2024-05-09T17:37:39-05:00 2023-12-31 884331718 MINA RIVERA CPA PLLC 1135 W WOODLAWN AVE STE 103 SAN ANTONIO TX 782015443 990EZ 2023-01-01 472075729 TERRA ADVOCATI INC TERR 2103784805 1935 W MISTLETOE SAN ANTONIO TX 78201 JESS M MAYES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2103784805 2024-05-09 1 JESS MAYES 999009999 0 MINA RIVERA P01610814 2103936045 X 0 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X TERRAADVOCATI.ORG X X 45070 X 45064 6 45070 36407 3584 6247 46238 -1168 13990 0 12822 X 13634 12822 356 0 13990 12822 0 0 13990 12822 X TO FACILITATE INTERDISCIPLINARY EXCHANGES BETWEEN ART, CULTURE, ACADEMIA, AND THE ENVIRONMENT TO CREATE A BRIGHTER, REGENERATIVE FUTURE FOR ALL. CONCEPTUALIZED AND HELPED FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HUASTECA REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE CENTER. WE CURRENTLY COLLABORATE ON A USDA FAS GRANT WITH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE CENTER FOR POLLUTION MITIGATION RESEARCH. THE CENTER'S FOCUSES ON WATERSHED AND LAND REGENERATION AS A MEANS TO REGENERATE THE ENVIRONMENT, REDUCE POVERTY, AND HEAL THE COMMUNITY FABRIC. IT PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SPACE AND COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN EL CHINO. TAMASOPO, SAN LUIS POTOSI, MEXICO. THE CENTER AND ITS DEMONSTRATION SITE ARE FREELY ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE, WITH A REGIONAL POPULATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS BEING ROUGHLY 25,000. ANY REGIONAL SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY CAN TOUR AND APPLY TO COLLABORATE; DOZENS HAVE ALREADY. THE INTERNATIONAL COMPONENT THROUGH USDA FAS WORKS WITH DOZENS OF STUDENTS AND A FEW PROFESSORS PER YEAR IN TEXAS AS WELL. THE CENTER IS IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF FUNCTIONAL OPERATION, AND IS GROWING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. 0 0 LAND REGENERATION AND COMMUNITY FOOD ACCESS PROJECTS IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. THIS IS A MUCH SMALLER PROGRAM THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND. IT SUPPORTS LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS AND ENCOURAGES INNOVATIVE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR WATERSHED MANAGEMENT WITHIN THOSE PRODUCTION MODELS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE SUPPORTED COMMUNITY GARDENS BY PURCHASING OR SOURCING AND DONATING MATERIALS, TOOLS, PLANTS, COMPOST, SOIL, FERTILIZER, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HELP TO HARVEST FLOODING WATER TO REDUCE POLLUTION BY USING VETIVER SYSTEMS. WE OFTEN TIMES GROW, SOURCE, AND DONATE VETIVER GRASS TO ANY PROJECT THAT WILL IMPLEMENT IT AS A NATURE-BASED SOLUTION. THIS PROGRAM HAS WORKED WITH 30+ PEOPLE DIRECTLY, AND IMPACTS A FEW HUNDRED INDIRECTLY. WE ARE LOOKING TO GROW THE PROGRAM, AND TRACK METRICS IF WE CAN SECURE GRANT FUNDING TO DO THAT. 0 0 BOOKS IN THE BARRIO/ FUGITIVE LIBRARIES IS A PROJECT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND ACTIVISM CONCEIVED AND FACILITATED BY MARISSA RAMIREZ. IT IS AN EVOLUTION OF BOOKS IN THE BARRIO, A GRASSROOTS EFFORT ORIGINALLY STARTED BY A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS DEMANDING A BOOKSTORE IN THEIR WORKING-CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD. INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON A RETAIL SPACE OR A BRICK AND MORTAR, FUGITIVE LIBRARIES IS AN EXPERIMENT, INVITING COMMUNITY TO THINK MORE EXPANSIVELY ABOUT LITERACY BY CREATING SPACES FOR US TO READ THE WORLD TOGETHERCRITICALLY, CULTURALLY AND POLITICALLY. THIS PROGRAM HOSTS AND CO-HOSTS EVENTS, OVER THE YEARS HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF OVER 2,500 PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIRECTLY PARTICIPATED AND ATTENDED THE ARTISTIC AND TRANSFORMATIVE EVENTS AND COLLABORATIONS. 0 0 0 MARISSA RAMIREZ PRESIDENT 3.00 0 0 0 NADIA GAONA DIRECTORS 1.00 0 0 0 BRYAN HUMMEL DIRECTORS 1.00 0 0 0 PRISCILLA SOLIS YBARRA DIRECTORS 1.00 0 0 0 AMELIA KING KOSTELAC DIRECTORS 1.00 0 0 0 JESS M MAYES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 LARRY STARKEY FORMER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JANET STARKEY FORMER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JESSICA RAMIREZ FORMER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 VIRGINIA GRISE FORMER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE ORGANIZATION 1935 W MISTLETOE SAN ANTONIO TX 78201 2103784805 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 73276 72706 45064 191046 73276 72706 45064 191046 191046 191046 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 6. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATES AFFILIATE NAME: A TODO DAR PRODUCTIONS. AMOUNT OF PAYMENT: 27,900. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATES AFFILIATE NAME: HUASTECA REGENERATIVE AG CENTER. AMOUNT OF PAYMENT: 8,507. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 36,407. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: REGENERATIVE SYSTEMS. AMOUNT: 4,039. DESCRIPTION: COMMUNITY PROJECTS. AMOUNT: 1,351. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 5. DESCRIPTION: SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 287. DESCRIPTION: IT AND WEB HOSTING. AMOUNT: 487. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 78. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 6,247. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: GRANTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 356. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. LINE 34. CHANGES TO BY LAWS WERE PRIMARILY TO INCLUDE BOILERPLATE WORDING, DEFINE TERM LIMITS FOR BOARD MEMBERS, CLEARLY DEFINE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ADOPT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.