2024-04-29T13:03:02-05:00 2023-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990EZ 2023-01-01 300258491 Puente a la Salud Comunitaria PUEN 5124798774 1131-A E 6th St Austin TX 78702 Katherine Lorenz Treasurer 5124798774 2024-04-29 1 Katherine Lorenz 999009999 0 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2024-04-29 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.puentemexico.org X X 51556 X 51555 1 51556 5980 5163 776 7457 19376 32180 65968 0 98148 X 45448 78524 20520 19624 65968 98148 0 0 65968 98148 X Puente promotes the cultivation and consumption of amaranth, combined with other traditional and strategic crops, to encourage the diversification of local agriculture and diet for rural communities in Mexico and improve community well-being. Social economy: Farmer families can sell their harvest at a higher profit by organizing micro-enterprises and regional networks with increased access to markets and value-added technology. The program aims to derive both social and economic benefits for participants. The Program Director and staff train micro-enterprises to improve their ability to develop and commercialize food products based on amaranth. Also, we support local and regional point-of-sales operations to allow enterprises to increase their clients and direct sales. 0 3208 The Eco-amaranth program promotes the production of amaranth in rural communities through agricultural training, technical assistance, and farmer-to-farmer exchanges. Since 2007, Puente has worked with hundreds of Oaxacan farmers from rural communities to cultivate amaranth using sustainable and agroecological practices. The Eco-Amaranth program allows small-scale farmers to create a healthy food source and generate additional revenue for their families. The program collaborates with the Healthy Families team to contribute to food sovereignty and to improve family nutrition by promoting amaranth, a native crop rich in nutrients and with economic potential. 0 1310 Healthy Families: Puente's Healthy Families program works with rural communities in Oaxaca to foster a more diverse and nutritious diet for their families and help combat child malnutrition by consuming amaranth. Since 2003, Puente has worked with over 12,000 women from more than 80 communities in Oaxaca to prevent health problems and malnutrition through this program. The program works with women from vulnerable populations to address some of the root causes of malnutrition in their communities and make informed decisions regarding consuming amaranth. 0 0 4518 Katherine Lorenz Treasurer 2.00 0 0 0 Kate Seely Secretary 2.00 0 0 0 Hope Bidga-Peyton Director 1.00 0 0 0 Jose Carlos Leon Vargas Director 10.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cynthia Cedeno 11613 D Spring Cypress Road Tomball TX 77377 8325598360 0 1 MX 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 317760 220666 71145 26335 51555 687461 317760 220666 71145 26335 51555 687461 152155 535306 1280 168 2 1 1 1452 7095 189 7284 696197 6841 0.76890 0.86740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 41790 22935 8361 3651 76737 115106 10448 5734 2090 913 19185 28778 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income Description: Interest income. Amount: 1. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses Description: Program expense. Amount: 1,965. Description: Insurance. Amount: 4,131. Description: Office expense. Amount: 1,302. Description: Advertising, promotional. Amount: 59. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 7,457. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets Description: Other Depreciable Assets. Beg. of Year Amount: 20,520. End of Year Amount: 19,624. The organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly,or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly,or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.