Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NUESTRA ESCUELA INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $5,295,655
Total expenses: $4,562,757
Contributions and grants received: $5,240,818
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $50,447
Other revenue: $4,390
Total assets, end of year: $6,916,612
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,179,940
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $5,736,672
Program services expenses (Part IX): $3,386,845
Management and general expenses: $1,175,912
Fundraising expenses: $0
Program service expenses (Part III): $3,386,845

Program services were 74.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$4,736,595
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$504,223
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$13,050
3 · Investment income

total $50,447 · related or exempt $50,447
11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

total $4,390 · related or exempt $4,390
11e · Other revenue, total

$4,390

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $112,470 · management and general $112,470
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $2,344,147 · program services $2,036,471 · management and general $307,676
10 · Payroll taxes

total $502,291 · program services $281,000 · management and general $221,291
11g · Fees: other

total $379,193 · program services $199,744 · management and general $179,449
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $43,793 · program services $3,693 · management and general $40,100
16 · Occupancy

total $12,435 · program services $672 · management and general $11,763
17 · Travel

total $173,967 · program services $107,595 · management and general $66,372
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $98,473 · management and general $98,473
23 · Insurance

total $62,151 · program services $34,449 · management and general $27,702
24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MANTENANCE

total $211,009 · program services $203,740 · management and general $7,269
24b · Other expenses: STUDENTS PROGRAM SERVICES

total $207,396 · program services $207,396
24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

total $118,298 · program services $112,338 · management and general $5,960
24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES

total $95,509 · program services $95,509
24e · All other expenses

total $201,625 · program services $104,238 · management and general $97,387

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $968,468 · end of year $1,599,624
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $59,346 · end of year $191,162
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $11,744 · end of year $384
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$4,369,911
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$772,797
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $2,421,553 · end of year $3,597,114
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $953,547
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $58,437 · end of year $941,432
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $807,484 · end of year $586,896
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $156,486 · end of year $361,443
19 · Deferred revenue

end of year $263,832
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $156,319 · end of year $554,665
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $4,493,963 · end of year $4,914,518
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $473,811 · end of year $822,154

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIVE TO THE PSYCHOSOCIAL AND INTERESTS NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, SO THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR SECONDARY EDUCATION AND BE ABLE TO CONTINUE STUDYING, OBTAIN AND RETAIN A JOB OR GENERATE WORK OPPORTUNITIES SO AS THEM TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND SEEK A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE ASSITANCE TO YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH LIMITED ECONOMIC RESOURCES, A NON TRADITIONAL TO OBTAIN A FOURTH YEAR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA BASED ON TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE HOLISTIC PROGRAM.

NUESTRA ESCUELA WAS FOUNDED AS A A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION WITH THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF PROVIDING TO THOSE YOUTH WHO HAS ABANDONED THE SCHOOL WITH AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL OF EDUCATION TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL. THE MODEL FOCUSES ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING WHILE ADVANCING ITS LEARNING AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF EDUCATION SOCIAL WORK AND PSYCHOLOGY EXPERTS DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THROUGH AN ACTION-RESEARCH PROCESS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SITUATIONS OF TEENS NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED ALONGSIDE THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. THE EFFORTS HAVE PRODUCED AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM IN WHICH STUDENT'S COMPETENCIES, SELF-ESTEEM, FAMILY AND PEER RELATIONSHIPS, AND CHARACTER ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH CARING AND ENGAGED PERSONNEL WHO WORK AS A TEAM. THE PRESENT HISTORIC MOMENT REQUIRES HAND-ON TRANSFORMATION WITH A CREATIVE APPROACH THAT FOCUSES ON THE TALENT AND SKILLS OF YOUTH PAIRED WITH COMMUNITY AND MARKET NEEDS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING TO ENGAGE IN PROJECTS AND WORK THAT WILL SUPPORT THE CULTURE, HUMANITY AND ECONOMY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. FOR THIS REASON, THE MODEL IS NOT BASED ON NEEDS OR WHAT STUDENTS LACK, BUT RATHER SKILLS AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT.THE CAPACITY IS NCREASED IN THE AREAS OF BIO-PSYCHOSOCIAL, ACADEMICS, FORMATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE SCHOOL HAS SERVED 3,025 STUDENTS, INCLUDING ACTIVE STUDENTS AND 1,663 GRADUATES, WITH SUSTAINED RETENTION OF APPROXIMATELY 96% AND ATTENDANCE MAINTAINED IN APPROXIMATELY 85%. DUE LARGELY TO ATTITUDINAL CHANGES IN THEM, WITH REDUCTION IN VIOLENCE AND DRUG USE AND INCREASE RETENTION IN POST-HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES. FOR YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022, 645 STUDENTS WERE SERVED AND 132 STUDENTS GRADUATED. ENTERPRISING INITIATIVES INCLUDE VEGETABLE GARDEN FISHING, AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM. OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE INSERTION IN PUERTO RICO'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE SCHOOL MODEL AS A RESOURCE TO INCREASE STUDENT RETENTION. AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, NUESTRA ESCUELA IS PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA. IN THE AMERICA'S 19 NATIONS ARE CURRENTLY REPRESENTED. IN AFRICA, THE INITIATIVE PROPOSES DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING THE SCHOOL'S ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL MODEL.

Expenses $3,386,845

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Ana Yris Guzman TorresANA YRIS GUZMAN TORRES

EXECUTIVE PR

Total calculated

$112,470

From this org

$112,470

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40 + 40 related
Ana Carmen AlemanyANA CARMEN ALEMANY

DIRECTOR BOA

Total calculated

$0
Mariel Arraiza AntomatteiMARIEL ARRAIZA ANTOMATTEI

SECRETARY BO

Total calculated

$0
Ismael Lopez BeltranISMAEL LOPEZ BELTRAN

VOCAL BOARD

Total calculated

$0
Juana M Rodriguez ColonJUANA M RODRIGUEZ COLON

VICE-PRESIDE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2 + 2 related
Ruben Colon MoralesRUBEN COLON MORALES

PRESIDENT OF

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2 + 2 related
Antonio Sosa PascualANTONIO SOSA PASCUAL

TREASURER BO

Total calculated

$0
Camille Burckhart PortelaCAMILLE BURCKHART PORTELA

DIRECTOR BOA

Total calculated

$0
Quintin Rivera SegarraQUINTIN RIVERA SEGARRA

DIRECTOR BOA

Total calculated

$0
Carlos Severino ValdezCARLOS SEVERINO VALDEZ

VOCAL BOARD

Total calculated

$0
Gullermo Nigaglioni VidalGULLERMO NIGAGLIONI VIDAL

DIRECTOR BOA

Total calculated

$0

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2022
Filed: 15 May 2024
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202411359349308506

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