2024-11-14T09:50:59-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 813143615 BRICKS TO BREAD INTERNATIONAL BRIC 6124195421 3870 YOSEMITE AVENUE SOUTH SAINT LOUIS PARK MN 55416 Nancy Alvarado President 6124195421 2024-11-15 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Nancy Alvarado 3870 Yosemite Ave S St Louis Park MN 55416 241506 0 X WWW.BRICKSTOBREAD.ORG X 2016 MN Bricks to Bread International is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization whose primary exempt purpose is to alleviate poverty and build global leaders. We help build brick ovens for Costa Rican families seeking a sustainable source of income. Bricks to Bread assists and mentors families in the construction and maintenance of their own oven and offers training and assistance in developing a solid business plan to sell fresh baked goods to their community. Brick ovens not only help provide a family with a sustainable income, but they also bring communities together. The ovens become a focal point in the community, become a gathering place for community events, and bring people together. Bricks to Bread accomplishes all of this through donations, partnerships, volunteer trip opportunities and baking bread together. 4 4 0 333 0 0 206680 194106 18816 41733 63 4662 423 1005 225982 241506 8581 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 25591 138869 191347 147450 193347 78532 48159 282980 317163 25181 11205 257799 305958 Bricks to Bread International is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization whose primary exempt purpose is to alleviate poverty and build global leaders. We help build brick ovens for Costa Rican families seeking a sustainable source of income. Bricks to Bread assists and mentors families in the construction and maintenance of their own oven and offers training and assistance in developing a solid business plan to sell fresh baked goods to their community. Brick ovens not only help provide a family with a sustainable income, but they also bring communities together. The ovens become a focal point in the community, become a gathering place for community events, and bring people together. Bricks to Bread accomplishes all of this through donations, partnerships, volunteer trip opportunities and baking bread together. 0 0 155131 0 35447 Rural Economic Development. 2,500 new lives touched by our programs. 6,350 members of our oven project communities received our ongoing support. 2 Households broke the poverty cycle barrier, achieving new financial security owning their own business during 2022. Our brick ovens are built for women seeking a sustainable source of income to support their families. They demonstrate an aptitude and desire to manage, maintain, and run a successful business. Furthermore, rural Costa Rican communities rarely have access to fresh baked goods, many in food desert areas where the sources are limited. Breads from our ovens offer a sustainable, fresh option for the community. Our oven program provides needed resources for the whole community, giving families the opportunity to live better lives and give back to their communities. Each oven project includes the construction of a new brick oven, a processing and packaging facility and seed funding for training, business development and start-up costs. During 2022, we worked within 23 different communities throughout Costa Rica and Honduras, empowering 93 women to overcome adversity and achieving financial security. During 2022, we added twelve new families to our brick oven community, empowering each family to move from living under the national extreme poverty level of $155 a month to earning over $600 a month (the national average income for rural communities). During 2022, we invested an additional $2,300 by hosting our first annual Empowering Women Entrepreneurs conference where 12 women entrepreneurs joined us for a 3 day conference of education, team building and information sharing. 2000 0 0 Global Leadership 70 Youth Volunteers engaged in different community driven initiatives. Four of these experiences included volunteer trip experiences, impacting the lives of 23 local volunteers, and 6 in-country volunteers. These trips promote world peace, expand worldview, foster cross-cultural understanding, and inspire servant leadership. We offer a unique service learning opportunity for volunteers interested in sharing their gifts and talents through our Volunteer Trip Experiences. Our 7-11 day excursions cultivate a life changing cultural exchange between recipients and volunteers, build meaningful relationships and provide opportunities that expand worldview, foster cross-cultural understanding, and inspire servant leadership. 7041 0 6286 Community Engagement: Our community events are centered around the warmth of a community bread oven. During 2023, we offered 21 baking events, reaching over 798 local families who participated in our mission through our baking events. We offer volunteer experiences and sell baked goods throughout the region. Our oven events demonstrate just how our oven recipients in rural Costa Rica change lives with a brick and a loaf. 0 0 0 164172 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 CS 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X Nancy F Alvarado 6124195421 3870 Yosemite Ave S St Louis Park MN 55416 Nancy F Alvarado President of the Board 30 0 X 0 0 0 Ana Grace Alvarado Vice President of the Board 5 0 X 0 0 0 Sara Kietzmann Treasurer of the Board 0 0 X 0 0 0 Josephine Kietzmann Secretary of the Board 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48479 0 0 145627 2957 194106 Bakery Sales 900099 6286 6286 0 0 Trip Fees 900099 35447 35447 0 0 0 0 0 0 41733 4662 4662 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Credit Card Rewards 900099 1005 1005 0 0 0 0 0 0 1005 241506 47400 0 0 X 0 0 2000 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68724 51474 0 17250 2122 1746 0 376 368 236 0 132 4611 2052 380 2179 0 0 0 0 1200 1200 0 0 59955 59955 0 0 0 0 0 0 234 127 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3885 3561 324 0 906 906 0 0 Construction Supplies 29753 29753 0 0 Baking Supplies 4290 4290 0 0 Program Supplies 11902 6332 23 5547 Fees and Registrations 3397 540 2857 0 0 0 0 0 193347 164172 3584 25591 150749 158047 90836 155544 0 0 20400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13550 0 19434 15862 7445 3572 0 0 0 0 0 282980 317163 18931 11205 0 0 6250 0 0 0 0 0 0 25181 11205 X 196217 278633 61582 27325 257799 305958 282980 317163 48159 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 64961 47483 107785 158772 194107 573108 18089 8108 5777 19223 35447 86644 83050 55591 113562 177995 229554 659752 3759 298 576 104 4737 3759 0 298 576 104 4737 655015 503 427 117 63 4662 5772 503 427 117 63 4662 5772 11978 8979 225 424 1005 22611 95531 64997 113904 178482 235221 688135 0.95187 0.92599 0.00839 0.00253 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Credit Card Reward Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Credit Card Rewards RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19434 0 15862 3572 0 0 0 0 3572 Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1d Vehicle Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Program Services We help build brick ovens for Costa Rican families seeking a sustainable source of income. Bricks to Bread assists and mentors families in the construction and maintenance of their own oven and offers training and assistance in developing a solid business plan to sell fresh baked goods to their community. Brick ovens not only help provide a family with a sustainable income, but they also bring communities together. The ovens become a focal point in the community, become a gathering place for community events, and bring people together. 134381 0 0 134381 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oktoberfiesta 48479 48479 0 0 0 0 0 0 5802 0 0 48479 48479 0 0 0 0 0 0 5802 5802 -5802 Schedule G, Part II, Line 9 Supplies, printing, postage and travel expenses. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Ana Grace Alvarado is daughter of Nancy Alvarado. Josie Kietzmann is daughter of Sara Kietzmann Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Draft of Form 990 is sent to the governing body for review and approval. Once draft document is approved, the form 990 is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All members of the governing body fill out a conflict of interest statement at the beginning of each fiscal year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 All compensation related expenses are discussed and approved by the governing body prior to offering such compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Bricks to Bread offers its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public if requested. During the fiscal year, no individual outside of our governing body requested any documentation. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g $34,500 consulting services for marketing and communications consultant. $29,329 consulting services for in country coordinators and $1,713 for in country coordinator related benefits. $3,182 construction contract services. Extension requested and accepted April 11, 2024 to allow for adequate time to submit.