2020-06-16T10:27:32-07:00 2019-06-30 134036703 SCHALL & ASHENFARB CPAS 307 5th Ave 15th Floor NEW YORK NY 100166517 990 2018-07-01 112614265 El Puente de Williamsburg Inc ELPU 7184869256 211 S 4th Street Brooklyn NY 11211 Frances Lucerna Executive Director 2020-06-16 true Michael Schall P02024184 2122682800 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Frances Lucerna 211 S 4th Street Brooklyn NY 11211 4013897 false false X elpuente.us X 1982 NY El 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. 10 10 170 40 0 4370596 3991885 0 0 11589 22012 4382185 4013897 382768 0 0 2604866 2719390 0 69032 1146961 1257718 4134595 3977108 247590 36789 1080179 1015417 542469 440918 537710 574499 To inspire and nurture leaders for peace & justice. false false 3448983 Community SchoolsEl Puente Community School serves all MS50 students (~325 students) through the utilization of the community school strategy to create universal supports and enrichment activities, and will provide targeted/intensive services to students (and their families) who fall in one or more of the following categories: Are chronically absent from school Are chronically late to school Are frequently cited for behavioral infractions and/or suspensions Are new immigrants/English Language Learners (ELLs) who need cultural, as well as academic transition, supportAttendance improvement activities will be based on qualitative/quantitative data and approach rooted in community & family connectedness (ex. 1-on-1 students and/or family mentoring, home visits, parent conferences, incentive programs). We currently serve 60 students throughout the Success Mentoring program that specifically target chronically late and absent students. We have seen our school yearly attendance rise from 89% to 93% and chronically absenteeism reduced by half. Family Engagement activities will support MS50 staff in creating authentic relationships with their students families as decision-making partners, through educational/vocational workshops, family support services, & culturally/linguistically relevant enrichment programming. We will also have leadership development sessions to prepare parents to take on leadership roles through the PTA and School Leadership Team, as well as workshops for parents, to include: fitness, nutrition & wellness, ESL/GED and job training/skill building. About 80% of our parents have attended at least 1 workshop, event and/or programming in the past year. Academic Support activities include the implementation of El Puentes Integrated Arts Project model, a dynamic, in-depth learning process that brings teachers and teaching artists together in collaborative partnership to create integrated academic experiences around a central theme, vision, or community issue to motivate academic engagement and achievement. This model has been tailored in the past few years to support MS50s English Language Learners and students with special needs. Our DRP scores that test reading comprehension show that we outperformed the national average as well as other MSQI schools for all grades. The math state test data showed that we also performed close to the city average. Every year, our academic achievement continues to show gains. The Community School strategy is embedded in all facets of school programming and structures including school culture, college programming, and student leadership. Other highlights include our work to shift school culture to be more culturally relevant for students; college visits & programming for all students and a robust student government with 50 members. BeaconEl Puente Beacon is a pre-professional art and sports program that primarily serves elementary, middle school and high school youth. Through this year, the program has served 150 young people and counting under that core demographic with classes in Vocal, Theater, Visual Arts, Afro- Caribbean & Jazz Dance, and basketball technique. Young people participated in three culminating events last semester that were attended by GLD/LCANClimate Walk Puerto Rico In the Face of Climate Change- the climate walk, La Caminata, is our annual educational signature event. We use it to create awareness as well as mobilize people to take action in mitigating and adapting of the impact of climate change in Puerto Rico and given the aftermath of the hurricanes. Over 2,000 people attended our 2nd climate walk in 2018. . La Caminata occured on September 22nd on the anniversary of the passing of Hurricane Maria. The climate walk took place in Puerto Ricos capital of San Juan. It not only brought community groups, univisersities, churches from all over the Island together to stand for climate justice but also integrated more groups in the diaspora taking action in their communities in support of the Puerto Rico. The WEPA! Festival-is an annual street festival co-organized by El Puentes Green Light District and the NYC Department of Transportation?s Weekend Walks program. On Saturday, September 29th, 2018, Havemeyer Street was closed to traffic -between S. 4th and Grand Streets- and filled with cultural activities, health & wellness workshops, and 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), visiting artists, and El Puente youth performers. Community leaders, elected officials such as the Brooklyn Borough President, The Comptroller, Representatives of federal and local government were present in support of the event and event organizers. 3448983 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 28 0 true 170 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X Frances Lucerna 7184869256 211 S 4th Street Brooklyn NY 11211 Mark Coln Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Susana Chvez Hersh Vice-Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ingrid Matias Chungata Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Luis Garden Acosta President 40.00 0.00 X X 95000 0 0 Frances Lucerna Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 74551 0 21136 Eugenio Maldonado Act. Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 40 0 0 Lisa Garcia Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Father Steve Lynch Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maxine Orris MD Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pedro Pedrasa Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Yamika M Mena Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Yowalka Rosario-Doran Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 169591 21136 0 false false false NCHENG LLP 40 WALL STREET 32ND FLOOR New York NY 10005 Accounting Functions 180000 1 3032914 958971 3991885 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 900099 22012 22012 22012 4013897 22012 X 0 0 0 0 135097 72760 36175 26162 0 2100721 1997351 90477 12893 507 469 29 9 308209 285366 17459 5384 174856 161897 9905 3054 0 0 0 0 0 0 498396 277623 220000 773 0 62693 58047 3551 1095 8801 8149 498 154 0 330934 272515 42413 16006 0 0 60835 60216 619 0 0 1841 1841 29735 25368 3888 479 Equipment 142684 132109 8083 2492 Participant costs 48004 47763 61 180 Food 38119 31285 6788 46 Other 35676 18065 17306 305 0 3977108 3448983 459093 69032 130907 176605 0 931011 799149 0 0 0 0 0 4999 28242 140891 129470 13262 11421 0 0 0 0 0 1080179 1015417 393996 387912 103796 25000 42420 25749 2257 2257 542469 440918 X 45407 -80300 492303 654799 537710 574499 1080179 1015417 36789 X false true X true false X 3257162 4060750 4101052 4370596 3991885 19781445 0 0 3257162 4060750 4101052 4370596 3991885 19781445 543259 19238186 600 600 0 22012 22012 19804057 0.97140 0.97020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 140891 129470 11421 11421 Other liabilities 2257 2257 X 4409051 395154 395154 4013897 4013897 4372262 395154 395154 3977108 3977108 Part X : FIN48 Footnote El Puente does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending June 30, 2016 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Management 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, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Questionnaires are sent to each board member and the responses are reviewed by a person designated by the board, who will then report to the board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The CEO, Executive Director and top management official's salaries are compared with their industry peers and reviewed and approved by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Other officers or key employees' salaries are compared with their industry peers and reviewed and approved by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Available upon request.