FAMSI基金會設立於1993年，以促進對於古代中美洲文化的理解，並促進與協助學者進行研究或計畫的執行，範圍跨足人類學、考古學、藝術的歷史、碑銘研究、人種誌、人種歷史學、語言學等相關，網站提供大量中美洲資料可供研究。

The Foundation (FAMSI) was created in 1993 to foster increased understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures. The Foundation aims to assist and promote qualified scholars who might otherwise be unable to undertake or complete their programs of research and synthesis. Projects in the following disciplines are urged to apply: anthropology, archaeology, art history, epigraphy, ethnography, ethnohistory, linguistics, and related fields.