2015-09-29T17:07:50-05:00 2014-12-31 271777395 SULLIVAN FIELD & SMITH LLC 1444 A S ST FRANCIS DRIVE SANTA FE NM 87505 990 2014-01-01 742834283 GERARD'S HOUSE GERA 5054241800 PO BOX 28693 SANTA FE NM 875928693 KATRINA KOEHLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5054241800 2015-09-23 1 SHERRY SULLIVAN P00178828 5059897122 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z KATRINA KOEHLER 3204 MERCANTILE CT SUITE C SANTA FE NM 87507 211215 0 X GERARDSHOUSE.ORG X 1997 NM PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN, TEENS AND FAMILIES, WHERE HEALING HAPPENS THROUGH ACCEPTANCE AND PEER SUPPORT. 8 8 5 0 0 0 127772 183607 750 0 18 37 35511 8085 164051 191729 0 0 0 0 0 96579 0 0 19991 0 62360 0 158939 164051 32790 50154 76586 9686 3328 40468 73258 X GERARD'S HOUSE IS SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO'S CENTER FOR GRIEVING KIDS AND FAMILIES, PROVIDING FREE GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES SINCE 1997. THE MISSION OF GERARD'S HOUSE IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, WHERE HEALING HAPPENS THROUGH ACCEPTANCE AND PEER SUPPORT, IMPROVING THE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF GRIEVING CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AND FAMILIES IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. MOST GERARD'S HOUSE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE GOING THROUGH AN EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT TIME, STUNNED BY THE DEATH OF A PARENT OR OTHER LOVED ONE. IN WEEKLY, AFTER-SCHOOL PEER GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS FOR YOUTH AGES 3-21, PARTICIPANTS' GRIEF IS NORMALIZED AND SUPPORTED THROUGH PEER SUPPORT AND CARING ADULT FACILITATION. CONCURRENT PARENTING-IN-GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS ARE OFFERED FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS. IN ADDITION TO THESE CORE PROGRAMS, WE ALSO PROVIDE OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF GRIEVING NORTHERN NEW MEXICO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AS OUTLINED BELOW. 0 0 127995 IN 2014 GERARD'S HOUSE SERVED 287 GRIEVING CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS AGES 3-21. OF THESE 287 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, 78% CAME FROM FAMILIES WHO ARE CLASSIFIED AS VERY LOW INCOME OR LOW/MODERATE INCOME IN THE CITY OF SANTA FE; 73% WERE HISPANIC, 20% ANGLO, AND 7% NATIVE AMERICAN. MOST OF THESE 287 GRIEVING CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS PARTICIPATED IN AN ONGOING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP, EITHER AT GERARD'S HOUSE, AT THE BRIDGE ACADEMY OR AT DE VARGAS MIDDLE SCHOOL. OTHERS RECEIVED ONE-ON-ONE GRIEF SUPPORT, OR WERE REACHED THROUGH OUR STEPPING STONES MOBILE UNIT. DURING THE SUMMER, SOME ATTENDED CAMP RAINBOW, RAINBOW DAYS, MOVIE NIGHTS OR OUR OVERNIGHT LOCK-IN RETREATS FOR GRIEVING TEENAGERS. STILL OTHERS RECEIVED OUR SERVICES WHEN WE CAME TO THEIR SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT THEM AFTER THE DEATH OF A CLASSMATE OR TEACHER. IN THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF WITNESSING THE MAJORITY OF THESE 287 CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS COME TO A PLACE OF SIGNIFICANT RELIEF FROM PAINFUL SYMPTOMS OF UNRESOLVED GRIEF AND LOSS. IN MARCH AND DECEMBER OF 2014, GERARD'S HOUSE ANONYMOUSLY-ADMINISTERED PROGRAM EVALUATIONS TO YOUTH AGES 7-21 WHO WERE ATTENDING OUR GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS. HERE ARE COMPILED RESPONSES:SINCE COMING TO GERARD'S HOUSE," 80% SAID, "I FEEL MORE HOPE."" 82% SAID, "I UNDERSTAND MY FEELINGS BETTER."" 83% SAID, "I DON'T FEEL AS ALONE."" 90% SAID, "LISTENING TO OTHER KIDS OR TEENAGERS HAS HELPED ME."" 97% SAID, "I FEEL THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT ME."" 100% SAID, "OVERALL, GERARD'S HOUSE HAS HELPED ME DEAL WITH THE DEATH, AND WITH MY GRIEF. THROUGHOUT 2014, GERARD'S HOUSE PROVIDED 218 PEER GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS AND 88 GROUP SESSIONS FOR THEIR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS. IN DECEMBER 2014, A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN AN 11-14 GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP TALKED TO US ABOUT HOW GERARD'S HOUSE HAS HELPED HER IN THE SIX MONTHS SINCE HER MOTHER DIED. "WHEN YOU COME HERE YOU REALIZE YOUR LIFE ISN'T ENDING," SHE SAID. "YOU CAN LEARN TO LIVE AGAIN." 127995 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NM X X KATRINA KOEHLER 5054241800 3204 MERCANTILE CT SUITE C SANTA FE NM 87507 RICHARD WHITE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS E CARR VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 RUSSELL HARMAN SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 RICK BERARDINELLI MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 HEIDI CHASE MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ARTURO DELGADO MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CAROL ROSE MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF THOMAS MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATRINA KOEHLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 52000 0 3655 52000 0 3655 0 0 0 0 0 49700 133907 183607 37 37 27571 49700 19486 8085 8085 191729 0 0 8122 55655 36176 2783 16696 31493 28079 2366 1048 9431 7129 576 1726 3934 1967 1967 823 823 786 786 7740 6363 1377 3054 3054 38844 36902 1554 388 2805 2604 201 TRAINING 2938 2938 LICENSING 472 472 DUES 440 440 POSTAGE 266 133 133 258 129 129 158939 127995 10953 19991 49954 76486 200 100 1889 1889 0 0 50154 76586 4686 3328 5000 9686 3328 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 40468 73258 50154 76586 32790 0 X 0 0 0 X 137583 131193 149620 164334 133382 716112 137583 131193 149620 164334 133382 716112 0 0 0 716112 48 64 27 17 38 194 48 64 27 17 38 194 137631 131257 149647 164351 133420 716306 0.99970 0.00030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1889 1889 0 0 X X X 0 DINNER AND AUCTION 65926 43000 22926 2760 10379 GOLF TOURNAMENT 11345 6700 4645 1627 3825 70 825 0 77271 49700 27571 1627 6585 70 11204 19486 8085 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE RETURN AND PROVIDES TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST