2025-11-17T18:17:25-05:00 2024-12-31 850232815 HINKLE LANDERS PC 2500 9TH ST NW ALBUQUERQUE NM 871021055 990 2024-01-01 850116950 NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID INC NEWM 5057686122 505 MARQUETTE AVE NW ALBUQUERQUE NM 87102 KAREN MEYERS ESQ CHAIR 5052437871 2025-11-17 true true FARLEY VENER P00162894 5058838788 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SONYA BELLAFONT 505 MARQUETTE AVE NW ALBUQUERQUE NM 87102 13141390 false X NEWMEXICOLEGALAID.ORG X 1954 NM PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN PROCEEDINGS OR MATTERS TO PERSONS FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO AFFORD LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, EXCLUDING SAN JUAN COUNTY. 19 19 128 285 0 11890646 12961682 57625 118414 12151 19647 57685 41647 12018107 13141390 0 0 10813950 11273576 0 195548 1825885 2027514 12639835 13301090 -621728 -159700 6797135 7136300 4233683 4732548 2563452 2403752 X PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN PROCEEDINGS OR MATTERS TO PERSONS FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO AFFORD LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, EXCLUDING SAN JUAN COUNTY. false false 11106782 160061 ADVOCATES AT NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, HELPING THEM OBTAIN PROTECTION, CUSTODY, AND CHILD SUPPORT. THESE WOMEN (ALMOST ALL VICTIMS OF DV ARE WOMEN) AND THEIR CHILDREN, BENEFIT IMMENSELY FROM THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVE. PROTECTION HELPS STABILIZE LIVES AND ALLOWS THE HEALING PROCESS TO BEGIN. WE ALSO OFFER THESE SERVICES TO LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS, A GROUP THAT HAD TRADITIONALLY LIVED UNDER THE THREAT OF ABUSE AND DISCRIMINATION THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, AND WHO NEED THE PROTECTIONS THAT LAWYERS CAN HELP THEM OBTAIN THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM. WITHOUT A LAWYER, THE COURT SYSTEM CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT AND DAUNTING. SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS WITH MENTAL HEALTH/PRIVACY ISSUES, AND STUDENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ASSAULT AND BULLYING BY FELLOW CLASSMATES RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTIONS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID THAT HAVE LONG ELUDED THEM. ADVOCACY FOR LOW INCOME TAXPAYERS THROUGH THE NMLA'S LOW INCOME TAX CLINIC HAS INCREASED ACCESS TO CHILD TAX CREDITS, EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS AND OTHER TAX CREDITS, AND OVERCOME TAX AUDITS THAT RESULTED IN RECOVERY OF SUBSTANTIAL REFUNDS FOR FAMILIES. THE NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE INDIAN COMMUNITIES AND CLIENTS BY WORKING WITH FRONTLINE COMMUNITY SOURCES. 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NMLA FILES A FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE 990 IS ALSO FILED WITH THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICES ONLINE CHARITABLE REGISTRATION. NMLA IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT NOR HAS THE ORGANIZATION BEEN CONTACTED BY ANY OF THESE JURISDICTIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THEY ARE OPERATING WITHIN THEIR TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE. false false false false false false false false false SONYA BELLAFONT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150347 4500 11574 166421 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ADVOCATES AT NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, HELPING THEM OBTAIN PROTECTION, CUSTODY, AND CHILD SUPPORT. THESE WOMEN (ALMOST ALL VICTIMS OF DV ARE WOMEN) AND THEIR CHILDREN, BENEFIT IMMENSELY FROM THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVE. PROTECTION HELPS STABILIZE LIVES AND ALLOWS THE HEALING PROCESS TO BEGIN. WE ALSO OFFER THESE SERVICES TO LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS, A GROUP THAT HAD TRADITIONALLY LIVED UNDER THE THREAT OF ABUSE AND DISCRIMINATION THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, AND WHO NEED THE PROTECTIONS THAT LAWYERS CAN HELP THEM OBTAIN THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM. WITHOUT A LAWYER, THE COURT SYSTEM CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT AND DAUNTING. SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS WITH MENTAL HEALTH/PRIVACY ISSUES, AND STUDENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ASSAULT AND BULLYING BY FELLOW CLASSMATES RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTIONS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID THAT HAVE LONG ELUDED THEM. ADVOCACY FOR LOW INCOME TAXPAYERS THROUGH THE NMLA'S LOW INCOME TAX CLINIC HAS INCREASED ACCESS TO CHILD TAX CREDITS, EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS AND OTHER TAX CREDITS, AND OVERCOME TAX AUDITS THAT RESULTED IN RECOVERY OF SUBSTANTIAL REFUNDS FOR FAMILIES. THE NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE INDIAN COMMUNITIES AND CLIENTS BY WORKING WITH FRONTLINE COMMUNITY SOURCES. NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID HANDLED 6,156 CASES IN 2024, HELPING OVER 14,800 PEOPLE, INCLUDING OVER 5,900 CHILDREN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 ADOPTING TERMS LIMITS FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. SETTING THE ANNUAL MEETING TO OCCUR IN DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR. ALLOWING FOR LIMITED COMPENSATION FOR CLIENT-ELIGIBLE BOARD MEMBERS TO FACILITATE THEIR PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD. AMENDING THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS TO BE A MINIMUM OF FIFTEEN (15) AND A MAXIMUM OF TWENTY-ONE (21) FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 BY E-MAIL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD ALSO RECEIVES A COPY OF THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS PERIODICALLY SIGN A DOCUMENT STATING THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT DOES A SURVEY OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND PAY. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT DOES A SURVEY OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND PAY. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST.