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Western New Mexico University Found

Silver City, NM · EIN 85-0305630 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Western New Mexico University Found reported $11.5 million in revenue and $874,575 in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $72.32 went to program services, $20.55 to management and general costs and $7.13 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 89.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $184,056 (EXECUTIVE DI). Revenue rose 845% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $875K

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
72.3%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
20.5%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
7.1%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.01$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
89.3%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$184,056$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
21.05%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
Not reported8
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
556.513.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 7100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$633K expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $375K

Scholarships, awards, and grants for wnmu students, faculty and staff

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DI
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$0$144,063$39,993$184,056

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$11M$875K
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$11M$875K72.3%$41M$184,056
FY2024 ⓘ$1.8M$778K65.9%$29M$165,103
FY2023 ⓘ$14M$653K65.4%$27M$154,152
FY2022 ⓘ$1.1M$706K62.6%$13M$123,697
FY2021 ⓘ$824K$511K64.2%$14M$91,394
FY2020 ⓘ$1.2M$451K62.2%$11M$91,456

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 634

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Western New Mexico University Found totaling $21,038 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Western New Mexico University Found's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Western New Mexico University Found, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Western New Mexico University Found's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Western New Mexico University Found reported that 72.3% of its $874,575 in expenses went to program services, 20.5% to management and general and 7.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Western New Mexico University Found pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Western New Mexico University Found reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $184,056, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Western New Mexico University Found get its money?

Of $11.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 89.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Western New Mexico University Found a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 85-0305630 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202503379349301705 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202403409349300705 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333209349303053 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331179349301108 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231339349303588 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349309462 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 85-0305630: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.