2026-09-18T11:12:24-05:00 2025-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2025-01-01 270115624 MARINA ORTH FOUNDATION MARI 2023635557 CO M ORTH 4907 ROCKWOOD PKY NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 MAUREEN ORTH PRESIDENT 2023635557 2026-09-18 1 DOUGLAS BURACK P00027274 2126972299 2025 MAUREEN ORTH C/O M ORTH 4907 ROCKWOOD PKY NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 629721 0 X WWW.FUNDAORTH.ORG X 2005 DC SEE SCHEDULE O.THE MARINA ORTH FOUNDATION, A TAX EXEMPT 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT PUBLIC CHARITY, STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM DISADVANTAGED SOCIOECONOMIC AREAS IN MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA. OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP STEM SKILLS WITH A FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY AND ROBOTICS, BILINGUALISM, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND LEADERSHIP TO EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS. WE ARE CONVINCED THAT THEIR SUCCESS NOT ONLY DEPENDS ON CLASSROOM LEARNING BUT ALSO SELF-CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, AND PERSEVERANCE. A KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENGLISH COMBINED WITH STRONG INTERPERSONAL SKILLS WILL ENABLE THEM TO COMPETE IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND TO HELP ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS AND GOALS. 3 3 0 3 0 0 187343 456119 0 0 47205 40981 0 0 234548 497100 305309 332782 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18936 34859 324245 367641 -89697 129459 1695179 2024224 0 130 1695179 2024094 X THE MARINA ORTH FOUNDATION, A TAX EXEMPT 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT PUBLIC CHARITY, STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM DISADVANTAGED SOCIOECONOMIC AREAS IN MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP STEM SKILLS WITH A FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY AND ROBOTICS, BILINGUALISM, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND LEADERSHIP TO EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS. WE ARE CONVINCED THAT THEIR SUCCESS NOT ONLY DEPENDS ON CLASSROOM LEARNING BUT ALSO SELF-CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, AND PERSEVERANCE. A KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENGLISH COMBINED WITH STRONG INTERPERSONAL SKILLS WILL ENABLE THEM TO COMPETE IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND TO HELP ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS AND GOALS. 0 0 357320 332782 AT THE MARINA ORTH FOUNDATION, A TAX-EXEMPT 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT PUBLIC CHARITY, WE ARE CONVINCED THAT AN EDUCATION IS A KEY ENGINE OF CHANGE AND CLOSES THE GAPS IN SOCIAL INEQUALITY THROUGH OUR CURRICULUM AND CLUBS. FOR 20 YEARS WE HAVE SERVED A TOTAL 132,000 STUDENTS IN 80 SCHOOLS IN MEDELLIN AND 8 OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. WE BREAK BARRIERS AND BUILD BRIDGES TO A BRIGHT FUTURE BY PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ENGLISH, ROBOTICS, TECHNOLOGY, EXPLORE THEIR VOCATIONS, AND ACCESS UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS. BEYOND ACQUIRING NEW SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENTS ALSO DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS, RESILIENCE, CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND CRITICAL THINKING. OUR SUCCESS MEANS STRESSING TEAMWORK AND PROJECT BASED LEARNING TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS. (CON'T ON SCHEDULE O)THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENGLISH COMBINED WITH STRONG INTERPERSONAL SKILLS ENABLES THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS AND GOALS. IN 2025, WITH THANKS TO OUR PRIVATE/PUBLIC PARTNERS, SOME OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE:ROBOTICS: OUR ROBOTICS CLUBS COMPETE AGAINST THE BEST STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN MEDELLIN AND THROUGHOUT COLOMBIA. AT THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ROBOT COMPETITION IN SOUTH KOREA WE WON A GOLD, THREE SILVER AND TWO HONORABLE MENTION MEDALS. IN 2025, WE WON 14 MEDALS IN TOTAL AT COMPETITIONS AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.EXPANSION CONTINUES:THE MARINA ORTH FOUNDATION EXPANDED INTO TWO ADDITIONAL AREAS, THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BARBOSA AND EL BARGE. NEW TECHNOLOGIES BOOTCAMP PROGRAM:UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE MEDELLIN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DISTRICT, WE TRAINED OVER 700 STUDENTS AND 33 TEACHERS IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES USING STEM METHODOLOGIES AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO BRIDGE DIGITAL LITERACY GAPS IN THE CITY'S MOST UNDERSERVED DISTRICTS.SCHOLARSHIPS:WE CURRENTLY HAVE 26 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS PURSUING THEIR DREAMS THROUGH UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AND INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAMS. OUR SCHOLARS ARE GRADUATING AS LAWYERS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERS.TEACHLABS:WE CREATED BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON TRAINING FOR ALMOST 300 TEACHERS TO HELP REFINE THEIR SKILLS AND IMPROVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. THROUGH STEM INTEGRATION WORKSHOPS, TEACHERS DESIGNED INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE CLASSROOM. 357320 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X MAUREEN ORTH 2023635557 4907 ROCKWOOD PKY NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 X MAUREEN ORTH PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALDEN KAMIKAWA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LUKE RUSSERT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 456119 9464 456119 44575 44575 129027 132621 -3594 -3594 -3594 497100 0 0 40981 332782 332782 4211 4211 5978 5978 1903 1903 1259 1259 5789 5789 13499 13499 CREDIT CARD FEES 2088 2088 132 132 367641 357320 10321 0 81519 166705 28491 35235 1698 1634 1583471 1820650 1695179 2024224 130 0 130 X 1695179 2024094 1695179 2024094 1695179 2024224 129459 199456 0 X 0 0 0 X 217144 268441 186514 187343 456119 1315561 217144 268441 186514 187343 456119 1315561 584011 731550 28866 23296 34137 39930 44575 170804 29 29 1486394 0.49220 0.50120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENT LOCATED IN REGION 332782 0 0 0 0 0 0 332782 0 332782 SOUTH AMERICA TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING (CORE CURRICULA AND BILINGUAL EDUCATION) FOR YOUTHS IN GRADES K-12 THROUGH DIRECT SCHOOL ASSISTANCE AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES. 332782 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD. 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