STEM Santa Fe advocates for, develops and provides STEM programming, mentoring and resources for all youth, especially underrepresented groups in STEM, to realize their potential and expand their opportunities in a dynamic world. STEM Santa Fe envisions a world filled with analytical citizens exploring complex issues for the betterment of society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$53K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $163K a year · 44% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $73K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$210K
Spent
$109K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$237K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$210K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$210K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$338K
FY2025$486K
Expenses
$109K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$109K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$350K
Net assets
$237K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$237K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$711K
FY2024$832K
FY2025$956K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2017.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $79K Management & general 12% · $14K Fundraising 16% · $17K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$52,900Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rocio Gosende-Washburn’s $62K as Executive Dir. is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lina S Germann—$54,279$67,000$57,700$52,900
Rocio Gosende-Washburn$61,727————
Leanna McClure$29,820————
Rocia Gosende-Washburn—$10,888———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects youth, especially underrepresented groups, with STEM programs, mentors, and resources to build skills and opportunities.

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3 programs · $71K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

STEM summer camps In Summer 2020 and with COVID-19 lockdown, STEM SantaFe quickly stepped up and started offering summer camps virtually with materialsdistributed prior to each camp at low to no cost to families. We offered FIVE project based STEM camps virtually and for a total of 66 active participants.

$25Kprogram expense
02

Stem Pathways for Girls

a monthly program specifically for 5th-8th grade girls, focused on sparking and boosting the girls interest in STEM education. The program kicks off with a STEM conference with hands-on workshops led by women in STEM, followed up with monthly workshops.

$24Kprogram expense
03

Stem Scaffold Santa Fe

a weekly in-school STEM program, in collaboration with Northern New Mexico College, Santa Fe Community College, and Los Alamos National Lab. In school year 2020-2021 we mentored 172 students from Capital High School, Milagro Middle School and Espaola Valley High School.

$22Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$73K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$210K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$109K
Ln 25
Programscol B$79K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$237K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$251K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Government grantsLn 1e$18K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$210K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$251K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$251K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$237K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K$251K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$153K$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$137K$237K
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$53K$34K$5K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$5K$2K$852
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$410$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$18K$678
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$46$307
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$145$145
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$325$325
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$946$788$73$85
InsuranceLn 23$2K$758$989
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$13K$1K$172
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$847$1K$427
Total functional expensesLn 25$109K$79K$14K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $486K$350K$136K$956K 990 PDF
FY2024 $338K$230K$109K$832K 990 PDF
FY2023 $506K$203K$303K$711K 990 PDF
FY2022 $326K$157K$169K$406K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $210K$109K$100K$237K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $209,736 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $175,311$200,722
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,315$4,880
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,092$4,134
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $179,534$209,736
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,605$65,012
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $47,055$44,339
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $117,660$109,351
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,874$100,385
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $209,736 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$17,800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$182,922
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,485
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$200,722
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,880$4,880
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 eventsExcluded from tax $4,134$4,134
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,880 · Excluded from tax $4,134$209,736
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $109,351 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 $33,555 · Management $5,174 · Fundraising $13,922$52,651
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,172 · Management $1,609 · Fundraising $852$7,633
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,110 · Management $410 · Fundraising $1,208$4,728
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,251$2,251
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,927 · Management $678$18,605
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,425 · Management $46 · Fundraising $307$3,778
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $145$145
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $325$325
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 amortizationPrograms $788 · Management $73 · Fundraising $85$946
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $758 · Management $989$1,747
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,784 · Management $1,121 · Fundraising $172$14,077
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $847 · Management $1,191 · Fundraising $427$2,465
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $78,836 · Management $13,542 · Fundraising $16,973$109,351
Part X · Balance sheet $253,364 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $149,048$250,566
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
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 $3,744$2,798
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 $152,792$253,364
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,277$1,765
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,801$14,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,078$16,265
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $136,714$217,331
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$19,768
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $136,714$237,099
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $152,792$253,364
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $237,099 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$209,736
XI-2 Total expenses$109,351
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$100,385
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$136,714
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$237,099

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