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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WAVES AHEAD CORP.

Totals

Total revenue
$965,843
Total expenses
$1,145,194
Contributions and grants received
$965,843
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$447,158
Total liabilities, end of year
$78,100
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$369,058
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$652,543
Management and general expenses
$492,651
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$393,914

Program services were 57.0% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $609,439

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $356,404

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $154,210

  • 2a · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $517,279 · program services $355,639 · management and general $161,640 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $500 · program services $0 · management and general $500 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,540 · program services $0 · management and general $22,540 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $89,726 · program services $0 · management and general $89,726 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $51,641 · program services $0 · management and general $51,641 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $23,512 · program services $0 · management and general $23,512 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,127 · program services $0 · management and general $16,127 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,502 · program services $0 · management and general $12,502 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,595 · program services $0 · management and general $11,595 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Events

    total $102,868 · program services $0 · management and general $102,868 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Program Direct Expenses

    total $56,904 · program services $56,904 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Subgranting

    total $240,000 · program services $240,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $438,619 · end of year $222,734

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $267,825

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $47,742

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $183,063 · end of year $220,083

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $4,341

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,373 · end of year $14,621

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $64,900 · end of year $63,479

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $98,409 · end of year $346,058

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $450,000 · end of year $23,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Waves Ahead is dedicated in supporting marginalized and vulnerable sectors of Puerto Rican society by providing aid in their needed areas to re-establish and strengthen them.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Waves Ahead is dedicated in supporting marginalized and vulnerable sectors of Puerto Rican society by providing aid in their needed areas in order to re-establish and strengthen them.

  • EXPRESATE! We provide individual and group mental health services plus music therapy creative arts and mindfulness sessions yoga meditation and other ancillary services to support the individual's mental health. We also provide support groups and specialized services for survivors of violence. all focused on the LGBT+ older adults and women head-of households.

    Expenses $289,580

  • Descúbrete a program that supports business and cooperative entrepreneurship of small businesses among the LGBT community older adults and women head of households. Empodérate a public policy program focused on advocating for LGBTTQ+ inclusive laws protocols and guidelines to improve the lives of the community in PR. In addition train community leaders and allies to increase individual and collective power to create change through two academies per year. During 2022 one was held in San Juan and the internally between volunteers and staff of the organization.

    Expenses $57,977

  • Reconstruye Q this program works to provide assistance during times of emergency in the country and provide short term counseling and mental health supports to individuals impacted by the phenomenon while strengthening the resiliency of the individual and the community. During 2022 every month individuals were provided with meals an food purchases plus the tools and seeds to make their home garden.

    Expenses $46,357

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Luigi Ferrer non-binary

    Member at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wilfred Labiosa

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $78,000
    From this org
    $78,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50 + 50 related
  • Lisbeth Melendez

    Vice-President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Alexis Burgos

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jean-Marie Navetta non-binary

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sofia Veronica

    BOD Clerk

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • J-Manny Santiago G

    Members at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302289349300705

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