Nonprofit · EIN 95-4242175
PUENTE LEARNING CENTER
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90033
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $12,046,184 | $9,879,401 | $2,166,783 | $34,672,273 | $867,635 | $33,804,638 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $14,049,370 | $9,110,217 | $4,939,153 | $33,824,070 | $1,591,887 | $32,232,183 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $7,251,654 | $8,190,503 | -$938,849 | $32,319,745 | $1,471,270 | $30,848,475 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,579,751
- of which government grants
- $7,045,929
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,468,719
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,291,017
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$6,036
- Other revenue
- -$2,286
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,401
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $371,040
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,284,365
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,730,295
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $34,295
- Occupancy
- $176,662
- Travel
- $22,789
- Depreciation
- $588,244
- Program services (functional)
- $9,063,574
- Management and general (functional)
- $505,384
- Fundraising (functional)
- $310,443
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $33,824,070
- Total assets, end of year
- $34,672,273
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $867,635
- Net assets, end of year
- $33,804,638
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,218,251
- Publicly traded securities
- $16,510,577
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,498,889
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,305,749
- Gross receipts
- $13,898,879
- Employees
- 97
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEROME G GREENING | CEO Officer | 40 | $186,757 | $12,889 |
| ANGELICA CASTRO | V.P. OF FINANCE & ADMIN Officer | 40 | $134,668 | $21,069 |
| MATT WELLS | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,237 | $13,481 |
| Brenda Meza | School Principal Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,602 | $11,022 |
| MICHELE WOLFE | Vice President of Programs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,399 | $6,906 |
| TYLER MP SUTHERLAND | Board Chairman Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN ROSENWALD | Vice Chairman Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARA LIGHTBODY | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gilberto Ortega | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Raul Guerrero | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dana Ontiveros | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Williams | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anda Nicolae | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Agustin Urgiles | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEROME G GREENING | CEO Officer | 40 | $187,089 | $12,516 |
| ANGELICA CASTRO | V.P. OF FINANCE & ADMIN Officer | 40 | $129,196 | $19,950 |
| MATT WELLS | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $119,688 | $12,360 |
| Brenda Meza | School Principal Officer | 40 | $116,152 | $9,918 |
| MICHELE WOLFE | Vice President of Programs Officer | 40 | $100,525 | $6,728 |
| OSCAR CABRALES | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUNG WONG | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER MP SUTHERLAND | VICE-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN ROSENWALD | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARA LIGHTBODY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEROME G GREENING | CEO Officer | 40 | $172,924 | $9,573 |
| ANGELICA CASTRO | V.P. OF FINANCE & ADMIN Officer | 40 | $121,569 | $9,255 |
| MATT WELLS | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $113,241 | $8,274 |
| Brenda Meza | School Principal Officer | 40 | $102,496 | $7,790 |
| MICHELE WOLFE | Vice President of Programs Officer | 40 | $94,319 | $5,071 |
| OSCAR CABRALES | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG GONZALEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUNG WONG | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER MP SUTHERLAND | VICE-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN ROSENWALD | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARA LIGHTBODY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT REYES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 501 S BOYLE AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90033-3816
- In care of
- % ANGELICA CASTRO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JEROME GREENING, 501 SOUTH BOYLE AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90033
- Signed the 990
- ANGELICA CASTRO, VP OF FINANCE & ADMI
- Phone
- (323) 780-8900
- Website
- WWW.PUENTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Maginnis Knechtel & McIntyre LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-4242175 or by the name PUENTE LEARNING CENTER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-4242175
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $34,672,273
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,898,879
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $12,046,184 | $9,879,401 | $34,672,273 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $14,049,370 | $9,110,217 | $33,824,070 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $7,251,654 | $8,190,503 | $32,319,745 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $5,700,314 | $6,085,554 | $28,285,381 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 95-4242175).
Questions about PUENTE LEARNING CENTER
- What is the EIN of PUENTE LEARNING CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PUENTE LEARNING CENTER is 95-4242175.
- Is PUENTE LEARNING CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to PUENTE LEARNING CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PUENTE LEARNING CENTER 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 PUENTE LEARNING CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PUENTE LEARNING CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PUENTE LEARNING CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JEROME GREENING.
- Who are the officers and directors of PUENTE LEARNING CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $186,757 (JEROME G GREENING, CEO).
- How much revenue does PUENTE LEARNING CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,046,184, expenses of $9,879,401 and total assets of $34,672,273 at year end.
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