Disability Rights New Mexico

What it reported doing in 2024

Pair - protection and advocacy for individual rights: the pair program at drnm serves individuals who have disabilities other than mental illness or developmental disabilities. Drnm assisted 92 individuals and provided information and referral (i&r) to 137 callers in this program fiscal year, addressing accessibility problems, housing discrimination, barriers in accessing needed health care and support services as well as allegations of abuse or neglect. Pair staff also conducted trainings on disability services, healthcare, employment, public access and the rights of persons with disabilities. Drnm had a total of 590 individuals receiving training or information on legal rights. Drnm provided information and training on expanded opportunities to access in the following areas: 1. Investigations of abuse/neglect 2. Rights based advocacy 3. Access to community-based services 4. Access to appropriate special education services 5. Public access under ada 6. Appropriate access to medicaid self-directed programs 7. Access to accessible housing 8. Employment and reasonable accommodations drnm filed a class action case, m.g. V. Armijo (nm health care authority). On behalf of 250 children participating in the n.m. Medically- fragile medicaid waiver, drnm sued new mexicos human services department for its failure to deliver life-saving private duty nursing services. These services allow children, often born with terminal medical conditions, the dignity to live at home with their families instead of being institutionalized in facilities. Federal medicaid rules require that New Mexico offers private duty nursing services, but for many years the state has failed to adequately fund these positions. This case is currently in litigation. Drnm filed a class action case, kevin s., et al. V. Blalock, et al. (nm cyfd and nm hsd). On behalf of 4,700 children and youth in state custody, drnm and partners sued cyfd and hsd for its failure to adequately provide essential care, stability, treatment, and support for this vulnerable population. The experiences of the kevin s. Plaintiffs painfully illustrated that children in state custody in New Mexico are repeatedly re-traumatized by being uprooted and cycled in and out of short-term emergency placements, such as homeless shelters, government offices, and residential treatment centers. This groundbreaking case was settled, with monitoring and implementation by all parties continuing to the present day. Through help america vote act (hava) funding, drnm continued to work to improve accessibility for voters with disabilities to increase voter turnout by promoting and advocating for voter accessibility, providing outreach and trainings to both election officials and voters with disabilities, and working with state and county officials to ensure accessibility. The drnm team conducted 18 surveys for both sandoval and santa fe counties. We worked side by side with teams from these counties. Both counties demonstrated a commitment to the partnership and to full access to voting sites for the community of people with disabilities.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83.1%; rating input score 83
• Program expense ratio: 89.1%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $98.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 8.3%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.06; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 31.1%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings