2026-09-15T15:10:13-04:00 2026-04-30 943194056 THE HENRY LEVY GROUP 1726 SOLANO AVENUE BERKELEY CA 94707 990EZ 2025-05-01 680475089 WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER WIXA 5104201231 2329 GRANT STREET BERKELEY CA 947031715 YVONNE NEGRIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5104201445 2026-09-13 BETH ATTEBERY P01466121 5106521000 2026-09-14 2025 X WWW.WIXARIKA.ORG X X 151893 X 147683 3838 479 3359 372 151414 9872 94830 3720 11757 1745 13314 135238 16176 136082 493 152751 X 85867 104826 50215 47925 136082 152751 136082 152751 X ADVOCACY FOR THE HUICHOL INDIANS IN MEXICO, AND PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE HUICHOL CULTURE AND ARTWORK. OUR MISSION AT THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER IS TO CONTINUE BUILDING A RICH ARCHIVE OF WIXARIKA (HUICHOL) HISTORY, CULTURE AND TERRITORY THAT HIGHLIGHTS ITS BEAUTY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WIXARIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL, AND OUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SELECT INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN WIXARIKA EDUCATION AND ECOLOGY. AN ARCHIVE IS A GATEWAY TO ASKING NEW QUESTIONS. AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH CAN REVEAL A GARMENT, A TRANSFORMED LANDSCAPE, OR A FACE THAT REGAINS ITS NAME. A DOCUMENT CAN LINK DATES, TERRITORIES, AND DECISIONS. A WORK OF ART CAN LEAD US TO THE STORY OF ITS CREATOR. THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER MAINTAINS A DIGITAL ARCHIVE DESIGNED PRECISELY FOR THAT PURPOSE: RESEARCH. OUR ARCHIVE BRINGS TOGETHER DECADES OF MATERIALS REGARDING ART, HISTORY, TERRITORY, AND CULTURE, AS WELL AS MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOS, FILMS, COMMUNITY DOCUMENTS, AND NEWS ARTICLES. THE ARCHIVE IS OPEN TO THE GL WE FIRST BEGAN CONDUCTING ONLINE EVENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND POSTED VIDEOS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE CHANNELS TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS ABOUT OUR WORK AND OUR PROJECTS. IN OCTOBER OF 2024, WE HOSTED OUR FIRST POST-PANDEMIC IN-PERSON EVENT WITH AN EXHIBIT OF YARN PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND BOOKS FOR SALE TO OUR GUESTS. HOSTED AT A BOARD MEMBER'S RESIDENCE AND ORGANIZED BY OUR BOARD, GUESTS WERE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT OUR FOUNDATION'S HISTORY AND THE ONGOING RESULTS OF THE WORK WE HAVE CARRIED OUT THROUGH OUR ARCHIVE AND ON-THE-GROUND PROJECTS. THE EVENT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND WAS MET WITH GENEROUS DONATIONS AND SALES. IN THE MEANTIME, WE CONTINUE GENERATING INTEREST AND DONATIONS THROUGH OUR ONLINE ACTIVITIES, OUR NEWSLETTERS, AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE EVENTS SOON. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR WIXARIKA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IS NOW IN ITS EIGHTH YEAR, WITH ONGOING SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP CLUB AND THE ROTARY CLUB IN PUERTO VALLARTA. BECAUSE OF THE INTEREST AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM DONORS WHO WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PROGRAM, WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE GIVING SCHOLARSHIPS TO TWENTY STUDENTS FOR THE 2026 - 2027 SCHOOL YEAR. ONE OF OUR DONORS RECENTLY MADE A GIFT TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WITH THE SPECIFIC REQUEST THAT WE INCREASE THE YEARLY SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT FOR EACH STUDENT. THANKS TO THIS GENEROUS DONATION, EACH STUDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE 10,000 MEXICAN PESOS BEGINNING IN 2026, WHICH AT THE CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE IS APPROXIMATELY 605.00 USD. THIS MODEST SCHOLARSHIP HELPS STUDENTS WITH THEIR COST OF BOOKS, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND FOOD. SOME HAVE USED THE MONEY TO BUY A LAPTOP COMPUTER WHICH WAS INDISPENSABLE DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN ALL CLASSES WERE HELD ONLINE. STUDENTS ARE FREE TO USE THEIR SCHOLARSHIP MONEY WHERE THEY BELIEVE THEY NEED IT MOST. SINCE 2018, THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER HAS GIVEN MULTI-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS TO 90 WIXARIKA UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. THEY HAVE RECEIVED DEGREES IN LAW, NURSING, NUTRITION, FORESTRY ENGINEERING, EDUCATION, MATHEMATICS, ARCHITECTURE, AGRONOMY, TECHNOLOGY, AND THREE HAVE GRADUATED FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL. MOST OF THE GRADUATES ARE NOW SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WORKING IN THEIR AREA OF UNDERGRADUATE SPECIALIZATION, AND OTHERS ARE PURSUING THEIR MASTER'S DEGREES. IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS, WE COORDINATE ACTIVITIES IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN MEET EACH OTHER ONLINE OR THROUGH OUR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OR WORK IN THE FIELD SUCH AS OUR PREVIOUS AGROECOLOGY WORKSHOPS. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS OF THIS PAST YEAR, WE ORGANIZED OUR CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW APICULTURE PROJECT. BEGINNING IN MAY 2026, WE WILL INITIATE THE PROJECT BY PROVIDING THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE FRUIT TREES AND OTHER PLANTS FOR THE SCHOOL'S BOTANICAL GARDEN, AND THEN IN JUNE, PRIOR TO SUMMER BREAK, WE WILL TRAVEL TO THE SIERRAS WITH ETNOECO, A.C. TO GIVE THE FIRST CLASS ON THE BASICS OF BEEKEEPING TO THE STUDENTS AT THE TAMAATSI PARITSIKA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, AND TO CHOOSE A LOCATION FOR THE FUTURE BEE HIVES TO BE SET UP. WE WERE RECENTLY INFORMED THAT THE SOLAR PANELS WE INSTALLED IN 2009 ARE NOW PROVIDING 95% OF THE ENERGY NEEDS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. IN THE LATE SUMMER OF 2024, WE HELPED THE SCHOOL BY PURCHASING THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEEDED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF BROADBAND INTERNET. SUPPORT FOR THESE PROJECTS WAS BASED ON A PETITION FROM THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WAS FUNDED THANKS TO THE ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WE ESTABLISHED WITH THE INDIGENOUS RECIPROCITY INITIATIVE LED BY THE CHACRUNA INSTITUTE FOR PLANT MEDICINES. WE ARE PLEASED TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL'S NEW CAMPUS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN PARTY TO SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 2009. THIS INCLUDES OUR SUPPORT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAMPUS' FIRST BUILDING IN 2015, A WOOD DRYING SOLAR OVEN FOR THE CARPENTRY WORKSHOP. OUR BILINGUAL WEBSITE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN STYLING. THE WRITING OF TEXTS FOR NEW PAGES WILL ALWAYS BE ONGOING. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE ONLINE ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS, WHICH IS DRAWING ABUNDANT ATTENTION AND ADMIRATION FROM THE WIXARIKA PEOPLE AND FROM SCHOLARS AROUND THE WORLD. AUKWE MIJARES GARCA, A WIXARIKA WOMAN WITH A DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE JESUIT UNIVERSITY ITESO, IN GUADALAJARA, HAS BEEN WORKING UPLOADING DOCUMENTS AND BUILDING OUT THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVES. SHE ALSO SUPPORTS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND EXPLORE THE ARCHIVES. ALL THIS MATERIAL IS OF GREAT HISTORICAL VALUE TO THE WIXARIKA COMMUNITIES AND TO SCHOLARS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE BEGINNING FROM WHEN THE FIRST ROADS PENETRATED THE WIXARIKA SIERRAS. HAVING A NATIVE SPEAKER WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL IS INVALUABLE. OUR AUDIENCE KEEPS GROWING, AND WE CONTINUE TO BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AND TO MODERATE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES. WE REGULARLY RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM BOTH ACADEMICS AND STUDENTS WHO ARE 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. 9872 X 135238 135238 YVONNE NEGRIN EXECUTIVE DI 45.00 72000 5453 DIANA NEGRIN ASSOCIATE DI 25.00 9600 MARIA E CRUZ PRESIDENT 1.00 0 CATARINA NEGRIN SECRETARY 5.00 0 ANTHONY SOMKIN TREASURER 1.00 0 DAVID TUSSMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0 VANESSA SEQUEIRA-GARZA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false CA YVONNE NEGRIN 2329 GRANT STREET BERKELEY CA 947031715 5104201231 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 128687 129743 140804 151355 147683 698272 128687 129743 140804 151355 147683 698272 569098 129174 71 143 183 362 372 1131 699403 18154 0.18470 0.21370 X 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 THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP THROUGH OUR WEBSITE TO RECEIVE THEM, 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 1,031 FOLLOWERS, AND TWO FACEBOOK GROUPS, "WIXARIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY 5,600 PEOPLE, AND "WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER" WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY 2,300 PEOPLE. ON ALL THREE PAGES, WE ARE FOLLOWED BY WIXARIKA SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS AND WIXARIKA INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REPOSTING MATERIAL FROM OUR WEBSITE TO SHARE WITH THEIR AUDIENCE ALMOST DAILY. WE REGULARLY POST NEWS ARTICLES, VIDEOS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. OUR POSTS ARE COMMENTED ON AND FREQUENTLY SHARED, WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO OUR GROUPS AND OUR WEBSITE. 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, PUZZLES, GREETING CARDS, AND T-SHIRTS FOR SALE 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, ASSISTANCE FROM WIXARIKA SCHOLARS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND HELP WITH TRANSLATING AND EDITING. REPORTS FROM NGOS IN THE FIELD, WIXARIKA PROFESSIONALS, AND ELECTED WIXARIKA AUTHORITIES KEEPS OUR NEWS SECTION CURRENT ON EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE WIXARIKA COMMUNITIES AND IN MEXICO. 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 ARCHIVE, WEBSITE CONTENT, AND DOCUMENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE FROM CHARGE. PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 1,131 PART II, LINE 17A 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 THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP THROUGH OUR WEBSITE TO RECEIVE THEM, 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 1,031 FOLLOWERS, AND TWO FACEBOOK GROUPS, "WIXARIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY 5,600 PEOPLE, AND "WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER" WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY 2,300 PEOPLE. ON ALL THREE PAGES, WE ARE FOLLOWED BY WIXARIKA SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS AND WIXARIKA INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REPOSTING MATERIAL FROM OUR WEBSITE TO SHARE WITH THEIR AUDIENCE ALMOST DAILY. WE REGULARLY POST NEWS ARTICLES, VIDEOS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. OUR POSTS ARE COMMENTED ON AND FREQUENTLY SHARED, WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO OUR GROUPS AND OUR WEBSITE. 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, PUZZLES, GREETING CARDS, AND T-SHIRTS FOR SALE 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, ASSISTANCE FROM WIXARIKA SCHOLARS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND HELP WITH TRANSLATING AND EDITING. REPORTS FROM NGOS IN THE FIELD, WIXARIKA PROFESSIONALS, AND ELECTED WIXARIKA AUTHORITIES KEEPS OUR NEWS SECTION CURRENT ON EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE WIXARIKA COMMUNITIES AND IN MEXICO. 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 ARCHIVE, WEBSITE CONTENT, AND DOCUMENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE FROM CHARGE. PART II, LINE 17B 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 THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP THROUGH OUR WEBSITE TO RECEIVE THEM, 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 693 FOLLOWERS, AND TWO FACEBOOK GROUPS, "WIXARIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL" WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY 5,500 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, ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS, AND SHORT FILMS OF INTEREST. OUR POSTS ARE COMMENTED ON AND FREQUENTLY SHARED, WHICH IN TURN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE TO OUR GROUPS AND OUR WEBSITE. 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 KEEPS OUR NEWS SECTION CURRENT ON EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE WIXARIKA COMMUNITIES AND IN MEXICO. 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. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 OTHER 372 TOTAL 372 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 CLASS OF ACTIVITY: EDUCATION CASH CONTRIBUTION: 9,872 RELATIONSHIP: NONE FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADOBE 270 PHOTOSHOP 155 DROPBOX 260 MAILCHIMP 829 QUICKEN 78 SHOPIFY 534 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT 6,580 MICROSOFT 365 260 TRAVEL 298 DINING 154 PARKING 3 PROJECTS 676 STATE REGISTRATION 75 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 3,142 TOTAL 13,314 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 PPA, PAYROLL & INVENTORY PURCHASES 493 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 INVENTORIES FOR SALE OR USE 6,303 7,155 OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSET 77,488 77,488 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 74,346 77,488 FILM MATERIALS 28,510 28,510 YARN PAINTINGS BY JOSE BENITEZ SANCH 12,260 12,260 TOTAL 50,215 47,925 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 WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER IS TO CONTINUE BUILDING A RICH ARCHIVE OF WIXARIKA (HUICHOL) HISTORY, CULTURE AND TERRITORY THAT HIGHLIGHTS ITS BEAUTY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WIXARIKA CULTURAL SURVIVAL, AND OUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SELECT INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN WIXARIKA EDUCATION AND ECOLOGY. AN ARCHIVE IS A GATEWAY TO ASKING NEW QUESTIONS. AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH CAN REVEAL A GARMENT, A TRANSFORMED LANDSCAPE, OR A FACE THAT REGAINS ITS NAME. A DOCUMENT CAN LINK DATES, TERRITORIES, AND DECISIONS. A WORK OF ART CAN LEAD US TO THE STORY OF ITS CREATOR. THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER MAINTAINS A DIGITAL ARCHIVE DESIGNED PRECISELY FOR THAT PURPOSE: RESEARCH. OUR ARCHIVE BRINGS TOGETHER DECADES OF MATERIALS REGARDING ART, HISTORY, TERRITORY, AND CULTURE, AS WELL AS MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOS, FILMS, COMMUNITY DOCUMENTS, AND NEWS ARTICLES. THE ARCHIVE IS OPEN TO THE GLOBAL PUBLIC, AND WE DO NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR MEMBERSHIP NOR FOR ACCESSING OR DOWNLOADING OUR DOCUMENTS. WE RAISE FUNDS VIA OUR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK GROUPS, NEWSLETTERS, DIRECT OUTREACH, AND ONLINE STORE SALES. WE HAVE HOSTED ONLINE EVENTS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR GENERAL OPERATIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. THESE EVENTS ARE AIMED AT EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THE ARCHIVES FOR THE WIXARIKA PEOPLE, FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. AND TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK WE DO IN THE SIERRAS TO SUPPORT AUTONOMOUS EDUCATION. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 WE FIRST BEGAN CONDUCTING ONLINE EVENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND POSTED VIDEOS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE CHANNELS TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS ABOUT OUR WORK AND OUR PROJECTS. IN OCTOBER OF 2024, WE HOSTED OUR FIRST POST-PANDEMIC IN-PERSON EVENT WITH AN EXHIBIT OF YARN PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND BOOKS FOR SALE TO OUR GUESTS. HOSTED AT A BOARD MEMBER'S RESIDENCE AND ORGANIZED BY OUR BOARD, GUESTS WERE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT OUR FOUNDATION'S HISTORY AND THE ONGOING RESULTS OF THE WORK WE HAVE CARRIED OUT THROUGH OUR ARCHIVE AND ON-THE-GROUND PROJECTS. THE EVENT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND WAS MET WITH GENEROUS DONATIONS AND SALES. IN THE MEANTIME, WE CONTINUE GENERATING INTEREST AND DONATIONS THROUGH OUR ONLINE ACTIVITIES, OUR NEWSLETTERS, AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE EVENTS SOON. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR WIXARIKA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IS NOW IN ITS EIGHTH YEAR, WITH ONGOING SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP CLUB AND THE ROTARY CLUB IN PUERTO VALLARTA. BECAUSE OF THE INTEREST AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM DONORS WHO WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PROGRAM, WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE GIVING SCHOLARSHIPS TO TWENTY STUDENTS FOR THE 2026 - 2027 SCHOOL YEAR. ONE OF OUR DONORS RECENTLY MADE A GIFT TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WITH THE SPECIFIC REQUEST THAT WE INCREASE THE YEARLY SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT FOR EACH STUDENT. THANKS TO THIS GENEROUS DONATION, EACH STUDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE 10,000 MEXICAN PESOS BEGINNING IN 2026, WHICH AT THE CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE IS APPROXIMATELY 605.00 USD. THIS MODEST SCHOLARSHIP HELPS STUDENTS WITH THEIR COST OF BOOKS, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND FOOD. SOME HAVE USED THE MONEY TO BUY A LAPTOP COMPUTER WHICH WAS INDISPENSABLE DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN ALL CLASSES WERE HELD ONLINE. STUDENTS ARE FREE TO USE THEIR SCHOLARSHIP MONEY WHERE THEY BELIEVE THEY NEED IT MOST. SINCE 2018, THE WIXARIKA RESEARCH CENTER HAS GIVEN MULTI-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS TO 90 WIXARIKA UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. THEY HAVE RECEIVED DEGREES IN LAW, NURSING, NUTRITION, FORESTRY ENGINEERING, EDUCATION, MATHEMATICS, ARCHITECTURE, AGRONOMY, TECHNOLOGY, AND THREE HAVE GRADUATED FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL. MOST OF THE GRADUATES ARE NOW SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WORKING IN THEIR AREA OF UNDERGRADUATE SPECIALIZATION, AND OTHERS ARE PURSUING THEIR MASTER'S DEGREES. IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS, WE COORDINATE ACTIVITIES IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN MEET EACH OTHER ONLINE OR THROUGH OUR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OR WORK IN THE FIELD SUCH AS OUR PREVIOUS AGROECOLOGY WORKSHOPS. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS OF THIS PAST YEAR, WE ORGANIZED OUR CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW APICULTURE PROJECT. BEGINNING IN MAY 2026, WE WILL INITIATE THE PROJECT BY PROVIDING THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE FRUIT TREES AND OTHER PLANTS FOR THE SCHOOL'S BOTANICAL GARDEN, AND THEN IN JUNE, PRIOR TO SUMMER BREAK, WE WILL TRAVEL TO THE SIERRAS WITH ETNOECO, A.C. TO GIVE THE FIRST CLASS ON THE BASICS OF BEEKEEPING TO THE STUDENTS AT THE TAMAATSI PARITSIKA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, AND TO CHOOSE A LOCATION FOR THE FUTURE BEE HIVES TO BE SET UP. WE WERE RECENTLY INFORMED THAT THE SOLAR PANELS WE INSTALLED IN 2009 ARE NOW PROVIDING 95% OF THE ENERGY NEEDS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. IN THE LATE SUMMER OF 2024, WE HELPED THE SCHOOL BY PURCHASING THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEEDED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF BROADBAND INTERNET. SUPPORT FOR THESE PROJECTS WAS BASED ON A PETITION FROM THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WAS FUNDED THANKS TO THE ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WE ESTABLISHED WITH THE INDIGENOUS RECIPROCITY INITIATIVE LED BY THE CHACRUNA INSTITUTE FOR PLANT MEDICINES. WE ARE PLEASED TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL'S NEW CAMPUS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN PARTY TO SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 2009. THIS INCLUDES OUR SUPPORT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAMPUS' FIRST BUILDING IN 2015, A WOOD DRYING SOLAR OVEN FOR THE CARPENTRY WORKSHOP. OUR BILINGUAL WEBSITE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN STYLING. THE WRITING OF TEXTS FOR NEW PAGES WILL ALWAYS BE ONGOING. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE ONLINE ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS, WHICH IS DRAWING ABUNDANT ATTENTION AND ADMIRATION FROM THE WIXARIKA PEOPLE AND FROM SCHOLARS AROUND THE WORLD. AUKWE MIJARES GARCA, A WIXARIKA WOMAN WITH A DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE JESUIT UNIVERSITY ITESO, IN GUADALAJARA, HAS BEEN WORKING UPLOADING DOCUMENTS AND BUILDING OUT THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVES. SHE ALSO SUPPORTS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND EXPLORE THE ARCHIVES. ALL THIS MATERIAL IS OF GREAT HISTORICAL VALUE TO THE WIXARIKA COMMUNITIES AND TO SCHOLARS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE BEGINNING FROM WHEN THE FIRST ROADS PENETRATED THE WIXARIKA SIERRAS. HAVING A NATIVE SPEAKER WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL IS INVALUABLE. OUR AUDIENCE KEEPS GROWING, AND WE CONTINUE TO BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AND TO MODERATE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES. WE REGULARLY RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM BOTH ACADEMICS AND STUDENTS WHO ARE 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.