Mccurdy School of Northern New Mexico
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MCCURDY SCHOOLS OF NORTHERN NM, USING THE TRADE NAME MCCURDY MINISTRIES COMMUNITY CENTER, CREATES HOPE AND EMPOWERS THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, ADULTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION, LIFE SKILLS AND FAITH-BASED PROGRAMS IN ESPANOLA, NM.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 52%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 57%
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 250
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 51 out of 100.
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 88% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1552% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 63 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2522 of 22 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 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 (2)
- $923,431 spent. Our Volunteers in Mission program incorporates volunteers, both local and from throughout the United States, coming to our campus to help with maintenance and upkeep of facilities, clerical work, classroom help, serving as tutors, and (for those eligible to do so) helping fill in as substitutes for Camp Stars or After School Care. Seeing our Volunteers faith in action speaks volumes to the children as they go about their work and exemplify what it means to be Gods hands and feet. Thankfully, 90 volunteers participated in the VIM program in 2024.
- Project Cario), an on-site mental health counseling program, offers, free of charge, mental health services for children and their families, and site-based consultation time with teachers of McCurdy Charter School, MMCC pre-K, and children attending MMCC preschool, after school care, and Camp Stars programs. Services include therapy, consultation, training, and resource advocacy about 540 students 9.5 months/yr. Project Carino provided over 3070 hours of mental health services in 2024-2025.We provide a full day pre-K program that is a state-funded and licensed extended day program to help 4-year olds achieve both cognitive and developmental growth to prepare them for kindergarten 9 months out of the year.We provide faith-based after-school care, three hours a day, five days a week for 3.45 hrs/day. This after-school care provides children in pre-K through 6th grade with after-school activities, snacks, homework assistance, and Christian-based activities.Our faith-based Camp Stars is a 6-week summer program for children who have completed preschool through 5th grade. Camp Stars offers a vacation bible school theme with bible study activities, skits, and arts and crafts coupled with age-appropriate STEM activities incorporating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, to avoid the summer lag in learning and retention by providing children opportunities for academic enrichment. Because of COVID-19, Camp Stars was not in session the summer of 2020-2021.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.
The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1954.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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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