2026-02-24T11:49:28-06:00 2025-12-31 521022232 SNYDER COHN PC 11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415 NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852 990EZ 2025-01-01 853329208 GASTROCARES INC GAST 4437429304 5550 FRIENDSHIP BLVD SUITE T-90 CHEVY CHASE MD 20815 NAEEMAH S FUENTES TREASURER 4437429304 2026-02-18 1 STEVEN M BRAUNSTEIN P00086901 3016526700 2026-02-18 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.GASTROCARES.ORG X X 45000 X 45000 45000 5235 2400 20033 27668 17332 146332 0 163664 X 140532 160264 5800 3400 146332 163664 0 0 146332 163664 X WHILE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINX INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT 13% AND 18% OF THE U. S. POPULATION RESPECTIVELY, THEY ARE DRAMATICALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED AS PROVIDERS WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN GENERAL, AND GASTROENTEROLOGY IN PARTICULAR. WITH ONLY 4% OF PRACTICING GASTROENTEROLOGISTS IDENTIFYING AS AFRICAN AMERICAN AND ONLY 5% IDENTIFYING AS LATINX, IN THE ABSENCE OF MEANINGFUL CHANGE, THE FIELD OF GASTROENTEROLOGY WILL STRUGGLE TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE, EQUITABLE, AND CULTURALLY CONSCIOUS CARE TO A GROWING POPULATION IN NEED OF IT. TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL DEFICIT IN THE DIVERSITY OF PROVIDERS, GASTROCARES SEEKS TO INSPIRE MOTIVATED INDIVIDUALS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN MEDICINE THROUGH EARLY EXPOSURE TO PHYSICIAN ROLE MODELS, MENTORS, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES. THE MAJOR PROGRAM IS THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. IN PURSUIT OF OUR MISSION, GASTROCARES HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CORNERSTONE PROJECTS GEARED TOWARDS HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. THIS INCLUDES A PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGH SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON DC COMPRISED OF PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINX STUDENTS. 0 17106 17106 DOMINIQUE E HOWARD CHAIRMAN 5.00 0 0 0 RODERICK B KREISBERG VICE CHAIRMAN 5.00 0 0 0 AAMIR ALI BOARD OF MANAGERS 5.00 0 0 0 MICHAEL L WEINSTEIN DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 ANN MARIE STEPHENSON THOMAS DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 DAVID YOUNG DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 NAEEMAH S FUENTES DIRECTOR/ TREASURER 2.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MD VA NAEEMAH S FUENTES 9113 SEWARD STREET FREDERICK MD 21704 4437429304 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 15270 115301 100700 250 45000 276521 15270 115301 100700 250 45000 276521 205760 70761 276521 0.25590 X GASTROCARES IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FORMED TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO GASTROENTEROLOGY CARE FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE MORE STUDENTS ENTER THE GASTROENTEROLOGYFIELD. GASTROCARES OPERATES IN A SPECIALIZED MEDICAL AREA AND REMAINS IN AN EARLY GROWTH STAGE. ACCORDINGLY, INITIAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED AMONG A SMALL GROUP OF PHYSICIAN-FOUNDERS AND EARLY SUPPORTERS ALIGNED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. THIS CONCENTRATION REFLECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE AND SPECIALIZED FOCUS, RATHER THAN AN INTENT TO OPERATE AS A PRIVATELY SUPPORTED OR DONOR-CONTROLLED ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO BROADEN ITS SUPPORT BASE. GASTROCARES IS GOVERNED BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NO DONOR OR GROUP OF DONORS CONTROLS THE ORGANIZATION, AND NO PART OF ITS NET EARNINGS BENEFITS ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. GASTROCARES BELIEVES IT QUALIFIES AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 509(A)(1). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14 DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION/AMORTIZATION. AMOUNT: 2,400. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 292. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES. AMOUNT: 2,335. DESCRIPTION: INTERNSHIPS. AMOUNT: 14,000. DESCRIPTION: MEALS EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 3,106. DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEES. AMOUNT: 300. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 20,033. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,800. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,400. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.