# GENUINE ANIMATE NAVIGATE ASSIST SUCCEED GANAS' mission is to improve the quality of life of the Hispanic and Latino Special Needs Community and their families by empowering each member of the family unit through quality therapies, individual programs, and providing spaces to have fun. ## Organization facts - **Organization:** GENUINE ANIMATE NAVIGATE ASSIST SUCCEED - **Legal name:** GENUINE ANIMATE NAVIGATE ASSIST SUCCEED - **Organization type:** 501(c)(3) nonprofit - **EIN:** 84-4117218 - **IRS 501(c)(3) ruling:** 2020 - **Headquarters:** Thermal, California - **Primary cause:** Health - **IRS classification:** NTEE E50 — Health - **Cause confirmed by:** CV Giving Day review against the organization's own description - **CV Giving Day status:** 2026 participant - **Official website:** https://www.theganas.org - **Giving page:** https://www.mightycause.com/organization/GANAS ## About GENUINE ANIMATE NAVIGATE ASSIST SUCCEED GANAS' mission is to improve the quality of life of the Hispanic and Latino Special Needs Community and their families by empowering each member of the family unit through quality therapies, individual programs, and providing spaces to have fun. GANAS envisions a world where equitable opportunities exist for the Latino and Hispanic community with special needs and their families so they can live to their fullest potential. GANAS is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization operating in the Coachella Valley. Our focus is to help increase the quality of life of families in need of services from their school systems, medical insurance systems, regional center systems, or fun community services. If you're a parent who sees that your son or daughter needs help and don't know where to go, we can guide you. If you're a brother or sister of someone with a special need, we are here to listen, and if you're a professional who wants to learn more about what we do and collaborate with us, let's transform lives! We at GANAS have the unique perspective of both the professional and the family member. In this view is how we can offer programs that are family-friendly and effective! We are passionate about offering programs that focus on maximizing and fulfilling family potential, increasing independence, and improving the overall quality of life for each person in the atypical family unit. Testimonials "I started a year ago and it honestly changed my life. There was so much anxiety before. Now I have more energy and willingness to learn because I see the changes! I understand the system and before, my son would have so many aggressive behaviors. Now he is an "angel", at school they say. GANAS has helped with so many letters and that has reached us to seeing my son not suffer anymore. It has cost me to learn, but it needs to happen. I used an advocate before. I walked out in the middle of an IEP in tears because I was not aware of what to do. I did not understand anything I heard. My husband came after me and the advocate came after us. Before this I went to webinars for 4 years but never understood. I urge others to join. Give it a try and see. You may not get everything in one sitting but that's ok. As long as you get something. Thank you." "This program helps you open your eyes to see what is happening, what is available, and how to take action. This program is a 'How to guide' on finding a path. It does not do the work for me. I have to do it for myself, but always with their guidance." -Yasari "Before GANAS, there was anxiety a week before the meeting, and the night before, I could not sleep. After working in consultations with Padres con GANAS, for the first time, I did not get mad at the meeting and night before. I was ok." -Juanis "What I really like about the Sibshops so when we were playing the drawing game and guessing what it was. That was pretty fun in my opinion. Another thing that I enjoyed was talking about how it feels like to have a sibling with special needs, that was comforting for me." 16-year-old lady participating in programs "I enjoyed the games we played, I hope we'll do more online games because that was it for me. I also enjoyed when you ask about ideas and suggestions of what we can do. There are a bunch of creative kids waiting to be asked these kinda stuff so this to them is like a lottery ticket. I'm not sure if you remember the first one where we made superhero's, and spinned the wheel for a prize. That was really fun. That's all I have to say, can't wait for the next one!" - 14-yr old young lady participating in our Sibs con GANAS Program ## Record - **Verified:** Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record. - **Participation years on record:** 2025, 2026 - **Years covered by our records:** 2025, 2026 (absence of a year does not mean the organization did not participate) - **Last reviewed:** August 19, 2026 - **Canonical page:** https://www.cvgiving.org/nonprofits/genuine-animate-navigate-assist-succeed/ - **Provided by:** Desert Community Foundation (501(c)(3), EIN 95-4725924)