2017-10-09T06:31:42-07:00 2016-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2016-01-01 300258491 Puente a la Salud Comunitaria PUEN 5124798774 1131-A E 6th St Austin TX 78702 Peter Noll Executive Direc 2017-10-09 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Kathryn Seely 24 Waterway Avenue Ste 300 The Woodlands TX 77380 444970 false false X www.puentemexico.org X 2004 TX 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. 14 14 3 20 0 595348 438619 5637 6064 689 287 0 601674 444970 0 0 126531 141895 1138 0 44706 342154 307037 469823 448932 131851 -3962 415343 412526 1582 2727 413761 409799 Puente a la Salud Comunitaria contributes to food sovereignty and advances the health and well-being of rural communities in Mexico by promoting the cultivation, consumption and commercialization of amaranth. false false 219658 6064 The organization combined Healthy Families and Eco-Amaranth into one program, Farm-to-Table. The 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 indigenous communities to cultivate amaranth using sustainable and ecological practices. The Eco-Amaranth program presents subsistence 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. Healthy Families: Puentes Healthy Families program works with indigenous communities in Oaxaca to foster a more diverse and nutritious diet for their families and help combat child malnutrition through consumption of amaranth. Since 2003, Puente has worked with over 7,500 women from over 100 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. 91013 Social economy: Farmer families are able to 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 offer trainings to micro-enterprises to increase their ability to develop and commercialize food products, based on amaranth. In addition, we support local and regional point-of-sales operations to allow the enterprises to increase their clients and direct sales. 310671 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false 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 true 0 0 false 3 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false 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 false false true false false X X Ranak Amin 8327948108 8403 Greenridge Manor Lane Spring TX 77389 Kathryn Seely President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Katherine Lorenz Treasurer 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sergio Beltran Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cassie Chandler Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joe Choperena Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jamie Dean Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Aerin Dunford Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gabriel Garcia Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amy Margolies Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alexis Lozada Nunez Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Rogers-Brown Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Melanie Torres-Sanzone Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jose Carlos Leon Vargas Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 April Watson Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Noll Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 71946 0 5091 71946 5091 0 false false false 0 438619 438619 Amaranth sales 111000 2201 2201 Other program revenue 110000 3863 3863 6064 287 287 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 444970 6064 287 X 0 0 0 0 77036 38518 19259 19259 0 52087 30160 7309 14618 0 2926 2744 38 144 9846 5252 2006 2588 0 891 266 507 118 6409 171 6238 0 0 0 149939 149939 0 4656 1665 1280 1711 3381 3250 131 0 15073 14014 535 524 13929 12113 1734 82 0 9584 9011 275 298 0 0 14172 14172 7362 7362 Foreign currency adjustment 34031 6529 27502 Educational materials/supplies 30307 20622 5020 4665 Vehicle services 10025 9932 55 38 Other expenses 3697 3463 127 107 3581 3022 5 554 448932 310671 93555 44706 84598 52872 282469 284543 0 17679 39098 0 0 0 0 0 77613 41600 30597 36013 0 0 0 0 0 415343 412526 1582 2727 1582 2727 X 413761 409799 413761 409799 415343 412526 -3962 X false false false X 371304 671291 403624 595348 438619 2480186 0 0 371304 671291 403624 595348 438619 2480186 716770 1763416 281 358 502 689 287 2117 0 0 2482303 20537 0.71040 0.69750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 448932 448932 89786 22447 false 92215 106627 93737 89786 382365 573548 23054 26657 23434 22447 95592 143388 5593 5593 70290 41600 28690 1730 1730 36013 North America 3 3 Program service Nutrit/agricult. edu 426422 3 3 3 3 426422 426422 false false false false false false Part I, Line 3f - Method of Accounting The expenditures reported in Part I, Line 3, column f are reported following the cash method of accounting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Finance and Audit Committee of the Board works with the Executive Director and outside accountants to prepare and review the 990. The Committee approves the final 990 and recommends approval to the Board. The Board has the opportunity to review and approve the 990 before it is filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Conflicts or potential conflicts of interest are brought to the attention of the board by the organizations senior staff and/or executive director, or raised independently by a board member. The issues are then discussed by the board and decided on by a majority of non-interested members of the board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management When the Executive Director was hired in 2009, the Board formed a committee to research compensation paid by similar organizations in the region. The information was shared and discussed during a quarterly Board call. They reached consensus on the Executive Director compensation and its relationship to other salaries. In the at-will contract, there is a stipulated 5% annual increase to take into account cost-of-living increases. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request.