CONSERVATION VOTERS NEW MEXICO EDUCATION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: CONSERVATION VOTERS NEW MEXICO EDUCATION FUND (EIN 91-1982332)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-09-20
IRS object ID: 201332639349300408
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-09-20T11:13:24-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 GRANT ST STE 205	AddressLine1
City	DENVER	City
State	CO	State
ZIP Code	802032944	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	911982332	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CONSERVATION VOTERS NEW MEXICO	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	EDUCATION FUND	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	CONS	NameControl
Phone	5059928683	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	507 WEBBER STREET SUITE A	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE A	AddressLine2
City	SANTA FE	City
State	NM	State
ZIP Code	87505	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DEMIS FOSTER	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	5059928683	Phone
Date Signed	2013-09-17	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KEN ROTH	Name
Phone	3038308109	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-09-20	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	DEMIS FOSTER	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	507 WEBBER STREET STE A	AddressLine1
City	SANTA FE	City
State	NM	State
ZIP Code	87505	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	688137	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.CVNMEF.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1999	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NM	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	CONSERVATION VOTERS NEW MEXICO EDUCATION FUND WORKS TO EDUCATE VOTERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND CONVENES THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY FOR EFFECTIVE POLICY MAKING.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	4	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	4	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	4	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	239	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	330035	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	687841	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	51	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	57	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	239	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	330086	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	688137	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	250	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	15450	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	146440	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	172602	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	17432	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	141575	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	454090	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	288265	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	642142	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	41821	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	45995	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	123127	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	164543	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	38112	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	33533	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	85015	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	131010	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	CONSERVATION VOTERS NEW MEXICO EDUCATION FUND WORKS TO EDUCATE VOTERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND CONVENES THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY FOR EFFECTIVE POLICY MAKING.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	444550	Expense
Grants	15450	Grants
Description	EDUCATE NEW MEXICANS ON KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, PARTICULARLY ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ORGANIZE CITIZENS TO BE EFFECTIVE VOICES FOR CONSERVATION.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	84239	Expense
Description	BUILD CAPACITY AMONG THE BROADER NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING A "COMMON AGENDA" COALITION IN THE STATE-LEVEL POLICY MAKING PROCESS AND PROVIDE TRAININGS AND SERVICES TO ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT ALLIES.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	46081	Expense
Description	LOBBY ON BEHALF OF PRO-ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATION, TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE, AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	574870	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	4	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	4	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	THOMAS LAWLEY	NamePerson
Telephone Number	5059928683	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	507 WEBBER STREET STE A	AddressLine1
City	SANTA FE	City
State	NM	State
ZIP Code	87505	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated
JAVIER BENAVIDEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL CASAUS
VICE PRES/TR	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
JON GOLDSTEIN
PRESIDENT	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
BERNARD EWELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
SANDRA A BUFFETT
EXECUTIVE DI	20.00		33192	0	2439	X	20.00

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	33192	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	2439	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	687841	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	687841	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	57	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$57	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Personal	239	Personal

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Personal	239	Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	239	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	239	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	688137	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	239	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$57	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15450	Total
Program Services	15450	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	35631	Total
Program Services	28149	ProgramServices
Management And General	3919	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3563	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	119988	Total
Program Services	85600	ProgramServices
Management And General	25454	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8934	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5029	Total
Program Services	3525	ProgramServices
Management And General	1151	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	353	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11954	Total
Program Services	8727	ProgramServices
Management And General	2271	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	956	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4550	Total
Management And General	4550	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	40000	Total
Program Services	40000	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	46440	Total
Program Services	42719	ProgramServices
Management And General	3721	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8507	Total
Program Services	5826	ProgramServices
Management And General	2029	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	652	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5784	Total
Program Services	3991	ProgramServices
Management And General	1330	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	463	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12341	Total
Program Services	8515	ProgramServices
Management And General	2839	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	987	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13548	Total
Program Services	11516	ProgramServices
Management And General	1084	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	948	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	200	Total
Program Services	138	ProgramServices
Management And General	46	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	16	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2546	Total
Program Services	1757	ProgramServices
Management And General	585	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	204	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
OUTREACH AND RESEARCH	315746	315746
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	3922	2863	745	314
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	506	348	116	42

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	642142	Total
Program Services	574870	ProgramServices
Management And General	49840	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	17432	Fundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	X	JointCosts

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	120970	BOY
EOY	157838	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	3166	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1357	BOY
EOY	904	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	3169	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	2569	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	800	BOY
EOY	600	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	2035	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	123127	BOY
EOY	164543	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14239	BOY
EOY	7899	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5000	BOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	18873	BOY
EOY	25634	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	38112	BOY
EOY	33533	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-37737	BOY
EOY	107587	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	122752	BOY
EOY	23423	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	85015	BOY
EOY	131010	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	123127	BOY
EOY	164543	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	45995	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	334250	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	181825	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	273675	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	330035	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	687841	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1807626	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	334250	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	181825	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	273675	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	330035	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	687841	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1807626	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	186463	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	1621163	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	630	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	401	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	198	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	51	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	57	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1337	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	1808963	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.89620	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.83260	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	6081	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	40000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	46081	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	596061	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	642142	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	121321	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	30330	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	55305	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	73094	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	57653	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	121321	CurrentYear
Total	307373	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$461,060	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	55300	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	55576	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	42029	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	46081	CurrentYear
Total	198986	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	13826	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	18274	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	14413	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	30330	CurrentYear
Total	76843	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$115,265	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	6800	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	5552	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	2029	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	6081	CurrentYear
Total	20462	Total

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	122752	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	423725	Contributions
Other Expenditures	-523054	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	23423	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	35572	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	177300	Contributions
Other Expenditures	-90120	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	122752	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	20000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	190000	Contributions
Grants Or Scholarships	-17000	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	-157428	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	35572	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	67500	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	42500	Contributions
Other Expenditures	-90000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	20000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributions	80000	Contributions
Other Expenditures	-12500	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	67500	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Term Endowment EOY Balance	1.00000	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	3169	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2569	Depreciation
Book Value	600	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	600	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	PAYABLE TO CONS VOTERS NEW MEXICO	Description
Amount	$25,634	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	25634	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	688137	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	688137	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	688137	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	642142	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	642142	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	642142	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	THE FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. FUNDS ARE RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION WHEN THEY ARE EXPENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DONORS' AGREEMENTS.
LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED AN INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) AND IS RECOGNIZED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	211 10TH STREET SW	AddressLine1
City	ALBUQUERQUE	City
State	NM	State
ZIP Code	87102	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient	850368743	EINOfRecipient
IRC Section	501C3	IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant	15000	AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of Grant	HISPANIC OUTREACH	PurposeOfGrant

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	1	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS INSIDE THE UNITED STATES	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	GRANT REPORTS DETAILING THE USE OF FUNDS ARE REQUIRED FROM GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS	FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUND-RAISING SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	APPROXIMATELY A WEEK PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990, A DRAFT IN PDF FORMAT IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ALONG WITH AN EMAIL CALLING THEIR ATTENTION TO PORTIONS OF THE FORM. COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. IN ADDITION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BUSINESS MANAGER DISCUSS THE ENTIRE DRAFT FORM WITH THE PREPARER IN DETAIL IN ADVANCE OF FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO DISCLOSE ANNUAL INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE POLICY AND DISCLOSURE FORM ARE DISTRIBUTED AND COLLECTED ANNUALLY, AND INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE DISCLOSURE FORM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN THE EVENT THAT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARISE. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ANNUAL SALARY, WITH NO PARTICIPATION BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS ESTABLISHED USING COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR NONPROFITS; CONSIDERATION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND COST OF LIVING DATA. COMPARABLE MARKET DATA IS OBTAINED FROM SALARY SURVEYS AND FORM 990S FILED BY COMPARABLE NOT-FOR- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO RECEIVES REIMBURSEMENTS FOR ROUTINE, REASONABLE, AND DOCUMENTED EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE YEAR UNDER AN ACCOUNTABLE PLAN. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TRAVELS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A TRAVEL POLICY THAT CAPS REIMBURSEMENT LEVELS AND REQUIRES LOW-BUDGET TRAVEL.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AND BENEFITS ARE SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USING COMPARABLE MARKET DATA. COMPARABLE MARKET DATA IS OBTAINED FROM SALARY SURVEYS AND FORM 990S FILED BY COMPARABLE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THOSE DELIBERATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SETS THE SALARY LEVELS AND BENEFITS OF STAFF WITHIN THE LINE ITEM BUDGET, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE OVERALL BUDGET. DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE BUDGET ARE DOCUMENTED IN BOARD MEETING MINUTES. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE NOT COMPENSATED.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	WE CONSIDER REQUESTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.