PUENTE A LA SALUD COMUNITARIA: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: PUENTE A LA SALUD COMUNITARIA (EIN 30-0258491)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-08-08
IRS object ID: 201612219349301091
Schema version: 2015v2.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-08-08T11:27:25-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Blazek & Vetterling	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2900 Weslayan Suite 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	Houston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	770275132	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	300258491	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Puente a la Salud Comunitaria	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PUEN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5124798774	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1131-A E 6th St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Austin	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78702	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Peter Noll	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Direc	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2016-08-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Jody Blazek	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00072674	PTIN
Phone	7134395739	PhoneNum
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Kathryn Seely	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24 Waterway Avenue Ste 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	The Woodlands	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77380	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$601,674	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.puentemexico.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	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.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	20	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$403,624	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$595,348	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,153	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,637	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$502	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$689	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue	$601,674	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$126,531	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$4,748	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,138	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$46,063	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$434,892	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$342,154	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$548,929	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$469,823	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$137,650	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$131,851	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$282,134	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$415,343	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$224	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,582	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$281,910	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$413,761	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (true)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (true)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$215,618	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,569	RevenueAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$146,646	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,068	RevenueAmt
Desc	Social economy: Farmer families are able to sell their harvest at a higher profit by organizing microenterprises 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.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$362,264	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Ranak Amin	PersonNm
Phone	8327948108	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8403 Greenridge Manor Lane	AddressLine1Txt
City	Spring	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77389	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Kathryn Seely
President	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Lorenz
Treasurer	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Cassie Chandler
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joe Choperena
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jamie Dean
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gabriel Garcia
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Amy Margolies
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Alexis Lozada Nunez
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Melanie Torres-Sanzone
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jose Carlos Leon Vargas
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter Noll
Executive Dir.	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$69,221	$0	$5,694

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$69,221	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$5,694	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$595,348	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$595,348	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Amaranth sales	111000	$2,609	$2,609
Other program revenue	110000	$3,028	$3,028

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,637	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$689	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$689	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$601,674	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,637	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$689	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,915	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,457	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,729	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,729	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,096	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,813	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,428	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,855	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,310	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,415	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$106	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$789	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,210	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,858	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,460	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,192	TotalAmt
Program Services	$818	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$254	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$120	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,308	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,308	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,138	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,138	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,321	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,321	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,396	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$726	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,703	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$694	TotalAmt
Program Services	$694	ProgramServicesAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,924	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,151	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$828	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$945	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,184	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,680	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,224	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$280	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,057	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,901	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$81	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$75	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,964	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,964	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,201	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,201	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Non-US staffing expense	$154,525	$144,244	$5,504	$4,777
Educational materials/supplies	$55,927	$55,904		$23
Vehicle services	$15,717	$15,518	$92	$107
Foreign currency adjustment	$9,976	$9,976

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,339	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,118	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$159	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$62	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$469,823	TotalAmt
Program Services	$362,264	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$61,496	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,063	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,505	BOYAmt
EOY	$84,598	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$282,469	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$17,679	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$58,025	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$27,428	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,713	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,597	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$282,134	BOYAmt
EOY	$415,343	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$224	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,582	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$224	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,582	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$281,910	BOYAmt
EOY	$413,761	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$281,910	BOYAmt
EOY	$413,761	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$282,134	BOYAmt
EOY	$415,343	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$131,851	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$234,970	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$371,304	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$671,291	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$403,624	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$595,348	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,276,537	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$234,970	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$371,304	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$671,291	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$403,624	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$595,348	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,276,537	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$687,144	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,589,393	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$196	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$281	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$358	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$502	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$689	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,026	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,278,563	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$16,458	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.69750	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.70910	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 Tax	false	Form4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMadeInd

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$468,685	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$468,685	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$93,737	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$23,434	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$65,801	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$92,215	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$106,627	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$93,737	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$358,380	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$537,570	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$16,450	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$23,054	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$26,657	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$23,434	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$89,595	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$134,393	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,730	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,730	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$56,295	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$27,428	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$28,867	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$30,597	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	North America	RegionTxt
Offices	3	OfficesCnt
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Program service	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	Nutrit/agricult. edu	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$469,823	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	3	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	3	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office	3	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$469,823	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$469,823	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 3f - Method of Accounting	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The expenditures reported in Part I, Line 3, column f are reported following the cash method of accounting.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services	See Part III, Line 4b for a description of Puente's new social economy program.
Form 990, Part III, Line 3: Ceased Conducting or Significant Changes To Services	Puente combined its two flagship programs - Healthy Families and Eco-Amaranth - into one program called Farm-to-Table to better reflect our interest in increasing local amaranth production and consumption within the same participant households.
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.