My Journey

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Los Lunas, NM501(c)(3)Since 2017EIN 82-1007405Revenue $15.2M in FY2024

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To promote the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $124K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.4M
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$15.2M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$15.4M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$749K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$15.2M
FY2024▲ +24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$15.2M
Expenses
$15.4M
FY2024▲ +27%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$12.2M
FY2024$15.4M
Net assets
$749K
FY2024▼ -22%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$255K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$812K
FY2023$957K
FY2024$749K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $14.9M Management & general 3% · $523K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$711,788Pt VII · Sec A
$703,122Pt VII · Sec A
Bookkeeper
$233,720Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Coordinator
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda Ellis$711,788—$440,539$313,738$238,142
Elizabeth Ramey$703,122$614,078$440,539$313,738$230,008
Dianne Thompson$233,720$154,605—$67,679$34,431
Lana Norman—$85,259———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 quality of life for people with developmental disabilities.

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1 program · $14.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

My Journey was formed to provide billing assistance and support to recipients of benefits from the developmentally disabled DD waiver program. The DD waiver is a program administered by the New Mexico Department of Health, which is designed to provide supporting services that assist eligible children and adults with intellectual and…

$14.9Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Money outPt IX
$15.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.9M
Managementcol C$523K
Owns and owesPt X
$749K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$840K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Government grantsLn 1e$469K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$15.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$840K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$840K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$749K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$683K$840K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$957K$749K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$1.4M$234K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$347K$349K−$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$245K$245K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$57K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$303
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$9K$809
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$375$345$30
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13.1M$13.1M$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.4M$14.9M$523K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $15.2M$15.4M−$208K$749K 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.3M$12.2M$145K$957K 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.6M$7.3M$301K$812K 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.0M$4.8M$256K$511K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.1M$4.0M$127K$255K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,229,926 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $547,790$469,279
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,770,500$14,760,647
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,318,290$15,229,926
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,911,892$2,313,396
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,261,832$13,124,211
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,173,724$15,437,607
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $144,566−$207,681
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,229,926 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$469,279
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$469,279
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,760,647$14,760,647
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,760,647$15,229,926
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,437,607 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,414,910 · Management $233,720$1,648,630
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $348,815 · Management −$1,507$347,308
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $245,497$245,497
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,294 · Management $14,667$71,961
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,485 · Management $303$3,788
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,309 · Management $809$10,118
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $345 · Management $30$375
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,078,988 · Management $25,637$13,104,625
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,587 · Management $3,718$5,305
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,914,733 · Management $522,874 · Fundraising $0$15,437,607
Part X · Balance sheet $2,165,768 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $682,516$839,521
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,455,048$1,322,179
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,068$4,068
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,141,632$2,165,768
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,184,952$1,416,769
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,184,952$1,416,769
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $249,024−$191,951
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $707,656$940,950
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $956,680$748,999
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,141,632$2,165,768
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $748,999 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,229,926
XI-2 Total expenses$15,437,607
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$207,681
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$956,680
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$748,999

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