2025-07-07T18:59:12-07:00 2024-12-31 Julie Murphy 8339 W Big Canyon Dr Sunland CA 91040 990 2024-01-01 208741625 Wuqu Kawoq SA WUQU 8022346285 13 North Road PO Box 91 Bethel VT 05032 Thomas Melvin Treasurer 2025-07-07 true true Julie Murphy P02531691 6267261725 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Brent Henderson 13 North Road PO Box 91 Bethel VT 05032 3450507 false X www.wuqukawoq.org X 2007 VT Wuqu' Kawoq is a non-governmental organization that unites language, culture, and science to transform the health of Maya people in the indigenous highlands of Guatemala. Programs include primary and complex medical care. 11 9 3 68 0 3976715 3382624 62061 3256 4328 2575 1494 3982546 3450507 0 0 1175911 1589684 7195 5751 229086 1167905 1876708 2351011 3472143 1631535 -21636 2790135 2791566 12672 15835 2777463 2775731 X Wuqu' Kawoq is a non-governmental organization that unites language, culture, and science to transform the health of Maya people in the indigenous highlands of Guatemala. Programs include primary and complex medical care. false false 1273815 Research: In order to provide health interventions with the highest impact and that create long lasting behavior change towards 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 2024 we published 15 research papers in areas including prenatal care, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, covid vaccines, and cervical cancer. A complete listing of our publications since our founding is located on our website. Through the end of 2025 we have over 130 peer-reviewed publications 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. 1088429 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, family 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 end of 2024 we served 9238 women. 461036 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. These include early childhood disease with an emphasis on early childhood development and development of interventions using published standards from the World Health Organization and UNICEF. Chronic disease care integrating clinical care, health education, and linguistic and cultural sensitivity to address diseases such as diabetes, heart 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. 274586 General Nutrition: Our nutrition program provides universal and micro-nutrient supplementation to all children from 6 months to two years of age, 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. In 2024, we provided in-home nutrition monitoring and assistance to 532 patients through 10,957 home visits. 274586 3097866 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false 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 7 0 true 3 true false true GT false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 9 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X David Sterman 9175530675 PO Box 91 Bethel VT 05032 Jill Hodges CDCD Director 30.00 0.00 X 114500 0 3435 Peter Rohloff CSO Director 15.25 0.00 X 113448 0 0 Anne Kraemer Diaz CEO CEO 40.00 0.00 X 107500 0 3225 Maxbeny Waleska Lopez CanuCMO Director 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 41067 Russell W Rohloff Controller 15.00 0.00 X X 21384 0 0 Brent Henderson President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Thomas Melvin Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Christopher Davies Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Doerr Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Claire Melvin Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marcella Colom Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sandy Sudweeks Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Herb VanHook Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patrick Jennings Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Purcell Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Kho Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 356832 47727 3 false false false 0 709729 2672895 3382624 Program Service Revenue 621400 62061 62061 62061 4328 4328 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 1494 1494 1494 3450507 63555 4328 X 0 0 0 0 397898 249408 33990 114500 0 806751 752379 15260 39112 6660 1613 5047 344844 297466 24885 22493 33531 23915 2767 6849 0 1993 1423 570 22981 16415 6328 238 0 5751 5751 0 653981 647777 5655 549 888 638 132 118 44430 37442 6221 767 51731 45208 4185 2338 0 54006 46952 6137 917 297259 264911 10999 21349 0 2993 1668 15 1310 0 0 62078 52752 9326 8263 7312 951 Patient Support 411360 411360 Other Expenses 181140 156425 16967 7748 Clinical Staff Expense 65548 65222 326 World Diabetes Project Expense 15674 15674 2383 1906 477 3472143 3097866 145191 229086 2456865 2484593 63881 64883 0 27664 32572 0 0 0 42096 0 0 375180 193243 189498 181937 5573 25476 0 0 0 4558 2105 2790135 2791566 12672 15835 12672 15835 X 742629 1036044 2034834 1739687 2777463 2775731 2790135 2791566 -21636 6240 13664 X false true X true false X 1534719 1531428 1895354 3976715 3382624 12320840 0 0 1534719 1531428 1895354 3976715 3382624 12320840 2536924 9783916 538 160 6639 3256 4328 14921 0 248 6768 14180 2575 1494 25265 12361026 70475 0.79150 0.76690 X Support Schedule: Additional Supplemental Information Schedule A, Part II, Line 5 - A technical correction was made to the public support percentage calculation for the prior year reported in Schedule A, Part II, Line 5. This adjustment involves the exclusion of excess contributions from certain contributors whose cumulative support exceeded 2% individual donor limitation, as outlined under Treasury Regulation 1.170A-9(f)(7)(i). While the correction results in a reduction to the prior year's public support percentage, both the original and corrected figures remain well above the 33 1/3% threshold required to qualify as a public supported organization. As such, this adjustment does not impact the organizations qualification as a public supported charity. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6000 6000 24625 12889 11736 171334 89684 81650 173221 90670 82551 181937 3456747 6240 6240 3450507 3450507 3472143 3472143 3472143 Central America Guatemala 4 127 Program Services Comprehensive Medical 3097866 4 127 4 127 3097866 3097866 false false false false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Thomas Melvin and Claire Melvin have a familial relationship. Russell Rohloff and Peter Rohloff have a familial relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of Form 990 is circulated electronically 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 VI, Section B, Line 12c 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 VI, Section B, Line 15b 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 VI, Section C, Line 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. Form 990 Header Section, Box C - Name of Organization The organization is also known by the following doing business as DBA name: Maya Health Alliance Form 990 Part IX - Functional Expenses The organization operates in Guatemala where transactions are conducted in Quetzales, Guatemala's legal currency. During the reporting period, foreign currency rate fluctuations resulted in an adjustment to functional expenses. The adjustment, resulting from conversion of foreign denominated transactions to dollars, has been included in the applicable functional expense categories, including Program Services and Management and General Expenses. Part VIII Statement of Revenue, Line 1: In reviewing the organization's funding streams, it was determined that certain amounts previously reported as contributions in Part VIII, Line 1f-specifically, funds received under federal subawards from institutions administering grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), more appropriately qualify as government grants (Part VIII, Line 1e) under the Internal Revenue Code and Form 990 instructions. The organization was determined to be a subrecipient, carrying out a portion of the federal award's programmatic activities and subject to federal compliance requirements. In accordance with IRS Form 990 instructions and ASC 958-605, funding of this nature is properly classified as a government grant rather than a charitable contribution. Part VIII Statement of Revenue, Line 1: Revenue from an educational and clinical collaboration agreement with a U.S.-based academic institution was reclassified from contribution revenue to program service revenue to more accurately reflect the nature of the arrangement. The funds were received in exchange for logistical and programmatic services. In accordance with IRS Form 990 instructions and ASC 958-605 this represents an exchange transaction and is properly reclassified to Part VIII, Line 2 Program Service Revenue. Part XI Reconciliation of Net Assets In the prior year, the organization properly excluded unrealized gains from revenue and included the reconciliation between audited financials and the Form 990 on Schedule D Part XI. A prior period adjustment of $13,664 is recorded in Part XI, Line 8 to reflect an unrealized gain that was inadvertently omitted from the prior year's net asset balance. The adjustment aligns the beginning net assets with the fair market value of investments reported in the prior year. The organization reports investments at fair value and this non-cash adjustment ensures consistency between the balance sheet and the reconciliation of net assets.