2025-07-29T15:15:56-05:00 2024-12-31 882730877 CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC 2811 PONCE DE LEON BLVD STE 500 CORAL GABLES FL 33134 990 2024-01-01 454846018 CE12 FOUNDATION CE12 9172151127 15 HIGHVIEW ROAD DARIEN CT 06820 JOHN MCINTIRE CHAIRMAN 9172151127 2025-07-24 1 1 LOURDES DE LOS SANTOS P00240607 7866936300 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOHN MCINTIRE 15 HIGHVIEW ROAD DARIEN CT 06820 985604 0 X WWW.CUBAEMPRENDEFOUNDATION.ORG X 2012 DE TO SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESS SECTOR IN CUBA BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ENTREPRENEURS, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ADVISORY SERVICES TO EXISTING AND NEW BUSINESSES. 19 19 1 23 0 0 518052 862809 28900 31200 53867 78668 0 -2991 600819 969686 344190 368782 0 0 75000 85021 0 0 0 44236 85334 463426 539137 137393 430549 667264 1044649 0 0 667264 1044649 X TO SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESS SECTOR IN CUBA BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ENTREPRENEURS, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ADVISORY SERVICES TO EXISTING AND NEW BUSINESSES. 1 0 455277 368782 TO SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINES SECTOR IN CUBA BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ENTREPRENEURS, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ADVISORY SERVICES TO EXISTING AND NEW BUSINESSES.IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED GRANTS TOTALING $368,782 IN CASH TO PROYECTO CUBA EMPRENDE. PROYECTO CUBA EMPRENDE IS THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF CUBA'S ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 27210 31200 THE ORGANIZATION LED ONE TRIP TO CUBA IN 2024 WITH A DOZEN PEOPLE. TRIPS HAVE FULL AGENDAS IN SUPPORT OF THE CUBAN PEOPLE, INCLUDING VISITING CUBA EMPRENDE AND MEETING WITH ENTREPRENEURS. 23067 CFEI - THIS IS OUR FIRST PROJECT GRANT THAT THE FOUNDATION AND OUR TEAM ON THE GROUND IN CUBA ARE OVERSEEING. THE MIAMI FOUNDATION GAVE OVER $347,000 TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A DRIED FRUIT EXPORT PRODUCTION PLATFORM. FUNDS ARE BEING DISBURSED OVER THE 2024-2025 PERIOD TO SUPPORT A NETWORK OF FRUIT GROWERS, A NEWLY CREATED TRANSPORTATION/LOGISTICS COOPERATIVE, AND A DRIED FRUIT PRODUCTION FACILITY. OFFSHORE LEGAL AND RELEVANT INDUSTRY EXPERTISE ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. ALL COMPONENTS OF THE PRODUCTION CHAIN ARE PRIVATELY OWNED AND MANAGED. FUNDS ARE DISBURSED AGAINST DETAILED INVOICES, MOSTLY TO OFFSHORE VENDORS OF EQUIPMENT (VEHICLES, OVENS, EQUIPMENT, ETC.). 23000 VARELA IS A $60,000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO REPAIR THE ROOF AT THE VARELA BUILDING IN HAVANA WHERE THE CUBA EMPRENDE PROGRAM HAS ITS OFFICES AND CLASSROOMS. DONATIONS EARMARKED FOR THIS PROGRAM CAME FROM FOUR EXISTING DONORS. THE FUNDS ARE BEING DISBURSED IN TRANCHES (AGAINST DETAILED INVOICES) TO AN OFFSHORE ARCHITECT/CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHICH HAS A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. 23000 528554 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X JOHN MCINTIRE 9172151127 15 HIGHVIEW ROAD DARIEN CT 06820 JOHN MCINTIRE CHAIR 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CARLOS SALADRIGAS VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGEL GALLINAL DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS FERRER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS GARCIA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CONSUELO ISAACSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DIEGO VEITIA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EDUARDO MESTRE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE GANTZ-BERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE BENAVIDES DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE GANTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HICKEY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA ELENA LAGOMASINO DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA GARCIA BERRY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA HACKLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL B FERNANDEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PATTY EBRAHIMI DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 YVETTE PITA FRAMPTON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROSAMARIA CABALLERO STAFFORD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 0.00 X 67250 0 0 67250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 861809 65090 862809 CUBA TRAVEL 900099 31200 31200 31200 23934 23934 66661 11927 54734 54734 54734 1000 1000 3991 -2991 -2991 969686 31200 0 75677 368782 368782 85021 85021 4113 4113 1309 1309 5161 5161 1474 1474 CUBA TRIP EXPENSE 27210 27210 CFEI PROJECT EXPENSE 23067 23067 VARELA PROJECT EXPENSE 23000 23000 539137 528554 10583 0 198585 288127 358679 646522 110000 110000 667264 1044649 0 0 X 667264 1044649 667264 1044649 667264 1044649 X 430549 -53164 X 0 0 0 X 230653 491373 543431 518052 862809 2646318 230653 491373 543431 518052 862809 2646318 1199129 1447189 2542 18495 23934 44971 2691289 67390 0.53770 0.53110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 GRANTMAKING 368782 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENT 110000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT 27210 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO REPAIR THE ROOF AT THE VARELA BUILDING 23000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CREATION OF A DRIED FRUIT EXPORT PRODUCTION PLATFORM 23067 0 0 0 0 0 0 552059 0 552059 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, TO SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESS SECTOR IN CUBA BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ENTREPRENEURS, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ADVISORY SERVICES TO EXISTING AND NEW BUSINESSES. 368782 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: CE12 FOUNDATION DIRECTORS MAKE MULTIPLE TRIPS TO CUBA DURING ANY GIVEN YEAR AND MEET WITH PROYECTO CUBA EMPRENDE (PCE) MANAGEMENT AND VISIT THE FACILITIES. ALL THE PCE FACILITIES ARE ON THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH PROPERTY AND THERE IS DAILY INTERACTION BETWEEN THE PCE MANAGEMENT AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHURCH. IN ADDITION, CE12 FOUNDATION MAINTAINS FREQUENT DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHURCH. THE FUNDS TO THE PCE ARE TRANSFERRED VIA TROPIPAY, A SPAIN-BASED MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE. THE OPERATIONS AND FINANCIALS OF PCE ARE AUDITED BY AN INTERNATIONAL AUDITING FIRM BASED IN BOGOTA COLOMBIA, INTERAMERICANA DE AUDITORES Y CONSULTORES LTD. PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE CASH METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. X 3 65090 FMV 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER REPORTED IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 CE12 FOUNDATION STARTED TWO NEW PROGRAMS IN 2024: CFEI AND VARELA. THESE ARE DESCRIBED IN PART III, LINES 4C AND 4D. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ELAINE GANTZ-BERMAN AND JOE GANTZ HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO ACT TO ANY COMMITTEES. THEREFORE, NO SUCH DOCUMENTATION WAS APPLICABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW, COMMENTS AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANY BUSINESS DEALINGS THAT MAY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE THESE ITEMS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THEY WERE INCLUDED IN THE FORM 1023 WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: BOOK/TAX DIFFERENCE BASIS OF DONATED SECURITIES -53,164.