2022-09-14T13:26:24-05:00 2021-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990EZ 2021-01-01 300258491 Puente a la Salud Comunitaria PUEN 5124798774 1131-A E 6th St Austin TX 78702 Katherine Lorenz Treasurer 5124798774 2022-09-14 1 Katherine Lorenz 999009999 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.puentemexico.org X X 71336 X 71145 2 189 71336 84027 9737 12443 31664 137871 -66535 152075 0 85540 X 126284 63036 27679 22869 153963 85905 1888 365 152075 85540 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 as a means of improving community well-being. 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 presents small-scale farmers with the opportunity to create a healthy food source and to 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 35039 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 provide training to micro-enterprises to increase 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 28618 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 through the consumption of 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. Using a participatory approach, the program works with women from vulnerable populations to address some of the root causes of malnutrition in their communities and to make informed decisions regarding the consumption of amaranth. 0 22158 85815 Gabriel Garcia Chair 3.00 0 0 0 April Watson Vice-Chair 3.00 0 0 0 Katherine Lorenz Treasurer 3.00 0 0 0 Kate Seely Secretary 3.00 0 0 0 Hope Bigda-Peyton Director 3.00 0 0 0 Aerin Dunford Director 3.00 0 0 0 Hector Tenorio Rodriguez Director 3.00 0 0 0 Jennifer Rogers-Brown Director 3.00 0 0 0 Melanie Torres Director 3.00 0 0 0 Sergio Beltran Interim Executive Director 40.00 48000 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cynthia Cedeno 10330 Lake Road Suite F Houston TX 77070 8325598360 1 MX 1 MX 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 271038 243953 317760 220666 71145 1124562 271038 243953 317760 220666 71145 1124562 142874 981688 185 220 1280 168 2 1855 7095 189 7284 1133701 17796 0.86590 0.90480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 137871 137871 27574 6894 0 0 75319 75060 47803 27574 225756 338634 18830 18765 11951 6894 56440 84660 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income Description: Interest. Amount: 2. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue Description: Foreign exchange gain. Amount: 189. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses Description: Advertising. Amount: 444. Description: Auto expenses. Amount: 4,609. Description: Bank charges. Amount: 1,160. Description: Depreciation. Amount: 4,818. Description: Dues and subscriptions. Amount: 2,602. Description: Insurance. Amount: 7,657. Description: Meeting. Amount: 3,742. Description: Office expense. Amount: 5,669. Description: Travel. Amount: 963. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 31,664. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets Description: Other Depreciable Assets. Beg. of Year Amount: 27,679. End of Year Amount: 22,869. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities Description: . Beg. of Year Amount: 1,888. End of Year Amount: 365. 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.