Guatemala Family Development Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GFD WORKS TO SUPPORT AND ELEVATE THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND EDUCATION OF INDIGENOUS MAYAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN REMOTE, RURAL GUATEMALAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH PHILANTHROPY, AID, AND IN-PERSON SERVICE. TOGETHER, WITH FUNDENOR, OUR NGO PARTNER VERAPAZ, WE CREATE AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE TRAGIC REALITY FACING MAYAN COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING: ~ 80% OF CHILDREN ARE CHRONICALLY MALNOURISHED. ~ ONLY 1% HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER. ~ 5% OF GIRLS REACH 3RD GRADE. ~ 10% OF COMMUNITIES HAVE ANY SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY. ~ 90% OF ADULTS ARE ILLITERATE. ~ 1% OF COMMUNITIES HAVE PROPER SANITATION. ~ 75% OF CHILDREN HAVE INTESTINAL PARASITES. ~ 80% OF PEOPLE EARN LESS THAN 2 PER DAY/10 HOURS OF MANUAL WORK. THE MAYAN COMMUNITIES WE SUPPORT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, SAFE DRINKING WATER, PROPER SANITATION, ADEQUATE SCHOOLS (ESPECIALLY FOR GIRLS) SUSTAINABLE FOOD SOURCES, PASSABLE ROADS, OR RELIABLE MEDICAL CARE. THERE IS MINIMAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, OR PROTECTION
- Income
- $76,882
- Spending
- $70,465
- Reserves
- 7.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (4)
- $40,000 spent. EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GIRLS FROM JAN 13- DEC 17, 2025, FIFTY- EIGHT (58) GIRLS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND BASIC OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, (MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENT, RESPECTIVELY.) FIVE (5) GIRLS LIVED IN A FORMAL EDUCATIONAL RESIDENCE IN TACTIC, WHILE FIFTY-THREE (53) STUDENTS ATTENDED SCHOOLS ACROSS 6 COMMUNITIES. RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS ATTENDED SCHOOL 6 DAYS/WEEK FOR 6 HOURS/DAY. FULL-TIME TUTORING WAS PROVIDED. TOTAL INVESTMENT: 40,000.
- $14,585 spent. COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT APRIL 5-14, 2025 THE MEDICAL TEAM OF DOCTORS, DENTISTS, NURSES, OPTICIANS, PHARMACIST, DIETICIAN, AND VOLUNTEERS TRAVELED TO VERAPAZ, GUATEMALA TO PROVIDE MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, PHARMACY, AND HEALTH EDUCATION ACROSS SIX LOCATIONS. 1,112 PATIENTS WERE TREATED, 823 PAIRS OF GLASSES WERE PROVIDED, 674 TEETH WERE EXTRACTED, 1,257 MEDICATIONS WERE DISPENSED, AND OVER 10,000 VITAMINS WERE PROVIDED. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FUNDENOR, 109 EDUCATION CLASSES WERE CONDUCTED ON HEALTH, HYGIENE, NUTRITION, AND FAMILY PLANNING, MEDICAL TEAM VOLUNTEERS PAY ALL THEIR OWN TRAVEL COSTS AND EXPENSES. TOTAL PROGRAM INVESTMENT: 14,585
- $12,000 spent. MALNOURISHED CHILDREN PROGRAM DURING 2025, 65 CHILDREN, AGES 20 MONTHS -5 YEARS, WERE IDENTIFIED AS SUFFERING FROM SEVERE AND CHRONIC MALNUTRITION BY OUR LOCAL NGO PARTNER. SINCE 2019, 254 HAVE BEEN ENROLLED AND MONITORED IN THIS PROGRAM. EACH WEEK, CHILDREN RECEIVED MULTIVITAMINS AND FOOD SUPPLEMENTS INCLUDING EGGS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, MILK, CEREALS, AND ATOLES. CHILDREN ARE MONITORED WEEKLY FOR GROWTH MILESTONES INCLUDING WEIGHT, HEIGHT, AND OVERALL HEALTH. CHILDREN ARE TREATED FOR WATER BORNE PARASITES WITH 100-200MG OF ALBENDAZOLE, (BI-ANNUAL ANTHELMINTHIC MEDICATIONS). MOTHERS LEARN NUTRIENT-RICH COOKING, SAFE-FOOD HANDLING, SANITATION, AND PARENTING SKILLS BI-MONTHLY. 1500 MICRO-FARMS AND POULTRY PENS HAVE BEEN CREATED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY. 100% OF THE CHILDREN GAINED WEIGHT, HEALTH, IMPROVED WELLNESS. TOTAL PROGRAM INVESTMENT: 12,000
- $1,450 spent. MEDICAL TEAM - TRANSPORTATION
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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