PUENTE A LA SALUD COMUNITARIA: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: PUENTE A LA SALUD COMUNITARIA (EIN 30-0258491)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-10-01
IRS object ID: 201432749349300513
Schema version: 2013v3.1
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	2014-10-01T08:41:52-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Blazek & Vetterling	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2900 Weslayan Suite 200	AddressLine1
City	Houston	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	770275132	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	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	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PUEN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7133775064	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24 Waterway Avenue Ste 300	AddressLine1
City	The Woodlands	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77380	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Peter Noll	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Direc	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2014-10-01	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	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	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	AddressLine1
City	The Woodlands	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77380	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$672,778	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	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	15	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$371,304	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$671,291	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$637	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,046	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$281	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$441	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,611	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$375,833	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$672,778	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$68,782	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$98,643	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,751	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$43,422	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$260,224	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$362,432	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$329,006	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$463,826	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$46,827	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$208,952	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$212,115	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$420,687	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$907	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,127	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$211,208	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$419,560	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$231,368	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Eco-Amaranth: Puentes 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 over 500 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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$139,011	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,046	RevenueAmt
Desc	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 6,500 women from over 90 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. The program is designed primarily for pregnant and lactating women and the mothers and caretakers of children under 5 the groups most vulnerable to the devastating, long term effects of malnutrition.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$370,379	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (true)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
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	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
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	7133775013	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24 Waterway Avenue Ste 300	AddressLine1
City	The Woodlands	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77380	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 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
Sec/Treasurer	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Joe Choperena
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Caroline Boyd Kronley
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Amy Margolies
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lisa Thompson
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
April Watson
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tim Watson
Director	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter Noll
Executive Direc	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$58,374	$0	$1,492

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$58,374	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,492	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	$671,291	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$671,291	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Amaranth sales	Desc
Business	111000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,046	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,046	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,046	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$441	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$441	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	$672,778	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,046	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$441	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	$59,866	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,858	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,004	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,004	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	$31,873	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,873	ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,904	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,452	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,523	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,929	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	$1,252	TotalAmt
Program Services	$493	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$543	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$216	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,897	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,897	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	$2,751	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,751	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	$27,613	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,613	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,289	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,789	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,098	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,402	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,064	TotalAmt
Program Services	$620	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$194	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,026	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,924	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$993	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,109	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,229	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,209	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,816	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,204	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	$12,083	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,884	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$163	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36	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	$7,044	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,044	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,774	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,774	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Non-US staffing expense	$173,767	$150,893	$8,576	$14,298
Educational materials/supplies	$58,095	$58,095
Vehicle services	$12,219	$11,836	$219	$164
Media production and outreach	$5,650	$1,466	$96	$4,088

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$430	TotalAmt
Program Services	$374	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$463,826	TotalAmt
Program Services	$370,379	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50,025	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$43,422	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$210,087	BOYAmt
EOY	$371,949	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	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	$17,971	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	$39,551	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,784	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,028	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,767	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	$212,115	BOYAmt
EOY	$420,687	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$907	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,127	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$907	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,127	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	$211,208	BOYAmt
EOY	$419,560	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$211,208	BOYAmt
EOY	$419,560	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$212,115	BOYAmt
EOY	$420,687	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$208,952	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$600	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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	$145,798	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$201,576	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$234,970	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$371,304	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$671,291	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,624,939	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	$145,798	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$201,576	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$234,970	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$371,304	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$671,291	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,624,939	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$521,384	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,103,555	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$202	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$186	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$196	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$281	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$358	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,223	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	$1,626,162	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$7,905	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.67860	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.80260	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	$461,075	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$461,075	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$92,215	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$23,054	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	$39,732	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$62,128	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$65,801	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$92,215	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$259,876	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$389,814	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$9,933	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$15,532	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$16,450	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$23,054	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$64,969	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$97,454	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	$37,821	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,784	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$29,037	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$30,767	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	$463,826	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	$463,826	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$463,826	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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et	Tim Watson is married to April Watson.
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, 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.