New Mexico Environmental Law Center

Analysis

New Mexico Environmental Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Albuquerque, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, New Mexico Environmental Law Center reported income of $798k and spending of $961k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $798k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, New Mexico Environmental Law Center sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of Wetland Scientists Inc ($798k), The Pisgah Conservancy ($799k) and Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine Inc ($798k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $478k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 14 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.