2022-09-05T06:53:00-04:00 2021-12-31 990 2021-01-01 660728293 Mentes Puertorriquenas en Accion % Christian Arvelo MENT 7874622902 PO BOX 30518 SAN JUAN PR 009291518 Carolina Mejias Rivera Executive Director 2022-09-05 false 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Christian Arvelo PO BOX 30518 SAN JUAN PR 009291518 493960 false X www.mentesenaccion.org X 2009 PR To build a community of young change agents who make Puerto Rico their life project. This means we recruit engage and support young people who work on social projects in Puerto Rico. We do this through a fellowship program citizen education internship placement and supporting the projects of change agents. 14 14 0 60 0 0 254537 423227 25780 70538 0 0 0 195 280317 493960 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 524 363104 425799 363104 425799 -82787 68161 363157 357821 153917 80420 209240 277401 X To build a community of young change agents who make Puerto Rico their life project. This means we recruit engage and support young people who work on social projects in Puerto Rico. We do this through a fellowship program citizen education internship placement and supporting the projects of change agents. true false 317674 0 69100 We scaled the project to have two sessions summer and academic year. 29 participants completed the programs 16 internship centers collaborated with us participants completed 7,565 work hours managed 61 projects and the value of their work is $91,876. One great accomplishment was that the rogram grew despite the challenges represented by the COVID pandemic. This became a space in which young professionals were able to develop professionally and as responsible citizens in a time in which working is increasingly difficult. 44304 0 0 #EnAcción grew organically as an incubator and laboratory to experiment social projects. Participants developed five labs which include: Gender violence lab landfill closure lab workforce scene lab public health lab and the role of young people in the elections. These labs are educational spaces in which participants receive mentorship and guidance in how to form and advance their social projects. Additionally as part of #EnAcción we incubated social and community initiatives led by young people such as Causa Local FURIA Sembrando Sentido Sol es VIDA and ACUTAS. All of these projects received our support to develop stronger skills structure and eventually spin off. 8278 0 0 Events- Despite the challenges of the pandemic we managed to coordinate a 6-episode series through social media livestreams to educate regarding the COVID-19 quarantine and topics such as public health autism waste generation college student challenges gender violence and the University of Puerto Rico. We also held standalone webinars in topics such as COVID demographics environment and citizen participation. We also coordinated 10 Café Conciencia dialogues. Our biggest event of the year was #EsMiTurno which was an educational effort to ensure youth participation in the 2020 elections and ensuring the youth's voice was heard. 371091 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true true false PR X X X Gionira Blanco 7874622902 PO BOX 30518 San Juan PR 00929 X Cristian Martinez Vice President 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Daniel Matos Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mayte Bayolo Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Anibal Lopez Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brayan Rosa Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emmanuelli Algarin Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Glenisse Ortiz Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rauluy Santos Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andreica Maldonado Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gionira Blanco Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rene Vargas Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alejandro Silva Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 33442 0 244683 145102 255863 423227 Participation fees 813410 69100 69100 0 0 Civic and Social Organizations 813410 1438 1438 0 0 70538 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33442 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IRS Return 195 0 0 195 195 493960 70538 0 195 X 43898 0 43898 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101077 101077 0 0 0 0 0 0 4401 2763 1638 0 1296 0 1296 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 805 0 805 0 Stipends 262223 262223 0 0 Materials and Supplies 5393 3522 1347 524 Bank 746 0 746 0 Other Expenses 5960 1506 4454 0 425799 371091 54184 524 358157 314366 0 0 0 0 5000 43455 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 363157 357821 3301 3153 150616 77267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153917 80420 X 78874 266780 130366 10621 209240 277401 363157 357821 68161 0 0 0 0 0 X false true X false false X 61218 105918 48538 254537 423227 893438 61218 105918 48538 254537 423227 893438 893438 0 31408 0 0 0 31408 61218 137326 48538 254537 423227 924846 X Part III - Line 1, Unusual Grant Lists | Name of the Contributor:, Date of Grant:, Year:, Amount:, Description:| Donor, 02 15 2018, "2018", $0, Donation given as part of company's annual holiday event as part of Hurricane María's disaster relief efforts.| Part III, line 12 | S.No:, Amount:, Description:| 1, 195.00, IRS Return| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Ginving Tuesday Wine and Chessee 18047 18047 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Years Campaing 13727 13727 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31774 31774 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X Student Stipends 1 233683 Value of contributions to VISTA members divided by no. of months Value of stipend received by studen X Student Stipend 1 10000 Value of contributions to VISTA members divided by no. of months Value of stipend received by studen X Pro bono services 1 12180 Value of contributions to VISTA members divided by no. of months Value of stipend received by studen 0 false false false FormAndLineReferenceDesc: Part I, Column(b) 25.Other-Number Of Item Contributed: 35 Part III, line 2 This year we significantly amplified our programs and our impact in the following ways: We expanded the reach of our fellowship program by adding a year-long edition formerly it was only a summer program. We obtain new significant in-kind support from the Americorps VISTA program to ensure all participants are paid for their work. Second we expanded #EnAcción as a leadership incubator which supports the undertaking of our participants' social and civic projects. We adopted young leaders' projects to support their work. As a part of this we added the CAC Accelerator which supports young leaders' projects and community projects which are still in their early stages of formation to strengthen their structure grant making and obtain funding to grow. All projects that we support enter the #EnAcción lab first to ensure alignment with our mission and values. Part III, Line 4d | Description:, Expense Amount:, Grants Amount:, Revenue Amount:| Throughout the year the entity holds events and educational campaigns to discuss relevant issues for our generation. The Entity often holds forums round-table conversations and panels to exchange experiences and discuss ideas about Puerto Rico's social realities and foster networking., $835, $0, $0| This is a program designed to support and incubate the social projects of young change agents community leaders and other program alumni participants. We do this through administrative support sponsorships and grantmaking., $0, $0, $1438| Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The treasurer verifies the form 990 before being submitted and the board of directors reviews the form on the subsequent meeting after submitting it. Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The policy is reviewed yearly in the incoming board of directors onboarding. Board members abstain from any decision if they understand there is a conflict of interest or consult if they are not sure if there is one. Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | Name of the Person:, The process used to establish compensation of the person who served in:|, The year in which this process was last undertaken:| Alejandro Silva, We have a compensation scale approved by the board., 2020| Carolina Mejias, We have a compensation scale approved by the board., 2020| Veronica Noriega, We have a compensation scale approved by the board., 2020| Marjorie Segarra, We have a compensation scale approved by the board., 2020| Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available on Guidestar website. Part IX, line 11g | Description:, Amount:| Program Coordination, $95416| Pro Bono, $5661| List of Employees (Part VII),line 1a | Explanation:| Alejandro Silva executive director was an independent contractor until December 31 2021.