Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2024). Last full Form 990: 2020. IRS ruling in Jan 2005.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
4 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Sharon Dogruel’s $4K as Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
See Education Center executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Improves education in New Mexico schools by researching, evaluating, and developing programs.
Questions for Education Center
Your first name shows with your question. Education Center answers here, for everyone.
The Education Center provides program evaluation services to help guide decisions and to measure program effectiveness.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1012059) · Dispute this lineThe Education Center provides program development services to advance teacher's knowledge and skills toward school efforts to improve teaching and learning.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1012059) · Dispute this lineEducation Research
The Center conducts education research to advance the understanding of the factors that can contribute to improved learning for students struggling with academic goals. This goal impacts all New Mexico school districts and instituions of higher education.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1012059) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $37K | $38K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $37K | $38K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $37K | $38K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $3K | $3K | $0 | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $843 | $843 | $0 | $0 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $10 | $10 | $0 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | $0 | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $90 | $90 | $0 | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $274 | $274 | $0 | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $550 | $550 | $0 | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5K | $5K | $0 | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 1, 2021 | $2K | $5K | −$2K | $38K | 990 PDF |
Files the 990-N e-Postcard (latest 2024). Last full Form 990: 2020. The 990-N has no money details, and postcard years before 2024 are not published by the IRS.
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $2,460 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,460 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,767 across 30 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $38,349 assets, 27 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,349 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2020 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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