2023-11-14T17:57:17Z 2022-12-31 431871840 HRB TAX GROUP INC 1301 MAIN ST STE 101B KANSAS CITY MO 64105 990 2022-01-01 208741625 WUQU KAWOQ SA WUQU 8022346285 13 NORTH ROAD PO BOX 91 Bethel VT 05032 RUSSELL W ROHLOFF US FINANCIAL CONTROLLER 8022346285 2023-11-14 false RUSSELL ROHLOFF XXX-XX-XXXX Rhonda Walz P00455000 8004725625 2023-11-14 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z BRENT HENDERSON 13 NORTH ROAD PO BOX 91 Bethel VT 05032 1916164 false X WWW.WUQUKAWOQ.ORG X 2007 VT WUQU KAWOQ IS A NONGOVTL ORG THAT UNITES LANGUAGE, CULTURE,&SCIENCE TO TRANSFORM THE HEALTH OF MAYA PEOPLE IN THE INDIGENOUS HIGHLANDS OF GUATEMALA.PROGRAMS INCLUDE PRIMARY&COMPLEX MEDICAL CARE. 9 7 3 65 0 1561427 1895354 4809 0 160 6639 6768 14171 1573164 1916164 15000 0 0 596568 916240 104205 1201 104205 835359 966629 1551132 1884070 22032 32094 1140643 1159561 26809 13633 1113834 1145928 X WUQU' KAWOQ WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH AND LANGUAGE IN GUATEMALA'S POOR AND UNDERSERVED MAYA INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL CARE IN MAYAN LANGUAGES, WE OVEROME ENTRENCHED BARRIERS TO HEALTH IN RURAL GUATEMALA. (STMT 1 SCH O) false false 593488 WOMEN'S HEALTH: WE DEFINE WOMEN'S HEALTH IN THE BROADEST SENSE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO HIGH-QUALITY CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AND PRENATAL CARE, WE ALSO OFFER MANAGEMENT OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, FAMILTY PLANNING SERVICES, AND TREATMENT OF ALL CANCERS THAT COMMONLY AFFECT WOMEN. WE KNOW WOMEN HAVE DIVERSE MEDICAL NEEDS, SO OUR PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF ROBUST PRIMARY CARE. WE HAVE DEVELOPED SPECIFIC EXPERTISE IN THE SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, REFERRAL, AND TREATMENT OF CERVICAL CANCER, WHICH IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN GUATEMALA. OUR OBSTETRICS INITIATIVES FOCUS ON REDUCTION OF MATERNAL MORTALITY THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY PRENATAL CARE, MIDWIFE EDUCATION, AND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE CHILDBIRTH SAFER. THE FOUNDATION OF OUR WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAM IS PROVIDING CLASSES IN MAYAN LANGUAGES THAT, WHEN INTEGRATED WITH OUR NUTRITION INITIATIVES, HELP WOMEN HAVE HEALTHIER PREGNANCIES, CHILDREN, AND LIVES. AT THE PRESENT TIME WE SERVE OVER 7,000 WOMEN. 239780 RESEARCH: IN ORDER TO PROVIDE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS WITH THE HIGHEST IMPACT AND THAT CREATE LONG LASTING BEHAVIOR CHANGE TOWARDDS BETTER HEALTH, WE EMPIRICALLY INVESTIGATE CHRONIC DISEASE IN GUATEMALA AND THE EFFECTS OF OUR PROGRAM INTERVENTIONS. THE DATA SERVES AS A GUIDE FOR US TO START NEW PROGRAMS, SCALE UP EXISTING PROGRAMS, OR SEEK TO FIND A NEW SOLUTION TO AN OLD PROGRAM. THE CENTER FOR INDIGENOUS HEALTH RESEARCH, FOUNDED BY WUQU KAWOQ, IS A LEADER IN GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH. IN 2022 WE PUBLISHED 12 RESEARCH PAPERS IN AREAS INCLUDING PEDIATRIC CARE, DIABETES, COVID VACCINES, AND CERVICAL CANCER. A COMPLETE LISTING OF OUR PUBLICATIONS SINCE OUR FOUNDING CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEB SITE. THROUGH THE END OF 2022 WE HAVE PUBLISHED 116 STUDIES COVERING A RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, FOOD SECURITY, NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENT AND GENDER EQUITY IN HEALTH, EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY PLANNING, MIDWIFERY, AND EMERGENCY OBSTETRICS AND MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. 210755 GENERAL NUTRITION: OUR NUTRITION PROGRAM PROVIDES UNIVERSAL AND MICRO-NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION TO ALL CHILDREN FROM 6 MONTHS OF AGE ONWARD, AND TO ALL PREGNANT OR LACTATING WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. WE FOCUS ON EDUCATING CHILD CAREGIVERS ABOUT BREASTFEEDING, COMPLEMENTARY FOODS, COMMON CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES, HYGIENE, AND CLEAN WATER THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CLASSES. AT THIS TIME WE ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING GENERAL NUTRITION MONITORING AND ASSISSTANCE TO OVER 800 PATIENTS. 338413 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: OUR OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDED AT THE HOME AND COMMUNITY LEVEL THAT ARE DEFINED IN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY HEALTH NEEDS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM; EARLY CHILDHOOD DISEASE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERVIEWS USING PUBLISHED STANDARDS FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND UNICEF; SPECIALIZED MATERNAL HEALTH USING SMART PHONE TECHNOLOGY IN THE FIELD TO AID IN DIAGNOSIS OF PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS THE MAY REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE CARE INTEGRATING CLINICAL CARE, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TO ADDRESS DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES, EARTH DISEASE, CANCER, KIDNEY FAILURE, EPILEPSY, AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; AND CARE NAVIGATION USING AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEM TO GET EACH PATIENT THE HEALTH CARE THEY NEED AND DESERVE TO ALLOW THEM TO LIVE WITH COMPLEX ILLNESSES IN RURAL GUATEMALA. 338413 1382436 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false 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 true 4 0 true 3 true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false X 9 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X RUSSELL ROHLOFF 8022346285 13 NORTH ROAD Bethel VT 05032 ANNE KRAEMER DIAZ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X X X 92000 0 4000 JILL HODGES CHIEF COMMUNICATION & DEVELOPMENT 30.00 X X 101400 0 4000 MAXBENY WALESKA LOPEZ CANU CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER 40.00 X X 0 0 26862 GUSTAVO PAR GUATEMALAN FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 0 0 34400 PETER ROHLOFF CHIEF OF SCIENCE & INNOVATION OFFIC 15.00 X X X 14350 0 0 RUSSELL W ROHLOFF US FINANCIAL CONTROLLER 14.00 X 17970 0 0 BRENT HENDERSON PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS MELVIN TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER DAVIES SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK DOERR BOARD 2.00 X 0 0 0 CLAIRE MELVIN BOARD 2.00 X 0 0 0 KARA ANDRADE BOARD 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARCELLA COLOM BOARD 2.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY SUDWEEKS BOARD 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN COJ GUATEMALAN BOARD SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 FELIPA MUS GUATEMALAN BOARD 2.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI ROQUEL GUATEMALAN BOARD TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 225720 69262 false false false 1895354 1895354 6639 ALL OTHER 14171 14171 1916164 254785 129630 65628 59527 448245 415055 28730 4460 192044 165612 26300 132 21166 2898 18268 2102 1689 413 41059 41059 1201 1201 147652 143016 4636 6200 4130 864 1206 35602 30402 4633 567 86766 65509 10500 10767 59833 48095 7597 4141 87451 80786 4954 1711 182 60 53 69 42504 36161 6343 6384 4006 2378 CLINICAL STAFF EXPENSES 90962 90962 PATIENT SUPPORT 217685 216429 1256 MEMBERSHIP DUES 64768 1000 63768 WORLD DIABETES PROJECT EXPENSE 15674 15674 61805 24630 35019 2156 1884070 1472846 307029 104205 835732 897548 52536 82790 46559 34969 6113 2486 222889 95357 190656 127532 9047 12073 2163 1140643 1159561 7823 13633 18986 26809 13633 1113834 1145928 1140643 1159561 32094 X false true true false X 1059328 1531495 1534719 1531428 1895354 7552324 10625 11889 3605 4809 30928 1069953 1543384 1538324 1536237 1895354 7583252 220199 216067 78754 300000 216715 1031735 220199 216067 78754 300000 216715 1031735 6551517 492 392 538 160 6639 8221 492 392 538 160 6639 8221 4695 248 6768 14180 25891 1070445 1548471 1539110 1543165 1916173 7617364 0.86010 0.87560 0.00110 0.00030 X FOR REPORTING YEAR 2022, THE NUMBER REPORTED REPRESENTS DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM CURRENTLY ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS, OR PAST BOARD MEMBERS WHOSE MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD EXPIRED WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. INFORMATION FOR THIS IS TAKEN FROM SCHEDULE B. SCHEDULE A PART III LINE 12 THE NUMBER REPORTED ON THIS LINE IS RELATED MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE SCHEDULE A PART III LINE 7A FOR REPORTING YEAR 2022, THE NUMBER REPORTED REPRESENTS DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM CURRENTLY ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS, OR PAST BOARD MEMBERS WHOSE MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD EXPIRED WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. INFORMATION FOR THIS IS TAKEN FROM SCHEDULE B. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6000 6000 23304 6758 16546 94210 42880 51330 99804 45948 53856 127732 1916173 1916173 1916173 1884070 1884070 1884070 false CENTRAL AMERICA GUATEMALA 4 84 PROGRAM SERVICES COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL 1382436 4 84 4 84 1382436 1382436 false false false false false false FORM 990 PART III STATEMENT 1 THROUGH LANGUAGE ADVOCACY WE PRESERVE AND REVITALIZE MATAN LANGUAGES. THROUGH RESEARCH WE INVESTIGATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PERSISTENT BARRIERS TO HEALTH FOR MAYA PEOPLE.THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING WE EMPOWER INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. FORM 990 PART 6 SECTION A ITEM 2: THOMAS MELVIN AND CLAIRE MELVIN HAVE A FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP. RUSSELL ROHLOFF AND PETER ROHLOFF HAVE A FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990 PART 6 SECTION B ITEM 11B: A DRAFT 990 IS CIRCULATED ELECTRONICALLY TO AND REVIEWED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS. COMMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND CORRECTIONS ARE TRANSMITTED VIA EMAIL AND MAINTAINED IN THE PERMANENT RECORDS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990 PART 6 SECTION B LINE 12: THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS WHEN ELECTED OR APPOINTED. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ALL REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION. SIGNED DOCUMENTATION IS MAINTAINED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD. FORM 990 PART 6 SECTION B ITEM 15: THE BOARD UTILIZES AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF ALL PAID PERSONNEL AS WELL AS A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION SURVEYS FOR SALARIES OF SIMILARLY SIZED NGOS DOING BUSINESS OVERSEAS. FORM 990 PART 6 SECTION C ITEM 19: FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REASONABLE REQUESTS MADE TO THE BOARD. TRANSMITTAL OF THE REQUESTED INFORMATION IS MAINTAINED IN THE PERMANENT BOARD RECORDS. IN ADDITION, FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE VIA OUR WEBSITE AND THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE.