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. INITIATED IN 2022 BY FELIPE PREZ SANTIAGO AND MNRN) AS PART OF THE EU'S COLING PROJECT, THE EVENT AIMED TO SHOWCASE THE EVOLUTION OF INDIGENOUS MUSIC IN MEXICO. THE CONCERT HIGHLIGHTED CONTEMPORARY MUSIC CREATED AND PERFORMED BY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, FEATURING GENRES SUCH AS HIP-HOP, PROGRESSIVE ROCK, DEATH METAL, JAZZ, AND CHAMBER MUSIC IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES. LINK: HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/P/C-L0OUAU3RG/? UTM_SOURCE=IG_WEB_COPY_LINK&IGSH=MZRLODBINWFLZA== PARTICIPANTS: 2,500 WRITING WORKSHOP IN TU'UN SAVI BY IZAIRA LPEZ SANCHEZ THE TU'UN SAVI WRITING WORKSHOP, WHICH BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2 IN THE NUNUMA MUNICIPAL AGENCY, TLAXIACO, OAXACA, GATHERED 45 PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES, CREATING A SPACE FOR INTERGENERATIONAL EXCHANGE AND LEARNING. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF IZAIRA LPEZ SNCHEZ, THE WORKSHOP KICKED OFF WITH THE ACTIVITY "NIKU JA KUNU? WHO ARE YOU?", WHERE PARTICIPANTS INTRODUCED THEMSELVES IN TU'UN SAVI. THIS INITIAL EXERCISE SERVED AS A WAY TO ASSESS THE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF EACH PARTICIPANT, ENABLING THE WORKSHOP TO ADAPT ITS APPROACH, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN WHO DO NOT SPEAK THE LANGUAGE. THE WORKSHOP'S OUTCOMES INCLUDE FOSTERING A SENSE OF CULTURAL IDENTITY, PROMOTING THE USE AND REVITALIZATION OF TU'UN SAVI AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION, AND ENCOURAGING CREATIVE EXPRESSION THROUGH THE WRITTEN WORD. ADDITIONALLY, THE EVENT STRENGTHENED THE PARTICIPANTS' CONNECTION TO THEIR INDIGENOUS ROOTS WHILE PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL LEARNING. LINK: HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/P/DACVZVBUUPH/? UTM_SOURCE=IG_WEB_COPY_LINK&IGSH=MZRLODBINWFLZA== PARTICIPANTS: 50 THEMATIC PANEL REVITALIZACAO DO MULTILINGUISMO INDGENA THE THEMATIC PANEL "REVITALIZATION OF INDIGENOUS MULTILINGUALISM," HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, AT THE REITORIA CAMPUS OF UFPR (UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARAN) IN BRAZIL, BROUGHT TOGETHER LEADING SCHOLARS TO EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES. ESTEEMED SPEAKERS INCLUDED JOS ANTONIO FLORES FARFN FROM CIESAS, WHO SHARED HIS EXPERTISE IN LINGUISTICS AND INDIGENOUS CULTURAL HERITAGE; JOS BORGES NETO FROM UNIOESTE, WHO FOCUSED ON LINGUISTIC EDUCATION; AND GUSTAVO DE GODOY E SILVA FROM UFPR, WHO DISCUSSED HIS RESEARCH ON THE KA'APOR, MBY, AND GUAT PEOPLES. MODERATED BY EDILENE COFFACI DE LIMA, THE PANEL DELVED INTO CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR FOSTERING MULTILINGUALISM, EMPHASIZING ITS ROLE IN SUSTAINING CULTURAL DIVERSITY. ORGANIZED BY HENRY VALLEJO INFANTE, THIS EVENT PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR EXCHANGING INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND METHODOLOGIES, FOSTERING COLLABORATION AMONG LINGUISTS, ANTHROPOLOGISTS, AND CULTURAL ADVOCATES. IT HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES AS LIVING, EVOLVING FACETS OF CULTURAL IDENTITY AND UNDERSCORED THE NEED FOR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS IN THEIR REVITALIZATION. LINK: HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/P/DBSAQBHSAZH/?IGSH=AM0ZNTDYADDNOGNX PARTICIPANTS:150 WORKSHOP: FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MATERIALS IN INDIGENOUS AND MINORITIZED LANGUAGES ON NOVEMBER 13 AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL TOOK PLACE THE WORKSHOP TALLER PARA LA PRODUO DE MATERIAIS EM LNGUAS ORIGINRIAS E MINORITRIAS (WORKSHOP FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MATERIALS IN INDIGENOUS AND MINORITIZED LANGUAGES), THE WORKSHOP WAS PART OF THE II SEMINRIO INTERNACIONAL DO INSTITUTO MERCOSUL DE ESTUDOS AVANADOS AND TOOK PLACE AT THE AUDITRIO MARTINA JARDIM IN THE UNIVERSITRIO DA UNILA (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION). COORDINATED BY DR. ISIS BERGER (UNIOESTE) AND DR. MRIO RAMO (UNILA), THE WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON DISCUSSING AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR CREATING EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL MATERIALS IN INDIGENOUS AND MINORITIZED LANGUAGES. IT AIMED TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES INVOLVED IN PRESERVING AND REVITALIZING THESE LANGUAGES THROUGH MODERN PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS, FOSTERING INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION AMONG SCHOLARS AND ACTIVISTS IN THE FIELD. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORED WAYS TO MAKE THESE LANGUAGES MORE ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT IN CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION AND MEDIA, ENCOURAGING SOCIAL INCLUSION AND STRENGTHENING CULTURAL IDENTITY AMONG INDIGENOUS AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS: 150 VISIT TO THE TEKO NEMOINGO STATE INDIGENOUS SCHOOL, AVA-GUARANI ETHNIC GROUP | TEKOHA OCOY INDIGENOUS VILLAGE IN SO MIGUEL DO IGUAU THE VISIT TO THE TEKO NEMOINGO STATE INDIGENOUS SCHOOL, LOCATED IN THE TEKOHA OCOY INDIGENOUS VILLAGE AND HOME TO THE AVA-GUARANI ETHNIC GROUP, FOSTERED MEANINGFUL INTERCULTURAL ENGAGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE. PARTICIPANTS DOCUMENTED EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS SHARED BY THE COMMUNITY, CREATING A PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE OF INTERACTIONS WITH STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE VILLAGE. THE VISIT FACILITATED DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL TEACHERS AND LEADERS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF PRESERVING AVA-GUARANI LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, PROVIDING INSIGHTS INTO THEIR STRATEGIES FOR MAINTAINING CULTURAL IDENTITY THROUGH EDUCATION. THIS EXPERIENCE STRENGTHENED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ACADEMIC REPRESENTATIVES AND THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY, RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE VITAL ROLE OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. IT ALSO INSPIRED DISCUSSIONS ON INTEGRATING THIS KNOWLEDGE INTO BROADER FRAMEWORKS, FURTHER PROMOTING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF INDIGENOUS HERITAGE AND RIGHTS. PARTICIPANTS: 150 MNRN CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY. INAUGURATION OF EXHIBITIONS: QUETZALTENANGO AND MEXICO, SISTER NATIONS. ON DECEMBER 9, 2024, A SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS WERE INAUGURATED AT CASA NOJ AND THE CASA DE LA CULTURA IN QUETZALTENANGO, GUATEMALA, AS PART OF THE EVENT "QUETZALTENANGO AND MEXICO: SISTER NATIONS", MARKING THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUETZALTENANGO'S FOUNDATION. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS, SONORA SHOWCASED
- $181,941 spent. AT RISK AFGHAN SCHOLAR AND ARTIST FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT THROUGH MNRN AS PART OF A CAORC INITIATIVE FUNDED BY THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, THE MELLON FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH MNRN TO SAVE THE LIVES OF AFGHAN SCHOLARS-PRIMARILY WOMEN AND MUSICIANS-AND THEIR FAMILIES. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT, A SPECIAL VISA CATEGORY WAS CREATED TO FACILITATE THEIR SAFE ARRIVAL IN MEXICO DIRECTLY FROM KABUL, WHERE THEY WERE WAITING FOR THEIR MIGRATORY PROCESS TO BE RESOLVED. MNRN ARRANGED COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING LEGAL AID, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR CHILDREN, AND LANGUAGE CLASSES. MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES WERE ALSO PROVIDED. THIS SUPPORT AIMED TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION, OFFERING THEM A SECURE ENVIRONMENT TO RESUME THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES. IN PUEBLA, MEXICO, MNRN INTEGRATED THESE SCHOLARS INTO ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL LIFE, LAYING A FOUNDATION FOR THEIR FUTURE CAREERS. TOTAL PARTICIPANTS: 50 (GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS = 0) EXPENSES = 29,954.79 6- XICANX: DREAMERS + CHANGEMAKERS / SOADORES + CREADORES DEL CAMBIO BUILDING UPON ITS LEGACY OF CULTURAL CONNECTION AND ARTISTIC DIALOGUE, XICANX: DREAMERS + CHANGEMAKERS / SOADORES + CREADORES DEL CAMBIO CONTINUED TO INSPIRE AUDIENCES IN 2024 WITH ITS PRESENTATION AT CONTEMPORARY AT BLUE STAR. CURATED BY GRETA DE LEN AND JILL BAIRD, THE EXHIBITION CELEBRATED ARTISTS OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN ORIGIN WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS XICANX-A TERM THAT TRANSCENDS NATIONAL BORDERS AND GENDER LINES TO ENCOMPASS THE CHICANO PEOPLE'S MULTIGENERATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF SOCIAL DIFFERENCE, ACTIVISM, AND CREATIVITY. FEATURING WORKS BY OVER 30 INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS, INCLUDING CELIA LVAREZ MUOZ, RICHARD "RICKY" ARMENDARZ, JUDITH F. BACA, ROLANDO BRISEO, SARAH CASTILLO, CELESTE DE LUNA, AND MANY OTHERS, THE EXHIBITION SHOWCASED A VIBRANT ARRAY OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS THAT REFLECTED ON THEMES OF IDENTITY, COMMUNITY, BELONGING, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THESE ARTISTS, SPANNING MULTIPLE GENERATIONS, BRIDGE THE LEGACY OF EL MOVIMIENTO WITH CONTEMPORARY EXPLORATIONS OF INDIGENEITY, SPIRITUALITY, AND POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT. THE 2024 PRESENTATION WAS SUPPORTED BY A DISTINGUISHED HOST COMMITTEE, INCLUDING HONORARY CO-CHAIRS DR. ELLEN RIOJAS CLARK AND DR. TOMS YBARRA- FRAUSTO, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY LEADERS CATHERINE AND GEORGE CISNEROS, MARY ALICE AND DR. HENRY G. CISNEROS, AND OTHERS WHO CHAMPIONED THE PROJECT'S VISION AND REACH. THE EXHIBITION WELCOMED OVER 7,000 VISITORS, WITH 18 PUBLIC PROGRAMS ENGAGING 850 PARTICIPANTS, ALONGSIDE 7 SCHOOL TOURS REACHING 143 STUDENTS AND 15 ADULTS, AND 8 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION TOURS. ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, MORE THAN 30 ARTISTS AND PRESENTERS CONTRIBUTED TO RICH DIALOGUES AND CREATIVE EXCHANGES. PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE EXHIBITION PERIOD REFLECTED THE DYNAMISM OF XICANX CREATIVITY. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: ?TACO TALK WITH JILL BAIRD AND GRETA DE LEN (JUNE 7) ?OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION (JUNE 7) ?CONTEMPORARY FOR ALL | SUBVERTED, SACRED ALTARS AND POLITICS OF THE HE (ART) WITH DAVID ZAMORA CASAS (JUNE 27) ?FAMILY SATURDAY: MI CULTURA BONITA (JULY 13) ?CANTA CUENTOS: STORYTIME READING WITH CEIBA ILI (JULY 20) ?COFFEE BREAK AT THE CONTEMPORARY (AUGUST 23) ?XICANX SYMPOSIUM (AUGUST 25-26) - INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, GUIDED MEDITATIONS, AND MASTER CLASSES WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS AL RENDN, DEBORA KUETZPAL VASQUEZ, JON HINOJOSA, SUZY GONZLEZ, AND ELLEN RIOJAS CLARK ?BIG GIVE: WESTSIDE LOTERA NIGHT WITH JUAN MIGUEL RAMOS (SEPTEMBER 18) ?WESTSIDE MURALS TOURS WITH SAN ANTO CULTURAL ARTS (SEPTEMBER 20 & 27) TOTAL PARTICIPANTS: 8,000 LINK: HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/18PN9YZM69SMRDMHVUI3LSQQJEVL7AB5Y/VIEW? USP=SHARING HTTPS://CONTEMPORARYSA.ORG/EXHIBITION/XICANX-DREAMERS-CHANGEMAKERS/ (GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS = 0 EXPENSES = 11,155.34) 7-NOMBRAR / TO BE-NAMED ART GALLERY OF THE MUNICIPAL PALACE OF PUEBLA, MEXICO AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 THE MEXICO-NORTH RESEARCH NETWORK INC. IN COLLABORATION WITH RECOVERING VOICES (SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION), THE EXPERIMENTAL HUMANITIES COLLABORATIVE NETWORK (EHCN), THE OPEN SOCIETY UNIVERSITY NETWORK (OSUN), AND THE MUNICIPAL INSTITUTE OF ART AND CULTURE OF PUEBLA (IMACP). THE INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION NOMBRAR, INAUGURATED AT THE ART GALLERY OF THE MUNICIPAL PALACE OF PUEBLA, FORMED PART OF THE GLOBAL PROJECT TO BE- NAMED, AN INITIATIVE THAT EXPLORES THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF NAMES AND NAMING. BROUGHT TO MEXICO BY THE MEXICO-NORTH RESEARCH NETWORK INC IN COLLABORATION WITH KEY INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, THE EXHIBITION SOUGHT TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSITY OF NAMING PRACTICES AND CELEBRATE EFFORTS TOWARD THE REVITALIZATION OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES. CURATED AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTERCULTURAL PLATFORM, NOMBRAR EXAMINED THE WAYS IN WHICH THE ACTS OF NAMING ARE NOT MERELY DESCRIPTIVE BUT CREATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE, SHAPING HOW COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THE PROJECT INVITED AUDIENCES TO REFLECT ON WHO DEFINES WHOM, AND THE POWER DYNAMICS EMBEDDED IN LANGUAGE, IDENTITY, AND BELONGING. THE TO BE-NAMED INITIATIVE HAS BEEN PRESENTED IN COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBE-INCLUDING GREECE, MEXICO, KYRGYZSTAN, PALESTINE, FIJI, GERMANY, THE PHILIPPINES, MOZAMBIQUE, AND GUATEMALA-CREATING A UNIQUE NETWORK OF REFLECTION AROUND NAMING, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURAL IDENTITY. EVENTS: PAST, PRESENT, + FUTURE: A ROUNDTABLE THAT REFLECTED ON THE VITALITY OF THE TU'UN SAVI (MIXTEC) LANGUAGE IN OAXACA, GUERRERO, AND PUEBLA. SCHOLARS AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSSED EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN LANGUAGE USE AND ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION. CUENTOS PA SONDEAR - FANDANGO FANDANGO: A CULTURAL PROJECT CELEBRATING MEXICO'S RICH TRADITIONS THROUGH DANCE, MUSIC, LANGUAGE, AND LITERATURE. WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES SHOWCASED HOW THESE PRACTICES PRESERVE KNOWLEDGE AND WAYS OF LIFE, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY CULTURAL IDENTITY. SASANILTSIN GUESSING WITH THE NAWAS: LED BY DR. JOS ANTONIO FLORES FARFN, THIS INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP EXPLORED THE NHUATL RIDDLE TRADITION, ENGAGING P
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
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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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 30, 2026.
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 September 10, 2026.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1998.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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 7, 2026.
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