TY 2015 Form 990EZ

Part IIIStatement of Program Service Accomplishments (see the instructions for Part III) Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part III . .	Expenses (Required for section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations; optional for others.)
What is the organization's primary exempt purpose? ADVOCACY FOR THE HUICHOL INDIANS IN MEXICO, AND PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE HUICHOL CULTURE AND ARTWORK.
Describe the organization’s program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. In a clear and concise manner, describe the services provided, the number of persons benefited, and other relevant information for each program title.
28 THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER MAINTAINS AN ONLINE WORLD-CLASS ARCHIVE OF WIXRIKA (HUICHOL) INDIGENOUS ART AND CULTURE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS UNIQUE AND EXTRAORDINARY CULTURE. THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S WEB SITE, WE RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THESE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE FACING TODAY DUE TO THEIR RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THE WEBSITE WILL AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES AND ADD WEIGHT TO THEIR OPINIONS AND CONCERNS. OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, GIVES THE PUBLIC FREE ACCESS TO IMAGES OF AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF THEIR TRADITIONAL, SACRED, AND CONTEMPORARY ART AND PUBLISHES NEWS ON RELEVANT CURRENT EVENTS. WE ALSO MAINTAIN A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED "HUICHOL CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS NOW FOLLOWED BY MORE THAN 4,200 PEOPLE, INCLUDING A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES. WE POST NEWS ARTICLES ALMOST DAILY, VIDEOS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. OUR POSTS ARE OFTEN COMMENTED ON AND SHARED WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO OUR GROUP. THE WORK OF THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER (WRC) CONSISTS OF PRESERVING, IN DIGITAL FORMAT, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS, TAPE RECORDINGS AND IMAGES OF SACRED, TRADITIONAL, AND CONTEMPORARY ART, COLLECTED AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHED BY JUAN AND YVONNE NEGRIN FROM 1970 TO PRESENT. THE PAPER ARCHIVES BEING DIGITALIZED INCLUDE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS AND NEWS REPORTS PERTAINING TO PAST AND PRESENT LAND DISPUTES, THE EXPLOITATION OF THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE'S NATURAL RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY DOCUMENTS AND PETITIONS DRAWN UP AT THEIR GENERAL ASSEMBLIES. HUNDREDS OF COLOR TRANSPARENCIES TAKEN BY JUAN & YVONNE NEGRIN HAVE BEEN SCANNED IN HIGH RESOLUTION FOR PRESERVATION. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE UNIQUE BECAUSE THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES RARELY PERMITTED CAMERAS TO BE USED TO CAPTURE THEIR WAY OF LIFE, THEIR CEREMONIES, OR THEIR SACRED SPOTS BY OUTSIDERS. AN EXCEPTION WAS MADE IN THE CASE OF THE NEGRNS BECAUSE OF THEIR DEDICATED WORK IN DEFENDING THE LAND AND RESOURCES OF THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE AND THE NON-PROFIT NATURE OF THE WORK THEY CARRIED OUT OVER SEVERAL DECADES. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT EXPECTED TO TAKE SUBSTANTIAL TIME TO COMPLETE. THE TAPE RECORDINGS CONSIST OF SACRED CHANTS, ORAL HISTORY AS RECOUNTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS, TRADITIONAL MUSIC, COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES AND INTERVIEWS. THE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS WERE MADE ON MAGNETIC CASSETTES AND THEIR CONVERSION TO DIGITAL FORMAT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THIS IMPORTANT BODY OF WORK. DURING THE 2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR OUR ENGINEER, GERARDO RUZ, MADE THREE TRIPS TO THE SIERRAS TO COMPLETE THE SOLAR WOOD DRYING KILN. IN JUNE OF 2015, GERARDO INSTALLED THERMAL INSULATION ON THE INSIDE WALLS TO INSURE THAT THE KILN WOULD NOT LOSE HEAT. DURING THIS SAME TRIP, BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WALLS WERE PLASTERED TO PROTECT THE ADOBE WALLS FROM HUMIDITY. IN JANUARY OF 2016, GERARDO TRAVELED TO THE SIERRAS AND INSTALLED BATTERIES FOR THE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM. HE ALSO OVERSAW THE MILLING OF 1,200 BOARD FEET OF NATIVE PINE TO BE USED IN THE TRAINING BY THE PROFESSORS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA'S INSTITUTE OF WOOD, CELLULOSE, AND PAPER. THE BOARDS WERE MILLED USING A CHAINSAW BY A LOCAL LUMBER WORKER. DURING THE SECOND WEEK, GERARADO WAS JOINED BY PROFESSOR RAL RODRGUEZ ANDA (WHO DESIGNED THE SOLAR OVEN) AND HIS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HILDA PALACIOS JUREZ. TOGETHER THEY TAUGHT THE COURSE ON DRYING LUMBER IN THE SOLAR KILN TO A GROUP OF 12 WIXRIKA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE TRAINING INCORPORATED VIDEO, LECTURES, HANDS ON TRAINING IN THE PROPER LOADING OF THE LUMBER IN THE KILN, AND THE OPERATION OF THE KILN. AT THE END OF THE COURSE, GERARDO AND THE PROFESSORS LEFT THE SIERRAS WITH THE FIRST LOAD OF WOOD DRYING IN THE KILN. DURING THE TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHS AND SEVERAL VIDEOS WERE TAKEN TO DOCUMENT THE COURSE. IN LATE MARCH, YVONNE NEGRN MADE A TRIP TO MEXICO AND TRAVELED TO THE SIERRAS WITH GERARDO TO MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY TO OBSERVE THE FINISHED PROJECT AND DISCUSS THE NEXT PHASE OF THE ECO-FORESTRY PROJECT. THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF HERMS, PIERRE-ALEXIS DUMAS, IS AN ADMIRER OF WIXRIKA ART AND DECIDED HE WANTED TO PRODUCE A SILK SCARF, A SILK AND CASHMERE SHAWL, AND A BRACELET TO HONOR THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE. HIS DESIGNER IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT, MONSERRAT LUGO, CAME ACROSS OUR WEBSITE WHILE DOING HER RESEARCH AND CONTACTED US FOR ASSISTANCE. SHE CAME TO VISIT OUR FOUNDATION SO WE COULD SHOW HER IMAGES OF PAINTINGS, EMBROIDERY, AND WEAVING FROM WHICH TO DRAW HER INSPIRATION. THE MYTHOLOGY REPRESENTED IN HER DESIGN WAS DRAWN FROM THE IMAGES SHE SAW HERE AND FROM THE STORIES OF YARN PAINTINGS AND TEXTS BY JUAN NEGRN THAT ARE POSTED ON THE FOUNDATION WEBSITE. SHE PRODUCED A BEAUTIFUL AND INTRICATE ORIGINAL DESIGN THAT WAS PERFECTLY EXECUTED BY THE HERMS PRINTERS. IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST SUCH AN OUTSTANDING AND FAMOUS HOUSE OF DESIGN AND IT PROVIDED US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE, THEIR CULTURE, AND THEIR STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE CULTURALLY IN A CHANGING WORLD. WE ATTENDED THE PRESENTATION OF THESE WORKS TO THE PUBLIC AT THE HERMS STORES IN SAN FRANCISCO AND GUADALAJARA. ON AUGUST 28, 2015, OUR CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JUAN NEGRN PASSED AWAY AFTER A YEARLONG STRUGGLE WITH EPILEPSY. AT OUR MEETING OF THE BOARD IN APRIL 2016, IT WAS DECIDED THAT JUAN'S WIFE AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER, YVONNE NEGRN, WOULD TAKE OVER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WE ALSO WELCOMED STEPHEN ALDRICH TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THIS SAME MEETING. IT SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT STEPHEN WAS THE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF HUICHOL CULTURE, BASED IN CAMBRIDGE, MA AND COLLABORATED WITH THE NEGRNS AND THEIR MEXICAN FOUNDATION ADESMO IN THE 1980'S. HE WAS ACTIVE IN ARRANGING EXHIBITS OF WIXRIKA ART AND SCHEDULING THE LECTURES AND SLIDE PRESENTATIONS GIVEN BY JUAN NEGRN AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND OTHER VENUES. BEGINNING THE FIRST OF MARCH 2015, DIANA NEGRN MOVED TO GUADALAJARA, MEXICO TO BEGIN A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE CENTER FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY. SHE WAS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED TO STAY AND TEACH FOR A SECOND YEAR WHICH HAS KEPT OUR FOUNDATION INVOLVED IN INDIGENOUS AND OTHER MEETINGS RELATING TO THE ONGOING DEFENSE OF WIRIKUTA, HARAMARA AND THE RIO SAN PEDRO. IT HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE STUDENTS AND ARTISTS LIVING IN GUADALAJARA AND TEPIC. IT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT DIANA HAS BEEN DRAFTED BY A JALISCO CONGRESSWOMAN TO SIT ON A COUNSEL OF THREE PEOPLE TO HELP REWRITE THE STATE'S INDIGENOUS LAW. IN THE FALL OF 2015, WE MET VANESSA SEQUEIRA-GARZA WHO LATER CONTACTED US AND EXPRESSED A STRONG INTEREST IN DOING VOLUNTEER WORK FOR THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER. SHE HAD WORKED IN THE PAST DOING ARCHIVAL WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BERKELEY'S PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE AND IS FLUENT IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND FRENCH. VANESSA BEGAN WORKING WITH US ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS IN APRIL AND SPENDS ON AVERAGE FOUR HOURS, TWICE A WEEK DOING ARCHIVAL WORK WITH YVONNE NEGRN. OUR TREASURER, ANTHONY SOMKIN, HAS ALSO VOLUNTEERED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO WORK ON THE ORGANIZATION OF ARCHIVES. (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			28a	61,979
29 (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			29a
30 (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			30a
31 Other program services (describe in Schedule O) ................ (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here...	31a
32 Total program service expenses (add lines 28a through 31a)..........	32	61,979

(a) Name and title	(b) Average hours per week devoted to position	(c)Reportable compensation (Forms W-2/1099-MISC) (if not paid, enter -0-)	(d) Health benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans, and deferred compensation
YVONNE NEGRIN EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	40,566	2,550
DIANA NEGRIN PRESIDENT	12.00	0
MARIA E CRUZ SECRETARY	1.00	0
RICHARD READER CHIEF MEDIA	2.00	0
ANTHONY SOMKIN TREASURER	6.00	0
DAVID TUSSMAN BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0
STEPHEN ALDRICH BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2015

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER

Employer identification number

68-0475089

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E (Form 990 or 990-EZ))

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 331/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box in lines 11a through 11d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 11e, 11f, and 11g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations ..............

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i)Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i)Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) ....	61,228	86,076	65,654	73,143	53,928	340,029
2	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......
3	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4	Total. Add lines 1 through 3	61,228	86,076	65,654	73,143	53,928	340,029
5	The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..						272,455
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.						67,574

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..	61,228	86,076	65,654	73,143	53,928	340,029
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...
9	Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.)..
11	Total support. Add lines 7 through 10.						340,029

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2015 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

19.870 %

Public support percentage for 2014 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

20.810 %

16a

33 1/3% support test—2015. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2014. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

17a

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2015. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the facts-and-circumstances test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization ..................................................... right arrow

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2014. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly
supported organization ................................................ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
2	Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......
3	Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513...
4	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
6	Total. Add lines 1 through 5.
7a	Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...
b	Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.
c	Add lines 7a and 7b..
8	Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(f) Total
9	Amounts from line 6...
10a	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
b	Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c	Add lines 10a and 10b.
11	Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) ..
13	Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2015 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2014 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2015 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2014 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

331/3% support tests—2015. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow

33 1/3% support tests—2014. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization .... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 11 of Part I. If you checked 11a of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked 11b of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked 11c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked 11d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked 11a or 11b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer (b) and (c) below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Yes

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described in (a) above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (a) or (b) above? If “Yes” to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in (2), did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described in (a) constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations? Provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970. See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Net short-term capital gain	1
2	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	2
3	Other gross income (see instructions)	3
4	Add lines 1 through 3	4
5	Depreciation and depletion	5
6	Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions)	6
7	Other expenses (see instructions)	7
8	Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4)	8

	Section B - Minimum Asset Amount		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year):	1
a	Average monthly value of securities	1a
b	Average monthly cash balances	1b
c	Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets	1c
d	Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c)	1d
e	Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI):
2	Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets	2
3	Subtract line 2 from line 1d	3
4	Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions).	4
5	Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3)	5
6	Multiply line 5 by .035	6
7	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	7
8	Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6)	8

	Section C - Distributable Amount		Current Year
1	Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A)	1
2	Enter 85% of line 1	2
3	Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A)	3
4	Enter greater of line 2 or line 3	4
5	Income tax imposed in prior year	5
6	Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions)	6

Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations (continued)

Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required)
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6.
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions
9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount

Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions)		(i) Excess Distributions	(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015	(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015
1 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions)
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015:
a
b
c
d From 2013.......
e From 2014.......
fTotal of lines 3a through e
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years
h Applied to 2015 distributable amount
i Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f.
4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7:
$
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years
b Applied to 2015 distributable amount
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4.
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions)
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions)
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c.
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a
b
c Excess from 2013.......
d From 2014.......
e From 2015.......

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2015)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test
FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST: THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE, CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT. IN AN EFFORT TO GENERATE PUBLIC SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION SENDS OUT AN ANNUAL LETTER TO SOLICIT DONATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION ALSO ANNUALLY SENDS AN E-MAIL REQUESTING DONATIONS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE THE ORGANIZATION'S ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED "HUICHOL CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS NOW FOLLOWED BY MORE THAN 4,200 PEOPLE, INCLUDING A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES. THEY POST NEWS ARTICLES ALMOST DAILY, VIDEOS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. THE POSTS ARE OFTEN COMMENTED ON AND SHARED WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO THE GROUP. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, GREETING CARDS, AND T-SHIRTS IN EXCHANGE FOR DONATIONS. ALTHOUGH DURING THE 2015 TAX YEAR, THE MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT CAME FROM ONE VERY GENEROUS INDIVIDUAL, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BASE OF YEARLY DONORS THAT IS GROWING. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COUNTS ON A GREAT DEAL OF NON-MONETARY SUPPORT IN THE WAY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COMPUTER MAINTENANCE, LEGAL ADVICE, HELP WITH TRANSLATING AND EDITING, REPORTING FROM NGO'S IN THE FIELD AND WIXRIKA PROFESSIONALS AND ELECTED AUTHORITIES WHO KEEP THE ORGANIZATION CURRENT ON EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN MEXICO. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO KEEP ACCESS TO THEIR WEBSITE FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND THE IN-KIND DONATIONS ARE THEREFORE OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: THE FOUNDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION CONTINUE TO ALL BE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN OR DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH THE WIXRIKA NATION FOR MANY DECADES. JUAN NEGRN, DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER, HAS WORKED IN THE FIELD FOR 44 YEARS AND FOUNDED AND HEADED THREE NGO'S BENEFITING THE WIXRIKA IN MEXICO PRIOR TO RETURNING TO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1996. TWO OF THESE NGO'S CONTINUE TO OPERATE PROVIDING IMPORTANT SERVICES TO THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, ON AUGUST 28, 2015, OUR CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JUAN NEGRN PASSED AWAY AFTER A YEARLONG STRUGGLE WITH EPILEPSY. AT OUR MEETING OF THE BOARD IN APRIL 2016, IT WAS DECIDED THAT JUAN'S WIFE AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER, YVONNE NEGRN, WOULD TAKE OVER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. YVONNE NEGRN, WAS ACTIVE IN THE FIELD FROM 1970 THROUGH 1996 AND ACTIVELY WORKED WITH FOUR NGO'S IN MEXICO DURING THAT TIME. SHE CONTINUES TO MAKE TRIPS TO MEXICO FROM TIME TO TIME AND IS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE WIXRIKA AND COLLEAGUES IN THE FIELD. IT IS HER TASK TO KEEP THE WEBSITE NEWS SECTION CURRENT AND TO BUILD NEW PAGES OF EXHIBITS OF FINE AND TRADITIONAL ART. SHE ALSO HANDLES MUCH OF THE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE FOUNDATION. DR. DIANA NEGRN, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A PHD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY - DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND A FORD FELLOW AND BANCROFT SCHOLAR. SHE IS IN HER 2ND YEAR OF POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE CENTER FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO. DIANA WAS RAISED FROM BIRTH AROUND THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE AND THE FOCUS OF HER DOCTORAL WORK IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IS ON WIXRIKA MIGRATIONS, HOW THEY ARE INTEGRATING INTO MEXICO'S URBAN AREAS AS STUDENTS SEEKING A HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE DIFFICULTIES THEY ENCOUNTER. DIANA HAS SPENT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF HOURS EACH MONTH MAKING CONTACT WITH OTHER FOUNDATIONS, SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE, AND CONTINUES TO SPEND SIGNIFICANT TIME EACH MONTH TRANSLATING DOCUMENTS AND WRITING LETTERS FOR THE FOUNDATION. RICHARD READER, CHIEF MEDIA OFFICER (CMO), HAS HAD AN INTEREST IN THE WIXRIKA SINCE THE MID 1970'S. HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE MAINTAINED FRIENDSHIPS WITH, AND GIVEN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO, INDIVIDUAL WIXRIKA AND THEY HAVE TRAVELED TO MEXICO ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN PILGRIMAGES AND TO VISIT THEIR WIXRIKA FRIENDS. MR. READER IS A SPECIALIST IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL NETWORKING AND ADVISES THE FOUNDATION IN HIS AREA OF EXPERTISE. HE IS ON CALL AT ALL TIMES. ANTHONY SOMKIN, M.D., TREASURER, WAS EXTREMELY ACTIVE THIS PAST YEAR AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING CONTACT WITH PROFESSOR GLEN MILLER AND GETTING HIM TO TRAVEL TO BERKELEY AND GIVE A PRESENTATION AT THE LA PEA EVENT. ANTHONY ALSO ACTIVELY REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE IN AN EFFORT TO BRING IN FUNDING AND DID MUCH TO ORGANIZE THE EVENT AT THE LA PEA CULTURAL CENTER. HE HAS TRAVELED TO THE SIERRAS WHERE THE WIXRIKA HAVE THEIR HOMELAND ON TWO OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN THEIR CULTURAL SURVIVAL SINCE THE MID 1970'S. STEPHEN ALDRICH WAS THE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF HUICHOL CULTURE, BASED IN CAMBRIDGE, MA AND COLLABORATED WITH THE NEGRNS AND THEIR MEXICAN FOUNDATION ADESMO IN THE 1980'S. HE WAS ACTIVE IN ARRANGING EXHIBITS OF WIXRIKA ART AND SCHEDULING THE LECTURES AND SLIDE PRESENTATIONS GIVEN BY JUAN NEGRN AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND OTHER VENUES. DR. MARIA CRUZ, SECRETARY, IS A PHD. IN ANTHROPOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - AUSTIN CAMPUS AND IS A FELLOW WITH THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. SHE IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MCNAIR SCHOLARS AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. HER GRANDFATHER WAS WIXRIKA FROM THE COMMUNITY OF SANTA CATARINA (TUAPURIE) WHICH GIVES HER A SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE WORK OF THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER.

Facts And Circumstances Test

FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST: THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE, CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT. IN AN EFFORT TO GENERATE PUBLIC SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION SENDS OUT AN ANNUAL LETTER TO SOLICIT DONATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION ALSO ANNUALLY SENDS AN E-MAIL REQUESTING DONATIONS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE THE ORGANIZATION'S ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED "HUICHOL CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS NOW FOLLOWED BY MORE THAN 4,200 PEOPLE, INCLUDING A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES. THEY POST NEWS ARTICLES ALMOST DAILY, VIDEOS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. THE POSTS ARE OFTEN COMMENTED ON AND SHARED WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO THE GROUP. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, GREETING CARDS, AND T-SHIRTS IN EXCHANGE FOR DONATIONS. ALTHOUGH DURING THE 2015 TAX YEAR, THE MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT CAME FROM ONE VERY GENEROUS INDIVIDUAL, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BASE OF YEARLY DONORS THAT IS GROWING. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COUNTS ON A GREAT DEAL OF NON-MONETARY SUPPORT IN THE WAY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COMPUTER MAINTENANCE, LEGAL ADVICE, HELP WITH TRANSLATING AND EDITING, REPORTING FROM NGO'S IN THE FIELD AND WIXRIKA PROFESSIONALS AND ELECTED AUTHORITIES WHO KEEP THE ORGANIZATION CURRENT ON EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN MEXICO. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO KEEP ACCESS TO THEIR WEBSITE FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND THE IN-KIND DONATIONS ARE THEREFORE OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: THE FOUNDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION CONTINUE TO ALL BE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN OR DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH THE WIXRIKA NATION FOR MANY DECADES. JUAN NEGRN, DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER, HAS WORKED IN THE FIELD FOR 44 YEARS AND FOUNDED AND HEADED THREE NGO'S BENEFITING THE WIXRIKA IN MEXICO PRIOR TO RETURNING TO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1996. TWO OF THESE NGO'S CONTINUE TO OPERATE PROVIDING IMPORTANT SERVICES TO THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, ON AUGUST 28, 2015, OUR CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JUAN NEGRN PASSED AWAY AFTER A YEARLONG STRUGGLE WITH EPILEPSY. AT OUR MEETING OF THE BOARD IN APRIL 2016, IT WAS DECIDED THAT JUAN'S WIFE AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER, YVONNE NEGRN, WOULD TAKE OVER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. YVONNE NEGRN, WAS ACTIVE IN THE FIELD FROM 1970 THROUGH 1996 AND ACTIVELY WORKED WITH FOUR NGO'S IN MEXICO DURING THAT TIME. SHE CONTINUES TO MAKE TRIPS TO MEXICO FROM TIME TO TIME AND IS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE WIXRIKA AND COLLEAGUES IN THE FIELD. IT IS HER TASK TO KEEP THE WEBSITE NEWS SECTION CURRENT AND TO BUILD NEW PAGES OF EXHIBITS OF FINE AND TRADITIONAL ART. SHE ALSO HANDLES MUCH OF THE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE FOUNDATION. DR. DIANA NEGRN, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A PHD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY - DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND A FORD FELLOW AND BANCROFT SCHOLAR. SHE IS IN HER 2ND YEAR OF POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE CENTER FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO. DIANA WAS RAISED FROM BIRTH AROUND THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE AND THE FOCUS OF HER DOCTORAL WORK IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IS ON WIXRIKA MIGRATIONS, HOW THEY ARE INTEGRATING INTO MEXICO'S URBAN AREAS AS STUDENTS SEEKING A HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE DIFFICULTIES THEY ENCOUNTER. DIANA HAS SPENT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF HOURS EACH MONTH MAKING CONTACT WITH OTHER FOUNDATIONS, SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE, AND CONTINUES TO SPEND SIGNIFICANT TIME EACH MONTH TRANSLATING DOCUMENTS AND WRITING LETTERS FOR THE FOUNDATION. RICHARD READER, CHIEF MEDIA OFFICER (CMO), HAS HAD AN INTEREST IN THE WIXRIKA SINCE THE MID 1970'S. HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE MAINTAINED FRIENDSHIPS WITH, AND GIVEN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO, INDIVIDUAL WIXRIKA AND THEY HAVE TRAVELED TO MEXICO ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN PILGRIMAGES AND TO VISIT THEIR WIXRIKA FRIENDS. MR. READER IS A SPECIALIST IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL NETWORKING AND ADVISES THE FOUNDATION IN HIS AREA OF EXPERTISE. HE IS ON CALL AT ALL TIMES. ANTHONY SOMKIN, M.D., TREASURER, WAS EXTREMELY ACTIVE THIS PAST YEAR AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING CONTACT WITH PROFESSOR GLEN MILLER AND GETTING HIM TO TRAVEL TO BERKELEY AND GIVE A PRESENTATION AT THE LA PEA EVENT. ANTHONY ALSO ACTIVELY REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE IN AN EFFORT TO BRING IN FUNDING AND DID MUCH TO ORGANIZE THE EVENT AT THE LA PEA CULTURAL CENTER. HE HAS TRAVELED TO THE SIERRAS WHERE THE WIXRIKA HAVE THEIR HOMELAND ON TWO OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN THEIR CULTURAL SURVIVAL SINCE THE MID 1970'S. STEPHEN ALDRICH WAS THE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF HUICHOL CULTURE, BASED IN CAMBRIDGE, MA AND COLLABORATED WITH THE NEGRNS AND THEIR MEXICAN FOUNDATION ADESMO IN THE 1980'S. HE WAS ACTIVE IN ARRANGING EXHIBITS OF WIXRIKA ART AND SCHEDULING THE LECTURES AND SLIDE PRESENTATIONS GIVEN BY JUAN NEGRN AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND OTHER VENUES. DR. MARIA CRUZ, SECRETARY, IS A PHD. IN ANTHROPOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - AUSTIN CAMPUS AND IS A FELLOW WITH THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. SHE IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MCNAIR SCHOLARS AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. HER GRANDFATHER WAS WIXRIKA FROM THE COMMUNITY OF SANTA CATARINA (TUAPURIE) WHICH GIVES HER A SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE WORK OF THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER.

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PART II, LINE 17A	FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST: THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE, CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT. IN AN EFFORT TO GENERATE PUBLIC SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION SENDS OUT AN ANNUAL LETTER TO SOLICIT DONATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION ALSO ANNUALLY SENDS AN E-MAIL REQUESTING DONATIONS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE THE ORGANIZATION'S ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED "HUICHOL CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS NOW FOLLOWED BY MORE THAN 4,200 PEOPLE, INCLUDING A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES. THEY POST NEWS ARTICLES ALMOST DAILY, VIDEOS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. THE POSTS ARE OFTEN COMMENTED ON AND SHARED WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO THE GROUP. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, GREETING CARDS, AND T-SHIRTS IN EXCHANGE FOR DONATIONS. ALTHOUGH DURING THE 2015 TAX YEAR, THE MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT CAME FROM ONE VERY GENEROUS INDIVIDUAL, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BASE OF YEARLY DONORS THAT IS GROWING. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COUNTS ON A GREAT DEAL OF NON-MONETARY SUPPORT IN THE WAY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COMPUTER MAINTENANCE, LEGAL ADVICE, HELP WITH TRANSLATING AND EDITING, REPORTING FROM NGO'S IN THE FIELD AND WIXRIKA PROFESSIONALS AND ELECTED AUTHORITIES WHO KEEP THE ORGANIZATION CURRENT ON EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN MEXICO. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO KEEP ACCESS TO THEIR WEBSITE FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND THE IN-KIND DONATIONS ARE THEREFORE OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: THE FOUNDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION CONTINUE TO ALL BE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN OR DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH THE WIXRIKA NATION FOR MANY DECADES. JUAN NEGRN, DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER, HAS WORKED IN THE FIELD FOR 44 YEARS AND FOUNDED AND HEADED THREE NGO'S BENEFITING THE WIXRIKA IN MEXICO PRIOR TO RETURNING TO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1996. TWO OF THESE NGO'S CONTINUE TO OPERATE PROVIDING IMPORTANT SERVICES TO THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, ON AUGUST 28, 2015, OUR CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JUAN NEGRN PASSED AWAY AFTER A YEARLONG STRUGGLE WITH EPILEPSY. AT OUR MEETING OF THE BOARD IN APRIL 2016, IT WAS DECIDED THAT JUAN'S WIFE AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER, YVONNE NEGRN, WOULD TAKE OVER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. YVONNE NEGRN, WAS ACTIVE IN THE FIELD FROM 1970 THROUGH 1996 AND ACTIVELY WORKED WITH FOUR NGO'S IN MEXICO DURING THAT TIME. SHE CONTINUES TO MAKE TRIPS TO MEXICO FROM TIME TO TIME AND IS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE WIXRIKA AND COLLEAGUES IN THE FIELD. IT IS HER TASK TO KEEP THE WEBSITE NEWS SECTION CURRENT AND TO BUILD NEW PAGES OF EXHIBITS OF FINE AND TRADITIONAL ART. SHE ALSO HANDLES MUCH OF THE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE FOUNDATION. DR. DIANA NEGRN, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A PHD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY - DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND A FORD FELLOW AND BANCROFT SCHOLAR. SHE IS IN HER 2ND YEAR OF POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE CENTER FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO. DIANA WAS RAISED FROM BIRTH AROUND THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE AND THE FOCUS OF HER DOCTORAL WORK IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IS ON WIXRIKA MIGRATIONS, HOW THEY ARE INTEGRATING INTO MEXICO'S URBAN AREAS AS STUDENTS SEEKING A HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE DIFFICULTIES THEY ENCOUNTER. DIANA HAS SPENT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF HOURS EACH MONTH MAKING CONTACT WITH OTHER FOUNDATIONS, SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE, AND CONTINUES TO SPEND SIGNIFICANT TIME EACH MONTH TRANSLATING DOCUMENTS AND WRITING LETTERS FOR THE FOUNDATION. RICHARD READER, CHIEF MEDIA OFFICER (CMO), HAS HAD AN INTEREST IN THE WIXRIKA SINCE THE MID 1970'S. HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE MAINTAINED FRIENDSHIPS WITH, AND GIVEN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO, INDIVIDUAL WIXRIKA AND THEY HAVE TRAVELED TO MEXICO ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN PILGRIMAGES AND TO VISIT THEIR WIXRIKA FRIENDS. MR. READER IS A SPECIALIST IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL NETWORKING AND ADVISES THE FOUNDATION IN HIS AREA OF EXPERTISE. HE IS ON CALL AT ALL TIMES. ANTHONY SOMKIN, M.D., TREASURER, WAS EXTREMELY ACTIVE THIS PAST YEAR AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING CONTACT WITH PROFESSOR GLEN MILLER AND GETTING HIM TO TRAVEL TO BERKELEY AND GIVE A PRESENTATION AT THE LA PEA EVENT. ANTHONY ALSO ACTIVELY REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE IN AN EFFORT TO BRING IN FUNDING AND DID MUCH TO ORGANIZE THE EVENT AT THE LA PEA CULTURAL CENTER. HE HAS TRAVELED TO THE SIERRAS WHERE THE WIXRIKA HAVE THEIR HOMELAND ON TWO OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN THEIR CULTURAL SURVIVAL SINCE THE MID 1970'S. STEPHEN ALDRICH WAS THE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF HUICHOL CULTURE, BASED IN CAMBRIDGE, MA AND COLLABORATED WITH THE NEGRNS AND THEIR MEXICAN FOUNDATION ADESMO IN THE 1980'S. HE WAS ACTIVE IN ARRANGING EXHIBITS OF WIXRIKA ART AND SCHEDULING THE LECTURES AND SLIDE PRESENTATIONS GIVEN BY JUAN NEGRN AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND OTHER VENUES. DR. MARIA CRUZ, SECRETARY, IS A PHD. IN ANTHROPOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - AUSTIN CAMPUS AND IS A FELLOW WITH THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. SHE IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MCNAIR SCHOLARS AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. HER GRANDFATHER WAS WIXRIKA FROM THE COMMUNITY OF SANTA CATARINA (TUAPURIE) WHICH GIVES HER A SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE WORK OF THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER.

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PART II, LINE 17A

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Additional Data

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Name of organization WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER	Employer identification number 68-0475089
Part I	Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
RESTRICTED	,	$ RESTRICTED	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)


Name of organization WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER	Employer identification number 68-0475089
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(a) No.from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
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Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at
www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2015

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER

Employer identification number

68-0475089

Return Reference	Explanation
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES OFFICE EXPENSE 98 INTERNET 614 WEB HOSTING 324 TRAVEL 127 BANK CHARGES 79 PO BOX RENTAL FEE 198 SOLAR OVEN PROJECT 3,956 TELEPHONE 1,412 STATE REGISTRY 45 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 54 TOTAL 6,907
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSET 46,691 46,691 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 46,572 46,626 YARN PAINTINGS BY JOSE BENITEZ SANCH 23,750 23,750 TOTAL 23,869 23,815
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	ADVOCACY FOR THE HUICHOL INDIANS IN MEXICO, AND PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE HUICHOL CULTURE AND ARTWORK.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER MAINTAINS AN ONLINE WORLD-CLASS ARCHIVE OF WIXRIKA (HUICHOL) INDIGENOUS ART AND CULTURE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS UNIQUE AND EXTRAORDINARY CULTURE. THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S WEB SITE, WE RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THESE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE FACING TODAY DUE TO THEIR RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THE WEBSITE WILL AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES AND ADD WEIGHT TO THEIR OPINIONS AND CONCERNS. OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, GIVES THE PUBLIC FREE ACCESS TO IMAGES OF AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF THEIR TRADITIONAL, SACRED, AND CONTEMPORARY ART AND PUBLISHES NEWS ON RELEVANT CURRENT EVENTS. WE ALSO MAINTAIN A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED "HUICHOL CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS NOW FOLLOWED BY MORE THAN 4,200 PEOPLE, INCLUDING A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES. WE POST NEWS ARTICLES ALMOST DAILY, VIDEOS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. OUR POSTS ARE OFTEN COMMENTED ON AND SHARED WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO OUR GROUP. THE WORK OF THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER (WRC) CONSISTS OF PRESERVING, IN DIGITAL FORMAT, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS, TAPE RECORDINGS AND IMAGES OF SACRED, TRADITIONAL, AND CONTEMPORARY ART, COLLECTED AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHED BY JUAN AND YVONNE NEGRIN FROM 1970 TO PRESENT. THE PAPER ARCHIVES BEING DIGITALIZED INCLUDE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS AND NEWS REPORTS PERTAINING TO PAST AND PRESENT LAND DISPUTES, THE EXPLOITATION OF THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE'S NATURAL RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY DOCUMENTS AND PETITIONS DRAWN UP AT THEIR GENERAL ASSEMBLIES. HUNDREDS OF COLOR TRANSPARENCIES TAKEN BY JUAN & YVONNE NEGRIN HAVE BEEN SCANNED IN HIGH RESOLUTION FOR PRESERVATION. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE UNIQUE BECAUSE THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES RARELY PERMITTED CAMERAS TO BE USED TO CAPTURE THEIR WAY OF LIFE, THEIR CEREMONIES, OR THEIR SACRED SPOTS BY OUTSIDERS. AN EXCEPTION WAS MADE IN THE CASE OF THE NEGRNS BECAUSE OF THEIR DEDICATED WORK IN DEFENDING THE LAND AND RESOURCES OF THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE AND THE NON-PROFIT NATURE OF THE WORK THEY CARRIED OUT OVER SEVERAL DECADES. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT EXPECTED TO TAKE SUBSTANTIAL TIME TO COMPLETE. THE TAPE RECORDINGS CONSIST OF SACRED CHANTS, ORAL HISTORY AS RECOUNTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS, TRADITIONAL MUSIC, COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES AND INTERVIEWS. THE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS WERE MADE ON MAGNETIC CASSETTES AND THEIR CONVERSION TO DIGITAL FORMAT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THIS IMPORTANT BODY OF WORK. DURING THE 2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR OUR ENGINEER, GERARDO RUZ, MADE THREE TRIPS TO THE SIERRAS TO COMPLETE THE SOLAR WOOD DRYING KILN. IN JUNE OF 2015, GERARDO INSTALLED THERMAL INSULATION ON THE INSIDE WALLS TO INSURE THAT THE KILN WOULD NOT LOSE HEAT. DURING THIS SAME TRIP, BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WALLS WERE PLASTERED TO PROTECT THE ADOBE WALLS FROM HUMIDITY. IN JANUARY OF 2016, GERARDO TRAVELED TO THE SIERRAS AND INSTALLED BATTERIES FOR THE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM. HE ALSO OVERSAW THE MILLING OF 1,200 BOARD FEET OF NATIVE PINE TO BE USED IN THE TRAINING BY THE PROFESSORS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA'S INSTITUTE OF WOOD, CELLULOSE, AND PAPER. THE BOARDS WERE MILLED USING A CHAINSAW BY A LOCAL LUMBER WORKER. DURING THE SECOND WEEK, GERARADO WAS JOINED BY PROFESSOR RAL RODRGUEZ ANDA (WHO DESIGNED THE SOLAR OVEN) AND HIS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HILDA PALACIOS JUREZ. TOGETHER THEY TAUGHT THE COURSE ON DRYING LUMBER IN THE SOLAR KILN TO A GROUP OF 12 WIXRIKA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE TRAINING INCORPORATED VIDEO, LECTURES, HANDS ON TRAINING IN THE PROPER LOADING OF THE LUMBER IN THE KILN, AND THE OPERATION OF THE KILN. AT THE END OF THE COURSE, GERARDO AND THE PROFESSORS LEFT THE SIERRAS WITH THE FIRST LOAD OF WOOD DRYING IN THE KILN. DURING THE TRAINING PHOTOGRAPHS AND SEVERAL VIDEOS WERE TAKEN TO DOCUMENT THE COURSE. IN LATE MARCH, YVONNE NEGRN MADE A TRIP TO MEXICO AND TRAVELED TO THE SIERRAS WITH GERARDO TO MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY TO OBSERVE THE FINISHED PROJECT AND DISCUSS THE NEXT PHASE OF THE ECO-FORESTRY PROJECT. THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF HERMS, PIERRE-ALEXIS DUMAS, IS AN ADMIRER OF WIXRIKA ART AND DECIDED HE WANTED TO PRODUCE A SILK SCARF, A SILK AND CASHMERE SHAWL, AND A BRACELET TO HONOR THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE. HIS DESIGNER IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT, MONSERRAT LUGO, CAME ACROSS OUR WEBSITE WHILE DOING HER RESEARCH AND CONTACTED US FOR ASSISTANCE. SHE CAME TO VISIT OUR FOUNDATION SO WE COULD SHOW HER IMAGES OF PAINTINGS, EMBROIDERY, AND WEAVING FROM WHICH TO DRAW HER INSPIRATION. THE MYTHOLOGY REPRESENTED IN HER DESIGN WAS DRAWN FROM THE IMAGES SHE SAW HERE AND FROM THE STORIES OF YARN PAINTINGS AND TEXTS BY JUAN NEGRN THAT ARE POSTED ON THE FOUNDATION WEBSITE. SHE PRODUCED A BEAUTIFUL AND INTRICATE ORIGINAL DESIGN THAT WAS PERFECTLY EXECUTED BY THE HERMS PRINTERS. IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST SUCH AN OUTSTANDING AND FAMOUS HOUSE OF DESIGN AND IT PROVIDED US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE, THEIR CULTURE, AND THEIR STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE CULTURALLY IN A CHANGING WORLD. WE ATTENDED THE PRESENTATION OF THESE WORKS TO THE PUBLIC AT THE HERMS STORES IN SAN FRANCISCO AND GUADALAJARA. ON AUGUST 28, 2015, OUR CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JUAN NEGRN PASSED AWAY AFTER A YEARLONG STRUGGLE WITH EPILEPSY. AT OUR MEETING OF THE BOARD IN APRIL 2016, IT WAS DECIDED THAT JUAN'S WIFE AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER, YVONNE NEGRN, WOULD TAKE OVER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WE ALSO WELCOMED STEPHEN ALDRICH TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THIS SAME MEETING. IT SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT STEPHEN WAS THE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF HUICHOL CULTURE, BASED IN CAMBRIDGE, MA AND COLLABORATED WITH THE NEGRNS AND THEIR MEXICAN FOUNDATION ADESMO IN THE 1980'S. HE WAS ACTIVE IN ARRANGING EXHIBITS OF WIXRIKA ART AND SCHEDULING THE LECTURES AND SLIDE PRESENTATIONS GIVEN BY JUAN NEGRN AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND OTHER VENUES. BEGINNING THE FIRST OF MARCH 2015, DIANA NEGRN MOVED TO GUADALAJARA, MEXICO TO BEGIN A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE CENTER FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY. SHE WAS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED TO STAY AND TEACH FOR A SECOND YEAR WHICH HAS KEPT OUR FOUNDATION INVOLVED IN INDIGENOUS AND OTHER MEETINGS RELATING TO THE ONGOING DEFENSE OF WIRIKUTA, HARAMARA AND THE RIO SAN PEDRO. IT HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE STUDENTS AND ARTISTS LIVING IN GUADALAJARA AND TEPIC. IT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT DIANA HAS BEEN DRAFTED BY A JALISCO CONGRESSWOMAN TO SIT ON A COUNSEL OF THREE PEOPLE TO HELP REWRITE THE STATE'S INDIGENOUS LAW. IN THE FALL OF 2015, WE MET VANESSA SEQUEIRA-GARZA WHO LATER CONTACTED US AND EXPRESSED A STRONG INTEREST IN DOING VOLUNTEER WORK FOR THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER. SHE HAD WORKED IN THE PAST DOING ARCHIVAL WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BERKELEY'S PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE AND IS FLUENT IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND FRENCH. VANESSA BEGAN WORKING WITH US ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS IN APRIL AND SPENDS ON AVERAGE FOUR HOURS, TWICE A WEEK DOING ARCHIVAL WORK WITH YVONNE NEGRN. OUR TREASURER, ANTHONY SOMKIN, HAS ALSO VOLUNTEERED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO WORK ON THE ORGANIZATION OF ARCHIVES.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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1	Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received ....................	1	53,928
2	Program service revenue including government fees and contracts ...............	2
3	Membership dues and assessments ...........................	3
4	Investment income ...........................	4
5a	Gross amount from sale of assets other than inventory .....	5a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses .......	5b
c	Gain or (loss) from sale of assets other than inventory (Subtract line 5b from line 5a) ......	5c
6	Gaming and fundraising events
a	Gross income from gaming (attach Schedule G if greater than $15,000)	6a
b	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions from fundraising events reported on line 1) (attach Schedule G if the			sum of such gross income and contributions exceeds $15,000) ..	6b
c	Less: direct expenses from gaming and fundraising events ...	6c
d	Net income or (loss) from gaming and fundraising events (add lines 6a and 6b and subtract line 6c)	6d
7a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ......	7a
b	Less: cost of goods sold .............	7b
c	Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory (Subtract line 7b from line 7a) .........	7c
8	Other revenue (describe in Schedule O) ..........	8
9	Total revenue. Add lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5c, 6d, 7c, and 8 ..............	9	53,928

18	Excess or (deficit) for the year (Subtract line 17 from line 9) ............	18	-8,051
19	Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (from line 27, column (A)) (must agree with
	end-of-year figure reported on prior year’s return) ............	19	40,399
20	Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) ..........	20
21	Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 18 through 20 .......	21	32,348

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10	Grants and similar amounts paid (list in Schedule O) ............	10
11	Benefits paid to or for members ................	11
12	Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits ................	12	46,176
13	Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors ............	13	1,775
14	Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance ...................	14	6,895
15	Printing, publications, postage, and shipping ..............	15	226
16	Other expenses (describe in Schedule O) ..............	16	6,907
17	Total expenses. Add lines 10 through 16 ..............	17	61,979


Name of organization WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER			Employer identification number 68-0475089
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.