2024-07-10T02:59:43Z 2022-12-31 990EZ 2022-01-01 223241656 PEQUENAS LIGAS HISPANAS DE NEW HAVEN INC PEQU PO Box 954 New Haven CT 06504 Peter A Noble Instructor/Coordinator/Director 2024-07-09 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X X 80686 X 75656 4580 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 80686 260 0 37349 484 16957 290 13956 69296 11390 13540 -1110 23820 X 8703 20123 0 0 7987 6847 16690 26970 3150 3150 13540 23820 MISSION: Pequeñas Ligas Hispanas de New Haven is dedicated to the athletic, artistic, educational, social, cultural, leadership and health development of children and families. 28. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING Served approximately 100 students, ages 5-19, in 202 with programs in: -- ATHLETICS: Our New Haven Volleyball Academy provided travel opportunities to tournaments in CT, MA and RI. Running program. -- ARTS: Organization of Arts Events and Programs (Guitar & Songwriting Academy + Workshops, Open Stages, Concerts, Songwriters/Composers Circle, Guitar Night, Roberto Clemente Tribute, Roving Trovador of Music/Poetry); Co-Production of Community Arts Event; Attendance of students at New Haven Arts Events (plays/concerts); Nurturing of community artists of all ages. Our Arts efforts are part of our MUSA (MUsicians/Songwriters/Artists and Community Open Stage) SERIES, which seeks to: Promote and celebrate contemporary Puerto Rican and Latin American culture in New Haven; Educate, nurture, and inspire to create, prospective Puerto Rican and Latin American artists of all ages by introducing and making accessible as resources established musical creators/composers/artists and by providing a space for creative expression. -- ROAD TO THE UNIVERSITY: Meetings and communications with college coaches, visits to college for NCAA match, short/long term college planning, assistance with college applications/financial aid process, advice/planning/assistance/research for students and parents on collegiate athletics recruiting and participation, placement at summer athletic camp, college admissions & enrollments of students, attendance at middle and high school graduations, support of college students. -- LEADERSHIP: Development of PLHNH athletic leaders, coaches and human capital. Support of middle/high school and college athletes/artists. -- PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT - Participation of 100 parents/grandparents. (NOTE: Due to the COVID pandemic some of the Development Programming was temporarily suspended.) 28a. Expenses: $28,508 28508 28508 29. SOCIAL HEALTH / COMMUNITY IMPACT Served an estimated 1,000 persons of all ages in the areas below. Our radio station accounts for 90%. -- HEALTH INSURANCE Assisted periodically uninsured individuals to enroll in or renew their health insurance in Access Health CT, Connecticuts health insurance marketplace. -- PEDESTRIAN ADVOCACY - Promoted the health and transportation benefits of walking. -- RADIO STATION Operation of a community radio station, WONH-LP 103.5 FM (El Orgullo de New Haven), providing a profound musical culture offering benefiting hundreds of New Haven residents and visitors. -- CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY Promoted community philanthropy amongst our families, supporters and collaborators by participating The Great Give 2022, an online fundraising event hosted by CFGNH. 29a. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED B. Amended Return Today, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at approximately 3:30 PM, we e-filed through the Simple 990 platform Form 2022 990-EZ (this return). The IRS rejected the return, stating that there already is a paper 2022 990-EZ on file. We believe that the IRS incorrectly recorded our paper 2020 990-EZ -- which we mailed to the IRS on March 13, 2023 -- as the 2022 990-EZ. In the interest of having our 2022 990-EZ on file we are resubmitting this same return as an Amended Return. Part I, Line 10 10) Grants and similar amounts paid: Donations to other nonprofits. Part I, Line 16 16) Other expenses: P.O. Box, theater ticket, radio station licenses, insurance (general liability/accident, radio), internets, office supplies, food, volleyball tournament fees, team jerseys, lodging for VB tournaments, travel and transportation (rail + car rentals) to VB tournaments and other athletic event, payroll. Part I, Line 20 20) Other changes in net assets or fund balances: Decrease in value of equipment from January 1 to December 31, 2022; clearance in 2022 of a net paycheck from 2021; other.99 Part I, Line 8 8) Other revenue: Refund of volleyball tournament fee paid in 2021. Part II, Line 24 24) Other assets: athletic equipment, office equipment, camcorder, desktop computers, laptop computers, printer, radio station equipment, musical instrument (guitar) and stands. Part II, Line 26 26) Total liabilities: Professional services payable for radio station launch and operation. Dear IRS Staff, On May 15, 2023, we mailed to you Form 8868 (Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File an Exempt Organization Return) requesting a 6-month extension to November 15, 2023 to file Form 990-EZ for the calendar year 2022. The IRS approved our extension request by notice CP211A dated July 31, 2023. We were delayed in our 2022 990-EZ submission for the following reasons: -- In December of 2017 we launched a community, non-commercial, cultural and educational radio station. Operating the radio station created a large burden on the overall administration and operation of the organization. These organizational difficulties were compounded by many administrative and programmatic complications and challenges resulting from the pandemic. -- We are an organization of very limited resources. We have one person (myself) working on all aspects of the organization 1) finances, 2) fundraising and grant-writing, 3) administration and operation, 4) program development, coordination and instruction, 5) lingering complexities that resulted from the pandemic, and 6) more. -- In 2023, we lost a significant portion of our already-low funding. This setback deeply affected my ability to make ends meet. In September, 2023, I began a new job as a math tutor in the New Haven Public Schools, while still carrying out the duties stated in the previous paragraph with further limitation of my time. As a result, I was not able to get to the 2022 990-EZ until the end of June, 2024, following the end of the academic year. We request that you please waive all penalties for the late filing of the 2022 990-EZ. (By previous communication, we have also requested the waiving of penalties for the late filings of our 2018 990-EZ, 2020 990-EZ and 2021 990-EZ.) Since our founding in 1991, Pequeñas Ligas Hispanas de New Haven has been continuously dedicated to the athletic, artistic, educational, social, cultural, health and leadership development of children and families in New Haven, CT. In our history, we have served over 3000 unduplicated students in pre-school through college. The organization has made unique and trailblazing contributions to the youth development landscape in New Haven with wide ranging, eclectic and life-impacting programming and offerings, including programs in 20 sports and 15 art forms. Our students have attended 25 colleges and universities in eight states and Puerto Rico, and our student-athletes have competed in NCAA Division I/II/III schools. In 2014, the organization received the prestigious New Haven Arts Council Arts Award in recognition of our work extending the reach of the arts to underserved New Haven residents. Including our radio audience, we serve approximately 1,000 individuals each year. For 32 years, Pequeñas Ligas Hispanas de New Haven has been an essential contributor to the positive well-being of thousands of New Haven children and their families, helping them break the socio-economic barriers to positive development programs and resources, while operating on low to moderate funding primarily from foundations and donors. The payment of penalties would cause severe hardship on our organization and on the important youth, family and community development work we realize daily with limited funds. Thank you for your most caring attention. Sincerely, Peter A. Noble Instructor/Coordinator/Director Pequeñas Ligas Hispanas de New Haven (203) 787-3848 pequenasligas.newhaven@yahoo.com