Aurora House Foundation FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Weslaco, TX501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 20-2003804

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To provide care for persons in the last phase of an incurable disease, so they can approach death with dignity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 13 voting members
Concern: none of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$421K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$559K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$968K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$421K
FY2024▼ -37%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$420K
FY2022$732K
FY2023$672K
FY2024$421K
FY2025$524K
Expenses
$559K
FY2024▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$351K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$538K
FY2024$559K
FY2025$596K
Net assets
$968K
FY2024▼ -12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$717K
FY2022$971K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$968K
FY2025$897K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $460K Management & general 16% · $89K Fundraising 2% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mari Gonzalez’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mari Gonzalez$69,942$65,000$64,763$60,000$61,231—
Maricela Gonzalez—————$53,019
Judy Pariser—————$27,932

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers compassionate care for those with incurable diseases, ensuring a dignified end-of-life experience.

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1 program · $460K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

To provide care for persons in the last phase of an incurable disease, so they can approach death with dignity.

$460Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$421K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Other incomeLn 4–11$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$559K
Ln 25
Programscol B$460K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$968K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$560K
Total assetsLn 16$970K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$109K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$421K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$560K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$560K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$410K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$970K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$968K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$425K$560K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$428K$410K
Total assetsLn 16$980K$970K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$971K$968K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$49K$13K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$323K$323K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$4K$1K$281
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$28K$8K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$29K$22K$6K$1K
TravelLn 17$848$637$169$42
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$13K$3K$863
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$19K$11K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$735$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$559K$460K$89K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $524K$596K−$72K$897K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $421K$559K−$138K$968K 990 PDF
FY2023 $672K$538K$135K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $732K$477K$255K$971K 990 PDF
FY2021 $420K$339K$81K$717K 990 PDF
FY2020 $284K$351K−$67K$636K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $420,944 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$307,046
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$307,046
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,360$5,360
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$108,190
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $348$348
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,708$420,944
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $558,727 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,750 · Management $13,000 · Fundraising $3,250$65,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $323,294$323,294
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,219 · Management $1,125 · Fundraising $281$5,625
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,162 · Management $7,510 · Fundraising $1,877$37,549
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,600$6,600
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $10,700$10,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,863$3,863
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,658 · Management $5,775 · Fundraising $1,444$28,877
IX-17 TravelPrograms $637 · Management $169 · Fundraising $42$848
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,946 · Management $3,452 · Fundraising $863$17,261
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $20,642$20,642
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,314 · Management $10,528 · Fundraising $2,648$32,490
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $735 · Management $5,243$5,978
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $459,715 · Management $88,607 · Fundraising $10,405$558,727
Part X · Balance sheet $970,477 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $425,245$559,952
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $116,309$200
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $427,586$410,325
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,196$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $980,336$970,477
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,220$2,520
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,225$2,520
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $854,802$967,957
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $971,111$967,957
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $980,336$970,477
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $967,957 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$420,944
XI-2 Total expenses$558,727
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$137,783
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$971,111
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$134,629
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$967,957

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