STEM Santa Fe

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822358193
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Santa Fe, NM, USA
Phone
5055705402
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$485,846
Expenses
$349,924
Assets
$970,947
Liabilities
$15,388

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RANDY FLORES (President)
  • DOUGLAS MEDIN (Vice President)
  • REINA LEDOUX (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROCIO GOSENDE-WASHBURN (Executive Dir.): $61,727 total reported compensation
  • Leanna McClure (Executive Dir.): $29,820 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

STEM Santa Fe advocates for, develops and provides STEM programming, mentoring and resources for all youth, especially underrepresented groups in STEM, to realize their potential and expand their opportunities in a dynamic world. STEM Santa Fe envisions a world filled with analytical citizens exploring complex issues for the betterment of society.

What it reported doing in 2024

STEM Girls ProgramSTEM Santa Fe operates year-long initiatives that introduce girls and non-binary students to pathways in science, technology, engineering, and math. The flagship program, STEM Pathways for Girls (SPFG), supports students in grades 58 with mentorship, role models, and project-based learning. In October 2024, the program launched with a full-day STEM conference featuring a keynote address and interactive workshops led by women STEM professionals, offering students firsthand exposure to diverse careers and academic pathways. The program continued with seven monthly two-hour workshops, each designed to build applied skills, strengthen teamwork, and deepen curiosity in STEM. STEM Santa Fe also sponsored Summer Physics Camps, a two-week intensive camp where students explored core concepts of physics, engineering, bioengineering, chemistry, computer programming, and cybersecurity. Through these experiences, participants developed critical problem-solving abilities, expanded technical knowledge, and built connections with peers and mentors. This year, the STEM Girls program reached 280 students and delivered 1,500 contact hours.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 56.4%; rating input score 56
  • Program expense ratio: 72.6%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.77; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.2%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.6% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.6% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 56.4% of revenue deployed · 72.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $254K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $62K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.