Most of the funding for the Casa Materna - Mary Ann Jackman comes from the
Friends of the Casa Materna

The Friends of the Casa Materna is a U.S. based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that raises funds for the Casa Materna. Founded in 2000 this group's mission is to channel support to the mothers, newborns and staff of the Casa Materna Mary Ann Jackman in Matagalpa, Nicaragua with the goal of reducing maternal and infant mortality. Money is raised through many generous individual donors in addition to a variety of grants.

Friends of the Casa Materna Board

Left to Right: Carlos Castro, Carole McCabe, David Hulefeld, Susan Lambert, Jo-Ann Snyder, Eddie Heath, Kitty Madden, Lauren Castro, Karen Fogliatti. Not Pictured: Bill Hickey and Sara Holmes

A diverse group from throughout the U.S.A. serves on the board of the Friends of the Casa helping to support and promote the Casa and its mission.

Current Friends of the Casa Materna Officers

• Karen Fogliatti, President
• Jo-Ann Snyder, Treasurer
• David Hulefeld, Secretary
• Susan Lambert, Liaison
• Carlos Castro, Webmaster

To contact the board members please use the Contact Us form.

The Casa Materna also receives kind and generous support from many international friends through funding of various programs and grants. The graph to the right shows a break down of donations by country from the 2010 fiscal year.

Self sustaining projects:

In addition, the Casa Materna has several self sustaining projects including the Casita (a bed & breakfast adjacent to the Casa Materna), selling of handmade babyslings, and rental of the new auditorium.

Want to learn more about our self sustaining projects? Or want to help? Click here.

Financial Reports:

In 2010, thanks to our generous donors, we received: $97,709. We sent $105,000 to the Casa, and had $8,407 in FCM expenses. Due to the Casa's rising costs and decreased income (donations), FCM drew $15,697 from Reserves. The outflow of money was distributed in the following way:


Funds received by Casa Materna were used for food, clothing, medicines, utilities, office supplies, vehicle maintenance/repair/insurance, diesel, salaries and pension.