About Us

Amigos de Chocolá, formerly the Chocolá Sustainability Task Force, is a non-profit secular organization committed to promoting sustainable economic and social development in the town of Chocolá, Guatemala, helping to reduce poverty and improve the lives of the people of Chocolá and surrounding regions.

We are incorporated as a 501c(3) not-for-profit Public Benefit Corporation, endorsed and filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of California on September 12, 2005. Our Articles of Incorporation state that the specific purpose of this corporation is to provide economic assistance, healthcare information and assistance and other humanitarian aid and support to the people living in and around the town of Chocolá, Guatemala.

For verification and donation purposes our non-profit tax ID number is 20-3628088.

We believe in a holistic approach to development—reducing poverty and hopelessness in a developing community through strengthening the economic, infrastructural, educational, health and social quality of the community together, in a way that respects the integrity, self-determination and aspirations of the community itself.

We neither represent nor espouse a particular political theory, religious orientation or commercial interest. Our work will always seek improvements that uplift the present and preserve the distinctive historical, social and cultural identity of the people of Chocolá, Guatemala. We will act with integrity and respect in our transactions, work and interactions within our organization, our communities and our world.

Amigos de Chocolá is managed by a board of directors composed of individuals from various walks of life, all of whom have been touched by the people of this small Guatemalan town. Currently, we are operating out of two U.S. locations:

455 Champlain Dr
Claremont, CA 91711

17229 Rimrock Drive
Golden, CO 80401.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman
John D. Hill, MPA
Claremont, CA

Treasurer
Thomas T. Reiley, MD
Golden, CO

Secretary
Patricia Coen
Mt Pleasant, MI

MEMBERS

Leland H. Chambers, PhD
Denver, CO

Victor Diaz Can
Winston-Salem, NC

Lauren M. Hill, MPH
Los Angeles, CA

Anne E. Kraemer Diaz
Winston-Salem, NC

STAFF

John D. Hill, CEO

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Amigos de Chocolá
Attn: Thomas T. Reiley, MD
17229 Rimrock Drive
Golden, CO 80401

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