2026-05-15T11:48:51-05:00 2025-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-07-01 112614265 EL PUENTE DE WILLIAMSBURG INC ELPU 7183870404 211 S 4TH STREET BROOKLYN NY 11211 INGRID MATIAS-CHUNGATA BOARD CHAIR 6469210400 2026-05-14 1 0 JESSICA DIGIAMO DIAZ P01994693 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DIANNE MORALES 211 S 4TH STREET BROOKLYN NY 11211 6599748 0 X WWW.ELPUENTE.US X 1982 NY THE MISSION OF EL PUENTE IS TO INSPIRE AND NURTURE LEADERSHIP FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, WORKING AS A HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTION IN NYC AND PUERTO RICO WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IMPACT. EL PUENTE CREATES COMMUNITY-LED MOVEMENTS OF SELF DETERMINATION THROUGH A HOLISTIC LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM MODEL, AS A HIGH IMPACT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. 7 7 133 20 0 0 7324651 6255147 0 175000 0 109533 19286 60068 7343937 6599748 0 0 0 0 4452463 4473098 0 0 228195 1482014 1536959 5934477 6010057 1409460 589691 5029086 5597109 1726220 1704552 3302866 3892557 X THE MISSION OF EL PUENTE IS TO INSPIRE AND NURTURE LEADERSHIP FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, WORKING AS A HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTION IN NYC AND PUERTO RICO WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IMPACT. EL PUENTE CREATES COMMUNITY-LED MOVEMENTS OF SELF DETERMINATION THROUGH A HOLISTIC LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM MODEL, AS A HIGH IMPACT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. 0 0 2270154 1. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTEL PUENTE DEVELOPS THE LEADERSHIP OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO IMAGINE AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES FACING THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH SKILLS-BASED PROGRAMMING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND CAMPAIGNS, EL PUENTE MEMBERS LEAD SOCIAL CHANGETHE WILLIAMSBURG AND BUSHWICK LEADERSHIP CENTERS OUR ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT CENTERS ARE HUBS FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CULTURAL EVENTS, CREATIVITY, AND GROUNDBREAKING INITIATIVES, OFFERING YOUTH SAFE AND GROWING SPACES WHERE THEY ARE SUPPORTED IN THEIR HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT, PLANS, AND IN ESTABLISHING ROOTED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES. EL PUENTE BEACON LEADERSHIP CENTER AT MS 50SERVING OVER 1,300 PARTICIPANTS YEAR-ROUND, THE BEACON CENTER OFFERS BILINGUAL AFTERSCHOOL AND EVENING PROGRAMS IN BALLET, STREET JAZZ, ACTING, BREAKING, AND VISUAL ARTS. A PRE-PROFESSIONAL SUMMER ARTS CAMP SUPPORTS YOUTH AGES 6-13. 183 SOUTH 3RD STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11211 | 718-486-3936CORNERSTONE LEADERSHIP CENTERSOPERATING IN FOUR NYCHA DEVELOPMENTS (INDEPENDENCE TOWERS, TAYLOR-WYTHE HOUSES, WILLIAMS PLAZA, AND BERRY STREET), THESE CENTERS OFFER AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS DESIGNED AROUND YOUTH- AND FAMILY-IDENTIFIED NEEDS: FROM ARTS INSTRUCTION AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND FOOD ACCESS.SITES INCLUDE:-INDEPENDENCE TOWERS LEADERSHIP CENTER-TAYLOR-WYTHE LEADERSHIP CENTER-WILLIAMS PLAZA LEADERSHIP CENTER 954306 2. ENVIROMENT EL PUENTE RESEARCHES, IMPLEMENTS, AND ADVOCATES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE CLIMATE RISK AND CONFRONT THE HISTORICALLY DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HARM ON BIPOC, IMMIGRANT, AND WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITIES. OUR APPROACH INTEGRATES ENVIRONMENTAL, HOUSING, TRANSIT, HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE TO BUILD RESILIENT, THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS ROOTED IN EQUITY AND SELF-DETERMINATION.AT THE HEART OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK IS EL PUENTE'S GREEN LIGHT DISTRICT (GLD), A PIONEERING MODEL FOR COMMUNITY-LED SUSTAINABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT. THE GLD IS A LONG-TERM PLACEKEEPING STRATEGY DESIGNED TO REVERSE THE DISPLACEMENT AND DISEMPOWERMENT CAUSED BY GENTRIFICATION. RATHER THAN RESPONDING TO EXTRACTIVE, PROFIT-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT, THE GLD CENTERS THE NEEDS, CULTURE, AND LEADERSHIP OF LONG-STANDING RESIDENTS OF SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG (LOS SURES). THE GREEN LIGHT DISTRICT IS NOT JUST A PROGRAM-IT IS A LIVING BLUEPRINT FOR WHAT SUSTAINABLE, JUST, AND ROOTED DEVELOPMENT CAN LOOK LIKE. THE INITIATIVE BRINGS TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, YOUTH, ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, AND ORGANIZERS TO CO-CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT NURTURES BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. IT OPERATES ON THE BELIEF THAT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CANNOT BE SILOED-IT MUST MOVE IN TANDEM WITH EDUCATION, CULTURAL EXPRESSION, HEALTH, HOUSING, AND CIVIC POWER.THROUGH GLD AND OUR BROADER ENVIRONMENTAL WORK, WE FOCUS ON: -URBAN GREENING AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY: EXPANDING ACCESS TO GREEN SPACES, REVITALIZING COMMUNITY GARDENS, AND PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACROSS OUR LEADERSHIP CENTERS -CLIMATE JUSTICE EDUCATION: FACILITATING BILINGUAL WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, AND YOUTH CAMPAIGNS ON CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS -SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE ADVOCACY: PARTNERING WITH RESIDENTS TO PUSH FOR JUST TRANSIT AND THE UNDOING OF RACIST INFRASTRUCTURES THAT HARM OUR COMMUNITIES. -COALITION WORK ACROSS THE CITY AND STATE TO PROMOTE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. OUR ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES ARE DESIGNED NOT ONLY TO IMPROVE MATERIAL CONDITIONS BUT TO STRENGTHEN BELONGING, INTERDEPENDENCE, AND COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP IN THE FACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION.WHETHER THROUGH PUBLIC SPACE ACTIVATIONS, COMMUNITY GATHERINGS, AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT SPEAK TO CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT, ADVOCATING FOR JUST ENERGY POLICY, OR ORGANIZING FOR LOCAL COMPOSTING, EL PUENTE'S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WORK REAFFIRMS THAT THE FUTURE MUST BE SHAPED BY THOSE WHO LIVE IT. 865823 3. ARTS IN FY'25, EL PUENTE FACILITATED ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ENGAGED OUR CADRE NETWORK IN INCUBATING CULTURAL ORGANIZING, AND FACILITATED A ROBUST PRESENTING SEASON AND CULTURAL EVENTS FOR THE BROOKLYN COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. AT THE HEART OF OUR APPROACH IS THE BELIEF THAT THE ARTS ARE NOT ONLY EXPRESSIVE BUT ALSO TRANSFORMATIVE. OUR ARTISTS USE THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE MOVEMENTS ALIGNED WITH EL PUENTE'S ACTION PLATFORM FOR COLLECTIVE SELF-DETERMINATION.OUR PROGRAMMING INCLUDES:YOUTH ARTS: OUR YOUTH COLLECTIVES BLEND PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN VISUAL,PERFORMING, AND DIGITAL ARTS WITH CULTURAL AND CIVIC EDUCATION. YOUNG PEOPLE EXCAVATE THEIR PERSONAL AND ANCESTRAL STORIES, CONFRONT SOCIETAL INJUSTICES, AND CREATE ORIGINAL WORKS THAT CAN LIVE BEYOND THE STAGE-ON THE STREETS, IN SCHOOLS, AND AT PUBLIC ACTIONS. YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGE IN SEASONAL PERFORMANCES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, AND PUBLIC ACTIONS, STRENGTHENING THEIR VOICE AS BOTH ARTISTS AND CHANGEMAKERS.YOUTH ARE GUIDED AND SUPPORTED BY TEACHING ARTISTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZERS ACROSS EL PUENTE'S SITES WHO CO-DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT YOUTH-CENTERED,JUSTICE-ALIGNED ARTS PROGRAMS. CADRE (COMMUNITY ARTISTS' DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCE EXCHANGE)CADRE IS EL PUENTE'S INTERGENERATIONAL, BIPOC-LED NETWORK OF ARTISTS, ARTISANS, AND CULTURAL WORKERS COMMITTED TO LIBERATION THROUGH COMMUNITY, SHARED RESOURCES, AND THE INCUBATION OF NEW CULTURAL WORK. CADRE LEADS COMMUNITY INITIATIVES SUCH AS: -THE PEOPLE'S MIC, OPEN MICS CENTERING TRANSFORMATIVE STORYTELLING -THE CREATORS MARKET, SEASONAL EVENTS UPLIFTING THE WORK OF GLOBAL MAJORITY CREATORS AND ARTISANS IN LOS SURES, BUSHWICK, AND BEYOND. -THE SACRED CIRCLE SERIES AND CREATIVE LABS, OFFERING HEALING AND GENERATIVE SPACES FOR ARTISTS AS COMMUNITY BUILDERS 862107 175000 4. TRAINING & EDUCATIONEL PUENTE MODELS THE WHOLE STUDENT, WHOLE SCHOOL, WHOLE COMMUNITY APPROACH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MS50 COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND EL PUENTE ACADEMY FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE. OUR GLOBAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE CODIFIES 40 YEARS OF PEDAGOGY FOR CAPACITY BUILDING IN SOCIAL JUSTICE FRAMEWORKS. OUR SCHOOLS PRACTICE OUR BELIEF IN HOLISTIC AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION, UNDERSTANDING THAT PARENT ENGAGEMENT, ORGANIZING, AND SUPPORT ARE CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF STUDENTS' HOLISTIC SUCCESS. THIS FISCAL YEAR, THIS HAS PROVEN TRUE ONCE AGAIN AS WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A GROWING NUMBER OF NEWLY ARRIVED STUDENTS WHO ARE THRIVING IN OUR SCHOOLS. GLOBAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE (GJI)THE GJI IS EL PUENTE'S RESEARCH AND TRAINING HUB, CODIFYING FOUR DECADES OF PRAXIS INTO TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. 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AFTER THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THE EL PUENTE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND ALL DIRECTORS MUST SIGN A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THE POLICY AND COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM UPON ELECTION AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL'S SALARIES ARE COMPARED WITH THEIR INDUSTRY PEERS AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. OUR PROCESS INCLUDES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN "INDEPENDENT BODY" TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION REVIEW, WHICH TAKES THE FORM OF A "COMPARABILITY REVIEW." THIS REVIEW WILL CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF OTHER NFP ORGANIZATIONS WITH: A. A SIMILAR MISSION B. A SIMILARLY-SIZED BUDGET, AND C. LOCATED IN THE SAME, OR A SIMILAR, GEOGRAPHIC REGION FINALLY, WE DOCUMENT WHO THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS ARE, THE PROCESS USED (NAMELY, THE COMPARABILITY REVIEW) AND THE BOARD'S DISPOSITION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.