TY 2023 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. OUR MISSION AT THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER IS TO CONTINUE BUILDING A RICH ARCHIVE OF WIXRIKA (HUICHOL) HISTORY, CULTURE AND TERRITORY THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE BEAUTY AND IMPORTANCE OF WIXRIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL, ALONGSIDE OUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SELECT INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN WIXRIKA AUTONOMY. OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE REMAINS OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND WE DO NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR MEMBERSHIP OR FOR ACCESSING OR DOWNLOADING OUR DOCUMENTS. WE WORK TO GENERATE FUNDING THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, APPEALS TO OUR GROUP ON FACEBOOK, THROUGH AMAZON SMILE, IN OUR NEWSLETTERS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND SALES FROM OUR ONLINE STORE. WE HAVE ALSO HOSTED ONLINE EVENTS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR WORK AND PROJECTS. THESE EVENTS ARE AIMED AT EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE ARCHIVES WE ARE PUBLISHING FOR THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. THE EVENTS A
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 OUR MISSION AT THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER IS TO CONTINUE BUILDING A RICH ARCHIVE OF WIXARIKA (HUICHOL) HISTORY, CULTURE AND TERRITORY THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE BEAUTY AND IMPORTANCE OF WIXARIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL, ALONGSIDE OUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SELECT INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN WIXARIKA AUTONOMY. OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE REMAINS OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC; WE DO NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR MEMBERSHIP OR FOR ACCESSING OR DOWNLOADING OUR DOCUMENTS. WE WORK TO GENERATE FUNDING THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, APPEALS TO OUR TWO GROUPS ON FACEBOOK, AND THROUGH OUR NEWSLETTERS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND SALES FROM OUR ONLINE STORE. WE HAVE ALSO HOSTED ONLINE EVENTS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR WORK AND PROJECTS. THESE EVENTS ARE AIMED AT EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE ARCHIVES FOR THE WIXARIKA PEOPLE, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. THE EVENTS ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR WORK IN MEXICO IN SUPPORT OF WIXARIKA STUDENTS, AND THEIR LAND AND CULTURE. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE BEGAN CONDUCTING ONLINE EVENTS TO RAISE FUNDS AND POSTED VIDEOS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT OUR WORK AND PROJECTS. WE CONTINUE TO RELY ON GENERATING INTEREST AND DONATIONS THROUGH OUR ONLINE ACTIVITIES, OUR NEWSLETTERS, AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING OUR FIRST IN PERSON EVENT SINCE THE PANDEMIC IN THE FALL OF 2024, TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT OUR WORK AND MEET AND BRING ABOARD NEW DONORS. HERE, IN THIS UPDATE, WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR ACTIVITIES DURING OUR 2023 - 2024 FISCAL YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP CLUB AND THE ROTARY CLUB IN PUERTO VALLARTA TO GIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WIXARIKA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. BECAUSE OF THE INTEREST AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM DONORS WHO WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PROGRAM, WE WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO TWENTY-THREE STUDENTS FOR THE 2024 - 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. DUE TO INFLATION, WE RAISED THE AMOUNT OF EACH SCHOLARSHIP TO 8,000 MEXICAN PESOS PER YEAR BEGINNING IN 2023, WHICH AT THE CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE IS 400 USD. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY, IT HELPS STUDENTS WITH THE COST OF BOOKS, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND FOOD. SINCE 2018, THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER HAS PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO MORE THAN 60 WIXARIKA UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. THEY HAVE RECEIVED DEGREES IN LAW, NURSING, NUTRITION, FORESTRY ENGINEERING, EDUCATION, MATHEMATICS, ARCHITECTURE, AND AGRONOMY. MOST OF THE GRADUATES ARE NOW SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES OR WORKING IN THEIR AREA OF UNDERGRADUATE SPECIALIZATION. THERE WILL BE 8 STUDENTS GRADUATING THIS YEAR, AND WE ACCEPTED 8 NEW STUDENTS FOR THE 2024 - 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. EACH YEAR WE AIM TO SUSTAIN TWENTY ACTIVE SCHOLARSHIPS, WHICH INCLUDES NEW AND CONTINUING STUDENTS. ONCE WE ACCEPT A STUDENT INTO OUR PROGRAM, WE COMMIT TO SUPPORT THEM ON A YEARLY BASIS FROM THE TIME THEY ENTER THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM UNTIL THEY FINISH THEIR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, BUT FOR NO MORE THAN THREE YEARS. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, WE HAVE ONLY HAD ONE STUDENT DROP OUT. IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS, WE COORDINATE ACTIVITIES IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN MEET EACH OTHER ONLINE OR THROUGH OUR AGROFORESTRY ACTIVITIES IN WIRIKUTA THAT WE ARE MANAGING AS PART OF OUR WORK TO ENSURE WIXARIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL. IN JULY 2023, WE HELD OUR THIRD SUMMER PROGRAM DEDICATED TO AGROECOLOGICAL TRAINING IN THE SACRED PILGRIMAGE DESTINATION OF WIRIKUTA. FROM JULY 12TH THROUGH JULY 14TH, 2023, WE HELD A THIRD FACE-TO-FACE MEETING IN THE LAS MARGARITAS EJIDO (COMMUNAL FARM) WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THE ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE ALTIPLANO POTOSI, ALSO KNOWN AS WIRIKUTA TO THE WIXARIKA PEOPLE. THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER OVERSAW GENERAL COORDINATION OF THIS MEETING, WHICH INCLUDED INVITING THE WIXARIKA COMMUNITIES AND INHABITANTS OF THE ALTIPLANO REGION, AS WELL AS SOME DELEGATES FROM SONORA AND JALISCO WHO WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AND SHARE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK. THE THREE DAYS OF WORK INCLUDED FREE HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS IN THE MORNING AND COLLECTIVE CO-DESIGN SESSIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. DURING OUR FIRST TWO YEARS OF PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS, WE PLANTED DOZENS OF MESQUITES, AGAVES, AND TUNA- PRODUCING CACTI IN A MILPA NEAR THE SACRED PLACE OF TAMATSI KAUYUMARIE (BERNALEJO) AND IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL OF THE LOCALITY CALLED LAS MARGARITAS. THIS THIRD YEAR OF WORKSHOPS INCLUDED ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS AND DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE PRIOR TWO YEARS AND DIALOGUE OVER PROPOSALS THAT SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC NEEDS OF THE REGION WITH A FOCUS ON LOCAL SMALL FARMERS. WIXARITARI FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND CIVIL ASSOCIATIONS FOCUSED ON AGROECOLOGICAL AND BIOCULTURAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. WE FINISHED REBUILDING AND LAUNCHED OUR BI-LINGUAL WEBSITE IN DRUPAL 9 IN NOVEMBER 2023. THE REMAINING WORK IS MOSTLY STYLING AND WRITING TEXT FOR NEW PAGES. MEANWHILE, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE ONLINE ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS, WHICH IS DRAWING MORE ATTENTION AND ADMIRATION FROM THE WIXARIKA PEOPLE AND FROM SCHOLARS AROUND THE WORLD. AUKWE MIJARES GARCA, A YOUNG WOMAN FROM THE COMMUNITY OF TATEI KIE WHO HOLDS A DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PRIVATE JESUIT UNIVERSITY ITESO, IN GUADALAJARA, HAS BEEN WORKING UPLOADING AND BUILDING THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVES. SHE HAS BEEN POSTING TEASERS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND EXPLORE THE ARCHIVES. THIS MATERIAL IS OF GREAT HISTORICAL VALUE TO THE WIXARIKA COMMUNITIES AND TO SCHOLARS INTERESTED IN EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE ONCE THE FIRST ROADS PENETRATED THE WIXARIKA SIERRAS. HAVING A NATIVE SPEAKER WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL IS INVALUABLE. OUR AUDIENCE CONTINUES TO GROW, AND WE CONTINUE TO BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN, AND MODERATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES. WE REGULARLY RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM BOTH ACADEMICS AND STUDENTS LOOKING FOR GUIDANCE PRIOR TO TRAVELING TO MEXICO TO DO FIELD WORK. IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO CONNECT THEM TO WIXARIKA PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE, CONTINUOUS, AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT. TO GENERATE PUBLIC SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION SENDS OUT NEWSLETTERS TO SOLICIT DONATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE THE ORGANIZATION'S ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER, AND THIS YEAR WE HELD TWO LIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH WIXARIKA STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS VIA ZOOM, WHICH WERE ALSO LIVE ON FACEBOOK. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN INSTAGRAM PAGE WITH 561 FOLLOWERS, AND TWO FACEBOOK GROUPS, "WIXARIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY 5,300 PEOPLE, AND "WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER" WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY 2,200 PEOPLE. ON ALL THREE PAGES, WE ARE FOLLOWED BY MANY PEOPLE FROM THE WIXARIKA COMMUNITIES. WE REGULARLY POST NEWS ARTICLES, VIDEOS, UPCOMING EVENTS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. OUR POSTS ARE COMMENTED ON AND FREQUENTLY SHARED, WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO OUR GROUPS. FUND RAISING EVENTS ON FACEBOOK ARE SOMETIMES INITIATED BY PEOPLE WHO PUT UP A BIRTHDAY FUND RAISER IN SUPPORT OF THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE OFFERS BOOKS, GREETING CARDS, AND T-SHIRTS TO GENERATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR WORK. THE ORGANIZATION COUNTS ON A GREAT DEAL OF NON-MONETARY SUPPORT IN THE WAY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COMPUTER MAINTENANCE, LEGAL ADVICE, AND HELP WITH TRANSLATING AND EDITING. REPORTS FROM NGOS IN THE FIELD, WIXARIKA PROFESSIONALS, AND ELECTED WIXARIKA AUTHORITIES KEEP THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER CURRENT ON EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN MEXICO. ASIDE FROM A FEW LARGE DONORS, WE HAVE MANY SMALLER DONORS, INCLUDING SOME WHO DONATE MONTHLY. THE ORGANIZATION'S BASE OF YEARLY DONORS CONTINUES TO GROW; HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO RELY ON OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION AND NEWS, DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO DONATE, WHICH IS WHY WE AIM TO KEEP ACCESS TO OUR WEBSITE AND DOCUMENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. (Grants $ 9,665) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			28a	134,244
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	134,244

(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	45.00	72,000	2,486
DIANA NEGRIN ASSOCIATE DI	20.00	7,200
MARIA E CRUZ PRESIDENT	1.00	0
CATARINA NEGRIN SECRETARY	2.00	0
ANTHONY SOMKIN TREASURER	1.00	0
DAVID TUSSMAN BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0
VANESSA SEQUEIRA-GARZA BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990)

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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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2023

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 12, 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).)

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 agricultural research organization described in 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) operated in conjunction with a land-grant college or university or a non-land grant college of agriculture. See instructions. Enter the name, city, and state of the college or university:

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 33 1/3% 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 33 1/3% 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 on lines 12a through 12d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 12e, 12f, and 12g.

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) 2023

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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 failed to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") ..	148,260	85,037	128,687	129,743	140,804	632,531
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	148,260	85,037	128,687	129,743	140,804	632,531
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) ..						466,917
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.						165,614

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..	148,260	85,037	128,687	129,743	140,804	632,531
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.)..	72	50	71	143	183	519
11	Total support. Add lines 7 through 10						633,050

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

15,165

First 5 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 2023 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

26.160 %

Public support percentage for 2022 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

28.920 %

16a

33 1/3% support test—2023. 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—2022. 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—2023. 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—2022. 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) 2023

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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 10 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) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(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) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(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 on 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 5 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 2023 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2022 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2023 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2022 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

33 1/3% support tests-2023. 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—2022. 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) 2023

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked box 12a, of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked box 12b, of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked box 12c, of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked box12d, 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 lines 3b and 3c 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 box 12a or 12b in Part I, answer lines 4b and 4c 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 lines 5b and 5c 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) .

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

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 on 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 on 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) 2023

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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 on lines 11b and 11c below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described on 11a above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described on line 11a or 11b above? If “Yes” to 11a, 11b, or 11c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the officers, 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 line 2 above, 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 lines 2a and 2b 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 on line 2a, above 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 lines 3a and 3b 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?If "Yes" or "No", 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 (explain in Part VI). 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 0.015 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 0.035	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	1
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity	2
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations	3
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets	4
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI)	5
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions	6
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6.	7
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions	8
9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6	9
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount	10

Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions)		(i) Excess Distributions	(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023	(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023
1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions.
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023:
a From 2018.......
b From 2019.......
c From 2020.......
d From 2021.......
e From 2022.......
fTotal of lines 3a through e
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years
h Applied to 2023 distributable amount
i Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f.
4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7:
$
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years
b Applied to 2023 distributable amount
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4.
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c.
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a Excess from 2019.....
b Excess from 2020.....
c Excess from 2021.....
d Excess from 2022.....
e Excess from 2023.....

Schedule A (Form 990) (2023)

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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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

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PART II, LINE 10	OTHER INCOME 336
PART II, LINE 17B	THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE, CONTINUOUS, AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT. TO GENERATE PUBLIC SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION SENDS OUT A BI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER TO SOLICIT DONATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE THE ORGANIZATION'S ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER, AND THIS YEAR WE HELD 2 LIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH WIXRIKA STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS VIA ZOOM, AND WHICH WERE ALSO LIVE ON FACEBOOK. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN INSTAGRAM PAGE AND TWO FACEBOOK GROUPS, "WIXRIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS NOW FOLLOWED BY 5,200 PEOPLE, AND "WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER" WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY 2,000 PEOPLE. ON BOTH PAGES, WE ARE FOLLOWED BY MANY PEOPLE FROM THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES. WE REGULARLY POST NEWS ARTICLES, VIDEOS, UPCOMING EVENTS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. OUR POSTS ARE OFTEN COMMENTED ON AND FREQUENTLY SHARED, WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO THE GROUP. FUND RAISING EVENTS ON FACEBOOK ARE OFTEN INITIATED BY PEOPLE WHO PUT UP A BIRTHDAY FUND RAISER IN SUPPORT OF THE WRC. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE OFFERS BOOKS, GREETING CARDS, AND T-SHIRTS TO GENERATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR WORK. THE ORGANIZATION 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 NGOS IN THE FIELD, WIXRIKA PROFESSIONALS, AND ELECTED WIXRIKA AUTHORITIES WHO KEEP THE ORGANIZATION CURRENT ON EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN MEXICO. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT CAME FROM ONE VERY GENEROUS INDIVIDUAL, WE ALSO HAVE MANY OTHER SMALLER DONORS, WITH A FEW WHO DONATE MONTHLY. THE ORGANIZATION'S BASE OF YEARLY DONORS CONTINUES TO GROW; HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO RELY ON OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION AND NEWS, DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO MAKE A DONATION AND THAT IS WHY WE AIM TO KEEP ACCESS TO OUR WEBSITE AND DOCUMENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Return Reference

Explanation

PART II, LINE 10

OTHER INCOME 336

PART II, LINE 17B

THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE, CONTINUOUS, AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT. TO GENERATE PUBLIC SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION SENDS OUT A BI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER TO SOLICIT DONATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE THE ORGANIZATION'S ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER, AND THIS YEAR WE HELD 2 LIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH WIXRIKA STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS VIA ZOOM, AND WHICH WERE ALSO LIVE ON FACEBOOK. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN INSTAGRAM PAGE AND TWO FACEBOOK GROUPS, "WIXRIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS NOW FOLLOWED BY 5,200 PEOPLE, AND "WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER" WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY 2,000 PEOPLE. ON BOTH PAGES, WE ARE FOLLOWED BY MANY PEOPLE FROM THE WIXRIKA COMMUNITIES. WE REGULARLY POST NEWS ARTICLES, VIDEOS, UPCOMING EVENTS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. OUR POSTS ARE OFTEN COMMENTED ON AND FREQUENTLY SHARED, WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO THE GROUP. FUND RAISING EVENTS ON FACEBOOK ARE OFTEN INITIATED BY PEOPLE WHO PUT UP A BIRTHDAY FUND RAISER IN SUPPORT OF THE WRC. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE OFFERS BOOKS, GREETING CARDS, AND T-SHIRTS TO GENERATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR WORK. THE ORGANIZATION 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 NGOS IN THE FIELD, WIXRIKA PROFESSIONALS, AND ELECTED WIXRIKA AUTHORITIES WHO KEEP THE ORGANIZATION CURRENT ON EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN MEXICO. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT CAME FROM ONE VERY GENEROUS INDIVIDUAL, WE ALSO HAVE MANY OTHER SMALLER DONORS, WITH A FEW WHO DONATE MONTHLY. THE ORGANIZATION'S BASE OF YEARLY DONORS CONTINUES TO GROW; HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO RELY ON OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION AND NEWS, DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO MAKE A DONATION AND THAT IS WHY WE AIM TO KEEP ACCESS TO OUR WEBSITE AND DOCUMENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990)

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.
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2023

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 8	OTHER 183 TOTAL 183
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10	CLASS OF ACTIVITY: EDUCATION CASH CONTRIBUTION: 9,665 RELATIONSHIP: NONE
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES OFFICE SUPPLIES 755 ADOBE 310 DROPBOX 260 HOSTING SERVICES 324 MAILCHIMP 304 MICROSOFT OFFICE 200 QUICKEN 60 SHOPIFY 486 WEBSITE 9,261 TRAVEL 910 AGROFORESTRY PROJECT 8,902 BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES 103 CA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 175 DINING 290 EXHIBITION 237 PAYROLL SERVICES 300 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 6,866 TOTAL 29,743
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	INVENTORIES FOR SALE OR USE 6,986 6,478 OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSET 77,488 77,488 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 63,114 69,980 FILM MATERIALS 28,510 28,510 YARN PAINTINGS BY JOSE BENITEZ SANCH 12,260 12,260 TOTAL 62,130 54,756
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	ADVOCACY FOR THE HUICHOL INDIANS IN MEXICO, AND PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE HUICHOL CULTURE AND ARTWORK. OUR MISSION AT THE WIXRIKA RESEARCH CENTER IS TO CONTINUE BUILDING A RICH ARCHIVE OF WIXRIKA (HUICHOL) HISTORY, CULTURE AND TERRITORY THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE BEAUTY AND IMPORTANCE OF WIXRIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL, ALONGSIDE OUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SELECT INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN WIXRIKA AUTONOMY. OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE REMAINS OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND WE DO NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR MEMBERSHIP OR FOR ACCESSING OR DOWNLOADING OUR DOCUMENTS. WE WORK TO GENERATE FUNDING THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, APPEALS TO OUR GROUP ON FACEBOOK, THROUGH AMAZON SMILE, IN OUR NEWSLETTERS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND SALES FROM OUR ONLINE STORE. WE HAVE ALSO HOSTED ONLINE EVENTS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR WORK AND PROJECTS. THESE EVENTS ARE AIMED AT EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE ARCHIVES WE ARE PUBLISHING FOR THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. THE EVENTS ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR WORK IN MEXICO IN SUPPORT OF THE WIXRIKA PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	OUR MISSION AT THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER IS TO CONTINUE BUILDING A RICH ARCHIVE OF WIXARIKA (HUICHOL) HISTORY, CULTURE AND TERRITORY THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE BEAUTY AND IMPORTANCE OF WIXARIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL, ALONGSIDE OUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SELECT INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN WIXARIKA AUTONOMY. OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE REMAINS OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC; WE DO NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR MEMBERSHIP OR FOR ACCESSING OR DOWNLOADING OUR DOCUMENTS. WE WORK TO GENERATE FUNDING THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, APPEALS TO OUR TWO GROUPS ON FACEBOOK, AND THROUGH OUR NEWSLETTERS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND SALES FROM OUR ONLINE STORE. WE HAVE ALSO HOSTED ONLINE EVENTS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR WORK AND PROJECTS. THESE EVENTS ARE AIMED AT EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE ARCHIVES FOR THE WIXARIKA PEOPLE, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. THE EVENTS ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR WORK IN MEXICO IN SUPPORT OF WIXARIKA STUDENTS, AND THEIR LAND AND CULTURE. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE BEGAN CONDUCTING ONLINE EVENTS TO RAISE FUNDS AND POSTED VIDEOS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT OUR WORK AND PROJECTS. WE CONTINUE TO RELY ON GENERATING INTEREST AND DONATIONS THROUGH OUR ONLINE ACTIVITIES, OUR NEWSLETTERS, AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING OUR FIRST IN PERSON EVENT SINCE THE PANDEMIC IN THE FALL OF 2024, TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT OUR WORK AND MEET AND BRING ABOARD NEW DONORS. HERE, IN THIS UPDATE, WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR ACTIVITIES DURING OUR 2023 - 2024 FISCAL YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP CLUB AND THE ROTARY CLUB IN PUERTO VALLARTA TO GIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WIXARIKA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. BECAUSE OF THE INTEREST AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM DONORS WHO WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PROGRAM, WE WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO TWENTY-THREE STUDENTS FOR THE 2024 - 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. DUE TO INFLATION, WE RAISED THE AMOUNT OF EACH SCHOLARSHIP TO 8,000 MEXICAN PESOS PER YEAR BEGINNING IN 2023, WHICH AT THE CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE IS 400 USD. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY, IT HELPS STUDENTS WITH THE COST OF BOOKS, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND FOOD. SINCE 2018, THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER HAS PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO MORE THAN 60 WIXARIKA UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. THEY HAVE RECEIVED DEGREES IN LAW, NURSING, NUTRITION, FORESTRY ENGINEERING, EDUCATION, MATHEMATICS, ARCHITECTURE, AND AGRONOMY. MOST OF THE GRADUATES ARE NOW SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES OR WORKING IN THEIR AREA OF UNDERGRADUATE SPECIALIZATION. THERE WILL BE 8 STUDENTS GRADUATING THIS YEAR, AND WE ACCEPTED 8 NEW STUDENTS FOR THE 2024 - 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. EACH YEAR WE AIM TO SUSTAIN TWENTY ACTIVE SCHOLARSHIPS, WHICH INCLUDES NEW AND CONTINUING STUDENTS. ONCE WE ACCEPT A STUDENT INTO OUR PROGRAM, WE COMMIT TO SUPPORT THEM ON A YEARLY BASIS FROM THE TIME THEY ENTER THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM UNTIL THEY FINISH THEIR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, BUT FOR NO MORE THAN THREE YEARS. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, WE HAVE ONLY HAD ONE STUDENT DROP OUT. IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS, WE COORDINATE ACTIVITIES IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN MEET EACH OTHER ONLINE OR THROUGH OUR AGROFORESTRY ACTIVITIES IN WIRIKUTA THAT WE ARE MANAGING AS PART OF OUR WORK TO ENSURE WIXARIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL. IN JULY 2023, WE HELD OUR THIRD SUMMER PROGRAM DEDICATED TO AGROECOLOGICAL TRAINING IN THE SACRED PILGRIMAGE DESTINATION OF WIRIKUTA. FROM JULY 12TH THROUGH JULY 14TH, 2023, WE HELD A THIRD FACE-TO-FACE MEETING IN THE LAS MARGARITAS EJIDO (COMMUNAL FARM) WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THE ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE ALTIPLANO POTOSI, ALSO KNOWN AS WIRIKUTA TO THE WIXARIKA PEOPLE. THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER OVERSAW GENERAL COORDINATION OF THIS MEETING, WHICH INCLUDED INVITING THE WIXARIKA COMMUNITIES AND INHABITANTS OF THE ALTIPLANO REGION, AS WELL AS SOME DELEGATES FROM SONORA AND JALISCO WHO WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AND SHARE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK. THE THREE DAYS OF WORK INCLUDED FREE HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS IN THE MORNING AND COLLECTIVE CO-DESIGN SESSIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. DURING OUR FIRST TWO YEARS OF PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS, WE PLANTED DOZENS OF MESQUITES, AGAVES, AND TUNA- PRODUCING CACTI IN A MILPA NEAR THE SACRED PLACE OF TAMATSI KAUYUMARIE (BERNALEJO) AND IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL OF THE LOCALITY CALLED LAS MARGARITAS. THIS THIRD YEAR OF WORKSHOPS INCLUDED ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS AND DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE PRIOR TWO YEARS AND DIALOGUE OVER PROPOSALS THAT SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC NEEDS OF THE REGION WITH A FOCUS ON LOCAL SMALL FARMERS. WIXARITARI FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND CIVIL ASSOCIATIONS FOCUSED ON AGROECOLOGICAL AND BIOCULTURAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. WE FINISHED REBUILDING AND LAUNCHED OUR BI-LINGUAL WEBSITE IN DRUPAL 9 IN NOVEMBER 2023. THE REMAINING WORK IS MOSTLY STYLING AND WRITING TEXT FOR NEW PAGES. MEANWHILE, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE ONLINE ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS, WHICH IS DRAWING MORE ATTENTION AND ADMIRATION FROM THE WIXARIKA PEOPLE AND FROM SCHOLARS AROUND THE WORLD. AUKWE MIJARES GARCA, A YOUNG WOMAN FROM THE COMMUNITY OF TATEI KIE WHO HOLDS A DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PRIVATE JESUIT UNIVERSITY ITESO, IN GUADALAJARA, HAS BEEN WORKING UPLOADING AND BUILDING THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVES. SHE HAS BEEN POSTING TEASERS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND EXPLORE THE ARCHIVES. THIS MATERIAL IS OF GREAT HISTORICAL VALUE TO THE WIXARIKA COMMUNITIES AND TO SCHOLARS INTERESTED IN EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE ONCE THE FIRST ROADS PENETRATED THE WIXARIKA SIERRAS. HAVING A NATIVE SPEAKER WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL IS INVALUABLE. OUR AUDIENCE CONTINUES TO GROW, AND WE CONTINUE TO BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN, AND MODERATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES. WE REGULARLY RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM BOTH ACADEMICS AND STUDENTS LOOKING FOR GUIDANCE PRIOR TO TRAVELING TO MEXICO TO DO FIELD WORK. IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO CONNECT THEM TO WIXARIKA PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE, CONTINUOUS, AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT. TO GENERATE PUBLIC SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION SENDS OUT NEWSLETTERS TO SOLICIT DONATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE THE ORGANIZATION'S ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER, AND THIS YEAR WE HELD TWO LIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH WIXARIKA STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS VIA ZOOM, WHICH WERE ALSO LIVE ON FACEBOOK. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN INSTAGRAM PAGE WITH 561 FOLLOWERS, AND TWO FACEBOOK GROUPS, "WIXARIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY 5,300 PEOPLE, AND "WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER" WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY 2,200 PEOPLE. ON ALL THREE PAGES, WE ARE FOLLOWED BY MANY PEOPLE FROM THE WIXARIKA COMMUNITIES. WE REGULARLY POST NEWS ARTICLES, VIDEOS, UPCOMING EVENTS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. OUR POSTS ARE COMMENTED ON AND FREQUENTLY SHARED, WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO OUR GROUPS. FUND RAISING EVENTS ON FACEBOOK ARE SOMETIMES INITIATED BY PEOPLE WHO PUT UP A BIRTHDAY FUND RAISER IN SUPPORT OF THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE OFFERS BOOKS, GREETING CARDS, AND T-SHIRTS TO GENERATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR WORK. THE ORGANIZATION COUNTS ON A GREAT DEAL OF NON-MONETARY SUPPORT IN THE WAY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COMPUTER MAINTENANCE, LEGAL ADVICE, AND HELP WITH TRANSLATING AND EDITING. REPORTS FROM NGOS IN THE FIELD, WIXARIKA PROFESSIONALS, AND ELECTED WIXARIKA AUTHORITIES KEEP THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER CURRENT ON EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IN MEXICO. ASIDE FROM A FEW LARGE DONORS, WE HAVE MANY SMALLER DONORS, INCLUDING SOME WHO DONATE MONTHLY. THE ORGANIZATION'S BASE OF YEARLY DONORS CONTINUES TO GROW; HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO RELY ON OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION AND NEWS, DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO DONATE, WHICH IS WHY WE AIM TO KEEP ACCESS TO OUR WEBSITE AND DOCUMENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990) 2023

Additional Data

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Software Version:

1	Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received ....................	1	140,804
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	1,972
b	Less: cost of goods sold .............	7b	627
c	Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory (Subtract line 7b from line 7a) .........	7c	1,345
8	Other revenue (describe in Schedule O) ....................	8	183
9	Total revenue. Add lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5c, 6d, 7c, and 8 ..............	9	142,332

(a) Name and business address of each independent contractor	(b) Type of service	(c) Compensation
NONE

Sign Here

	Signature of officer	Date

	Type or print name and title

Name of organization WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER

Part I Contributors	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) (2023)

Name of organization WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER		Employer identification number 68-0475089

Part II	Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
Schedule B (Form 990) (2023)

10	Grants and similar amounts paid (list in Schedule O) ................	10	9,665
11	Benefits paid to or for members ......................	11
12	Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits ................	12	90,025
13	Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors ............	13	2,500
14	Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance ...................	14	1,775
15	Printing, publications, postage, and shipping ...................	15	536
16	Other expenses (describe in Schedule O) ...................	16	29,743
17	Total expenses. Add lines 10 through 16 .................	17	134,244

18	Excess or (deficit) for the year (Subtract line 17 from line 9) ............	18	8,088
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	102,954
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	111,042


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.