New Mexico Coalition of Educational Leaders

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
850219771
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Phone
5052172345
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$457,126
Expenses
$466,252
Assets
$283,419
Liabilities
$97,259

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOEY MONTANO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ERIK BOSE (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • RUSSELL GOFF (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • SALLY MARQUEZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • WILL HAWKINS (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • MARIA JARAMILLO (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOEY MONTANO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ERIK BOSE (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • RUSSELL GOFF (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the New Mexico coalition of educational leaders is to represent the interests of the state's public school leaders by promoting educational excellence and advocacy for children. This mission will be accomplished through exerting a positive force for education through the New Mexico public education department and New Mexico legislature. Nmcel will serve as a bridge and provide a forum for diverse points of view which exist statewide. Further, it will support its members through leadership development, professional growth opportunities and other specifically designed services to enhance members' effectiveness as educational leaders.

What it reported doing in 2016

Trained and advocated for New Mexico coalition of educational leaders by servicing approximately 1500 members with professional development, communication, monitoring and networking and by representing them at the various state educational forums and the nm state legislature.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 99% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 18
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 21%; rating input score 21
  • Program expense ratio: 19.9%; rating input score 20
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.61; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 21% of revenue deployed · 19.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $93K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2010 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 21/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.