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Nmc Inc

EIN 26-0370262 · Los Alamos, NM

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood81 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

NEW MEXICO CONSORTIUM (NMC) INTEGRATES THE NEEDS OF NEW MEXICO'S RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES TO BUILD LIASON RESEARCH BETWEEN LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. NMC BUILDS STRATEGIC CONNECTIONS WITH SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN ORDER TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. NMC DEVELOPS AND PURSUES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE SCIENTIFIC FIELDS.

Income
$18.4 million
Spending
$17.5 million
Spent on programs
91%
Reserves
5.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 93%
Employees
90
Highest pay
$260,036, research sci

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 27% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 30% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    91% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $15.9 million spent. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS WITH INSTITUTIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL TEAMS WHO COORDINATE AND LEAD COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. THE ULTRASCALE SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER (USRC) IS A COLLABORATIVE CENTER FOCUSED ON RESEARCH TO SUPPORT HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AT EXASCALE AND BEYOND, ESTABLISHED TO FOSTER COLLABORATION IN EXASCALE RESEARCH. 2. NASA VAN ALLEN PROBES MISSION SCIENCE SUPPORT (NASA). 3. FUNDS TO LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN SUPPORT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CAPABILITIES, COURSE MATERIALS, AND EXPERIENCE-BASED ACADEMIC LEARNING THAT LEADS TO A BETTER TRAINED WORKFORCE ENTERING AND SUPPORTING LANLS MISSION NNSA SUPPORTED). 4. RESEARCH COLLABORATION AGREEMENT FOR THE COLLABORATION FOR AIDS VACCINE DISCOVERY AND COMPREHENSIVE ANTIBODY VACCINE IMMUNE MONITORING CONSORTIUM (GATES FOUNDATION). 5. RESEARCH AT THE NMC INCLUDES ADVANCED COMPUTING, BIOFUELS, BIOMEDICAL AND HUMAN HEALTH, CLIMATE CHANGE, HYDROLOGY, MATERIAL SCIENCE, NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING, PLANT BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE, PHYSICS, SEISMIC RESEARCH, AND SPACE SCIENCE. 6. CENTER FOR APPLIED FIRE AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE. THE MISSION OF CENTER FOR APPLIED FIRE AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE IS TO ADVANCE NEXT GENERATION TOOLS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND SCIENCE IN SUPPORT OF ECOSYSTEMS, CONSERVATION, AND CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH. THEY DRAW FROM EXPERTISE IN FIRE BEHAVIOR AND ECOSYSTEM PROCESS MODELING, FIELD-BASED CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE STUDIES, QUANTITATIVE FIRE ARCHAEOLOGY AND FIRE EFFECTS, PALEO- FIRE STUDIES, ADVANCED FUELS MAPPING, AND REMOTE SENSING. CENTER SCIENTISTS WORK CLOSELY WITH FEDERAL, TRIBAL, AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS TO DEVELOP TOOLS AND SCIENCE TO INFORM CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES ACROSS THE US. 7. ADVANCED COMPUTING PROGRAM ENABLES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, COLLABORATION, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC), DATA-INTENSIVE RESOURCES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS QUANTUM COMPUTING. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH UNIVERSITIES, NATIONAL LABORATORIES, AND INDUSTRY, NMC ADVANCES COMPUTATIONAL CAPABILITIES THAT SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, INNOVATION, AND REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RESEARCH PRIORITIES. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS WITH INSTITUTIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL TEAMS WHO COORDINATE AND LEAD COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. THE ULTRASCALE SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER (USRC) IS A COLLABORATIVE CENTER FOCUSED ON RESEARCH TO SUPPORT HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AT EXASCALE AND BEYOND, ESTABLISHED TO FOSTER COLLABORATION IN EXASCALE RESEARCH. 2. NASA VAN ALLEN PROBES MISSION SCIENCE SUPPORT (NASA). 3. FUNDS TO LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN SUPPORT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CAPABILITIES, COURSE MATERIALS, AND EXPERIENCE-BASED ACADEMIC LEARNING THAT LEADS TO A BETTER TRAINED WORKFORCE ENTERING AND SUPPORTING LANLS MISSION NNSA SUPPORTED). 4. RESEARCH COLLABORATION AGREEMENT FOR THE COLLABORATION FOR AIDS VACCINE DISCOVERY AND COMPREHENSIVE ANTIBODY VACCINE IMMUNE MONITORING CONSORTIUM (GATES FOUNDATION). 5. RESEARCH AT THE NMC INCLUDES ADVANCED COMPUTING, BIOFUELS, BIOMEDICAL AND HUMAN HEALTH, CLIMATE CHANGE, HYDROLOGY, MATERIAL SCIENCE, NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING, PLANT BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE, PHYSICS, SEISMIC RESEARCH, AND SPACE SCIENCE. 6. CENTER FOR APPLIED FIRE AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE. THE MISSION OF CENTER FOR APPLIED FIRE AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE IS TO ADVANCE NEXT GENERATION TOOLS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND SCIENCE IN SUPPORT OF ECOSYSTEMS, CONSERVATION, AND CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH. THEY DRAW FROM EXPERTISE IN FIRE BEHAVIOR AND ECOSYSTEM PROCESS MODELING, FIELD-BASED CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE STUDIES, QUANTITATIVE FIRE ARCHAEOLOGY AND FIRE EFFECTS, PALEO- FIRE STUDIES, ADVANCED FUELS MAPPING, AND REMOTE SENSING. CENTER SCIENTISTS WORK CLOSELY WITH FEDERAL, TRIBAL, AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS TO DEVELOP TOOLS AND SCIENCE TO INFORM CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES ACROSS THE US. 7. ADVANCED COMPUTING PROGRAM ENABLES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, COLLABORATION, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC), DATA-INTENSIVE RESOURCES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS QUANTUM COMPUTING. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH UNIVERSITIES, NATIONAL LABORATORIES, AND INDUSTRY, NMC ADVANCES COMPUTATIONAL CAPABILITIES THAT SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, INNOVATION, AND REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RESEARCH PRIORITIES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2009.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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