2014-10-01T08:41:52-07:00 2013-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2013-01-01 300258491 Puente a la Salud Comunitaria PUEN 7133775064 24 Waterway Avenue Ste 300 The Woodlands TX 77380 Peter Noll Executive Direc 2014-10-01 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Kathryn Seely 24 Waterway Avenue Ste 300 The Woodlands TX 77380 672778 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. 8 8 3 15 0 371304 671291 637 1046 281 441 3611 0 375833 672778 0 0 68782 98643 2751 43422 260224 362432 329006 463826 46827 208952 212115 420687 907 1127 211208 419560 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 231368 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. 139011 1046 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. 370379 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 8 8 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X X Ranak Amin 7133775013 24 Waterway Avenue Ste 300 The Woodlands TX 77380 Kathryn Seely President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Katherine Lorenz Sec/Treasurer 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Choperena Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Caroline Boyd Kronley Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amy Margolies Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Thompson Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 April Watson Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Watson Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Noll Executive Direc 40.00 0.00 X 58374 0 1492 58374 1492 0 false false false 0 671291 671291 Amaranth sales 111000 1046 1046 1046 441 441 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 672778 1046 441 0 0 0 0 59866 29858 15004 15004 0 31873 31873 0 0 6904 3452 1523 1929 0 1252 493 543 216 4897 4897 0 2751 2751 0 27613 27613 0 10289 6789 1098 2402 1064 620 250 194 0 16026 13924 993 1109 25229 21209 2816 1204 0 12083 11884 163 36 0 0 7044 7044 6774 6774 Non-US staffing expense 173767 150893 8576 14298 Educational materials/supplies 58095 58095 Vehicle services 12219 11836 219 164 Media production and outreach 5650 1466 96 4088 430 374 29 27 463826 370379 50025 43422 210087 371949 0 0 17971 0 0 0 0 0 39551 8784 2028 30767 0 0 0 0 0 212115 420687 907 1127 907 1127 X 211208 419560 211208 419560 212115 420687 208952 -600 X false false false X 145798 201576 234970 371304 671291 1624939 0 0 145798 201576 234970 371304 671291 1624939 521384 1103555 202 186 196 281 358 1223 0 0 1626162 7905 0.67860 0.80260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 461075 461075 92215 23054 false 39732 62128 65801 92215 259876 389814 9933 15532 16450 23054 64969 97454 1730 1730 37821 8784 29037 30767 North America 3 3 Program service Nutrit/agricult. edu 463826 3 3 3 3 463826 463826 false false false false false false 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.