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MERIDA FOUNDATION

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Plain text MERIDA FOUNDATION. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2019–2025. https://strategystudio.org/org/810644239. Retrieved 2026-10-19.

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Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2019–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $237K · expenses $98K · assets $2.8M

EIN
81-0644239
Address
PO BOX 105431, JEFFERSON CTY, MO 65110-5431
Website
WWW.MERIDAFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
Q33
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2013
Cross-check
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Mission

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE MERIDA REGION OF THE STATE OF YUCATAN, MEXICO. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH EXISTING AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS IN MERIDA TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO WORKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED MERIDA AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES RESIDENTS WHO RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mark Saucier PRESIDENT2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Gregory Mihalevich SECRETARY2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Larry Lewis VICE PRESIDENT2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Pat Joyce MEMBER2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Anne Scott TREASURER2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jamie Schulte MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SAUCIER PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY MIHALEVICH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY LEWIS VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
PAT JOYCE MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE SCOTT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE SCHULTE MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SAUCIER PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY MIHALEVICH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY LEWIS VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
PAT JOYCE MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE SCOTT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE SCHULTE MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SAUCIER PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY MIHALEVICH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY LEWIS TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAT JOYCE BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE SCOTT VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SAUCIER PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY MIHALEVICH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY LEWIS TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAT JOYCE BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE SCOTT VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SAUCIER PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY MIHALEVICH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY LEWIS TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAT JOYCE BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE SCOTT BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SAUCIER PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY MIHALEVICH SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY LEWIS TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
PAT JOYCE BOARD OF DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE SCOTT BOARD OF DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK SAUCIER PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY MIHALEVICH SECRETARY6 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY L LEWIS TREASURER6 $0$0$0 $01
PAT JOYCE BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE SCOTT BOARD OF DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$236,630$97,650 $2,837,741$2,837,741 $55,067$0 $006
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$189,258$79,444 $2,503,036$2,503,036 $46,430$0 $005
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,910$80,213 $2,228,806$2,228,806 $24,205$0 $005
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,773$71,303 $1,984,938$1,984,938 $30,930$0 $005
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$175,450$41,587 $2,425,547$2,425,547 $36,860$0 $005
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,277$21,407 $2,229,262$2,229,262 $31,867$0 $005
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,535,147$43,421 $1,966,002$1,966,002 $1,532,295$0 $005

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

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ALPHA FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$2,196,53912 12011–2024 CHADASHA FOUNDATION
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,417,92374 152012–2024 AMONG FOUNDATION; FOREFRONT MISSION INC; LOVE AND HOPE FOUNDATION; ARC FOUNDATION INC and 11 more
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ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC DAF sponsor$1,082,1251 12022–2022 AFGHAN LITERACY FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $97,650 spent · pay $0 · grants $34,450 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUPPLY ORGANIZER $39,792$39,792-- 40.7%
Grants outside the US $34,450$34,450-- 35.3%
Travel $9,009$9,009-- 9.2%
Other (as described)TRANSPORTATION $8,671$8,671-- 8.9%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $4,431$4,431-- 4.5%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIP $880$880-- 0.9%
Office expenses $417$417-- 0.4%
Total$97,650100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $79,444 spent · pay $0 · grants $29,276 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUPPLY ORGANIZER $32,994$32,994-- 41.5%
Grants outside the US $29,276$29,276-- 36.9%
Other (as described)TRANSPORTATION $6,656$6,656-- 8.4%
Travel $5,899$5,899-- 7.4%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $3,946$3,946-- 5.0%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIP $600$600-- 0.8%
Office expenses $73$73-- 0.1%
Total$79,444100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $80,213 spent · pay $0 · grants $29,988 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUPPLY ORGANIZER $30,662$30,662-- 38.2%
Grants outside the US $29,988$29,988-- 37.4%
Travel $9,276$9,276-- 11.6%
Other (as described)TRANSPORTATION $6,069$6,069-- 7.6%
Fees: accounting $3,650$3,650-- 4.6%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $505$505-- 0.6%
Office expenses $63$63-- 0.1%
Total$80,213100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $71,303 spent · pay $0 · grants $13,684 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUPPLY ORGANIZER $35,249$35,249-- 49.4%
Travel $14,584$14,584-- 20.5%
Grants outside the US $13,684$13,684-- 19.2%
Other (as described)TRANSPORTATION $3,023$3,023-- 4.2%
Other (as described)WEBSITE ADMIN $2,414$2,414-- 3.4%
Fees: accounting $1,700$1,700-- 2.4%
Office expenses $585$585-- 0.8%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $64$64-- 0.1%
Total$71,303100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $41,587 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,225 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUPPLY ORGANIZER $16,692$16,692-- 40.1%
Other (as described)TRANSPORTATION $12,086$12,086-- 29.1%
Grants outside the US $5,225$5,225-- 12.6%
Fees: accounting $3,910$3,910-- 9.4%
Travel $2,876$2,876-- 6.9%
Office expenses $541$541-- 1.3%
Other (as described)CONSULTATION FEES $200$200-- 0.5%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $57$57-- 0.1%
Total$41,587100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $21,407 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,242 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUPPLY ORGANIZER $14,006$14,006-- 65.4%
Grants outside the US $4,242$4,242-- 19.8%
Travel $1,690$1,690-- 7.9%
Other (as described)TRANSPORTATION $1,002$1,002-- 4.7%
Office expenses $467$467-- 2.2%
Total$21,407100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $43,421 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUPPLY ORGANIZER $16,397$16,397-- 37.8%
Other (as described)FOOD $14,832$14,832-- 34.2%
Other (as described)TRANSPORTATION $5,919$5,919-- 13.6%
Travel $5,824$5,824-- 13.4%
Office expenses $449$449-- 1.0%
Total$43,421100%

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