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CON-SOLATIO
BROOKLYN, NY · EIN 200701395 · Form 990 · FY2024 · Small ($100K-$1M) · con-solatio.org
revenue
$445K
expenses
$296K
net assets
$2.8M
employees
0
volunteers
33
program ratio
60%
mission · from form 990

CON-SOLATIO IS A BROOKLYN BASED NON-PROFIT ROOTED IN THE CATHOLIC FAITH. WE REACH OUT TO PEOPLE FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE, ESPECIALLY THOSE MOST SOCIALLY ISOLATED, IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST TROUBLED AREAS.

profile · synthesized from sources

Con-solatio is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit rooted in the Catholic faith that serves socially isolated and marginalized populations in impoverished areas around the world. The organization sends young adult volunteers on 1- to 2-year missions to live in intentional communities and offer a "ministry of presence" through companionship, prayer, and hospitality. They serve in neighborhoods and institutions across 18 countries, focusing on building long-term relationships with the poor, sick, and forgotten.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $66K
    DOMESTIC PROGRAM: SERVED 780THE CON-SOLATIO TEAM CONSISTS OF 17 PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY VOLUNTEERS, STATIONED IN BROOKLYN. THEY SERVE 24/7 AS AN INDISPENSABLE SOURCE OF MORAL SUPPORT FOR DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AS THEY STRIVE TO CREATE INTIMATE, LONG-TERM BONDS WITH THOSE IN NEED AND TO ASSIST THEM WITH DAY-TO-DAY SERVICES. IN 2024-2025, THEY VISITED 480 PEOPLE AT THEIR HOMES ON A REGULAR BASIS, ORGANIZED 35 COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS, AND VISITED 7 FACILITIES MONTHLY OR WEEKLY (NURSING HOMES, SHELTERS, HOSPITALS, ETC).
  2. #2 $24K
    GRANT TO SIMILAR PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD: SERVED 1,800AS A NON-PROFIT THAT SENDS VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE WORLDWIDE, CON-SOLATIO IS INTERESTED IN GIVING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PROJECTS ABROAD WHICH ALIGN WITH ITS MISSION, EITHER IN HELPING FUNDRAISE FOR THEM OR IN DISTRIBUTING GRANTS ACCORDING TO CON-SOLATIO GRANTS PROCESS AND FUNDS MONITORING PROCEDURE. IN 2024-2025 CON-SOLATIO HELPED CENTERS IN:-EL SALVADOR,-PERU,-ARGENTINA
named programs · 8 · from sources

What they call their work

A Life of Prayer
Daily spiritual practices including Mass, Holy Hour, Liturgy of the Hours, and Rosary, forming the heartbeat of the mission.
A Ministry of Presence
Long-term, one-on-one accompaniment of the poor, lonely, and rejected through authentic friendship and shared life in impoverished neighborhoods.
Activities
Organizing summer camps, retreats, field trips, celebrations, and cultural events as creative responses to community needs.
An Intentional Community
Living in international teams of 4-6 missionaries in a family-style home to provide a witness of fraternity and mercy.
Apostolates
Bringing hope to places of deep need such as hospitals, jails, orphanages, and nursing homes.
Hospitality
Operating mission homes as "Bethany" refuges of peace and friendship, welcoming all who knock with open doors and shared meals.
Ongoing Formation
Providing spiritual and practical formation before, during, and after mission, including retreats, mentorship, and re-entry support.
Visits
Regular visits to the poor, sick, isolated, and weary-hearted in their homes and communities.
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Missionary Support Services 2 activities
    • Deliver pre- and post-missionary capacity building
      Provides orientation programs for departing missionaries, mentorship, re-entry weekends, retreats, and family events to support personal and spiritual development before, during, and after international service.
    • Support short-term mission trips
      Organizes and supports short-term mission trips during which volunteers live within communities and provide companionship and connection through daily engagement and presence.
  • Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Services 1 activity
    • Conduct pastoral and spiritual visits to vulnerable populations
      Provides regular spiritual and emotional accompaniment through visits to individuals in hospitals, nursing homes, shelters, jails, orphanages, and private homes, focusing on the poor, sick, lonely, elderly, and those suffering from chronic illness or abuse; includes intercessory prayer and personal support.
  • Organized Member Social Events 1 activity
    • Host community-building events and cultural-spiritual gatherings
      Organizes and hosts community events such as retreats, summer camps, field trips, celebrations, cultural events, and family reunions featuring communal prayer, sacraments, and fellowship, both locally in Brooklyn and internationally.
  • Christian Missionary and Church Planting Efforts 1 activity
    • Operate long-term international missionary programs
      Deploys young adult missionaries for 12- to 18-month service placements in mission homes across more than 15 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Peru, Romania, Senegal, and Thailand, where they provide companionship and support to the poor, sick, and isolated through daily presence and home-based outreach.
  • Faith-Based Integrated Support Services 1 activity
    • Provide hospitality through mission homes
      Operates mission homes as welcoming spaces that offer refuge, shared meals, and companionship to visitors and community members, fostering connection and spiritual engagement.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Fund international programs through grants
      Funds programs in multiple countries—including El Salvador, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Japan, Romania, India, Senegal, and the Philippines—through a formal grant process with monitoring procedures to support local missions and community services.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$445K
Contributions & grants$382K86%
Program service revenue$63K14%
Investment income$7K1%
Other revenue$-7K
expenses
Total expenses$296K
Program expenses60%
Admin / overhead39%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$24K
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$2.88M
Cash$1.44M
Investments$0
Liabilities$55K
Net assets$2.82M
Liquid reserves58.4 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -0.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 9
  • AMY NELSEN — DIRECTOR
  • CECILE FOURMEAUX — PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN
  • KARI STENDER — DIRECTOR
  • KELSEY BASH — DIRECTOR
  • MELANIE DELESALLE — TREASURER AND DIRECTOR
  • NATALIA FASSANO — SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR
  • REV ALEXANDRE MORARD — DIRECTOR
  • REV PAUL ANEL — DIRECTOR
  • THEODORE OBERMAN — DIRECTOR
relationships · 13

Who they work with

  • Adriana Partner — Co-led hospital visits with the author to provide spiritual and emotional support to pediatric cancer patients and their families.
  • Brooklyn Government — Con-solatio staff based in Brooklyn provide ongoing mentorship and support to missionaries.
  • Con-solatio Partner — Lucia B. is joining Con-solatio’s mission work in Costa Rica, indicating a partnership between the individual missionary and the organization.
  • Costa Rica Partner — Host country for Con-solatio's missionary service programs.
  • Fr. Alex Government — Mission advisor providing spiritual guidance and theological reflection to Con-solatio missionaries.
  • Franciscan University Partner — Partner institution through which Con-solatio offers study abroad and missionary experience opportunities.
  • Heart's Home Partner — Affiliated organization through which the American Missionary Program is operated, training and sending young volunteers on international missions.
  • Pope Benedict XVI Government — Draws foundational vision from Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical _Spe Salvi_.
  • St John's College Partner — Alma mater of a Con-solatio mission participant, indicating a potential recruitment or partnership pathway.
  • University of Dallas Partner — Source of student engagement and recruitment for missions through campus ministry.
  • children’s hospital in Guayaquil Partner — Site for visiting pediatric cancer patients as part of a faith-based outreach program.
  • local dioceses Partner — Collaborates with local dioceses to send missionaries to serve in mission homes internationally
  • partnered nonprofits Partner — Works with a global network of partnered nonprofits to support missionary service in 18 countries
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Ministry of Presence
    methodology: ministry_of_presence
    By offering sustained, personal, and loving presence to the poor, marginalized, and suffering, the organization produces consolation and transformation, because authentic human encounter reveals God's love, combats loneliness and despair, and mutually transforms both giver and receiver.
  • Mutual Transformation Through Immersive Service
    methodology: mutual_transformation
    By deploying missionaries into long-term, immersive service within impoverished communities, the organization fosters deep personal and spiritual transformation in both missionaries and those served, because shared life and suffering disrupt isolation, build authentic communion, and reveal human dignity through reciprocal relationship.
  • Spiritual Accompaniment Grounded in Communal Prayer
    methodology: spiritual_accompaniment
    By centering missionary life in disciplined communal prayer and spiritual discernment, the organization sustains transformative presence in service, because such prayer nourishes spiritual vitality, opens individuals to divine grace, and enables authentic encounter with the suffering as an act of faith.