2025-08-21T08:10:22-04:00 2024-12-31 042629635 BACALLCONNIFF INC 111 STATE STREET BOSTON MA 021092905 990 2024-01-01 043512786 ROSTRO DE CRISTO INC ROST 6177465891 66 BROOKS DRIVE BRAINTREE MA 02184 EVAN CUTHBERT PRES./EXEC DIRECTOR 6172424664 2025-08-19 true true JEFFERY E RICHARDS P01301625 6173673250 2025-08-19 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z EVAN CUTHBERT 66 BROOKS DRIVE BRAINTREE MA 02184 422153 false X WWW.ROSTRODECRISTO.ORG X WE ARE A CATHOLIC PROGRAM WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE UNITED STATES TO LIVE OUT THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE OF ECUADOR. 15 14 4 3 0 296258 422075 0 82 78 10000 0 306340 422153 17204 22930 0 244221 220524 0 17265 154624 89088 416049 332542 -109709 89611 374177 448923 62351 47486 311826 401437 X A CATHOLIC PROGRAM WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE UNITED STATES TO LIVE OUT THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE OF ECUADOR. false false 299884 22930 INTRODUCTION IN 2024 ROSTRO DE CRISTO (WHICH MEANS "THE FACE OF CHRIST" IN SPANISH) COMPLETED ITS 35TH YEAR OF EXISTENCE PROVIDING VOLUNTEER LAY MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES IN ECUADOR AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ECUADORIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL PROJECTS IN ECUADOR. UNTIL 2023, ROSTRO DE CRISTO (RDC) OFFERED SHORT-TERM AND YEAR-LONG OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG ADULTS WHO LIVE SIMPLY AND SERVE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ECUADOR'S LARGEST CITY, GUAYAQUIL. DUE TO GANG VIOLENCE IN THE CITY WE MADE THE DECISION TO SUSPEND THE PROGRAM IN GUAYAQUIL IN FEBRUARY OF 2023 AND MOVE OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY TO QUITO, ECUADOR'S CAPITAL. IN JANUARY OF 2024 WE HAD THREE VOLUNTEERS WORKING ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF QUITO WHEN THE GANG VIOLENCE ERUPTED IN QUITO. DUE TO THIS OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE AND THE GENERAL INSTABILITY OF THE SECURITY SITUATION IN ECUADOR WE MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO SUSPEND OUR PROGRAM IN ECUADOR INDEFINITELY AND SEEK A NEW LOCATION TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED AND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH. WE SPENT THE REMAINDER OF 2024 INVESTIGATING AND DEVELOPING A NEW PROGRAM IN CONSUELO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN COLLABORATION WITH ASCALA, (SCALABRINI ASSOCIATION IN THE SERVICE OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES). ASCALA, A MINISTRY OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF ST CHARLES BORROMEO, IS A TEAM OF OVER 30 DOMINICAN, HAITIAN, AND RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING "SERVICES TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROMOTE HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR VULNERABLE MIGRANTS," MOST PRINCIPALLY HAITIAN RESIDENTS AND IMMIGRANTS, AND DOMINICANS OF HAITIAN DESCENT LIVING IN THE AREAS MANY BATEYES. ASCALA WORKS ON INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MIGRANTS AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH LEGAL AID, EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AND SUPPORT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AND CONTINUE TO BE IN PRAYERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR ECUADORIAN NEIGHBORS AND PARTNERS. WE HAVE RECRUITED THREE HIGHLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL BEGIN WORKING AS ROSTRO DE CRISTO FELLOWS IN CONSUELO WITH ASCALA IN EARLY 2025. ROSTRO DE CRISTO VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2024: QUITO, ECUADOR THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE THOSE VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVICE IN QUITO, ECUADOR DURING 2024: GRACE GLEASON PETER OLIVER ANNA ZENK ROSTRO DE CRISTO VOLUNTEER SUPPORTED PROJECTS AND PARTNERS IN QUITO EL CENTRO DIURNO DE COMEDOR AND APOYA ESCOLAR "MARIA ISABEL MAZZA" (THE MARIA ISABEL MAZZA DAY KITCHEN AND EDUCATIONAL REINFORCEMENT CENTER): EL CENTRO DIURNO DE COMEDOR AND APOYA ESCOLAR "MARIA ISABEL MAZZA" (CDCA) WAS FOUNDED BY THE MISSIONARIES OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (LAS MISIONERAS DE LA ESCUELA CRISTIANA), A WOMEN'S RELIGIOUS CONGREGATION, TWENTY YEARS AGO. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE LEARNING AND GROWING ENVIRONMENT FOR OVER SEVENTY CHILDREN 4-12 YEARS OLD BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL TUTORING, RECREATION ACTIVITIES, AND NUTRITION. THE CHILDREN SERVED THROUGH THE CDCA PROGRAM COME FROM SINGLE PARENT HOMES AND/OR LOW- INCOME FAMILIES. ROSTRO DE CRISTO VOLUNTEERS SERVED AS TUTORS AND ENSURED THAT THE CHILDREN HAD THE PROPER SUPERVISION AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TO STAY ON THE COURSE WHICH WILL LEAD TO HEALTHY AND MEANINGFUL FUTURES, AND BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. ROSTRO DE CRISTO RETREAT PROGRAM 2024 IN A NORMAL PROGRAM YEAR RDC OFFERS SHORT-TERM RETREAT/IMMERSION EXPERIENCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL UNIVERSITY, PARISH OR OTHER GROUPS. IN 2024, WE HOSTED ONE GROUP OF 17 PARTICIPANTS FROM BOSTON COLLEGE. DUE TO THE OUTBREAK OF GANG VIOLENCE IN QUITO THE GROUP'S TIME WAS CUT SHORT AND THEY RETURNED HOME TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER JUST 4 DAYS. 299884 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 4 true false true EC false false false false false false X 15 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false X ROSTRO DE CRISTO INC 6177465890 66 BROOKS DRIVE BRAINTREE MA 02184 X MARGARITA CURTIS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DENNIS HANSON TREASURER X X 0 0 0 ED HARDIMAN CHAIR X X 0 0 0 MOLLY HERRERA DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 PATRICK HYLAND SJ DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 GERALD KEHOE SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 KATLYN MADSON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 RANDOLPH MCGRORTY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JAMES MILLER DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 BRYAN O'BRIEN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 WALTER OSTERMAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JOSEPH REARDON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 FR JAMES RONAN VICE-CHAIR X X 0 0 0 BARBRA MULLIN ROSIELLO DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 EVAN CUTHBERT PRES./EXEC D X X 0 0 0 false false false 422075 422075 78 78 422153 78 22930 22930 189177 189177 6164 5239 925 12101 12101 13082 13082 1465 1465 4244 4244 3198 3198 1821 1821 3009 3009 4653 4653 5561 5561 9036 9036 OUTSIDE SERVICES 13580 13580 RELOCATION COSTS 9845 9845 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 7461 7461 RETREAT PROGRAM 5228 5228 19987 16302 3685 332542 299884 15393 17265 184554 291974 20000 32272 25622 371492 240165 137351 131327 374177 448923 4626 6975 57725 40511 62351 47486 X 311826 401437 311826 401437 374177 448923 89611 X false false false X 425191 469378 386436 296258 422075 1999338 47 367 20599 10082 31095 425238 469745 407035 306340 422075 2030433 2030433 82 78 160 82 78 160 425238 469745 407035 306422 422153 2030593 0.99990 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2000 2000 287407 165073 122334 32052 26409 5643 50033 48683 1350 131327 UNEARNED REVENUE 40511 40511 false SOUTH AMERICA 1 8 PROGRAM SERVICES FOOD, HEALTH, EDUCAT 1 8 1 8 FOOD, HEALTH, EDUCATION SOUTH AMERICA 22930 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V WHILE WE HAVE NO FORMAL PROCEDURE FOR THE AWARDING OF GRANTS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN ECUADOR, WE DO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO WORK ALONGSIDE THEM TO DETERMINE IF THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE. THE LOCAL PARTNERS ARE CHOSEN BECAUSE THEY SHARE OUR MISSION GOALS. WE ACCOUNT FOR THESE ITEMS ON THE CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A INTRODUCTION IN 2024 ROSTRO DE CRISTO (WHICH MEANS "THE FACE OF CHRIST" IN SPANISH) COMPLETED ITS 35TH YEAR OF EXISTENCE PROVIDING VOLUNTEER LAY MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES IN ECUADOR AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ECUADORIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL PROJECTS IN ECUADOR. UNTIL 2023, ROSTRO DE CRISTO (RDC) OFFERED SHORT-TERM AND YEAR-LONG OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG ADULTS WHO LIVE SIMPLY AND SERVE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ECUADOR'S LARGEST CITY, GUAYAQUIL. DUE TO GANG VIOLENCE IN THE CITY WE MADE THE DECISION TO SUSPEND THE PROGRAM IN GUAYAQUIL IN FEBRUARY OF 2023 AND MOVE OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY TO QUITO, ECUADOR'S CAPITAL. IN JANUARY OF 2024 WE HAD THREE VOLUNTEERS WORKING ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF QUITO WHEN THE GANG VIOLENCE ERUPTED IN QUITO. DUE TO THIS OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE AND THE GENERAL INSTABILITY OF THE SECURITY SITUATION IN ECUADOR WE MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO SUSPEND OUR PROGRAM IN ECUADOR INDEFINITELY AND SEEK A NEW LOCATION TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED AND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH. WE SPENT THE REMAINDER OF 2024 INVESTIGATING AND DEVELOPING A NEW PROGRAM IN CONSUELO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN COLLABORATION WITH ASCALA, (SCALABRINI ASSOCIATION IN THE SERVICE OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES). ASCALA, A MINISTRY OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF ST CHARLES BORROMEO, IS A TEAM OF OVER 30 DOMINICAN, HAITIAN, AND RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING "SERVICES TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROMOTE HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR VULNERABLE MIGRANTS," MOST PRINCIPALLY HAITIAN RESIDENTS AND IMMIGRANTS, AND DOMINICANS OF HAITIAN DESCENT LIVING IN THE AREAS MANY BATEYES. ASCALA WORKS ON INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MIGRANTS AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH LEGAL AID, EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AND SUPPORT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AND CONTINUE TO BE IN PRAYERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR ECUADORIAN NEIGHBORS AND PARTNERS. WE HAVE RECRUITED THREE HIGHLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL BEGIN WORKING AS ROSTRO DE CRISTO FELLOWS IN CONSUELO WITH ASCALA IN EARLY 2025. ROSTRO DE CRISTO VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2024: QUITO, ECUADOR THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE THOSE VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVICE IN QUITO, ECUADOR DURING 2024: GRACE GLEASON PETER OLIVER ANNA ZENK ROSTRO DE CRISTO VOLUNTEER SUPPORTED PROJECTS AND PARTNERS IN QUITO EL CENTRO DIURNO DE COMEDOR AND APOYA ESCOLAR "MARIA ISABEL MAZZA" (THE MARIA ISABEL MAZZA DAY KITCHEN AND EDUCATIONAL REINFORCEMENT CENTER): EL CENTRO DIURNO DE COMEDOR AND APOYA ESCOLAR "MARIA ISABEL MAZZA" (CDCA) WAS FOUNDED BY THE MISSIONARIES OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (LAS MISIONERAS DE LA ESCUELA CRISTIANA), A WOMEN'S RELIGIOUS CONGREGATION, TWENTY YEARS AGO. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE LEARNING AND GROWING ENVIRONMENT FOR OVER SEVENTY CHILDREN 4-12 YEARS OLD BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL TUTORING, RECREATION ACTIVITIES, AND NUTRITION. THE CHILDREN SERVED THROUGH THE CDCA PROGRAM COME FROM SINGLE PARENT HOMES AND/OR LOW- INCOME FAMILIES. ROSTRO DE CRISTO VOLUNTEERS SERVED AS TUTORS AND ENSURED THAT THE CHILDREN HAD THE PROPER SUPERVISION AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TO STAY ON THE COURSE WHICH WILL LEAD TO HEALTHY AND MEANINGFUL FUTURES, AND BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. ROSTRO DE CRISTO RETREAT PROGRAM 2024 IN A NORMAL PROGRAM YEAR RDC OFFERS SHORT-TERM RETREAT/IMMERSION EXPERIENCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL UNIVERSITY, PARISH OR OTHER GROUPS. IN 2024, WE HOSTED ONE GROUP OF 17 PARTICIPANTS FROM BOSTON COLLEGE. DUE TO THE OUTBREAK OF GANG VIOLENCE IN QUITO THE GROUP'S TIME WAS CUT SHORT AND THEY RETURNED HOME TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER JUST 4 DAYS. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B ECUADOR FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ACCOUNTANT PROVIDES AN ADVANCE COPY OF THE RETURN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C AT LEAST ANNUALLY, DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO CONFIRM IN WRITING THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE BOARD PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE PUBLIC AND ALSO UPON REQUEST THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEB-SITE.