Gerard's House is a safe space for grieving children, teenagers and families where healing happens through acceptance and peer support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$136K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $99K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$136K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $236K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$537K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$385K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$362K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$537K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$446K
FY2021$537K
FY2022$511K
FY2023$559K
FY2024$559K
FY2025$761K
Expenses
$385K
FY2021▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$459K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$394K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$514K
FY2025$605K
Net assets
$362K
FY2021▲ +90%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$362K
FY2022$479K
FY2023$614K
FY2024$659K
FY2025$816K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1998.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $264K Management & general 20% · $77K Fundraising 11% · $44K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $136K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Exec. Dir
$68,896Pt VII · Sec A
$67,583Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Maes Gonzales’s $92K as Executive Di is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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
Nicole Maes Gonzales$92,484$93,253$76,019$79,001$67,583—
Katrina Koehler————$68,896$69,837
Nicole Maes-Gonzales—————$62,365

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

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  • 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 a safe space for grieving children and families to heal through peer support.

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1 program · $264K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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When a child or teenager experiences the death of, or a separation from a loved one, gerard's house is here with free grief support services for them and their families. Since 1997, we have helped more than 10,000 northern new mexico children and youth to regain hope, stabilize psychologically and restore sustaining family relationships…

$264Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$537K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Other incomeLn 4–11$634
Investment incomeLn 3$133
Money outPt IX
$385K
Ln 25
Programscol B$264K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$362K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$352K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Government grantsLn 1e$141K
Investment incomeLn 3$133
Other incomeLn 4–11$634
Total revenueLn 12$537K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$349K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$352K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$639
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$362K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 672
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$230K$352K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$230K$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$191K$362K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$66K$43K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K$99K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$13K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$17K$542
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$465
Office expensesLn 13$8K$45$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$33K$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21$21
InsuranceLn 23$7K$297$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$26K$269$483
All other expensesLn 24e$207$76$131
Total functional expensesLn 25$385K$264K$77K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $761K$605K$156K$816K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $559K$514K$45K$659K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 3, 2024 $559K$424K$135K$614K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 3, 2023 $511K$394K$117K$479K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2022 $537K$385K$152K$362K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 4, 2021 $446K$459K−$13K$191K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $536,912 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $445,135$536,145
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $400$0
I-10 Investment income$133
I-11 Other revenue$634
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $445,535$536,912
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $258,369$265,754
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $200,485$118,810
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $458,854$384,564
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,319$152,348
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $536,912 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$140,597
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$395,548
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$536,145
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $133$133
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $634$634
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $634 · Excluded from tax $133$536,912
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $384,564 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,614 · Management $43,152 · Fundraising $35,813$144,579
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $99,239$99,239
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,438$3,438
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,049 · Management $5,449$18,498
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,869$7,869
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,428 · Management $542$17,970
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,573 · Fundraising $465$7,038
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $45 · Management $5,979 · Fundraising $1,795$7,819
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,255$1,255
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,514 · Management $5,419 · Fundraising $5,419$43,352
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21$21
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $297 · Management $6,465$6,762
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,765 · Management $269 · Fundraising $483$26,517
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $76 · Management $131$207
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $264,059 · Management $76,530 · Fundraising $43,975$384,564
Part X · Balance sheet $363,481 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $227,048$349,044
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,540$2,541
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,218
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$5,039
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $639$639
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $230,227$363,481
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,602
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,645$1,602
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $190,582$361,879
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $190,582$361,879
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $230,227$363,481
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $361,879 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$536,912
XI-2 Total expenses$384,564
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$152,348
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$190,582
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$18,949
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$361,879

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