Nonprofit · EIN 46-0509986
PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Tax-exempt · ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,493,321 | $1,648,005 | -$154,684 | $1,543,199 | $268,024 | $1,275,175 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,771,048 | $1,335,271 | $435,777 | $1,763,725 | $333,866 | $1,429,859 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $314,058
- Program service revenue
- $1,158,580
- Investment income
- $20,683
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $205,365
- Other salaries and wages
- $875,453
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,269,743
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,638
- Accounting fees
- $17,879
- Occupancy
- $64,854
- Travel
- $2,806
- Depreciation
- $5,359
- Program services (functional)
- $1,311,718
- Management and general (functional)
- $253,301
- Fundraising (functional)
- $82,986
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,763,725
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,543,199
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $268,024
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,275,175
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,576
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $897,725
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $377,450
- Gross receipts
- $1,493,321
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 1
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- NM
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bette Fleishman | Executive Dir. Officer | 32 | $118,439 | $3,752 |
| Rebecca N Pott | Controller Officer | 32 | $36,812 | $3,990 |
| Robert Schwartz JD | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Darcy Bushnell | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Moses Winston | Past Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David S Milton CPA | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Devin Mandell Kloster | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliot McCreary-Novak | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Hadley Pope | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lora Church MPA MS JD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bette Fleishman | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $112,890 | $3,469 |
| Jen Jones | Finance Dir Officer | 40 | $75,974 | $5,945 |
| Robert Schwartz JD | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Darcy Bushnell | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Moses Winston | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David S Milton CPA | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Loehman | Past Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Peace CPA | Past Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lora Church MPA MS JD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel H Hyman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Salazar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliot McCreary-Novak | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Hadley Pope | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Devin Mandell Kloster | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 505 MARQUETTE AVE NW STE 1350, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102-2170
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Robert Schwartz JD, 505 Marquette Ave NW Suite 1350, Albuquerque, NM 87102
- Signed the 990
- David S Milton CPA, Treasurer
- Phone
- (505) 244-1101
- Website
- www.pegasuslaw.org
- Return prepared by
- Janice Moen CPA
Mission
To promote and defend the rights of children and youth to safe, stable homes, quality education and healthcare, and a voice in decisions that affect their lives.
Program accomplishments
- This past year Pegasus continued its work as a legal resource for children, youth and their caregivers, and the community concerning the legal rights and needs of children and youth. In FY25, we served over 2,100 clients. Pegasus exclusively serves low-income New Mexicans who would not be able to afford an attorney, ensuring that the ability to afford an attorney is not a deciding factor in their life. Our clients are reflective of our state population, we serve individuals of all racial and ethnic identities, offer direct services in both Spanish and English, and translation services for other languages.Pegasus attorneys are specialists in childrens rights and family law including Kinship Guardianship, Adoption, Youth Law, Child Abuse & Neglect, Client Advocacy, and Systematic Advocacy. Our Kinship Guardianship Program (77.3% of cases in FY25) provides legal services to grandparents and other kinship caregivers taking care of children whose parents are unable or unwilling to provide them with proper care. Last year, our Kinship Guardianship cases had a 98% success rate indicating that Pegasus clients are awarded their Guardianship status by a judge and the legal protections that come with this status. As an extension of Our Kinship Guardianship Program, Pegasus is offering adoption services to kinship caregivers who have had a Kinship Guardianship Order for 24 months or longer, or who meet special circumstances such as when both parents of a child are deceased. In FY 25, adoption services accounted for 5.9% of cases.Our Youth Law Program (7.6% of cases in FY25) consists of two main tiers: Family law for young parents under 25 years old, and legal support for homeless, runaway, and/or incarcerated youth. Both tiers also support youth with mental health issues.Pegasus attorneys also represent children or youth who have experienced violence, abuse, neglect, or harm. Pegasus has a special focus on representation of Indian Children in the child welfare system and new services for undocumented youth. In FY25, we represented children on the Pueblos of Zuni, Santa Ana and Isleta. Abuse & Neglect services accounted for 9.2% of cases in FY25. We are currently training more Pegasus attorneys to take Abuse & Neglect cases as the need for such services is significant. Pegasus staffs a fully bilingual team of client advocates that provide free services to Pegasus clients. In FY25 our team connected clients to needed services including: - Social Security 21.2% - Documents & Identification 15.9% - Education Services 12.9% - Housing 9.1% - Counseling 8.3% - Food & Nutrition 7.6% - Healthcare 7.6% - Clothing & Diapers 2.3% - Other Services 15.1%Pegasus works to not only fulfill existing community needs but also takes action to redress systemic issues that produce the need for our services to begin with. In FY25, we partnered with policymakers to ensure that childrens needs and rights are taken into consideration in the development of state and local laws, policies, and regulations and we also litigated against service providers and public institutions who failed to provide adequate services to New Mexicos children and youth.Expenses $1,311,718 · revenue $1,158,580
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-0509986
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,543,199
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,493,321
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,493,321 | $1,648,005 | $1,543,199 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,771,048 | $1,335,271 | $1,763,725 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,224,274 | $1,126,354 | $1,348,565 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-0509986).
Questions about PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
- What is the EIN of PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN is 46-0509986.
- Is PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Robert Schwartz JD.
- Who are the officers and directors of PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $118,439 (Bette Fleishman, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does PEGASUS LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,493,321, expenses of $1,648,005 and total assets of $1,543,199 at year end.
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