# CHOICE Humanitarian

**Type:** helper
**Status:** Draft
**Confidence:** Medium
**Tier:** C
**Focus:** international development, village-led poverty alleviation, rural expeditions, Utah nonprofit
**Identifiers:** ein=74-2494806
**Primary Location:** Draper, UT
**Utah Location:** Draper, UT
**Region:** Draper
**Map Location:** 392 E 12300 S Ste J, Draper, UT 84020
**Coordinates:** 40.5236, -111.8910
**Location Precision:** exact
**Location Source:** https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/742494806
**Domain:** culture-place
**Website:** https://www.choicehumanitarian.org/
**Updated:** 2026-08-11
**Pull:** *Village-led development NGO born from a University of Utah professor's model — now broadcasting that U.S. operations have ceased.*
**Relates:** cites [Source: CHOICE Humanitarian Official Website](choice-humanitarian-official-website.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/choice-humanitarian-official-website.md · https://www.choicehumanitarian.org/ · cites [Source: IRS Form 990 Record — CHOICE Humanitarian](choice-humanitarian-form-990-record.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/choice-humanitarian-form-990-record.md · https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/api/v2/organizations/742494806.json

## Summary

CHOICE Humanitarian is the public brand of **Center For Humanitarian Outreach And Intercultural
Exchange** (EIN **74-2494806**), a Utah nonprofit with IRS exemption since **1988** and a **Draper**
office ([990 record](choice-humanitarian-form-990-record.md)). The homepage captured **2026-08-11**
prominently states **"CHOICE Humanitarian Ceases U.S. Operations"**
([official site](choice-humanitarian-official-website.md)).

The lead placed the organization in **West Jordan**; primary records list **Draper** (392 E 12300 S).

## Impact

The village-led development model in the lead matches how the organization describes itself — rural
communities, poverty disruption, expedition travel — and how **James B. Mayfield** is described as
**cofounder** and **University of Utah professor emeritus** on the university's instructor page
([U of U profile](university-of-utah-james-mayfield-instructor-profile.md)). That page names **nine
countries** where he led expeditions; the homepage says **seven countries** for program impact
([official site](choice-humanitarian-official-website.md)) — different speakers, not reconciled.

Financial scale from filed 990 data (API structured year **2023**): revenue **$3.34M**, expenses
**$4.34M**, assets **$1.04M** ([990 record](choice-humanitarian-form-990-record.md)) — mid-size NGO,
not a micro-charity.

The most consequential disproof for a 2026 reader: **U.S. operations status.** The banner says U.S.
operations **cease**; the dedicated blog post URL did not resolve to separate content when probed. What
continues internationally, if anything, is **unresolved** on captured evidence.

**Bet:** that village-led, multi-year facilitation beats one-shot aid — if local leadership capacity
is the measured output, not dollars shipped.

## Who They Help

Rural communities in multiple countries (seven per homepage; nine named on Mayfield's university bio),
through expeditions, fundraising, and the organization's stated self-developing village program
 framing on the homepage.

## How To Use It

**Status warning:** homepage banner indicates **U.S. operations ceased** — verify before planning
domestic engagement, donations, or expeditions through U.S. channels
([official site](choice-humanitarian-official-website.md)).

Historical contact: **(801) 474-1937**; **392 East 12300 South, Suite J, Draper, UT 84020**; EIN
**74-2494806** for tax records.

## Open Questions

- **What "Ceases U.S. Operations" means in practice** — staff, fundraising, expeditions, international
  affiliates — no standalone captured article.
- **Lead's West Jordan location is wrong** for current IRS/website address (Draper).
- **James Mayfield's active role today** not in 990 API extract; university page confirms emeritus +
  cofounder history only.
- **990 program service descriptions and country lists** not extracted — full PDF would add officers,
  board, and program geography.
- **2 MILLION+ LIVES TOUCHED** is homepage marketing without a cited methodology.

## Evidence

- [Source: CHOICE Humanitarian Official Website](choice-humanitarian-official-website.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/choice-humanitarian-official-website.md · https://www.choicehumanitarian.org/ — cease U.S. operations banner; seven countries; EIN; Draper address
- [Source: IRS Form 990 Record — CHOICE Humanitarian](choice-humanitarian-form-990-record.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/choice-humanitarian-form-990-record.md · https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/api/v2/organizations/742494806.json — legal name; EIN; 2023 revenue/expenses/assets
- [Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Utah Extract](irs-bmf-utah-exempt-organizations.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/irs-bmf-utah-exempt-organizations.md · https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/eo_ut.csv — EIN 742494806 row; 2024-12 tax period processed
- [Source: University of Utah — James Mayfield Instructor Profile](university-of-utah-james-mayfield-instructor-profile.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/university-of-utah-james-mayfield-instructor-profile.md · https://continue.utah.edu/osher/instructor/592479 — cofounder; professor emeritus; expedition countries

## See Also

- [Best Friends Animal Society](best-friends-animal-society-official-website.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/best-friends-animal-society-official-website.md — another Utah-origin nonprofit operating at national scale (different domain)