Working Classroom INC

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EIN 85-0280287 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Albuquerque, NM
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$627K
FY2024▲ +27%
Expenses
$746K
FY2024▲ +35%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2024 (IRS tax year 2024).


Teaches at-risk youth theater and art, offering academic help to keep them in school and pursue college. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $627K in revenue, $746K in expenses, and $258K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Albuquerque, NM
Website
www.workingclassroom.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$627KFY2024
Expenses
$746K
Net assets
$258K
People
9
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches at-risk youth theater and art, offering academic help to keep them in school and pursue college.
Leadership
Madalena Salazar · Executive Director · $80K
Money in and out
$627K revenue, $746K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2024 (2 years ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

1 funder — Hispanic Federation INC

1 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $20K received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

80% to programs

80% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$100K–1M · ↑ +27% vs prior year

Revenue band $100K–1M, +27% versus the prior filing year (up). See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$627K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$746K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$258K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$119K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▼ -9% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -73% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-19%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -60% vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$519K
FY2024▼ -25%
Total liabilities
$261K
FY2024▼ -16%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$119K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$519K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWorking Classroom INC
EINHdr · item D85-0280287
Principal addressHdr · item CAlbuquerque, NM
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.workingclassroom.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNM
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1980

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,844Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member Program Director
$59,624Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member Student Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Madalena Salazar$79,844$81,563$70,500$39,000—
Manuel Hernandez$59,624$61,358$47,341——
Maria Gallegos————$32,618

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $599K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Art Projects

During 2024 Working Classrooms Art Program provided instruction to 105 student artists created 4 public murals and had an installation for the Day of Dead at Working Classroom Black Box Theater attended by over 176 people. Working Classroom provided employment to 6 teaching artists and provided mural opportunities for 5 local artists.

$549Kprogram expense
02

Theater Projects

During 2024 Working Classrooms Theater Arts Program provided theater workshops to 24 student actor and technical crews and produced 2 workshop performances. Working Classroom contracted with 2 teaching artists.

$40Kprogram expense
03

Academic Projects

During 2024 Working Classroom was unable to provide academic support to students as no support provided through grant funders for the year. All expenses are related to fixed prorated expenses per department.

$10Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$520K · 83%
Program service revenue$107K · 17%
Contributions & grants83%$520K
Program service revenue17%$107K
— government grantsLn 1e$269K
Total revenueLn 12$627K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.00
Program services80%$599K
Management & general20%$147K
Fundraising$5
Total functional expensesLn 25$746K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$78K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$261K
Total net assetsLn 32$258K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $78K · Operating expenses/yr $746K
1.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $599K · Total expenses $746K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $147K · Total expenses $746K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5 · Total expenses $746K
<0.01%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $213 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $237K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $520K · Total revenue $627K
83%
Government reliance
Government grants $269K · Total revenue $627K
43%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $107K · Total revenue $627K
17%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $627K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $107K · Total expenses $746K
14%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $627K · Prior year $494K
+27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $195K · FY2024 $627K
+34%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $258K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $627K · Expenses $746K
-19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $519K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $258K · Total assets $519K
50%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $519K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Madalena Salazar · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $746K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $400K · Total expenses $746K
54%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%——
Overhead ratio 20%——
Fundraising cost ratio <0.01%——
Revenue growth 27%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$627K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$494K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$457K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$278K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$195K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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