2025-06-03T19:04:34-04:00 2024-07-31 452848527 501(C)PA 3900 OSUNA RD NE STE 260 ALBUQUERQUE NM 87109 990 2023-08-01 454511408 KERES CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER KERE 5054652185 PO BOX 113 COCHITI PUEBLO NM 87072 JEREMY ALIASON CO-CHAIR 5054652185 2025-05-13 true false MONICA STAPLETON P03004945 5054331350 2025-06-03 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CURTIS CHAVEZ PO BOX 113 COCHITI PUEBLO NM 87072 2419920 false X WWW.KCLCMONTESSORI.ORG X 2011 NM WE USE A COMPREHENSIVE CULTURAL & MONTESSORI CURRICULUM IN A KERES-LANGUAGE IMMERSION PRESCHOOL - DUAL-LANGUAGE ELEMENTARY CLASS, WITH INTERGENERATIONAL LANGUAGE & CULTURE SEMINARS FOR PARENTS TAUGHT BY ELDERS. 7 5 50 0 6465234 2193224 71785 125298 26310 85917 4156 15337 6567485 2419776 0 0 1150638 1789984 0 141424 805850 874440 1956488 2664424 4610997 -244648 6789127 6500980 181213 137714 6607914 6363266 X KCLC STRIVES TO RECLAIM OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND HONOR OUR HERITAGE BY USING A COMPREHENSIVE CULTURAL AND ACADEMIC CURRICULUM TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN NURTURING KERES-SPEAKING, HOLISTICALLY-HEALTHY, COMMUNITY-MINDED,AND ACADEMICALLY STRONG STUDENTS. false false 1660653 52123 SCHOOL PROGRAM-LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION MONTESSORI SCHOOL KCLC IS A KERES-LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION MONTESSORI SCHOOL USING KERES IMMERSION AND THE MONTESSORI METHOD TO TEACH 29 CHILDREN, BIRTH THROUGH AGE 15, IN ALL ACADEMIC SUBJECTS. KCLC USES AN INTERGENERATIONAL APPROACH TO LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION THAT INVOLVES CHILDREN, THEIR PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY ELDERS IN RECLAIMING THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN. 485877 73175 INDIGENOUS MONTESSORI INSTITUTE THE INDIGENOUS MONTESSORI INSTITUTE (IMI) WAS CREATED BY KCLC IN 2018 TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES IN RECLAIMING AN EDUCATIONAL MODEL THROUGH TEACHER PREPARATION THAT IS IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. IMI HAS TWO TEACHER- TRAINING TRACKS: THE MONTESSORI TEACHER TRAINING TRACK AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATION (PIE) TRACK, WHICH GRADUATED TWO COHORTS--11 IN FALL 2023 FROM RECLAIMING INDIGENOUS EDUCATION AND 16 IN SUMMER 2024 FROM INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE-IMMERSION APPROACHES. IMI ALSO PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 187578 MENTOR-APPRENTICE PROGRAM SIX ADULT APPRENTICES AND SIX ELDER MENTORS COMPLETED KCLCS THIRD MENTOR- APPRENTICE COHORT IN WHICH APPRENTICES AND MENTORS SPENT 15 HOURS OR MORE EACH WEEK TOGETHER IN A KERES-IMMERSION SETTING. 2334108 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 27 0 true 50 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NM X X MARA MATTESON 5054652185 PO BOX 113 COCHITI PUEBLO NM 87072 TERESA QUINTANA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT PECOS DIRECTOR EME 5.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIAN PEDROZA TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEREMY ALIASON CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN BELTRAN CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CURTIS CHAVEZ CEO 40.00 X 0 0 0 TRISHA MOQUINO FOUNDER, IMI 40.00 X 115637 0 3993 115637 3993 1 false false false 10285 409856 1773083 2193224 TUITION AND REGISTRATION FEES 611600 125298 125298 125298 85917 85917 14981 10285 144 14837 14837 OTHER REVENUE 500 500 500 2419776 125798 100754 101111 65109 9653 26349 1480974 1320213 83348 77413 18851 17419 1316 116 53886 48262 4967 657 135162 118996 8149 8017 218 218 70852 70852 170472 162192 8280 7229 6812 417 22836 19211 1157 2468 28440 28440 81671 80351 623 697 65351 58799 1550 5002 125515 114298 403 10814 35607 29058 5949 600 2658 2333 159 166 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 87385 86689 268 428 TUITION PAID 44162 44162 IMI SCHOLARSHIPS 38650 38650 STIPENDS 35851 35503 348 57543 57393 150 2664424 2334108 188892 141424 40257 184 4751770 4573361 1297219 1295345 63637 7381 679553 114787 543307 564766 92937 59943 6789127 6500980 91322 80818 89891 56896 181213 137714 X 6607914 6363266 6607914 6363266 6789127 6500980 -244648 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 271959 61510 210449 49720 31850 17870 357874 21427 336447 564766 LEASE LIABILITY 56896 56896 X 2426256 6480 6480 2419776 2419776 2670904 6480 6480 2664424 2664424 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER CODE SECTION 501 (C) (3)OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS THEY RELATE TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2024, AND HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT NOR HAS THE ORGANIZATION BEEN CONTACTED BY THIS JURISDICTION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE WITHIN THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE AND THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true GOLF TOURNAMENT 25266 10285 14981 144 25266 10285 14981 144 144 14837 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION KCLC STRIVES TO RECLAIM OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND HONOR OUR HERITAGE BY USING A COMPREHENSIVE CULTURAL AND ACADEMIC CURRICULUM TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN NURTURING KERES-SPEAKING, HOLISTICALLY-HEALTHY, COMMUNITY-MINDED,AND ACADEMICALLY STRONG STUDENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ADOPTED DECEMBER 12, 2017, REQUIRES ALL BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO ANNUALLY CONFIRM IN WRITING THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY. THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ALL BUSINESSES OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, OF WHICH THEY OR A MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY ARE AN OFFICER, MEMBER, OWNER OR EMPLOYEE, OR FOR WHICH THE MEMBER OR RELATED PARTY ACTS AS AN AGENT, OR FROM WHICH THE MEMBER, LEADER OR RELATED PARTY RECEIVES COMPENSATION OR REMUNERATION OF ANY SORT, WHERE SUCH BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION COMPETES WITH KCLC OR WITH WHICH KCLC MAY REASONABLY IN FUTURE ENTER INTO A RELATIONSHIP OR CONDUCT A TRANSACTION. THE POLICY ALSO DESCRIBES HOW THE BOARD CHAIR AND OTHER MEMBERS ARE TO DISCLOSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WHEN ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED OR VOTED ON, INCLUDING A REQUIREMENT TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE MEETING AND DURING THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE. THE POLICY ALSO DIRECTS THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE TO SEEK ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION TO AVOID THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, UNLESS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT FEASIBLE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES IS TO BE MAINTAINED IN CORPORATE RECORDS. THE POLICY ALSO DIRECTS ANY BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBER, WHO HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT A PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, TO INFORM SUCH PERSON OF THE BASIS FOR THAT BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND CONDUCTING SUCH FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS MAY BE WARRANTED, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT THE MEMBER HAS, IN FACT, FAILED TO DISCLOSE AS REQUIRED BY POLICY, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, FORM 1023, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND THE FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS OF THE DATE THE REQUEST WAS MADE. ADDITIONALLY, KCLC'S FORM 990 AND EXEMPT STATUS MAY BE FOUND ON THE IRS' CHARITY SEARCH WEBSITE.