2026-06-03T08:52:17-07:00 2025-12-31 742981758 Dunagan Jack LLP 4833 Spicewood Springs Rd Ste 102 Austin TX 78759 990 2025-01-01 860968201 The MISS Foundation Mothers in Sympathy & Support MISS 6022796477 PO Box 9195 Austin TX 78766 Kelli Montgomery Executive Director 2026-06-03 true Gary Joseph Jack P00184408 5124208997 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Kelli Montgomery PO Box 9195 Austin TX 78766 1036827 false X www.missfoundation.org X 2001 AZ The MISS Foundation is a volunteer- based nonprofit organization providing C.A.R.E. [counseling, advocacy, research, and education] services to families experiencing the death of a child. Its Selah Carefarm is the first therapeutic carefarm to serve the traumatically bereaved. 6 6 2 120 0 508474 678340 318118 333042 31821 23470 1975 858413 1036827 0 0 100417 106843 0 8117 935815 844091 1036232 950934 -177819 85893 3574984 3679946 0 3574984 3679946 Our vision is that no one has to walk alone in traumatic grief. This necessitates a compassionate community where grief and love, pain and beauty intersect. false false 842974 333042 In 2025, we helped thousands of family members through our HOPE Mentor Program, counseling services, online forums, support groups and Selah Carefarm visits. We offered free and affordable counseling to those in need. Our staff of highly trained traumatic grief counselors provided thousands of counseling and crisis intervention hours, and contributed $300,000 of free counseling hours for families in need. Our volunteers sent 338 support packets to grieving families. We connected our HOPE mentors to bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents, averaging 360 volunteer hours. Our facilitators held support groups for grieving family members (virtual and in person). We also hosted International Kindness Project Day and distributed 2,165 free kindness packets worldwide. Community education and professional training were also core pillars of our mission. This year, we delivered nearly 500 hours of community education, reaching diverse audiences including institutions such as Harvard Law School and the Mayo Clinic. Through our Compassionate Bereavement Care (CBC) Certification Program, we reached out to local communities, training 160 new providers to offer expert care in their own communities to families who have a child who is dying or who has died. A documentary short about Selah Carefarm, produced by Jon Bregel, won the Sedona International Film Festival. The film offers a quiet, intimate exploration of what it means to live with grief rather than recover from it. Selah Carefarm achieved Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) certification in 2025, affirming our commitment to excellence, transparency, and animal welfare. Our founder Dr. Joanne Cacciatore was honored in 2025 with induction as a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), a distinction recognizing scholars, practitioners, and policy leaders whose work advances social good through sustained, high-impact contributions. She also received the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) Research Recognition Award, honoring her decades of scholarship and leadership that have significantly contributed to the field of thanatology and the understanding of death, loss, and bereavement. 842974 true true false false false false false false false false 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 true false false false false false false false false false true 23 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true true true true false false X Kelli Montgomery 6022796477 PO Box 9195 Austin TX 78766 Kelli Montgomery Exec Director 40.00 0.00 X 58000 0 0 Joanne Cacciatore President 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Torrez Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Alane Breland Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dave Decker Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KD Frueh Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Larsen Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 58000 0 false false false Emery Farm Enterprises 700 N Page Springs Rd Cornville AZ 86325 Farm operations 199810 1 678340 678340 Bereavement care training 624100 143777 143777 Counseling 624100 54785 54785 Other program revenues 624100 7195 7195 Respite Center 624100 39316 39316 Traumatic grief program 624100 87969 87969 333042 23470 23470 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other revenues 1975 1975 1975 1036827 333042 25445 X 0 0 0 0 58000 33060 17400 7540 41250 41250 0 0 0 7593 5685 1331 577 0 0 15102 15102 0 0 0 380915 380915 0 0 32795 32795 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74626 74626 1099 1099 Carefarm program expenses 115859 115859 Professional training 86525 86525 Other expenses 59788 46084 13704 Respite Center program expense 24363 24363 53019 34607 18412 950934 842974 99843 8117 107812 100085 756778 889763 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 2882497 260144 2661718 2622353 48636 67705 0 0 0 0 3574984 3679946 0 0 X 3574984 3679946 3574984 3679946 3574984 3679946 85893 19069 X false false false X 1393914 508678 2333446 508474 678340 5422852 0 0 1393914 508678 2333446 508474 678340 5422852 2872279 2550573 3 6820 32152 31821 23470 94266 0 6739 1975 8714 5525832 1826366 0.46160 0.45430 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 450000 450000 2338428 203042 2135386 62303 34989 27314 31766 22113 9653 2622353 Center for Loss Trauma Owned by officer 74716 Consulting and training false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of Form 990 was prepared by the Foundation's CPA and reviewed by the Executive Director prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All members of The MISS Foundation Board of Directors, officers, employees, and volunteers have a duty to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest. Any board member with a conflict of interest should abstain from voting on related matters. The Board reviews and discusses all disclosures and may take action for violations of this policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Foundation's independent Board draws upon other board experience, business experience, discussions with other organizations, and any other sources considered necessary to determine compensation for the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Certain other documents are provided upon request.