2024-11-15T15:04:09-05:00 2023-12-31 843998573 SCHEID DEIGNAN BROWN PC 101 COMMONWEALTH AVE CONCORD MA 017422903 990 2023-01-01 822227533 CHILE MASSACHUSETS ALLIANCE INC CHIL 6174777203 ONE BROADWAY CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 FERNANDA SOZA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6174777203 2024-11-15 true false DAVID DEIGNAN CPA P01721685 9783189600 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CHILEMASS INC FERNANDA SOZA 5 WAYLAND HILLS RD WAYLAND MA 01778 604274 false X HTTP://CHILEMASS.ORG/ X 2017 MA CHILE MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE INC. D/B/A CHILEMASS, INC. IS A CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS-BASED NON-PROFIT PLATFORM THAT CATALYZES COLLABORATION BETWEEN CHILE AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IN THE AREAS OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES WITHIN A MATCHMAKING MODEL AND ACTIVELY MAPS ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE COMPLEMENTARY COLLABORATIVE POTENTIAL AND INVITES THEM TO DEVELOP PROJECTS THAT ARE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH GEOGRAPHIES. 8 7 3 0 374012 346016 147224 256265 1993 -6255 0 514981 604274 0 0 137537 159827 0 0 363574 478662 501111 638489 13870 -34215 310192 137008 177991 39022 132201 97986 X THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES WITHIN A MATCHMAKING MODEL AND ACTIVELY MAPS ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE COMPLEMENTARY COLLABORATIVE POTENTIAL AND INVITES THEM TO DEVELOP PROJECTS THAT ARE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH GEOGRAPHIES. false false 94351 CHILEMASS TEACHERS PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND ALSO METHODOLOGICAL SKILLS OF TEACHERS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN CHILE. THE PROGRAM TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THAT MASSACHUSETTS HAS THE BEST PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE NATION AND ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD, AND THAT CHILEMASS, BEING LOCATED IN BOSTON, COULD BE A BRIDGE THAT HELPS TO BRING THAT KNOWLEDGE TO CHILE THROUGH THE CREATION OF A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON TEACHERS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. TRAINING OUR TEACHERS IN A SECOND LANGUAGE, SUCH AS ENGLISH, CAN HELP GENERATE A BILINGUAL MENTALITY WITHIN THE COUNTRY WHICH CAN BE A PLATFORM FOR ATTAINING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS. THERE IS RECIPROCITY IN THE EXCHANGE PROVIDED IN THIS PROGRAM, AS MASSACHUSETTS NEEDS NATIVE SPANISH TEACHERS FOR ITS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. PARTICIPANTS FROM CHILE STUDIED ENGLISH AND ALSO SERVED THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM BY SHADOWING AND PARTICIPATING IN CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. THE PROGRAM HAS A DIGITAL PHASE, IN WHICH TEACHERS IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGES SKILLS WITH INSTRUCTORS FROM FSU, AND ALSO HAVE CLASSES ABOUT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND MAKER CENTERED LEARNING WITH LESLEY UNIVERSITY, TO FOSTER CREATIVITY THROUGH SCIENCE AND INNOVATION. FURTHERMORE, THE PROGRAM CREATES A CULTURAL EXCHANGE, ENRICHING THE EXPERIENCE OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN BOTH TERRITORIES. IN 2022, CHILEMASS, UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCED 13 TEACHERS OR STUDENT TEACHERS THAT WERE SELECTED AT THE END OF 2022 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COHORT THAT CAME TO BOSTON IN FEBRUARY 2023. IN THE SAME WAY, 9 STUDENT TEACHERS FROM UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA WERE SELECTED AT THE END OF 2023, TO COME TO US IN FEBRUARY 2024. 320886 LAUNCHED IN 2019, THE CHILEMASS HUB IS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM FOSTERING TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN CHILEAN AND AMERICAN INNOVATORS. BY CONNECTING ITS MEMBERS WITH THE THRIVING MASSACHUSETTS INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM, THE HUB EMPOWERS CHILEAN UNIVERSITIES, COMPANIES, ENTREPRENEURS, AND FOUNDATIONS TO BRING THEIR IDEAS TO LIFE. MEMBERS GAIN ACCESS TO AN EXCLUSIVE NETWORK OF MASSACHUSETTS UNIVERSITIES, ACCELERATORS, LEADING COMPANIES, AND DYNAMIC STARTUPS. THE HUB ALSO PROVIDES PHYSICAL SPACE IN ITS BOSTON OFFICES, FACILITATING TECHNOLOGY SCOUTING, COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION PROJECTS, AND PRODUCTIVE VISITS. LOCATED WITHIN THE VIBRANT CAMBRIDGE INNOVATION CENTER, THE HUB OFFERS A FERTILE GROUND FOR CROSS- BORDER COLLABORATION. IN 2023, THE CHILEMASS HUB WELCOMED EIGHT ESTEEMED MEMBERS: AGROSUPER, SOFOFA HUB, CORPORACIN CIUDADES, ANDRES BELLO UNIVERSITY, COLBN, SYMNETICS/PHARU ANALYTICS, FUNDACIN KODEA, AND FUNDACIN SIDERAL. BEYOND PERMANENT MEMBERSHIPS, THE HUB CURATED TARGETED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A VISIT FROM ANDRES BELLO UNIVERSITY IN FEBRUARY, WITH 15 MORE PEOPLE WHO STAYED FOR ONE WEEK LEARNING ABOUT THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM IN BOSTON, THE "SUMA TALENTO" BOOTCAMP IN JUNE, IN WHICH 7 ENTREPRENEURS FROM THE BIOBIO REGION WERE ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS AND EXPLORE ACADEMIC AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. FINALLY, CHILEMASS ORGANIZED AN INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE AREA OF STEM, FOR A ONE WEEK STAY IN BOSTON IN JULY. 39361 CHILEMASS INNOVATION DAY IS THE LARGEST CHILEAN INNOVATION EVENT OUTSIDE OF CHILE. THIS ANNUAL SUMMIT, HELD IN BOSTON, BRINGS TOGETHER THE BRIGHTEST MINDS FROM LATIN AMERICA AND THE US TO IGNITE GROUNDBREAKING IDEAS. A TWO- DAY EVENT FEATURING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING TALKS BY INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, AND NETWORKING ACTIVITIES, ALL FOCUSED ON CUTTING-EDGE TOPICS IN TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. THIS THIRD EDITION OF THE EVENT WAS HELD AT MIT, THE ENGINE, AND THE VENTURE CAF AT THE CAMBRIDGE INNOVATION CENTER, BRINGING MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM LATIN AMERICA AND THE US, INCLUDING LEADERS, INNOVATORS, AND ENTREPRENEURS LOOKING TO EXPLORE NEW PATHS IN THE WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. 256265 256265 454598 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 3 true false false false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false MA X X ANA PATRICIA GALLARDO 7745639558 58 SHERBOURNE ROAD LEXINGTON MA 02421 FERNANDA SOZA EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 75345 0 0 MICHAEL BROOKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SONIA COX BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 YULY FUENTES PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LORENZO GAZMURI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCELO LARRAGUIBEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRITTANY MCDONOUGH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RAMON SALINAS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 75345 false false false 65000 281016 346016 CHILEMASS HUB 900099 256265 256265 256265 1993 1993 604274 256265 1993 X 75345 37672 37673 71351 35638 35713 13131 6711 6420 28770 28770 104308 58221 46087 968 968 2802 284 2518 16359 8322 8037 15611 11800 3811 4148 967 3181 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 253014 253014 EVENTS 41001 41001 MISCELLANEOUS 6253 6253 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 4245 4245 1183 1183 638489 454598 183891 0 293354 89253 14000 33400 2838 13305 1050 310192 137008 2047 13079 175944 25943 177991 39022 X 72268 72886 59933 25100 132201 97986 310192 137008 -34215 X X false true X true X 40230 97727 391354 374012 602281 1505604 40230 97727 391354 374012 602281 1505604 191100 1314504 7 1993 2000 1507604 256265 0.87190 0.39880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP 24193 DUE TO SPONSORSHIP 1750 25943 X 604274 604274 604274 638489 638489 638489 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, AND THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR ANY RELATED PENALTIES AND INTEREST TO ACCRUE THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CHILEMASS TEACHERS PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND ALSO METHODOLOGICAL SKILLS OF TEACHERS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN CHILE. THE PROGRAM TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THAT MASSACHUSETTS HAS THE BEST PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE NATION AND ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD, AND THAT CHILEMASS, BEING LOCATED IN BOSTON, COULD BE A BRIDGE THAT HELPS TO BRING THAT KNOWLEDGE TO CHILE THROUGH THE CREATION OF A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON TEACHERS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. TRAINING OUR TEACHERS IN A SECOND LANGUAGE, SUCH AS ENGLISH, CAN HELP GENERATE A BILINGUAL MENTALITY WITHIN THE COUNTRY WHICH CAN BE A PLATFORM FOR ATTAINING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS. THERE IS RECIPROCITY IN THE EXCHANGE PROVIDED IN THIS PROGRAM, AS MASSACHUSETTS NEEDS NATIVE SPANISH TEACHERS FOR ITS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. PARTICIPANTS FROM CHILE STUDIED ENGLISH AND ALSO SERVED THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM BY SHADOWING AND PARTICIPATING IN CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. THE PROGRAM HAS A DIGITAL PHASE, IN WHICH TEACHERS IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGES SKILLS WITH INSTRUCTORS FROM FSU, AND ALSO HAVE CLASSES ABOUT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND MAKER CENTERED LEARNING WITH LESLEY UNIVERSITY, TO FOSTER CREATIVITY THROUGH SCIENCE AND INNOVATION. FURTHERMORE, THE PROGRAM CREATES A CULTURAL EXCHANGE, ENRICHING THE EXPERIENCE OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN BOTH TERRITORIES. IN 2022, CHILEMASS, UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCED 13 TEACHERS OR STUDENT TEACHERS THAT WERE SELECTED AT THE END OF 2022 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COHORT THAT CAME TO BOSTON IN FEBRUARY 2023. IN THE SAME WAY, 9 STUDENT TEACHERS FROM UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA WERE SELECTED AT THE END OF 2023, TO COME TO US IN FEBRUARY 2024. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B LAUNCHED IN 2019, THE CHILEMASS HUB IS A DYNAMIC PROGRAM FOSTERING TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN CHILEAN AND AMERICAN INNOVATORS. BY CONNECTING ITS MEMBERS WITH THE THRIVING MASSACHUSETTS INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM, THE HUB EMPOWERS CHILEAN UNIVERSITIES, COMPANIES, ENTREPRENEURS, AND FOUNDATIONS TO BRING THEIR IDEAS TO LIFE. MEMBERS GAIN ACCESS TO AN EXCLUSIVE NETWORK OF MASSACHUSETTS UNIVERSITIES, ACCELERATORS, LEADING COMPANIES, AND DYNAMIC STARTUPS. THE HUB ALSO PROVIDES PHYSICAL SPACE IN ITS BOSTON OFFICES, FACILITATING TECHNOLOGY SCOUTING, COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION PROJECTS, AND PRODUCTIVE VISITS. LOCATED WITHIN THE VIBRANT CAMBRIDGE INNOVATION CENTER, THE HUB OFFERS A FERTILE GROUND FOR CROSS- BORDER COLLABORATION. IN 2023, THE CHILEMASS HUB WELCOMED EIGHT ESTEEMED MEMBERS: AGROSUPER, SOFOFA HUB, CORPORACIN CIUDADES, ANDRES BELLO UNIVERSITY, COLBN, SYMNETICS/PHARU ANALYTICS, FUNDACIN KODEA, AND FUNDACIN SIDERAL. BEYOND PERMANENT MEMBERSHIPS, THE HUB CURATED TARGETED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A VISIT FROM ANDRES BELLO UNIVERSITY IN FEBRUARY, WITH 15 MORE PEOPLE WHO STAYED FOR ONE WEEK LEARNING ABOUT THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM IN BOSTON, THE "SUMA TALENTO" BOOTCAMP IN JUNE, IN WHICH 7 ENTREPRENEURS FROM THE BIOBIO REGION WERE ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS AND EXPLORE ACADEMIC AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. FINALLY, CHILEMASS ORGANIZED AN INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE AREA OF STEM, FOR A ONE WEEK STAY IN BOSTON IN JULY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD RECEIVES THE 990 AFTER MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND VOTES TO APPROVE FOR SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A FORMAL WRITTEN COI POLICY WHICH REQUIRES OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY INTERESTS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THIS IS MONITORED ANNUALLY WITH THE SIGNOFF BY EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER TO PROVIDE EXPLANATION OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BOARD USED EACH MEMBER'S EXPERIENCE. USING COMPENSATIONS THEY KNEW FROM OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FOR DETERMINING THE ED BONUS, THE BOARD USES A TABLE THEY CREATED, AND EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD GIVES A GRADE ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BOARD USED EACH MEMBER'S EXPERIENCE. USING COMPENSATIONS THEY KNEW FROM OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FOR DETERMINING THE ED BONUS, THE BOARD USES A TABLE THEY CREATED, AND EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD GIVES A GRADE ASSESSING THE PERFORAMANCE OF THE ED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS POLICY IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICES 58,221 46,087 0 FORM 990, PART XII FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT.