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EL PUENTE DE WILLIAMSBURG INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
EL PUENTE DE WILLIAMSBURG INC (EIN 11-2614265)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-05-15
IRS object ID
202441369349308089
Schema version
2022v5.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Activity Or MissionEL PUENTE IS A COMMUNITY HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTION THAT PROMOTES LEADERSHIP FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT OF MEMBERS (YOUTH AND ADULT) IN THE ARTS, EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WELLNESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF EL PUENTE IS TO INSPIRE AND NURTURE LEADERSHIP FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, WORKING AS A HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTION IN NYC AND PUERTO RICO WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IMPACT. EL PUENTE CREATES COMMUNITY-LED MOVEMENTS OF SELF DETERMINATION THROUGH A HOLISTIC LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM MODEL, AS A HIGH IMPACT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.MissionDesc
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DescLEADERSHIP CENTERS ACROSS OUR PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZING, WE STRIVE FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF LATINX YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO UNDERSTAND SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION, IDENTIFY CHALLENGES, AND DESIGN AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR SOLUTIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE ARTS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH. EL PUENTE YOUTH LEADERS ORGANIZE CAMPAIGNS AND FACILITATE COALITIONS OF COMMUNITY- BASED, PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS THAT ADVOCATE FOR POLICY AND INVESTMENT IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS. A HIGHLIGHT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WAS OUR YOUTH LEADING PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING (PB) PROCESSES FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS 33, 34, AND 37 TO MODEL POSITIVE ACTIVE VOTER BEHAVIOR AND ENGAGEMENT IN CIVICS FROM AN EARLY AGE. YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO FOLLOW A PROJECT FROM THE IDEA PHASE TO EXECUTION AND IN THE TERM, THEY LEARN ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT, THE ROLE OF CITY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY BOARDS, ETC. OUR YOUTH ALSO LED THE PEOPLES MONEY PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING EFFORTS IN BUSHWICK ENGAGING OVER 4000 RESIDENTS IN THE VOTING PROCESS.Desc

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DescEL PUENTE COMMUNITY ARTS THROUGH A VERY ACTIVE YEAR OF ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS, EL PUENTE CHANNELED THE POWER OF THE ARTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. YOUNG ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY ARTISTS ALIKE WELCOMED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER AND PRODUCE PIECES THAT WERE SHARED WITH SMALL AND LARGE AUDIENCES. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE : 1. THE MURALISTAS STARTED THE YEAR WITH DESIGNING AND PAINTING HOUSING INTERSECTIONALITY, A MURAL THAT WRAPS AROUND THE ENTIRE LOBBY AT OUR NYCHA TAYLOR WYTHE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE MURAL HIGHLIGHTS THE HISTORY OF HOUSING ADVOCACY THAT EXISTS WITHIN NYCHA COMMUNITIES AND IN NYC. THE MURALISTAS ENGAGED THE MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY OF TAYLOR WYTHE IN PROVIDING THEIR IDEAS FOR THE MURAL WHICH THEY THEN TRANSLATED INTO THE BEAUTIFUL IMAGES THAT ARE NOW IMMORTALIZED ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER WALLS AND GREATLY CELEBRATED BY THE NEIGHBORS WHO UTILIZE THE SPACE. 2. WEPA PA'L PUEBLO SERIES: EL PUENTE HOSTED WEPA PAL PUEBLO, AN OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES IN BUSHWICK'S IRVING SQUARE PARK FEATURING BOMBA, SALSA, BOLERO & R&B FUSION, MERENGUE, & MORE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SANDY NURSE, THE SERIES SHOWCASED THE LOCAL ARTISTS AND CULTURE OF THE BUSHWICK COMMUNITY. 3. WEPA FESTIVAL: OUR ANNUAL STREET FESTIVAL IS CO-ORGANIZED BY EL PUENTES GREEN LIGHT DISTRICT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COUNCILWOMAN, JENNIFER GUTIERREZ. ROEBLING STREET WAS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC -BETWEEN S. 4TH AND SOUTH 2ND STREETS- AND FILLED WITH CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INFORMATION & RESOURCES, AS WELL AS A SPECTACULAR LINEUP OF PERFORMING ARTISTS FROM EL PUENTES C.A.D.R.E. NETWORK (COMMUNITY ARTISTS DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCE EXCHANGE), AND VISITING ARTISTS. 4. DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS 2022: OFFERING FOR OUR ANCESTORS, LINKED THIS CULTURAL CELEBRATION TO THE EARTH IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THE CELEBRATION OFFERED YOUTH ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. 5. ENCUENTROS: EL PUENTE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR CRNY AND CADRE ARTISTS, HOSTED OUR ENCUENTROS SERIES: LOVE & GRIEF PART ONE. THESE WERE EVENINGS OF POETIC PERFORMANCES DELVING INTO THE WEIGHT OF DISPLACEMENT, THE GRIEF OF GENTRIFICATION, AND EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY - INCLUDING ALL OF THE PEOPLE AND PLACES THAT FORM IT. 6. 3 KINGS 2023: EL PUENTES ICONIC 36TH ANNUAL THREE KINGS CELEBRATION:REMEMBERING WE ARE OF THE EARTH, HAPPENED IN-PERSON THIS YEAR AT OUR HEADQUARTERS IN LOS SURES AND IT WAS WELCOMED AND CELEBRATED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 7. MANIFEST 2023: OUR RIGHT TO MANIFEST, OUR RIGHT TO IMAGINE CELEBRATED WOMENS POWER AND CREATIVITY IN A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES.Desc

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DescEDUCATION AND TRAINING EL PUENTES COMMITMENT TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION IS EVIDENT IN OUR WORK AS THECOMMUNITY SCHOOL PARTNER AT MS 50 WHERE THIS FISCAL YEAR EL PUENTE ACTIVATED OUR EXPERIENCEAND RESOURCES TO HOLISTICALLY SERVE THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE NEW WAVE OF ASYLUM-SEEKING STUDENTS. OUR WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY DISTRICT 14 IN TERMS OF FACILITATING THE TRANSITION OF THE NEWCOMERS TO THE COMMUNITY. EL PUENTE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN LEADING THE ATTENDANCE IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS IN THE SCHOOL ALONG WITH BRINGING ON A PARENT ORGANIZER TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN OBTAINING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN PRESENT IN SCHOOL. THE PRESENCE OF THE PARENT ORGANIZER HAS MADE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON ATTENDANCE, STUDENT RETENTION, AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT. EL PUENTES INTEGRATION OF THE ARTS IN THE YOUTH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES WAS HIGHLIGHTED THROUGH OUR INTEGRATED ARTS PROJECT TITLED: IMMERSIVE CLIMATE JUSTICE. THIS CULMINATING PIECE COMBINED MULTIPLE ART FORMS, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE USE OF SPACE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS AND THE AUDIENCE IN REFLECTING ON CLIMATE ISSUES IMPACTING THE STUDENTS LOCALLY BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS IMPACTING MIGRATION. THIS INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION ENGAGED SEVEN ACADEMIC CLASSES INCLUDING THE NEWLY ARRIVED ASYLUM SEEKERS. OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION IS ALSO PRESENT IN ALL OF OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS WHERE EL PUENTE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH TUTORING, HOMEWORK HELP, TEST PREPARATIONS, AND COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SUPPORT.Desc

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DescGREEN LIGHT DISTRICT/ LATINO CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK OUR COMMUNITY LED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WORK HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR WORK AT THE GREEN LIGHT DISTRICT. OVER THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE ENGAGED IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITY DRIVEN SCIENCE TOURS THAT DOCUMENT THE EXTENT OF POLLUTION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. USING SUCH DATA, WE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE CAUSES OF POLLUTION, MAINLY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE (BQE). WE COLLABORATED WITH SEVERAL CITY AND STATE AGENCIES SUCH AS THE MAYORS OFFICE FOR CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLERS OFFICE, AND MANY MORE. WE WON A PROPOSAL THAT ESTABLISHED A MULTI YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRUST FOR GOVERNORS ISLAND TO OFFER THEM ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. TYPES OF ENGAGEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGH OUR WORK: 1. ACTIVITIES THAT ARE LED AND DIRECTED BY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE ALUMNI AND WENT THROUGH EP PROGRAMMING AND MEMBERSHIP MODELS, SO THAT THE STORIES AND NARRATIVES AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ARE ROOTED IN YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND THOSE AT THE FRONTLINES WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE. 2 BEING ROOTED IN BOTTOM-UP CONVENINGS AND ORGANIZING, THAT THEN IMPACTS AND INFLUENCES CITY-WIDE AND STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGNS AND LEGISLATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. 3. EXPANDING THE FOCUS ON CLOSING THE ON-RAMP/STREET ONTO THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE TO A LARGE SUITE OF DEMANDS FOR THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY, TO INCLUDE LARGER VISIONARY AND HOLISTIC TRANSFORMATIONS TO THE BROOKLYN-QUEENS EXPRESSWAY CORRIDOR. 4. ENGAGEMENT AROUND LIVED AND EXPERIENCED IMPACTS OF HISTORIC HARMS AND DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES AS A FRAMING TO WORK TOWARDS MITIGATION AND COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS. 5. ALIGNING THE STRONG HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF CULTURAL ORGANIZING WORK WITH OUR ACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CAMPAIGNS WE COLLABORATED WITH THE NETWORK OF EL PUENTE ARTISTS TO HOLD CULTURAL CONVENINGS CALLED ENCUENTROS, IN WHICH WE ACTIVATED AND BROUGHT FOLKS INTO OUR CAMPAIGN AROUND CLOSING THE RAMP AND TRANSFORMING THE BQE. 6. MERGING ARTISTIC PRACTICES WITH CREATIVE APPROACHES TO SHARING LIVED EXPERIENCES AND CALLS TO ACTION, THROUGH THEATRICAL RENDITIONS AND YOUTH- LED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WALKING TOURS, FORUM THEATERS, AND OPEN MICS.Desc
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FOOD$75,796$71,249$4,547
OTHERS$63,476$9,535$428$53,513
EQUIPMENT$62,223$55,485$3,525$3,213
PARTICIPANT COST$43,383$24,995$18,388

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,506TotalAmt
Management And General$9,506ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,112,500TotalAmt
Program Services$4,048,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$804,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$259,168FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$438,595BOYAmt
EOY$371,683EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,303,364BOYAmt
EOY$2,469,532EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$4,221EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$220,286LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$137,259LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,898BOYAmt
EOY$83,027EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,071,123EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,747,857BOYAmt
EOY$3,999,586EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$404,219BOYAmt
EOY$558,245EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$202,500EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225,157BOYAmt
EOY$1,413,133EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$629,376BOYAmt
EOY$2,173,878EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,780BOYAmt
EOY$467,121EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,951,701BOYAmt
EOY$1,358,587EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,118,481BOYAmt
EOY$1,825,708EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,747,857BOYAmt
EOY$3,999,586EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$292,773ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,991,885CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,939,046CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,511,124CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,093,536CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,764,061CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,299,652TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,991,885CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,939,046CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,511,124CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,093,536CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,764,061CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,299,652TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$210,106SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$22,089,546PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,012CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,353CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$70,742CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,906CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$55,666CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$177,679TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$22,477,331TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$55,666GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.98270PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92240PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS 177,679ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$79,395OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$425DepreciationAmt
Book Value$78,970BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$140,891OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$136,834DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,057BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$83,027TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS$791,794
FINANCE LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE-ASSETS$279,329
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,071,123TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES$844,711
OTHER LIABILITIES$285,139
FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES$283,283
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,413,133TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARCO CARRIONPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$157,758BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$157,758TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE MISSION OF EL PUENTE IS TO INSPIRE AND NURTURE LEADERSHIP FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, WORKING AS A HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTION IN NYC AND PUERTO RICO WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IMPACT. EL PUENTE CREATES COMMUNITY-LED MOVEMENTS OF SELF DETERMINATION THROUGH A HOLISTIC LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM MODEL, AS A HIGH IMPACT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ALEADERSHIP CENTERS ACROSS OUR PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZING, WE STRIVE FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF LATINX YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO UNDERSTAND SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION, IDENTIFY CHALLENGES, AND DESIGN AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR SOLUTIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE ARTS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH. EL PUENTE YOUTH LEADERS ORGANIZE CAMPAIGNS AND FACILITATE COALITIONS OF COMMUNITY- BASED, PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS THAT ADVOCATE FOR POLICY AND INVESTMENT IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS. A HIGHLIGHT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WAS OUR YOUTH LEADING PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING (PB) PROCESSES FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS 33, 34, AND 37 TO MODEL POSITIVE ACTIVE VOTER BEHAVIOR AND ENGAGEMENT IN CIVICS FROM AN EARLY AGE. YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO FOLLOW A PROJECT FROM THE IDEA PHASE TO EXECUTION AND IN THE TERM, THEY LEARN ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT, THE ROLE OF CITY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY BOARDS, ETC. OUR YOUTH ALSO LED THE PEOPLES MONEY PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING EFFORTS IN BUSHWICK ENGAGING OVER 4000 RESIDENTS IN THE VOTING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BEL PUENTE COMMUNITY ARTS THROUGH A VERY ACTIVE YEAR OF ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS, EL PUENTE CHANNELED THE POWER OF THE ARTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. YOUNG ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY ARTISTS ALIKE WELCOMED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER AND PRODUCE PIECES THAT WERE SHARED WITH SMALL AND LARGE AUDIENCES. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE : 1. THE MURALISTAS STARTED THE YEAR WITH DESIGNING AND PAINTING HOUSING INTERSECTIONALITY, A MURAL THAT WRAPS AROUND THE ENTIRE LOBBY AT OUR NYCHA TAYLOR WYTHE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE MURAL HIGHLIGHTS THE HISTORY OF HOUSING ADVOCACY THAT EXISTS WITHIN NYCHA COMMUNITIES AND IN NYC. THE MURALISTAS ENGAGED THE MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY OF TAYLOR WYTHE IN PROVIDING THEIR IDEAS FOR THE MURAL WHICH THEY THEN TRANSLATED INTO THE BEAUTIFUL IMAGES THAT ARE NOW IMMORTALIZED ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER WALLS AND GREATLY CELEBRATED BY THE NEIGHBORS WHO UTILIZE THE SPACE. 2. WEPA PA'L PUEBLO SERIES: EL PUENTE HOSTED WEPA PAL PUEBLO, AN OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES IN BUSHWICK'S IRVING SQUARE PARK FEATURING BOMBA, SALSA, BOLERO & R&B FUSION, MERENGUE, & MORE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SANDY NURSE, THE SERIES SHOWCASED THE LOCAL ARTISTS AND CULTURE OF THE BUSHWICK COMMUNITY. 3. WEPA FESTIVAL: OUR ANNUAL STREET FESTIVAL IS CO-ORGANIZED BY EL PUENTES GREEN LIGHT DISTRICT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COUNCILWOMAN, JENNIFER GUTIERREZ. ROEBLING STREET WAS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC -BETWEEN S. 4TH AND SOUTH 2ND STREETS- AND FILLED WITH CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INFORMATION & RESOURCES, AS WELL AS A SPECTACULAR LINEUP OF PERFORMING ARTISTS FROM EL PUENTES C.A.D.R.E. NETWORK (COMMUNITY ARTISTS DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCE EXCHANGE), AND VISITING ARTISTS. 4. DIA DE LOS MUERTOS: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS 2022: OFFERING FOR OUR ANCESTORS, LINKED THIS CULTURAL CELEBRATION TO THE EARTH IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THE CELEBRATION OFFERED YOUTH ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. 5. ENCUENTROS: EL PUENTE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR CRNY AND CADRE ARTISTS, HOSTED OUR ENCUENTROS SERIES: LOVE & GRIEF PART ONE. THESE WERE EVENINGS OF POETIC PERFORMANCES DELVING INTO THE WEIGHT OF DISPLACEMENT, THE GRIEF OF GENTRIFICATION, AND EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY - INCLUDING ALL OF THE PEOPLE AND PLACES THAT FORM IT. 6. 3 KINGS 2023: EL PUENTES ICONIC 36TH ANNUAL THREE KINGS CELEBRATION:REMEMBERING WE ARE OF THE EARTH, HAPPENED IN-PERSON THIS YEAR AT OUR HEADQUARTERS IN LOS SURES AND IT WAS WELCOMED AND CELEBRATED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 7. MANIFEST 2023: OUR RIGHT TO MANIFEST, OUR RIGHT TO IMAGINE CELEBRATED WOMENS POWER AND CREATIVITY IN A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4CEDUCATION AND TRAINING EL PUENTES COMMITMENT TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION IS EVIDENT IN OUR WORK AS THECOMMUNITY SCHOOL PARTNER AT MS 50 WHERE THIS FISCAL YEAR EL PUENTE ACTIVATED OUR EXPERIENCEAND RESOURCES TO HOLISTICALLY SERVE THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE NEW WAVE OF ASYLUM-SEEKING STUDENTS. OUR WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY DISTRICT 14 IN TERMS OF FACILITATING THE TRANSITION OF THE NEWCOMERS TO THE COMMUNITY. EL PUENTE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN LEADING THE ATTENDANCE IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS IN THE SCHOOL ALONG WITH BRINGING ON A PARENT ORGANIZER TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN OBTAINING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN PRESENT IN SCHOOL. THE PRESENCE OF THE PARENT ORGANIZER HAS MADE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON ATTENDANCE, STUDENT RETENTION, AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT. EL PUENTES INTEGRATION OF THE ARTS IN THE YOUTH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES WAS HIGHLIGHTED THROUGH OUR INTEGRATED ARTS PROJECT TITLED: IMMERSIVE CLIMATE JUSTICE. THIS CULMINATING PIECE COMBINED MULTIPLE ART FORMS, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE USE OF SPACE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS AND THE AUDIENCE IN REFLECTING ON CLIMATE ISSUES IMPACTING THE STUDENTS LOCALLY BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS IMPACTING MIGRATION. THIS INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION ENGAGED SEVEN ACADEMIC CLASSES INCLUDING THE NEWLY ARRIVED ASYLUM SEEKERS. OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION IS ALSO PRESENT IN ALL OF OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS WHERE EL PUENTE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT THROUGH TUTORING, HOMEWORK HELP, TEST PREPARATIONS, AND COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SUPPORT.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DGREEN LIGHT DISTRICT/ LATINO CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK OUR COMMUNITY LED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WORK HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR WORK AT THE GREEN LIGHT DISTRICT. OVER THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE ENGAGED IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITY DRIVEN SCIENCE TOURS THAT DOCUMENT THE EXTENT OF POLLUTION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. USING SUCH DATA, WE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE CAUSES OF POLLUTION, MAINLY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE (BQE). WE COLLABORATED WITH SEVERAL CITY AND STATE AGENCIES SUCH AS THE MAYORS OFFICE FOR CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLERS OFFICE, AND MANY MORE. WE WON A PROPOSAL THAT ESTABLISHED A MULTI YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRUST FOR GOVERNORS ISLAND TO OFFER THEM ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. TYPES OF ENGAGEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGH OUR WORK: 1. ACTIVITIES THAT ARE LED AND DIRECTED BY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE ALUMNI AND WENT THROUGH EP PROGRAMMING AND MEMBERSHIP MODELS, SO THAT THE STORIES AND NARRATIVES AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ARE ROOTED IN YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND THOSE AT THE FRONTLINES WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE. 2 BEING ROOTED IN BOTTOM-UP CONVENINGS AND ORGANIZING, THAT THEN IMPACTS AND INFLUENCES CITY-WIDE AND STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGNS AND LEGISLATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. 3. EXPANDING THE FOCUS ON CLOSING THE ON-RAMP/STREET ONTO THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE TO A LARGE SUITE OF DEMANDS FOR THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY, TO INCLUDE LARGER VISIONARY AND HOLISTIC TRANSFORMATIONS TO THE BROOKLYN-QUEENS EXPRESSWAY CORRIDOR. 4. ENGAGEMENT AROUND LIVED AND EXPERIENCED IMPACTS OF HISTORIC HARMS AND DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES AS A FRAMING TO WORK TOWARDS MITIGATION AND COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS. 5. ALIGNING THE STRONG HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF CULTURAL ORGANIZING WORK WITH OUR ACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CAMPAIGNS WE COLLABORATED WITH THE NETWORK OF EL PUENTE ARTISTS TO HOLD CULTURAL CONVENINGS CALLED ENCUENTROS, IN WHICH WE ACTIVATED AND BROUGHT FOLKS INTO OUR CAMPAIGN AROUND CLOSING THE RAMP AND TRANSFORMING THE BQE. 6. MERGING ARTISTIC PRACTICES WITH CREATIVE APPROACHES TO SHARING LIVED EXPERIENCES AND CALLS TO ACTION, THROUGH THEATRICAL RENDITIONS AND YOUTH- LED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WALKING TOURS, FORUM THEATERS, AND OPEN MICS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BMANAGEMENT REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CALL DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THE EL PUENTE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND ALL DIRECTORS MUST SIGN A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THE POLICY AND COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM UPON ELECTION AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL'S SALARIES ARE COMPARED WITH THEIR INDUSTRY PEERS AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. OUR PROCESS INCLUDES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN "INDEPENDENT BODY" TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION REVIEW, WHICH TAKES THE FORM OF A "COMPARABILITY REVIEW". THIS REVIEW WILL CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF OTHER NFP ORGANIZATIONS WITH: A. A SIMILAR MISSION, B. A SIMILARLY-SIZED BUDGET, AND C. LOCATED IN THE SAME, OR A SIMILAR, GEOGRAPHIC REGION FINALLY, WE DOCUMENT WHO THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS ARE, THE PROCESS USED (NAMELY, THE COMPARABILITY REVIEW) AND THE BOARD'S DISPOSITION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.