2026-05-06T18:32:57-05:00 2025-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990EZ 2025-01-01 300258491 Puente a la Salud Comunitaria PUEN 5124798774 1131-A E 6th St Austin TX 78702 Katherine Lorenz Treasurer 5124798774 2026-05-06 1 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2026-05-05 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.puentemexico.org X X 113683 X 113683 113683 45000 5929 8081 281 9808 69099 44584 157974 0 202558 X 138344 183823 19630 18735 157974 202558 0 0 157974 202558 X 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 and improve community well-being. Social economy: Farmer families can sell their harvests at higher profits by organizing micro-enterprises and regional networks, with greater access to markets and value-added technologies. The program aims to derive both social and economic benefits for participants. The Program Director and staff train micro-enterprises to improve their capacity to develop and commercialize amaranth-based food products. Also, we support local and regional point-of-sale operations, enabling enterprises to increase their client base and direct sales. 15000 23142 The 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 hundreds of Oaxacan farmers from rural communities to cultivate amaranth using sustainable and agroecological practices. The Eco-Amaranth program allows small-scale farmers to create a healthy food source and 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. 15000 16417 Healthy Families: Puente's Healthy Families program works with rural communities in Oaxaca to foster a more diverse and nutritious diet for their families and help combat child malnutrition by consuming amaranth. Since 2003, Puente has worked with over 12,000 women from more than 80 communities in Oaxaca to prevent health problems and malnutrition through this program. The program works with women from vulnerable populations to address some of the root causes of malnutrition in their communities and make informed decisions regarding consuming amaranth. 15000 15419 54978 Katherine Lorenz Treasurer 2.00 0 0 0 Kate Seely Secretary 2.00 0 0 0 Hope Bidga-Peyton Director 2.00 0 0 0 Jose Carlos Leon Vargas Director 10.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cynthia Cedeno 11613 D Spring Cypress Road Tomball TX 77377 8325598360 0 1 MX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 71145 26335 51555 73097 113683 335815 71145 26335 51555 73097 113683 335815 190514 145301 2 1 1 4 189 189 336008 0.43240 0.65310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 68792 68792 13758 3440 0 0 8361 3651 2542 13758 28312 42468 2090 913 636 3440 7079 10619 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid Activity Classification: Program support. Grantee Name: International Community Foundation. Grantee Address: 2505 N Avenue National City, CA 91950. Grantee Relationship: None. Amount Given: 45,000. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses Description: Program expense. Amount: 1,631. Description: Insurance. Amount: 524. Description: Office expense. Amount: 1,910. Description: Equipment, repairs, maintenance. Amount: 1,460. Description: Travel, meetings. Amount: 983. Description: IT, website. Amount: 3,300. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 9,808. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets Description: Other Depreciable Assets. Beg. of Year Amount: 19,630. End of Year Amount: 18,735. The organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly,or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly,or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.