PUENTE A LA SALUD COMUNITARIA: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: PUENTE A LA SALUD COMUNITARIA (EIN 30-0258491)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-09-13
IRS object ID: 201102569349300320
Schema version: 2010v3.2
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 D
Schedule F
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-09-13T09:13:08-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	300258491	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Puente a la Salud Comunitaria	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	PUEN	NameControl
Phone	7133775064	Phone

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

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Pete Noll	Name
Title	Executive Director	Title
Date Signed	2011-09-13	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Jody Blazek	Name
Phone	7134395739	Phone
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Kathryn Seely	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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	202982	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.puentemexico.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2004	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	TX	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	Puente promotes the ecological production of amaranth, combined with other traditional and strategic crops, to encourage the diversification of local agriculture and diet for rural communities in Oaxaca, Mexico as a means of combating malnutrition.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	8	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	8	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	3	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	5	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Current Year	201576	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	1220	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	-5430	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Current Year	197366	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	108132	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	706	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	20950	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expenses Current Year	89822	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Current Year	198660	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-1294	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	240356	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	238564	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	1193	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	695	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	239163	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	237869	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	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.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	true	SignificantChange
Expense	85537	Expense
Description	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.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	62019	Expense
Revenue	1220	Revenue
Description	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 475 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.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	147556	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
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Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	true	ForeignOffice
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More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
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Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
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Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
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Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
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Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
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Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
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Number Of Employees	3	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	false	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Form8886 T Filed	false	Form8886TFiled
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	false	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	false	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
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Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
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Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Form720 Filed	false	Form720Filed
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Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	8	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	8	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
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Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
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Policies Reference Chapters	false	PoliciesReferenceChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
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Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Ranak Amin	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7133775013	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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 Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
Tim Watson
Director	3.00	X	0	0	0
Pete Noll
Executive Direc	40.00		50368	0	1066	X
Lisa Thompson
Director	3.00	X	0	0	0
Leslie Payne
Vice President	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
Kathryn Seely
President	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
Katherine Lorenz
Sec/Treasurer	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
Joe Choperena
Director	2.00	X	0	0	0
Caroline Boyd
Director	3.00	X	0	0	0
April Watson
Director	3.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	50368	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	1066	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	201576	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	201576	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Amaranth sales	Description
Business Code	111000	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	1220	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1220	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	1220	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	186	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$186	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

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

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

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

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

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

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	5616	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-5616	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-5616	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$5,616	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

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

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	197366	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1220	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	-$5,430	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	51434	Total
Program Services	36004	ProgramServices
Management And General	7715	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7715	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	48839	Total
Program Services	37119	ProgramServices
Management And General	5860	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5860	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2248	Total
Program Services	1663	ProgramServices
Management And General	315	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	270	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5611	Total
Program Services	3591	ProgramServices
Management And General	1010	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1010	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	595	Total
Program Services	305	ProgramServices
Management And General	225	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	65	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4776	Total
Management And General	4776	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	706	Total
Fundraising	706	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19729	Total
Program Services	19729	ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6329	Total
Program Services	3354	ProgramServices
Management And General	1154	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1821	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8132	Total
Program Services	5692	ProgramServices
Management And General	1220	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1220	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9003	Total
Program Services	7134	ProgramServices
Management And General	253	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1616	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4525	Total
Program Services	4302	ProgramServices
Management And General	100	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	123	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	382	Total
Management And General	382	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6520	Total
Management And General	6520	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
Vehicle services	8623	8241	187	195
Other expenses	2304	1867	437
Media production and outreach	3871	3547		324
Exchange rate adjustments	1422	1422
Educational materials/supplies	13611	13586		25

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	198660	Total
Program Services	147556	ProgramServices
Management And General	30154	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20950	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	234253	BOY
EOY	237599	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1542	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	577	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6103	BOY
EOY	965	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	240356	BOY
EOY	238564	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1193	BOY
EOY	695	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1193	BOY
EOY	695	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	239163	BOY
EOY	237869	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	239163	BOY
EOY	237869	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	240356	BOY
EOY	238564	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-1294	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Audit Committee	false	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	false	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	330148	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	81116	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	151616	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	145798	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	201576	CurrentTaxYear
Total	910254	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	330148	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	81116	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	151616	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	145798	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	201576	CurrentTaxYear
Total	910254	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	283095	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	627159	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	6062	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	13532	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	639	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	202	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	186	CurrentTaxYear
Total	20621	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	930875	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	25419	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.67370	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.58080	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1542	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	577	Depreciation
Book Value	965	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	965	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	North America	Region
Number Of Offices	1	NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees	2	NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities Conducted	Program service	TypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services Provided	Nutrit/agricult. edu	SpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures	192410	TotalExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	1	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	2	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	1	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	2	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	192410	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	192410	TotalAmountSpent
No Recipient Over5 K	X	NoRecipientOver5K
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	false	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	Upon request.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	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 11	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process	The Board reviews and approves the 990 before it is filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2	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 III, Line 3	Form 990, Part III, Line 3: Ceased Conducting or Significant Changes To Services	Puente integrated the concept of Training Trainers (see description below) into the Eco-Amaranth and Health Families programs, as it was decided that would be a more strategic approach to increasing the effectiveness of our work.Training Trainers: Trains community development workers from local government institutions and nongovernmental organizations to facilitate amaranth workshops in rural communities. By training amaranth promoters with an already established relationship with local communities, the project attains long-term sustainability in promoting the grain after Puentes staff exits the community.