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← NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,018,107
Total expenses
$12,639,835
Contributions and grants received
$11,890,646
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$57,625
Investment income
$12,151
Other revenue
$57,685
Total assets, end of year
$6,797,135
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,233,683
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,563,452
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,731,487
Management and general expenses
$1,727,969
Fundraising expenses
$180,379
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,731,487

Program services were 84.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $6,371,705

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,518,941

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES

    total $57,625 · related or exempt $57,625

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,151 · excluded $12,151

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $56,756 · excluded $56,756

  • 11b · Other revenue: LOBBYIST COST SHARE

    total $929 · excluded $929

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $57,685

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $357,428 · program services $279,118 · management and general $28,726 · fundraising $49,584

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,845,714 · program services $6,554,510 · management and general $1,207,290 · fundraising $83,914

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $360,265 · program services $301,975 · management and general $52,607 · fundraising $5,683

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,634,249 · program services $1,369,836 · management and general $238,638 · fundraising $25,775

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $616,294 · program services $516,582 · management and general $89,993 · fundraising $9,719

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $408,803 · program services $394,822 · management and general $12,973 · fundraising $1,008

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $55,037 · program services $52,964 · management and general $2,073

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $108,637 · program services $108,637

  • 17 · Travel

    total $90,670 · program services $86,993 · management and general $3,677

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $17,333 · program services $9,304 · management and general $4,369 · fundraising $3,660

  • 20 · Interest

    total $46,794 · program services $46,794

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $370,947 · program services $369,060 · management and general $1,887

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $70,962 · program services $70,962

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & FURNITURE

    total $143,635 · program services $143,635

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES

    total $116,102 · program services $107,597 · management and general $7,919 · fundraising $586

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE & COMMUNICATION

    total $99,500 · program services $96,504 · management and general $2,996

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING - STAFF

    total $99,000 · program services $36,240 · management and general $62,760

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $198,465 · program services $185,954 · management and general $12,061 · fundraising $450

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $84,843 · end of year $213,644

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,564,283 · end of year $2,550,074

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,216,362 · end of year $201,845

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $538,838 · end of year $991,196

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $55,720 · end of year $53,420

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $57,608

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $40,627

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $16,981

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $2,231,905 · end of year $2,484,710

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,820 · end of year $285,265

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $607,572 · end of year $592,166

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $703,613 · end of year $892,220

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,212,239 · end of year $2,749,297

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,180,347 · end of year $2,563,452

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN PROCEEDINGS OR MATTERS TO PERSONS FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO AFFORD LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, EXCLUDING SAN JUAN COUNTY.

  • ADVOCATES AT NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, HELPING THEM OBTAIN PROTECTION, CUSTODY, AND CHILD SUPPORT. THESE WOMEN (ALMOST ALL VICTIMS OF DV ARE WOMEN) AND THEIR CHILDREN, BENEFIT IMMENSELY FROM THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVE. PROTECTION HELPS STABILIZE LIVES AND ALLOWS THE HEALING PROCESS TO BEGIN. WE ALSO OFFER THESE SERVICES TO LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS, A GROUP THAT HAD TRADITIONALLY LIVED UNDER THE THREAT OF ABUSE AND DISCRIMINATION THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, AND WHO NEED THE PROTECTIONS THAT LAWYERS CAN HELP THEM OBTAIN THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM. WITHOUT A LAWYER, THE COURT SYSTEM CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT AND DAUNTING. SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS WITH MENTAL HEALTH/PRIVACY ISSUES, AND STUDENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ASSAULT AND BULLYING BY FELLOW CLASSMATES RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTIONS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID THAT HAVE LONG ELUDED THEM. ADVOCACY FOR LOW INCOME TAXPAYERS THROUGH THE NMLA'S LOW INCOME TAX CLINIC HAS INCREASED ACCESS TO CHILD TAX CREDITS, EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS AND OTHER TAX CREDITS, AND OVERCOME TAX AUDITS THAT RESULTED IN RECOVERY OF SUBSTANTIAL REFUNDS FOR FAMILIES. THE NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE INDIAN COMMUNITIES AND CLIENTS BY WORKING WITH FRONT LINE COMMUNITY SOURCES. IN 2023, NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID HANDLED 6,389 CASES, HELPING A TOTAL OF 16,148 LOW INCOME PEOPLE, INCLUDING 6,468 CHILDREN.

    Expenses $10,731,487 · Revenue $57,625

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sonya Bellafont

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $137,218
    From this org
    $127,081
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,137
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Earla Kaye Begay

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $133,891
    From this org
    $119,786
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,105
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Rosalie Chavez

    INTERIM ED

    Total calculated
    $86,319
    From this org
    $86,319
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Karen Meyers Esq

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carlos Marentes

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul F Abrams Esq

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Luz C Valverde

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stuart Bluestone Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Stanley Crawford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Eisenberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Gerardo Gaytan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Maria G Geer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Torri Jacobus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Oma Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Naava Koenigsberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • James Martin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Erika Pirotte

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Michael Reyes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ashley Sanders

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Guadalupe Torrez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Joe Zebas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Edna Sprague

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $139,919
    From this org
    $116,408
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,511
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Lisa Kuykendall

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $136,307
    From this org
    $101,636
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,671
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Joel Jasperse

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $129,273
    From this org
    $103,008
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,265
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Carol Garner

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $126,492
    From this org
    $126,492
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Evangelina Wechsler

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $125,725
    From this org
    $101,508
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,217
    Hours/week
    37.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202443209349323989

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