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Center for Environmental Health Monitoring and Management

Carlsbad, NM · EIN 90-0171217 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Center for Environmental Health Monitoring and Management reported $13.1 million in revenue and $8.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.23 went to program services, $24.77 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 48.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $197,266 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 85% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $8.0M

For context, the median across 192 covered science & technology charities: $84.33 programs, $15.67 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 192 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
75.2%83.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
24.8%15.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
40.8%51.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
1.3%3.2%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
48.7%19.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$197,266$513,729
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.46%1.72%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
327
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
59.314.7
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 894.3%

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
$6.0M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $6.4M

Center for Environmental Health, monitoring, and management (cehmm) has nationally recognized conservation programs in habitat conservation and management in support of three species of concern in new mexico and texas. These are the lesser prairie chicken, the dunes sagebrush lizard, and the texas hornshell mussell. These programs provide for the conservation of the three species while affirming and supporting traditional, multiple land uses. In 2013, cehmm established a new division dedicated to providing environmental consultation services to industry for expediting permit authorizations…

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 DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$164,070$0$33,196$197,266
CONTROLLER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$131,349$0$35,850$167,199
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$120,927$0$31,540$152,467

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center for Environmental Health Monitoring and Management (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $420K (Part IX, line 5).

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$13M$8.0M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$13M$8.0M75.2%$40M$197,266
FY2024 ⓘ$9.8M$6.0M74.7%$35M$180,205
FY2023 ⓘ$7.9M$5.1M72.7%$31M$186,011
FY2022 ⓘ$6.4M$4.0M65.3%$28M$172,026
FY2021 ⓘ$8.2M$4.4M74.8%$25M$168,993
FY2020 ⓘ$7.1M$3.9M75.1%$21M$127,807

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–1b8 · 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 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • 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 544

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
ACS FENCING INC
Fence and water line services
$969,182
DEVIL DUSTERS INC
Aerial mesquite spraying services
$722,095
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NM
Health insurance provider
$441,197
APAC
Archaeology
$287,280
BOONE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE CONSULTANT
Archaeology
$228,458

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Center for Environmental Health Monitoring and Management's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Center for Environmental Health Monitoring and Management, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Center for Environmental Health Monitoring and Management's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Center for Environmental Health Monitoring and Management reported that 75.2% of its $8.0 million in expenses went to program services, 24.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Center for Environmental Health Monitoring and Management pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Center for Environmental Health Monitoring and Management reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $197,266, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Center for Environmental Health Monitoring and Management get its money?

Of $13.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 40.8% came from contributions and grants (including 1.3% from government grants) and 48.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Center for Environmental Health Monitoring and Management a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 90-0171217 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 September 30, 2025, object 202630429349301308 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202520449349302402 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202430899349301408 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202310469349302781 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202230469349301988 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202100439349301830 · read the filing

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