Jardin De Los Ninos Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Jardin de los ninos, inc. (jardin) is a non-profit organization serving the las cruces community since 1995 with a five-star childhood educational program certified by the focus program of New Mexico. This five-star accreditation ensures continuous quality improvement and the delivery of high quality services. Jardin staff continue to maintain their infant mental health endorsements, which requires specialized training and delivery of services to address the needs of the children and families that are served by the organization. The endorsement supports jardin's trauma-informed care center designation through the nmaimh. Children receive both social and emotional learning support in the classroom setting and the whole family unit may receive direct therapy services on-site in our pediatric clinic.since jardin expanded its services into the rural community of hatch, nm, jardin has served over three hundred (300) clients annually through wrap-around family services and the various programs that jardin offers. In january 2025, jardin was officially designated as a behavioral health agency, which provides a vital service to young children, youth and families to address both mental and behavioral health among families who experience high levels of trauma and generational poverty. Jardin graduated its fourth cohort through the flourshing families parent mentoring program. Employees have earned continuing education to maintain the infant health endorsement and within the clinical and family services team, employees have received credentials to provide eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr) certification to provide a very specialized type of therapy that supports individuals who have experienced trauma. The team has gained credentials to deliver a home-visiting program to support the basic needs of the families that jardin serve and to connect families to vital services. The team has received credentials to deliver comprehensive community support services (ccss), which complements the clinical services under our behavorial health services.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83.9%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 86.9%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $51.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• 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: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 3.6%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.97; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings