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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$513,873
Total expenses
$407,699
Contributions and grants received
$511,382
Grants paid
$312,250
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$2,491
Total assets, end of year
$457,088
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,344
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$451,744
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$344,067
Management and general expenses
$31,816
Fundraising expenses
$31,816
Program service expenses (Part III)
$344,067

Program services were 84.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $12,169

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $16,750

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $482,463

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,213

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $16,750

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $4,722

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $2,491 · excluded $2,491

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $312,250 · program services $312,250

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $72,030 · program services $24,010 · management and general $24,010 · fundraising $24,010

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,554 · program services $1,518 · management and general $1,518 · fundraising $1,518

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,408 · program services $1,136 · management and general $1,136 · fundraising $1,136

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,809 · program services $2,603 · management and general $2,603 · fundraising $2,603

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $678 · program services $226 · management and general $226 · fundraising $226

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,432 · program services $1,144 · management and general $1,144 · fundraising $1,144

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,119 · program services $373 · management and general $373 · fundraising $373

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $528 · program services $176 · management and general $176 · fundraising $176

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,380 · program services $460 · management and general $460 · fundraising $460

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES

    total $492 · program services $164 · management and general $164 · fundraising $164

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $19 · program services $7 · management and general $6 · fundraising $6

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $350,647 · end of year $457,088

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,347 · end of year $3,615

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,729 · end of year $1,729

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $345,571 · end of year $451,744

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE BY SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME NEW MEXICANS. EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROVIDES UNRESTRICTED, NONCOMPETITIVE FUNDS TO LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT NEW MEXICANS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE, BY SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME NEW MEXICANS.

  • PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID (NMLA). NMLA PROVIDES STATEWIDE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES AND IS THE VOICE,DEFENDER AND ADVOCATE FOR POOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING JUSTICE IN ALL FORUMS, PARTICULARLY IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. NMLA IS COMMITTED TO HELPING POOR PEOPLE IN THEIR STRUGGLE TO ACCESS FOOD, SHELTER, SECURITY, AND TO PRESERVE THEIR UNIQUE CULTURAL HERITAGES. NMLA PROVIDES DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ASSISTANCE TO 15-20,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY IN LEGAL MATTERS THAT IMPACT ESSENTIAL NEEDS: SHELTER, PROTECTION FROM ABUSE (PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ECONOMIC), FOOD,INCOME PROTECTION, AND PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES. TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE RECEIVE LEGAL INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

    Expenses $113,312 · Grants $102,833

  • PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR THE NEW MEXICO CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY (NMCLP). NMCLP ADVANCES ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND LITIGATION. NMCLP PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ACTION AND PURSUE SYSTEM-WIDE CHANGES TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS, AND PROTECT RIGHTS. NMCLP WORKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, FOOD, INCOME, AND SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING; TRANSFORM NEW MEXICO'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM; AND INCREASE WORKERS' ACCESS TO FAIR PAY AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS.

    Expenses $105,323 · Grants $95,583

  • PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR DNA PEOPLE'S LEGAL SERVICES (DNA). DNA PROVIDES ACCESS TO JUSTICE TO THOSE WHO ARE LOW INCOME AND VULNERABLE BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES AND EDUCATION WHILE RESPECTING TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS. SINCE 1967, DNA HAS PROVIDED FREE LEGAL AID ON THE NAVAJO NATION, JICARILLA APACHE NATION, THE HOPI NATION, AND IN REMOTE PARTS OF NEW MEXICO, NORTHERN ARIZONA, AND SOUTHERN UTAH. DNA'S SERVICES HAVE HELPED PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY USE EXISTING POLICIES AND LAWS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY AND ASSETS, STAY SAFE FROM PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND FINANCIAL ABUSE, AVOID EXPLOITATION, AND SAFEGUARD THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS.

    Expenses $121,576 · Grants $110,333

  • EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE'S SCHOLARSHIP DONATION TO UNM SCHOOL OF LAW'S ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW (APIL) SUPPORTS A LAW STUDENT'S SUMMER FELLOWSHIP AND CAREER EXPLORATION INTO PUBLIC INTEREST LAW IN NEW MEXICO. APIL WORKS TO ENSURE THAT LAW STUDENTS WHO HAVE SECURED SUMMER POSITIONS IN NONPROFIT OR GOVERNMENT ROLES, MANY OF WHICH OFFER LITTLE TO NO COMPENSATION, CAN AFFORD TO ACCEPT. SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS HELP COVER STUDENTS' LIVING EXPENSES, MAKING IT FINANCIALLY POSSIBLE TO PURSUE SUMMER PLACEMENTS THAT DELIVER LEGAL SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED.

    Expenses $3,856 · Grants $3,500

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • M Karen Kilgore

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charles K Purcell

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Miller

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sonya Bellafant

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce Cottrell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Stout

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sireesha Manne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rodolfo Sanchez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Akenhead

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heather Norfleet

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $74,900
    From this org
    $57,936
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,964
    Hours/week
    30

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
9 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202631959349301808

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