Nonprofit · EIN 88-4041998
PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY
Tax-exempt · PROVIDENCE, RI 02905
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $143,474 | $206,002 | -$62,528 | $122,462 | $0 | $122,462 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $246,745 | $200,484 | $46,261 | $184,990 | $0 | $184,990 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $203,982 | $175,767 | $28,215 | $138,729 | $0 | $138,729 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $143,457
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $17
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $120,136
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $129,431
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,500
- Depreciation
- $1,100
- Program services (functional)
- $138,237
- Management and general (functional)
- $67,665
- Fundraising (functional)
- $100
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $184,990
- Total assets, end of year
- $122,462
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $122,462
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,200
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $41,893
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $80,569
- Gross receipts
- $143,474
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 55
- Year formed
- 2022
- State of legal domicile
- RI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA HUERTAS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $116,233 | $3,902 |
| ELLEN TUZZOLO | PRESIDENT/CHAIR THROUGH 8/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $15,700 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ROURKE | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEPHTALIE NAVARRO | TREASURER THROUGH 11/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARMAINE PORTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN CJ MILLAR | BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 10/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BANKS | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA HUERTAS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $87,400 |
| ELLEN TUZZOLO | PRESIDENT/CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CARTAGENA | BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 1/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVERETT POPE | BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 11/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW POYANT | TREASURER THROUGH 11/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGEL RAMOS | SECRETARY THROUGH 11/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ROURKE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEPHTALIE NAVARRO | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARMAINE PORTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN CJ MILLAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID BANKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA HUERTAS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $80,000 |
| ELLEN TUZZOLO | PRESIDENT/CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CARTAGENA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVERETT POPE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW POYANT | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGEL RAMOS | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 216 OHIO AVE, PROVIDENCE, RI 02905-4306
- In care of
- % MONICA HUERTAS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MONICA HUERTAS, 216 OHIO AVENUE, PROVIDENCE, RI 02905
- Signed the 990
- MONICA HUERTAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (401) 280-4059
- Return prepared by
- ELIEZER T KLEIN CPA
Mission
THE PEOPLE'S PORT AUTHORITY IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION LED BY RESIDENTS OF SOUTH PROVIDENCE AND WASHINGTON PARK TO EDUCATE, MOBILIZE, AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM. THE LEGACY OF EXTRACTION, COLONIALISM, AND SLAVERY THAT RESULTS IN THE CONCENTRATION OF TOXIC INDUSTRIES AND POLLUTION IN BLACK, BROWN, INDIGENOUS, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR CAUSING DISPROPORTIONATE HARM, HEALTH CRISES, AND EARLY DEATH AMONG THEIR RESIDENTS. OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE FACILITIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THREATEN OUR WELL BEING, MOBILIZE THE COMMUNITY TO RESIST THE EXPANSION OF THESE FACILITIES, URGE GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKERS TO SHUT THEM DOWN AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT, AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER AS OUR LIVES ARE CONSTANTLY UNDER ATTACK BY SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE.
Program accomplishments
- YOUTH PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM ENRICHES THE PARTICIPANTS' LIVES AND STIMULATES THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY PAYING FOR LOCAL CHILDCARE SERVICES AND LOCAL LODGING AND PAYING PEOPLE FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORT TOWARDS THE PROGRAM. CALLE LA PAZ PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG FOLKS TO WORK AND LEARN IN PUERTO RICO. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO WEEKS, THEY WILL BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND ENGAGE IN SOLIDARITY WORK WITH LOCAL FARMERS. THEY WILL DEVELOP SOLIDARITY BY ENGAGING IN FARMING WITH LOCAL FARMERS WHO LIVE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF PUERTO RICO, LAS MARIAS. DEVELOPING A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND HOW THE COMMUNITY OF RIO CAAS ARRIBA USED AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO, WITHSTAND, AND THRIVE FROM 500 YEARS OF COLONIZATION, HURRICANES, AND MORE.Expenses $16,029
- GREEN JUSTICE ZONES PROGRAM - A GREEN JUSTICE ZONE IS AN INNOVATIVE NEW MODEL TO PROTECT MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES FROM CORPORATE POLLUTERS AND FUND LONG-OVERDUE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION PROJECTS. GREEN JUSTICE ZONE WILL ENABLE THE COMMUNITY TO DISMANTLE POLLUTION-INTENSIVE FACILITIES SUCH AS PETROLEUM REFINERIES AND HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE SITES IN THE DESIGNATED AREA, PROTECTING RESIDENTS FROM THE SEVERE HEALTH IMPACTS OF HIGHLY TOXIC INDUSTRIES. THE GREEN JUSTICE ZONE PROGRAM WILL ALSO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION PROJECTS SUCH AS WEATHERIZATION, BUILDING MICROGRIDS, REPLACING LEAD PIPES, AND INSTALLING AIR FILTRATION SYSTEMS IN ZONE RESIDENTS' HOMES TO BE ALLOCATED BY A PARTICIPATORY PROCESS IN WHICH ZONE RESIDENTS WILL CHOOSE, THROUGH A LOCAL REFERENDUM, WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION PROJECTS TO PRIORITIZE.Expenses $122,208
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 88-4041998
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $122,462
- Income (IRS master file)
- $143,474
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $143,474 | $206,002 | $122,462 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $246,745 | $200,484 | $184,990 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $203,982 | $175,767 | $138,729 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 88-4041998).
Questions about PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY
- What is the EIN of PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY is 88-4041998.
- Is PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MONICA HUERTAS.
- Who are the officers and directors of PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $116,233 (MONICA HUERTAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PEOPLES PORT AUTHORITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $143,474, expenses of $206,002 and total assets of $122,462 at year end.
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