Arica Institute Inc
To disseminate trainings and practices based on oscar ichazos integral philosophy to meet the existential challenges of our times consciously and ethically.
Arica Institute Inc at a glance
In short: Arica Institute Inc reported $10K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $10,262 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +8.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $470,986
- +22.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $388,540
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $19,250
- +461.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $325,664
- -5.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Arica Institute Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $58K (2021). In 2025 it reported $10K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Ichazo Foundation Kihei, HI | To Support Website Redevelopment | $53,757 |
| Oscar Ichazo Foundation Kihei, HI | To Assist with Overhead Costs | $4,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $470,986 | $388,540 | $325,664 | $10,262 | Total only | $19,250 |
| 2024 | $384,370 | $346,681 | $345,675 | $9,504 | Total only | $3,429 |
| 2023 | $397,813 | $301,286 | $363,506 | $17,100 | Total only | $-17,982 |
| 2021 | $492,147 | $334,335 | $377,072 | $57,757 | 2 | $13,376 |
| 2020 | $511,767 | $384,403 | $368,766 | $17,000 | 1 | $730 |
| 2019 | $510,954 | $523,429 | $364,931 | $12,607 | Total only | $3,092 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Arica Institute Inc
Based on IRS filings
Arica Institute Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Kent, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $471K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $10K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $19K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Arica Institute Inc is led by Sascha Von Meier, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sascha Von Meier
President
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Ichazo
Director of Vision & Standards
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
$8K (2020) → $30K (2025)
Joe Bellafiore
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hollis Yungbluit
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Declan Rothwell
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wietze Hoogeveen
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Cence
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcelo Cantizano
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Blackmore
Manager
Executive Director → Manager, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$70K (2019) → $80K (2025)
Christine Maxwell
Secretary
Vice President → Director, 2021
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Oconnell
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Hewell
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Marcia Hewitt (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Silvia Staudinger (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jan Szostek (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Declan Rockwell (2023) — Director
- Former: Richard Mason (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Victor Jano (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Brian Wright (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Marcelo Fernandez (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Oscar Ichazo (2019–2020) — Founding Director
- Former: Shelley Dales (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Stuart Karlan (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Laurie Obyrne (2019) — Vice Presdient
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $80K, to Robert Blackmore (Manager). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Arica Institute Inc
How much does Arica Institute Inc give each year?
Arica Institute Inc reported $10K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $10K in grants paid.
How large is Arica Institute Inc?
Arica Institute Inc reported $471K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $389K.
What is Arica Institute Inc?
Arica Institute Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Kent, CT. It holds $471K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Arica Institute Inc operate?
Arica Institute Inc has awarded grants in Hawaii.
What is Arica Institute Inc's EIN?
Arica Institute Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2687268. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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