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PUENTE LEARNING CENTER

EIN 95-4242175 LOS ANGELES, CA

Revenue 2024
$12,046,184
Expenses 2024
$9,879,401

Program services were 91.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B99Z
Classification
1000
Street
501 S BOYLE AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PUENTE LEARNING CENTER IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO ITS MISSION, EMBODIED IN ITS NAME: PEOPLE UNITED TO ENRICH THE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH EDUCATION. AS AN ESTABLISHED NONPROFIT PRESENCE IN THE UNDERSERVED BOYLE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985, PUENTE HAS EMPOWERED OVER 122,500 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES WITH TUITION-FREE RESOURCES IN FOUR PROGRAM AREAS: CHILDREN, YOUTH, ADULTS, AND COMMUNITY. PUENTE'S RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH RESEARCH-BASED EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND COMPASSIONATE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES MATCHES THE VIBRANT AND CULTURALLY-RICH COMMUNITY WE SERVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE ARE PUENTE: PEOPLE UNITED TO ENRICH THE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH EDUCATION. BUILDING BRIDGES TO LEARNING AND OPPORTUNITY IN BOYLE HEIGHTS AND BEYOND.

  • EARLY CHILDHOOD - PRESCHOOL READINESS PROVIDES AN INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AGED THREE YEARS, NINE MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS OLD AND PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO KINDERGARTEN. PUENTE CHARTER SCHOOL, AN LAUSD AUTHORIZED CHARTER SCHOOL SERVING ELEMENTARY-AGED STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, CONSISTENTLY RECEIVES HIGH SATISFACTION RATINGS FROM ITS PARENT COMMUNITY AND FROM THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE STUDENT MASTERY OF COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT FOR STUDENT LEARNING. PRE-SCHOOL READINESS - 48 SERVED; CHARTER SCHOOL - 315 STUDENTS SERVED & 308 FAMILY MEMBERS; AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT - 137 STUDENTS SERVED.

    Expenses $7,402,460

  • ADULT PROGRAMS - ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LITERACY & CITIZENSHIP CLASSES, THROUGH A COMBINATION OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED CURRICULUM, STUDENTS ATTAIN AQUISTION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & CITIZENSHIP STATUS. THE ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAM AND THE HISET TEST PREPARATION PROGRAM SUPPORT ACHIEVEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITHIN THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEM TO ATTAIN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA BY COMPLETING THE A-G REQUIRED COURSES. THE PUENTE DIGITAL INITIATIVE CLASSES PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE THROUGH COMPUTER CAREER TRAINING, INCLUDING GOOGLE SUITE, MICROSOFT OFFICE, AND A+ COMPUTER CERTIFICATION OFFERING. COMMUNTY ENGAGEMENT - SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BY PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS TO FINANCIAL, LEGAL & HEALTH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR THE PUENTE STUDENT AND FAMILY COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE. YOUTH PROGRAMS - A COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAM, WITH CURRICULUM AND ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS, DESIGNED FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS FIELDS. SAT PREPARATION EXPANDS LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' OPPORTUNITIES FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SAT PREP CLASSES AND COLLEGE TRANSITION WORKSHOPS. APPROXIMATELY 81% OF COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE. THE PUENTE SUMMER PROGRAM ENABLES ELEMENTARY-AGED STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM ACHIEVED DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND TAKE CLASSES THAT ARE ENGAGING, ENRICHING, AND INCREASE SKILLS IN AREAS THAT MAY BE A CHALLENGE. SUMMER PROGRAM - 168 CHILDREN AND ADULTS SERVED. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE - 1041 STUDENTS SERVED; HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - 279 STUDENTS SERVED; DIGITAL INITIATIVE - 290 STUDENTS SERVED; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - 4700 INDIVIDUALS SERVED; YOUTH PROGRAMS - 1066 STUDENTS SERVED.

    Expenses $1,661,114

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • JEROME G GREENING

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $199,646
    From this org
    $186,757
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,889
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,757
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,859
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30
    Filer's total
    $199,646

  • ANGELICA CASTRO

    V.P. OF FINANCE & ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $155,737
    From this org
    $134,668
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,069
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,668
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,881
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,188
    Filer's total
    $155,737

  • MATT WELLS

    VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $140,718
    From this org
    $127,237
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,481
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brenda Meza

    School Principal

    Total calculated
    $131,624
    From this org
    $120,602
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,022
    Hours/week
    40

  • MICHELE WOLFE

    Vice President of Programs

    Total calculated
    $116,305
    From this org
    $109,399
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,906
    Hours/week
    40

  • TYLER MP SUTHERLAND

    Board Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOCELYN ROSENWALD

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LARA LIGHTBODY

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gilberto Ortega

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Raul Guerrero

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dana Ontiveros

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Scott Williams

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anda Nicolae

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Agustin Urgiles

    BOARD MEMBER

    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $12,046,184
    Expenses
    $9,879,401
    Contributions
    $8,579,751
    Grants paid
    $5,401
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $14,049,370
    Expenses
    $9,110,217
    Contributions
    $7,329,073
    Grants paid
    $150
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $7,251,654
    Expenses
    $8,190,503
    Contributions
    $7,084,754
    Grants paid
    $517

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,700,314
    Expenses
    $6,085,554
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,285,381

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,552,856
    Expenses
    $4,767,962
    Assets (EOY)
    $29,565,851

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,342,979
    Expenses
    $4,487,956
    Assets (EOY)
    $24,001,260

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,906,233
    Expenses
    $4,226,375
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,167,841

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,334,976
    Expenses
    $4,341,103
    Assets (EOY)
    $25,942,154

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,880,029
    Expenses
    $4,638,117
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,899,503

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,053,892
    Expenses
    $3,976,020
    Assets (EOY)
    $27,958,859

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,314,363
    Expenses
    $4,170,355
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,367,621

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,396,981
    Expenses
    $4,106,329
    Assets (EOY)
    $27,831,656

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $4,366,881
    Assets (EOY)
    $27,997,644

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.