2025-05-14T11:56:15-05:00 2024-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2023-07-01 112614265 EL PUENTE DE WILLIAMSBURG INC ELPU 7183870404 211 S 4TH STREET BROOKLYN NY 11211 INGRID MATIAS-CHUNGATA BOARD CHAIR 6469210400 2025-05-14 1 0 CRAIG MAURER P01825115 2126972299 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z INGRID MATIAS-CHUNGATA 211 S 4TH STREET BROOKLYN NY 11211 7343937 0 X WWW.ELPUENTE.US X 1982 NY THE MISSION OF EL PUENTE IS TO INSPIRE AND NURTURE LEADERSHIP FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE. 7 7 128 20 0 0 4792698 7324651 0 0 0 0 55666 19286 4848364 7343937 0 0 0 0 3592701 4452462 0 0 243138 1505738 1875367 5098439 6327829 -250075 1016108 3987473 5029086 2119067 1726220 1868406 3302866 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 2315332 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 CHANGE.THE WILLIAMSBURG LEADERSHIP CENTER (WLC) HOUSED IN A RENOVATED FORMER CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LOS SURES, THE WLC IS EL PUENTE'S ORIGINAL FLAGSHIP SITE. SINCE 1982, IT HAS BEEN A HUB FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, CULTURAL EVENTS, AND GROUNDBREAKING INITIATIVES. IT INCLUDES A PROFESSIONAL DANCE STUDIO, ART ROOM, AND PERFORMANCE STAGE.211 SOUTH 4TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11211 | 718-387-0404EL 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:- BUSHWICK LEADERSHIP CENTER- INDEPENDENCE TOWERS LEADERSHIP CENTER- TAYLOR-WYTHE LEADERSHIP CENTER- WILLIAMS PLAZA LEADERSHIP CENTER 1136176 2. ARTSEL PUENTE CHANNELS THE POWER OF THE ARTS TOWARD PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGE IN PRE-PROFESSIONAL VISUAL, PERFORMANCE, AND DIGITAL ARTS TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY ARTISTS INCUBATE CULTURAL ORGANIZING AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE CADRE NETWORK.AT THE HEART OF OUR APPROACH IS THE BELIEF THAT THE ARTS ARE NOT ONLY EXPRESSIVE BUT TRANSFORMATIVE: THEY CONNECT US, TEACH US ACROSS DIFFERENCES, AND OFFER PATHWAYS FOR HEALING. THROUGH FRAMEWORKS DEVELOPED BY OUR GLOBAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE-CREATIVE JUSTICE, TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP FOR LIBERATION-WE GUIDE ARTISTS IN USING THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE MOVEMENTS ALIGNED WITH OUR ACTION PLATFORM FOR COLLECTIVE SELF-DETERMINATION.OUR PROGRAMMING INCLUDES:YOUTH ARTS & CULTURAL ORGANIZING COLLECTIVES (YACOC)OUR INTERGENERATIONAL YOUTH COLLECTIVES BLEND PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND DIGITAL ARTS WITH CULTURAL AND POLITICAL 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. COLLECTIVES INCLUDE:- MURALISTAS- EL PUENTE DANCE ENSEMBLE- LIBERATION CYPHER (BREAKERS)- SOUTHSIDE SINGERS (CANTANTES DE LOS SURES)- TEATRO EL PUENTE- DIGITAL ARTS BRIGADEEACH COLLECTIVE PARTICIPATES IN SEASONAL PERFORMANCES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, AND PUBLIC ACTIONS, STRENGTHENING THEIR VOICE AS BOTH ARTISTS AND CHANGEMAKERS.ARTS & CULTURAL ORGANIZING COLLECTIVE (ACOC)THE ACOC IS A TEAM OF TEACHING ARTISTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZERS ACROSS EL PUENTE'S SITES WHO CO-DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT YOUTH-CENTERED, JUSTICE-ALIGNED ARTS PROGRAMS. ARTISTS ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE RIGOROUS PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WHILE ALSO FACILITATING CREATIVE PRACTICES THAT SERVE ORGANIZING GOALS. THIS COLLECTIVE MEETS REGULARLY TO ALIGN PROGRAMMING WITH EL PUENTE CAMPAIGNS AND TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN ADVANCING CULTURAL STRATEGIES ROOTED IN EQUITY AND LIBERATION.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. MEMBERS MEET BI-WEEKLY TO CO-CREATE PROGRAMMING, RECEIVE ACCESS TO SPACE, AND DEEPEN THEIR PRACTICE AS MOVEMENT-ALIGNED ARTISTS.CADRE ALSO LEADS ONGOING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES SUCH AS:- THE PEOPLE'S MIC, A MONTHLY OPEN MIC CENTERING TRANSFORMATIVE STORYTELLING AND DECOLONIAL EXPRESSION- THE CREATORS MARKET, A SEASONAL EVENT UPLIFTING THE WORK OF GLOBAL MAJORITY CREATORS AND ARTISANS IN LOS SURES- THE SACRED CIRCLE SERIES AND CREATIVE LABS, OFFERING HEALING AND GENERATIVE SPACES FOR ARTISTS AS COMMUNITY BUILDERS 849480 3. 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.EL PUENTE ACADEMY FOR PEACE AND JUSTICEFOUNDED IN 1993 AS THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE U.S., THIS NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IS A MODEL OF ARTS-INTEGRATED, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION. STUDENTS TAKE CLASSES IN DRAMA, SET DESIGN, AND GUITAR AND PERFORM AT SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS ROOTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE.250 HOOPER STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11211 | 718-387-1125GLOBAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE (GJI)THE GJI IS EL PUENTE'S RESEARCH AND TRAINING HUB, CODIFYING FOUR DECADES OF PRAXIS INTO TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. IT OFFERS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TRAINING GROUNDED IN PEACE, JUSTICE, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZING, PUBLISHING TOOLS ACROSS AREAS INCLUDING EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND THE ARTS. 841760 4. ENVIRONMENTEL 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. FIRST ENVISIONED BY OUR FOUNDER, LUIS GARDEN ACOSTA, 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 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:- AIR QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH: SUPPORTING CITIZEN SCIENCE AND YOUTH-LED RESEARCH THAT ADVOCATES FOR CLEANER AIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN CITY INFRASTRUCTURE - 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, EQUITABLE GREEN BUILDING, AND CLIMATE-SAFE HOUSING SOLUTIONSOUR 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 PLANTING TREES, CREATING MURALS 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. 841760 5142748 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 128 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X MARCO A CARRION 7183870404 211 S 4TH STREET BROOKLYN NY 11211 MARCO CARRION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X 141386 0 17665 FRANCES LUCERNA PRESIDENT 25.00 X 56317 0 45738 THERESA DOHERTY BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 INGRID MATIAS-CHUNGATA SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EUGENIO MALDONADO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FATHER STEVE LYNCH MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAXINE ORRIS MD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANA CHAVEZ HERSH MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 YOWALKA ROSARIO-DORAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 197703 0 63403 1 0 1 0 0 4073790 3250861 7324651 MISCELLANEOUS 624100 19286 19286 19286 7343937 0 0 19286 152944 76472 76472 3631113 3369610 176813 84690 294496 265419 18167 10910 373909 333248 24886 15775 9200 9200 308172 308172 296684 197971 96717 1996 77809 69348 5179 3282 22921 20428 1525 968 728533 631112 56561 40860 48940 46642 1814 484 7443 7443 74594 74594 42520 35657 5175 1688 OTHER EXPENSES 71367 4718 66512 137 PARTICIPANT COST 68634 62524 6110 EQUIPMENT 60845 54229 4049 2567 FOOD 55151 51842 3309 2554 2554 6327829 5142748 941943 243138 371683 2180644 2418799 1958550 4221 4826 265162 141250 88501 123912 1104269 761154 3987473 5029086 498103 658928 167059 230866 202500 1251405 836426 2119067 1726220 X 454148 2452955 1414258 849911 1868406 3302866 3987473 5029086 1016108 393352 25000 0 X 0 0 0 X 4939046 3511124 5093536 4792698 7324651 25661055 4939046 3511124 5093536 4792698 7324651 25661055 675960 24985095 2300 2300 16353 70742 12906 53366 14253 167620 25830975 0.96730 0.95390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 35650 2236 33414 146704 139014 7690 82808 82808 123912 OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSET 761154 761154 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 603739 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES 216796 OTHER LIABILITIES 15891 836426 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARCO CARRION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 141386 0 0 0 0 0 16087 0 1578 0 159051 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. 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 CEO, 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 DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.