2026-02-20T05:15:59-08:00 2025-06-30 860553260 Janice Moen CPA 12 Vista Drive Hooksett NH 03106 990 2024-07-01 460509986 Pegasus Legal Services for Children PEGA 5052441101 505 Marquette Ave NW Suite 1350 Albuquerque NM 87102 David S Milton CPA Treasurer 2026-02-20 true true Janice Moen CPA P01206712 5052502231 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Robert Schwartz JD 505 Marquette Ave NW Suite 1350 Albuquerque NM 87102 1493321 false X www.pegasuslaw.org X 2002 NM 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. 8 8 20 1 0 699283 314058 1047772 1158580 15409 20683 8584 0 1771048 1493321 0 0 1011498 1269743 0 82986 323773 378262 1335271 1648005 435777 -154684 1763725 1543199 333866 268024 1429859 1275175 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. false false 1311718 1158580 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. 1311718 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 20 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false NM X Bette Fleishman 5052441101 505 Marquette Ave NW Suite 1350 Albuquerque NM 87102 Bette Fleishman Executive Dir. 32.00 0.00 X 118439 0 3752 Rebecca N Pott Controller 32.00 0.00 X 36812 0 3990 Robert Schwartz JD Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Darcy Bushnell Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Moses Winston Past Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David S Milton CPA Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Devin Mandell Kloster Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elliot McCreary-Novak Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Hadley Pope Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lora Church MPA MS JD Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 155251 7742 1 false false false 0 314058 314058 Program service fees 611710 1158580 1158580 1158580 20683 20683 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1493321 1158580 20683 0 0 0 0 205365 73121 126519 5725 0 875453 791114 22623 61716 22187 20098 866 1223 84973 73053 7265 4655 81765 65955 10470 5340 0 7638 7638 17879 17879 0 0 0 164342 164342 380 380 15570 3542 11145 883 54317 12862 40745 710 0 64854 63809 1045 2806 2784 22 0 3318 3318 0 0 5359 5359 8961 5608 3353 Client expenses 7926 7926 Telephone 5801 5801 Postage and Shipping 4262 4262 Equipment 4076 4076 10773 6485 1934 2354 1648005 1311718 253301 82986 394069 297230 827767 741608 48500 212500 374375 146017 0 0 0 0 11921 20747 67669 60093 11747 7576 0 0 0 0 95346 117521 1763725 1543199 42516 59193 291350 208831 333866 268024 X 987558 897725 442301 377450 1429859 1275175 1763725 1543199 -154684 X false true X true false X 491228 395004 352029 699283 314058 2251602 0 0 491228 395004 352029 699283 314058 2251602 410584 1841018 456 1149 2473 15409 20683 40170 15720 14539 2770 33029 5101 8683 114633 8584 137001 2461802 0.74780 0.74290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 67669 60093 7576 7576 Right-of-use Asset 112875 Security Deposits 4646 117521 Due to other agencies 91596 Right-of-use liability 117235 208831 X 1493321 1493321 1493321 1648005 1648005 1648005 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Organization has adopted accounting principles generally accepted in the United State of America as they relate to uncertain tax position for the year ended June 30, 2025, and has evaluated its tax positions taken for all open tax years. The Organization is not currently under audit. Management believes that the activities of the Organization are within their tax-exempt purpose, and that there are no uncertain tax positions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of the 990 was given to the Board of Directors for review andacceptance prior to submission to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Pegasus Legal Services for Children has a conflict of interest policy which includes having all new board and committee members sign an acknowledgement they have read and understood the policy. All board and committee members are required annually and in writing to disclose all businesses or other organizations of which the member or leader, or a member of his family, is an officer, member, owner, or employee; or for which the member or leader, or a member of his family, acts as an agent; or from which the member or leader, or a member of his family, receives compensation or remuneration of any sort, with which Pegasus Legal Services for Children competes or with which Pegasus Legal Services for Children has, or might reasonably in the future enter into, a relationship or a transaction. Pegasus Legal Services for Children also has a policy directing the Board Chair and other Board Members on how to disclose a potential conflict of interest when issues are discussed or voted on, which includes disclosure and the party removing themselves from the meeting during discussion and vote. The policy directs the board or committee to seek alternates to the proposed transaction so as not producing a conflict of interest unless a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board of Directors reviews the Executive Director's performance andcompensation annually as part of the budget process. They do a comparative study of similar organizations of similar size. The compensation review is documented. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Board of Directors reviews key employees' compensation annually as part of the budget process. They do a comparative study of similar organizations of similar size. The compensation review is documented. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents for the organization are available to the public uponwritten request.