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EL PASO CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER INC

EIN 74-1204335 EL PASO, TX

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Revenue 2024
$5,660,793
Expenses 2024
$5,058,926

Program services were 81.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
PO BOX 1769

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.

  • OUR PREVENTION/INTERVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDES GROUP SERVICES (PARENTING/RAISING RESILIENT CHILDREN WORKSHOPS, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, AND SUPPORT GROUPS), ASSISTANCE IN ENROLLING IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS FOOD STAMPS AND MEDICAID, AND TRAINING AND CONSULTATION FOR YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS IN AREAS SUCH AS PROFESSIONAL RESILIENCY, WELLNESS AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE. EXAMPLES OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. OUR THERAPY PROGRAM IS STAFFED BY LICENSED THERAPISTS WHO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT THAT INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO CHILD/FAMILY HISTORY AND STRENGTHS, SLEEP AND EATING PATTERNS, MEDICAL ISSUES, AN ANALYSIS OF FAMILY DYNAMICS, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, TRAUMA HISTORY, AND SAFETY ISSUES (E.G. SELF-HARM, THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE). THERAPISTS AND THE FAMILY CO-CREATE A TREATMENT PLAN. THE THERAPIST CONDUCTS INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY THERAPY USING RESEARCH-BASED TREATMENTS THEY HAVE LEARNED BY STUDYING WITH THE FOREMOST EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. IN OUR PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM PSYCHIATRISTS CONDUCT PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND MEDICATION MONITORING AS PART OF THE TREATMENT PLAN. AS A PHYSICIAN, THE CHILD PSYCHIATRIST IS TRAINED TO UNDERSTAND THE BODY'S PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS AND THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL ILLNESS AND OTHER MEDICAL ILLNESSES. THE PSYCHIATRIST PRESCRIBES MEDICATION WHEN IT IS RECOMMENDED, AND THE FAMILY AGREES. IN OUR CLIENT CENTERED COORDINATED CARE PROGRAM (AKA TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT) THE FAMILY IS ASSIGNED A CARE COORDINATOR (KNOWN AS A "CARE COACHHAS THE CREDENTIAL OF A QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL) WHO CONDUCTS A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT, CO-CREATES A TREATMENT PLAN AND ENSURES THE FAMILY STAYS ON THE PATH TO WELLNESS AND REACHES THEIR GOALS. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY'S "TEAM" INCLUDE A THERAPIST AND CHILD PSYCHIATRIST. THE CARE COORDINATOR PROVIDES SERVICES IN THE FAMILY'S OWN HOME, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY AND TEACHES VITAL SKILLS SUCH AS HOW TO DEAL WITH OVERWHELMING FEELINGS, HEALTHY SLEEP ROUTINES, AND NURTURING PARENTING PRACTICES. STORIES OF IMPACT: RECENTLY, ANNA BEGAN RECEIVING TREATMENT AT THE EL PASO CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER TO HELP HER MANAGE HER FEELINGS OF ANXIETY AND DISSATISFACTION WITH HER JOB. THROUGH THE COURSE OF HER TREATMENT, ANNA AND HER THERAPIST BEGAN TO WORK ON ADDRESSING AND PROCESSING PAST TRAUMATIC EVENTS WHICH HAD CONTRIBUTED TO HER FEELINGS OF ANXIETY. ANNA ALSO BEGAN TO REALIZE THAT IT WAS TIME TO CONSIDER A NEW CAREER PATH. OVER THE YEAR, ANNA HAS NOT ONLY GONE BACK TO SCHOOL TO PURSUE NEW CHALLENGES, BUT SHE HAS BEGUN TO TACKLE HER ANXIETY HEAD-ON - LEADING TO FEELINGS OF SATISFACTION AND INCREASED CONFIDENCE. ANNA'S MOOD HAS SHIFTED SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THE BETTER, AND SHE IS IN CONTROL OF HER ANXIETY AND IS NEARING THE COMPLETION OF HER TREATMENT. WHEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT THE EL PASO COMMUNITY, SARAH - WHO WAS ALREADY EXPERIENCING SOCIAL ANXIETY SYMPTOMS - BEGAN TO STRUGGLE EMOTIONALLY. WHEN STUDENTS WERE FORCED TO COMPLETE THE ACADEMIC YEAR VIA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION, SARAH'S ANXIETY SKYROCKETED. HER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE SUFFERED, DESPITE HER GOOD GRADES BEING SOMETHING SHE PRIDED HERSELF ON. DURING THERAPY, SARAH AND HER THERAPIST WORKED TO ADDRESS HER SOCIAL ANXIETY. THROUGH AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN, SARAH HAS DEVELOPED THE SKILLS TO MANAGE HER SYMPTOMS AND ADDRESSING THE THOUGHTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HER ANXIETY. SHE NOW FEELS COMFORTABLE SIGNING-IN TO MOST OF HER CLASSES, BEING SEEN/HEARD DURING VIRTUAL THERAPY APPOINTMENTS, AND HER GRADES ARE BACK ON TRACK. AARON WAS BORN SIX WEEKS PREMATURE AND ADDICTED TO DRUGS. HE WAS PLACED IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AT THE AGE OF 4 YEARS OLD AFTER EXPERIENCING SEVERE NEGLECT AND ABUSE. FOUR YEARS LATER, HE HAD BEEN IN 13 FOSTER HOMES AND FELT ALONE AND UNSURE OF THE FUTURE. THE INSTABILITY - COMBINED WITH THE PAST TRAUMA HE HAD EXPERIENCED - RESULTED IN AARON BEING BEHIND ACADEMICALLY AND CLOSED OFF EMOTIONALLY. AFTER BEING PLACED IN HIS MOST RECENT FOSTER HOME, HIS NEW FAMILY SOUGHT THE SERVICES OF THE EL PASO CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER. AFTER GAINING HIS TRUST, AARON'S THERAPIST HELPED HIM LEARN TO OPEN UP AND PROCESS HIS FEELINGS AROUND HIS TRAUMA, INSTABILITY AND PAST. SHE ALSO WORKED WITH AARON'S NEW FOSTER FAMILY TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HOW TO MANAGE HIS EMOTIONAL SETBACKS AND CREATE A FAMILY CULTURE BASED ON TRUST AND SAFETY. TODAY, AARON IS DOING WELL - HE HAS CAUGHT UP ACADEMICALLY, HAS LEARNED TO MANAGE HIS EMOTIONS AND IS ON THE ROAD TO EMOTIONAL WELLNESS. HE WAS ADOPTED BY THE FAMILY IN 2009, AND LOVES TO PLAY SPORTS AND DANCE. "I SEE A HEALTHY LITTLE BOY IN LARGE PART TO THE EL PASO CHILD GUIDANCE," SAID HIS ADOPTIVE MOTHER. "WE WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL."

    Expenses $4,122,528

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Victor Nava

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $176,839
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $151,662
    Other
    $25,177
    Hours/week
    1 + 41 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $133,662 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported + $18,000 related
    Deferred
    not reported + $19,870 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $5,307 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $176,839 related
  • Cathy E Gaytan

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $114,590
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $114,590
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dr Laura Rodriguez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29 + 1.67 related
  • Melinda Luna

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29 + 1.67 related
  • Elisa Tamayo-Ochoa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29 + 1.67 related
  • Anibal Olague

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29 + 1.67 related
  • Sushma Jasti Smith

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29 + 1.67 related
  • Judy Russell

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29 + 1.67 related
  • Lourdez Velez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29 + 1.67 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $5,660,793
    Expenses
    $5,058,926
    Contributions
    $1,762,754
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $5,016,685
    Expenses
    $5,316,018
    Contributions
    $2,014,087
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,244,935
    Expenses
    $2,403,143
    Contributions
    $1,468,146
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,978,247
    Expenses
    $2,510,913
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,169,858
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,405,070
    Expenses
    $1,528,393
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,070,494
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,874,455
    Expenses
    $1,759,190
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,706,550
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,260,954
    Expenses
    $1,707,750
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,088,003
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,146,435
    Expenses
    $1,152,710
    Assets (EOY)
    $412,595
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,037,837
    Expenses
    $927,038
    Assets (EOY)
    $403,076
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $791,265
    Expenses
    $879,834
    Assets (EOY)
    $260,943
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $870,205
    Expenses
    $697,780
    Assets (EOY)
    $340,777
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $821,013
    Expenses
    $656,555
    Assets (EOY)
    $173,251
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $729,382
    Expenses
    $759,550
    Assets (EOY)
    $81,454

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.