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Grammys House Artesia Domestic

EIN 85-0419014 · Artesia, NM

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE STATED MISSION OF GRAMMY'S HOUSE IS TO LIBERATE ALL FAMILIES FROM FEAR AND VIOLENCE. GRAMMY'S HOUSE SEEKS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, ASSISTING IN THE ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND EMPOWERMENT OF VICTIMS AND CHILD-WITNESS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. GRAMMY'S HOUSE STRIVES TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON ADULTS AND CHILDREN.

Income
$585,072
Spending
$680,325
Spent on programs
81%
Reserves
16.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 89%
Employees
10
Volunteers
15
Highest pay
$103,057, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 16.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    81% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $549,823 spent. GRAMMYS HOUSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2025 INTERNAL STAFFING GRAMMYS HOUSE FILLED SEVERAL POSITIONS WHICH WERE VACANT DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR. FIRST, WE FILLED THE RECEPTIONIST POSITION WITH A BI-LINGUAL SKILLED EMPLOYEE WITH FIFTEEN YEARS OF PUBLIC MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE. SECOND, WE FILLED THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER TREATMENT INTERVENTION FACILITATOR POSITION WITH ANOTHER SKILLED BI-LINGUAL INDIVIDUAL WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE INCLUDE WORKING IN CORRECTIONS. LAST, AT THE PRESENT, GRAMMYS HOUSE IS FULLY STAFFED AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO VACANT POSITIONS. THIS IS HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR GRAMMYS HOUSE AS WE DID STRUGGLE TO FILL ONE EVENING AND ONE WEEKEND POSITION. FUNDING AND FUNDRAISING ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT IS THAT GRAMMYS HOUSE RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN FUNDING FROM THREE LONG-TERM FUNDERS. THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLY POSITIVE GAIN AND REALLY HELPED US INCREASE OUR BUDGET. ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN OVERALL NON-RESTRICTED DONATIONS. THIS YEAR, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTED A FUND RAISER WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY SUCCESSFULLY RAISED CLOSE TO 37,000.00 FOR GRAMMYS HOUSE OPERATIONS. CLIENT SUCCESSES GRAMMYS HOUSE ASSISTED A TOTAL OF 163 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH COUNSELING, SHELTER, ORDERS OF PROTECTION, ON-SITE CRISIS INTERVENTION, NUTRITION, DAILY CARE PACKAGES, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, AND PET KENNELS FOR THE CLIENTS FUR BABY SURVIVORS. GRAMMYS HOUSE HELPED A TOTAL OF EIGHTEEN (18) FAMILIES WITH THEIR TRANSITION TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE ASSISTANCE INVOLVED HELP WITH NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS, FOOD, CLEANING SUPPLIES, FURNITURE, AND ADVOCACY FOR AFTER-CARE SUPPORT. DONATIONS FROM COMMUNITY GRAMMYS HOUSE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF TWO WONDERFUL DONATION DRIVES. THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER BORDER PATROL AGENTS HOSTED A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE FOR OUR AGENCY. THE SUPPLIES DONATED WERE IN ABUNDANCE AND WE WERE ABLE TO HELP OVER FIFTY-SIX FAMILIES WITH THEIR SCHOOL SUPPLY NEEDS. OUR LOCAL YUCCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIFTH GRADERS HOSTED A NONPERISHABLE FOOD DRIVE FOR GRAMMYS HOUSE. MEGAN MILLER, TEACHER, SPEARHEADED THIS FOOD DRIVE AS A CONTEST (FIFTH GRADERS)FOR A PIZZA PARTY FOR WHOEVER BROUGHT IN THE MOST FOOD. GRAMMYS HOUSE RECEIVED AN ABUNDANCE OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD WHICH AFFORDED US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE (OTHER ORGANIZATIONS). COMMUNITY OUTREACH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH GRAMMYS HOUSE DV TRAINERS TOOK PART IN THE 2025 ARTESIA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH AND WELLNESS DAY ON OCTOBER 16, 2025. THE FOCUS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS DAY WAS FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL, PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, TO COME TOGETHER AND FOCUS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HEALTHY. THROUGH FUN, INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS AND STAFF DISCOVERED PRACTICAL WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR BODY, MIND, AND RELATIONSHIPSWHILE BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH EACH OTHER AND OUR COMMUNITY. WE PRESENTED MATERIAL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS, TEEN-DATING, BULLYING, AND SAFETY TO 523 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY. GRAMMYS HOUSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2025 INTERNAL STAFFING GRAMMYS HOUSE FILLED SEVERAL POSITIONS WHICH WERE VACANT DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR. FIRST, WE FILLED THE RECEPTIONIST POSITION WITH A BI-LINGUAL SKILLED EMPLOYEE WITH FIFTEEN YEARS OF PUBLIC MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE. SECOND, WE FILLED THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER TREATMENT INTERVENTION FACILITATOR POSITION WITH ANOTHER SKILLED BI-LINGUAL INDIVIDUAL WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE INCLUDE WORKING IN CORRECTIONS. LAST, AT THE PRESENT, GRAMMYS HOUSE IS FULLY STAFFED AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO VACANT POSITIONS. THIS IS HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR GRAMMYS HOUSE AS WE DID STRUGGLE TO FILL ONE EVENING AND ONE WEEKEND POSITION. FUNDING AND FUNDRAISING ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT IS THAT GRAMMYS HOUSE RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN FUNDING FROM THREE LONG-TERM FUNDERS. THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLY POSITIVE GAIN AND REALLY HELPED US INCREASE OUR BUDGET. ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN OVERALL NON-RESTRICTED DONATIONS. THIS YEAR, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTED A FUND RAISER WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY SUCCESSFULLY RAISED CLOSE TO 37,000.00 FOR GRAMMYS HOUSE OPERATIONS. CLIENT SUCCESSES GRAMMYS HOUSE ASSISTED A TOTAL OF 163 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH COUNSELING, SHELTER, ORDERS OF PROTECTION, ON-SITE CRISIS INTERVENTION, NUTRITION, DAILY CARE PACKAGES, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, AND PET KENNELS FOR THE CLIENTS FUR BABY SURVIVORS. GRAMMYS HOUSE HELPED A TOTAL OF EIGHTEEN (18) FAMILIES WITH THEIR TRANSITION TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE ASSISTANCE INVOLVED HELP WITH NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS, FOOD, CLEANING SUPPLIES, FURNITURE, AND ADVOCACY FOR AFTER-CARE SUPPORT. DONATIONS FROM COMMUNITY GRAMMYS HOUSE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF TWO WONDERFUL DONATION DRIVES. THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER BORDER PATROL AGENTS HOSTED A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE FOR OUR AGENCY. THE SUPPLIES DONATED WERE IN ABUNDANCE AND WE WERE ABLE TO HELP OVER FIFTY-SIX FAMILIES WITH THEIR SCHOOL SUPPLY NEEDS. OUR LOCAL YUCCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIFTH GRADERS HOSTED A NONPERISHABLE FOOD DRIVE FOR GRAMMYS HOUSE. MEGAN MILLER, TEACHER, SPEARHEADED THIS FOOD DRIVE AS A CONTEST (FIFTH GRADERS)FOR A PIZZA PARTY FOR WHOEVER BROUGHT IN THE MOST FOOD. GRAMMYS HOUSE RECEIVED AN ABUNDANCE OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD WHICH AFFORDED US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE (OTHER ORGANIZATIONS). COMMUNITY OUTREACH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH GRAMMYS HOUSE DV TRAINERS TOOK PART IN THE 2025 ARTESIA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH AND WELLNESS DAY ON OCTOBER 16, 2025. THE FOCUS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS DAY WAS FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL, PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, TO COME TOGETHER AND FOCUS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HEALTHY. THROUGH FUN, INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS AND STAFF DISCOVERED PRACTICAL WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR BODY, MIND, AND RELATIONSHIPSWHILE BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH EACH OTHER AND OUR COMMUNITY. WE PRESENTED MATERIAL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS, TEEN-DATING, BULLYING, AND SAFETY TO 523 STUDENTS THR

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1994.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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