FOUNDATION FOR LAKE CHAPALA CHARITIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: FOUNDATION FOR LAKE CHAPALA CHARITIES INC (EIN 30-0470692)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-04-23
IRS object ID: 202031329349300438
Schema version: 2019v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-04-23T14:43:03-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	300470692	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FOUNDATION FOR LAKE CHAPALA CHARITIES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FOUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9562420497	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5802 Bob Bullock Loop Ste 328C 4A	AddressLine1Txt
City	Laredo	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78041	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Mathew Butler	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9562420497	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-04-23	SignatureDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	173.232.242.4	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Sandra M Feldman	PrincipalOfficerNm

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	Av del Parque 137	AddressLine1Txt
City	San Antonio Tlayacapan	CityNm
Province Or State	Jalisco	ProvinceOrStateNm
Country	MX	CountryCd
Foreign Postal	45915	ForeignPostalCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$270,560	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.lakechapalacharities.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2009	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities is a 501(c)(3) public charity that receives donations and distributes those funds to various, qualified nonprofit charitable organizations located around the area of Lake Chapala in Jalisco state, Mexico.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	9	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$212,706	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$270,560	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$212,706	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$270,560	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$211,981	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$268,586	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$725	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,974	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$212,706	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$270,560	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$0	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$0	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities is a 501(c)(3) public charity that receives donations and distributes those funds to various, qualified nonprofit organizations located around the area of Lake Chapala in Jalisco state, Mexico.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$270,560	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$268,586	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	The organization operates a single program service only: receiving and processing donations and using those donations to make grants to charities and nonprofit service institutions in Mexico. The types of program services operated by these funded institutions include: educational assistance for the poor, feeding programs for the poor, medical assistance for the poor, housing for abandoned children, animal care and adoption services.	Desc
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$270,560	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	Yes (1)	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	0	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	MX	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Sandra Feldman	PersonNm
Phone	9562420497	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5802 Bob Bullock Loop Ste 328C 4A	AddressLine1Txt
City	Laredo	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78041	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
Sandra Feldman
President	4	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Reldman
Vice President	4	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Chase
Secretary	4	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jan Quarton
Director at Large	2	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Louise Burgess
Director at Large	2	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Matthew Butler
Treasurer	4	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Brian Dalziel
Director	2		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Emile Badawy
Director	16	0			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$0	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$0	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$270,560	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$270,560	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$270,560	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$268,586	TotalAmt
Program Services	$268,586	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$199	TotalAmt
Program Services	$199	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$146	TotalAmt
Program Services	$146	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,494	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,494	ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$135	TotalAmt
Program Services	$135	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$270,560	TotalAmt
Program Services	$270,560	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part X	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$0	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$0	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$299,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$335,687	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$254,546	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$212,706	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$270,560	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,372,742	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$299,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$335,687	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$254,546	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$212,706	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$270,560	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,372,742	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,372,742	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$1,372,742	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	1	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	1	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held	20	DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Funds And Other Accounts Held	0	FundsAndOtherAccountsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri	$270,560	DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Contri	$0	FundsAndOtherAccountsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants	$270,560	DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Grants	$0	FundsAndOtherAccountsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY	$0	DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Vl EOY	$0	FundsAndOtherAccountsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg Ctrl	Yes (1)	DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable Prps	Yes (1)	DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule D, Part I, Line 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The organization does not maintain donor advised funds. However, donors may indicate a preference concerning which types of charitable institutions they wish to support with their contributions. The organization makes all final determinations concerning how funds are distributed.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	RegionTxt
Offices	1	OfficesCnt
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Grantmaking	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	Processing donations	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$270,560	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent	$270,560	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (13 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Scholarships for needy children	$50,104	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Health education for girls	$47,623	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Medical care for needy children	$35,456	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Food program for the poor	$25,780	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Home for abandonded children	$18,494	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Scholarships for low income families	$17,353	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Care home for elderly women	$10,885	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Social services provider	$10,527	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Animal welfare services	$9,166	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Vocational education for youth	$8,607	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Community religious organization	$6,652	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Sanctuary for abandonded animals	$6,050	Wire transfer	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Emergency medical services	$5,800	Wire transfer	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	14	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	6	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule F, Part I, Line 2

Monitoring. The organization manages and tracks all grants made to Mexican institutions and operates controls to ensure funds are properly distributed. All institutions funded through The Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities are organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes in Mexico. Many are qualified as not-for-profit Asociación Civil or A.C. institutions under regulations administered by the state of Jalisco. All recipients are monitored to ensure their operations remain consistent with generally accepted standards for public charities. Institutions funded by the organization fulfill the following types of program services: educational assistance for the poor; feeding programs for the poor; medical assistance for the poor; housing for abandoned children; animal care and adoption services.

Schedule F, Part I, Line 3

Accounting. The Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities operates on a cash accounting basis. The organization does not prepare financial statements. Financial transactions and accounts are are reviewed by an external accountant to ensure that operations comply with provisions enforced by SAT Servicio de Administración Tributaria, the federal Tax Administration Service in Mexico.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part IV, Line 6	The organization does not maintain donor advised funds. However, donors may indicate a preference concerning which types of charitable institutions they wish to support with their contributions. The organization makes all final determinations concerning how funds are distributed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2	The President and the Vice President, the original founders of the organization, are husband and wife.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The processes used to review this form 990 were: (1) Prepare all accounting spreadsheets for years 2015 - 2019 and test them for their accuracy. (2) Print form 990 analyzing all instructions. (3) Review all schedules for Form 990 to Understand their purposes and if they apply to our charity. (4) Check all cross-references between the schedules we need to report and Form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	Some governance and policy information is included within the organization's web site. Other documentation is made available by request.
Form 990, Part X, Line 33	All donations received by the organization are distributed shortly after they are received. Therefore, the organization does not hold funds for any length of time. The only asset maintained by the organization is a small bank account balance in an amount that generally totals no more than $1,000.
Form 990, Part XI	All donations received by the organization are distributed shortly after they are received. Therefore, the organization does not hold funds for any length of time. The only asset maintained by the organization is a small bank account balance in an amount that generally totals no more than $1,000.
Form 990, Part XII	The Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities operates on a cash accounting basis. The organization does not prepare financial statements. Financial transactions and accounts are reviewed by an external accountant to ensure that operations comply with provisions enforced by SAT Servicio de Administración Tributaria, the federal Tax Administration Service in Mexico.