2025-11-06T10:00:13-06:00 2024-12-31 PENA BRIONES MCDANIEL & CO PC 4171 N MESA SUITE B-100 EL PASO TX 799021498 990 2024-01-01 208801986 GECU FOUNDATION % GRACE VAUGHN GECU 9157789221 1225 AIRWAY BLVD EL PASO TX 79925 EMMELINE GARCIA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9157789220 2025-10-31 true true RENE D PENA CPA P00533121 9155421733 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z EMMELINE GARCIA 1225 AIRWAY BLVD EL PASO TX 79925 1552813 false X www.gecu.com/foundation X 2007 TX THE GECU FOUNDATION WORKS TO SUPPORT GECU MISSION, GOALS & THE CREDIT UNION MOVEMENT BY SUPPORTING CHARITABLE CAUSES FOCUSING ON TWELVE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY 5 5 0 634 0 617500 1446110 0 0 1937 12105 224074 93392 843511 1551607 584698 968968 0 0 0 0 0 0 10870 231247 187124 815945 1156092 27566 395515 287110 682625 0 0 287110 682625 X THE GECU FOUNDATION IS THE PHILANTHROPIC ARM OF GECU THAT OPERATES TO ELEVATE THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE AND THE CREDIT UNION MOVEMENT THROUGH STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING AND CHARITABLE GIVING. THE GECU FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON 12 DEVELOPMENT ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR COMMUNITIES: *HEALTH *HUNGER *HOUSING *EDUCATION *ENVIRONMENT *TRANSPORTATION *CREDIT *SAVINGS *TECHNOLOGY *EMPLOYMENT *INCLUSION *DIVERSITY AND EQUITY THIS 2024, THE GECU FOUNDATION WAS HONORED TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES, SUCH AS EDUCATION, HEALTH, HUNGER, AND OTHER CHALLENGES THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE THROUGHOUT EL PASO,TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. IN 2024, WE WERE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO HELP ENRICH LIVES IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE THANKS TO OUR DONORS AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. MORE THAN $129,300 OF DONATIONS AND 6,089 VOLUNTEER HOURS CAME FROM GENEROUS GECU EMPLOYEES. ADDITIONALLY, THE GECU FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMEN false false 153929 153929 THE GECU FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT THAT IT CAN HAVE ON THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES WHEN WE SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON HEALTH ISSUES. THIS YEAR, WE CONTRIBUTED TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP REDUCE TREATMENT COSTS, PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO COMBAT HEALTH ISSUES, AND MAKE THE HEALTH CARE JOURNEY FOR PATIENTS' FAMILIES EASIER. OUR CONTRIBUTION TO EL PASO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HELPED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAMILY LOUNGE ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR. THIS NEW FLOOR WILL BE A HYBRID UNIT DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE ADMISSIONS TO PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS AND IS HOME TO THE REGION'S ONLY PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT (EMU). THE FAMILY LOUNGE WILL ALSO HELP CREATE A COZY AND WELCOMING SPACE FOR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM OUT OF TOWN, THAT OFFERS THEM COMFORT AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY DURING THEIR HEALTH CARE JOURNEY. THE SOBREVIVIENDO EL CANCER PROGRAM IS BASED AT THE UMC INFUSION CENTER IN EL PASO, TEXAS, AND PROVIDES PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND SHORT-TERM FUNDING TO CANCER PATIENTS. APPROXIMATELY 37% OF UMC'S CANCER PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED AND/OR COME FROM A LOW-INCOME BACKGROUND. THE ADDITIONAL COST OF CO-PAYMENTS FOR TREATMENT AND MEDICATION, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORTATION NEEDS CAN BECOME AN OVERWHELMING BARRIER TO THEIR FIGHT. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO IDENTIFY AND ASSIST WITH THE CHALLENGES THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE PATIENT'S TREATMENT PLAN TO IMPROVE THEIR TREATMENT OUTCOMES AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THE EL PASO CENTER FOR DIABETES MOVED FROM A 3,800-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING TO A 6,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY. THIS NEW, LARGER FACILITY WILL HAVE A TEACHING KITCHEN, ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS, A HEALING GARDEN, PRIVATE CONSULT ROOMS, A DIABETES RESOURCE ROOM AND OTHER AMENITIES. OUR CONTRIBUTION SPONSORED ONE OF THE DIETITIAN ROOMS WHERE PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION, STRESS MANAGEMENT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MEDICATION ADHERENCE, REDUCING COMPLICATIONS AND MORE. THE EL PASO CENTER FOR DIABETES SERVES MORE THAN 10,000 FAMILIES ANNUALLY. 292829 292829 WE BELIEVE THAT INVESTING IN EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD, IS GOING TO HELP WITH THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE OF UNDERSERVED REGIONS. THIS YEAR, WE CONTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS' TUITION COSTS AT VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS, ALLOWING THEM TO BETTER FOCUS ON COMPLETING THEIR DEGREES. OUR CONTRIBUTION TO BURRELL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, WILL FUND A FULL FOUR-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP FOR ONE STUDENT. THE ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE AT THIS COLLEGE IS $60,600 PER YEAR. WE TRUST THAT THIS INITIATIVE IS GOING TO HELP ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEED FOR PHYSICIAN RETENTION IN THE BORDERPLEX AREA. HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE BAPTIST UNIVERSITY IN EL PASO, TEXAS, THAT OFFERS ASSOCIATE, BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREES. THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY OF THE UNIVERSITY IS DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE BY DEVELOPING AND EQUIPPING ITS STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY, AND SERVICE TO GOD AND HUMANITY. OUR CONTRIBUTION AWARDS FOUR-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS TO TWO STUDENTS TO HELP THEM OBTAIN THEIR DEGREE AT HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY. PROACTION ACTIVELY WORKS TO BRING WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR INTO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT) FIELD THROUGH TARGETED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. PROACTION PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS TO REMOVE BARRIERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM'S COST. OUR SUPPORT PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO TWO EL PASOANS AND HELPED THEM COMPLETE THEIR BASIC OR ADVANCED EMT PROGRAMS. 615073 522210 THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUED TO ELEVATE THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE BY DONATING TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON OUR 12 CORE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, INCLUDING THROUGH A NEW FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE. WE ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY THE WILDFIRES IN NEW MEXICO. IN 2024, THE GECU FOUNDATION LAUNCHED ITS FIRST MATCHING MAY CAMPAIGN, WHERE WE MATCHED DONATIONS OF UP TO $12,000 TO EACH OF THE 12 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE SELECTED. EACH OF THE SELECTED NONPROFITS REPRESENTS ONE OF OUR CORE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES THAT ARE CRUCIAL FOR THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF THE EL PASO, TEXAS, COMMUNITY. THROUGHOUT MAY, THE EL PASO COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THEIR FAVORITE CHARITIES THROUGH DONATIONS. THE MISSION OF THE EL PASO GOLD STAR MEMORIAL IS TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THE FAMILIES OF SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY IN SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE SACRIFICES MADE BY MILITARY FAMILIES AND THE NATION'S DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO THEM. THEIR EFFORTS INCLUDE CONSTRUCTING MEMORIALS, HOSTING EVENTS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO GOLD STAR FAMILIES. THE UTEP FOSTER HOMELESS ADOPTED RESOURCES PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES TO UTEP STUDENTS WHO WERE ADOPTED, HAVE AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE, AND/OR ARE EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSECURITY. THIS GRANT HELPS EMPOWER GENERATIONS OF VULNERABLE STUDENTS BY OFFERING THEM THE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THEIR UNIVERSITY DEGREE. OUR CONTRIBUTION HELPED EIGHT STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDS SUCH AS PURCHASING BOOKS AND SUPPLIES, COVERING UTILITY BILLS, SECURING DEPOSITS FOR RENTAL UNITS, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, AND MORE. IN THE SPIRIT OF THE CREDIT UNION'S PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE PHILOSOPHY, THE GECU FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THOSE AFFECTED BY THE WILDFIRES IN RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO, THROUGH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. 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UPON HER REVIEW, THE QUALIFYING APPLICANTS ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE GECU FOUNDATION BOARD AUTHORIZES THE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT FUNDS. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AN ANNUAL REPORT IS REQUESTED FROM THE GRANT RECIPIENTS, SUMMARIZING THE IMPACT OF THE DONATIONS THEY RECEIVED. THESE STATEMENTS ARE ANALYZED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENSURE THE FUNDS WERE USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSES. AN OVERALL ANNUAL REPORT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD REVIEWS FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR REVIEW THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATION INFORMS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THEM UPON THEIR REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER OF THE FOUNDATION DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO TYPICALLY NOT MADE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: GECU FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO TYPICALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. GECU 1225 AIRWAY BLVD EL PASO TX 79925 740650998 FINANCE TX 501(c)(14) Line 12D false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false GECU C 1072881 CASH GECU M 306823 FMV