State Bar of New Mexico
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What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE STATE BAR OF NEW MEXICO IS TO BE A UNITED AND INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION SERVING THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND THE PUBLIC.
- Income
- $4.2 million
- Spending
- $4.0 million
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 2,500
- Highest pay
- $184,244, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (5)
- $1.1 million spent. GENERAL OPERATIONS & MEMBER SERVICES THE STATE BAR CENTER - THE STATE BAR CENTER PROVIDES A MEETING SPACE FOR CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, TRAININGS, MEDIATION, AND OTHER NETWORKING AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS, AS A SERVICE TO MEMBERS OF THE STATE BAR. THE STATE BAR CENTER IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MEMBERS SERVICES - SERVICES AND EVENTS OFFERED BY THE STATE BAR TO ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE: ANNUAL MEETING - THE STATE BAR AND THE CENTER FOR LEGAL EDUCATION COLLABORATE ON PRESENTING THE ANNUAL MEETING IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THIS EVENT. AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES OR WHO HAVE MADE EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE BAR ARE PRESENTED. COMMITTEES, DIVISIONS, AND SECTIONS - MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE ON OR JOIN VARIOUS STANDING COMMITTEES, DIVISIONS, WHICH PROMOTE THE SPECIAL INTERESTS OF SENIOR LAWYERS, AND PRACTICE AREA SECTIONS. GENERAL OPERATIONS & MEMBER SERVICES THE STATE BAR CENTER - THE STATE BAR CENTER PROVIDES A MEETING SPACE FOR CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, TRAININGS, MEDIATION, AND OTHER NETWORKING AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS, AS A SERVICE TO MEMBERS OF THE STATE BAR. THE STATE BAR CENTER IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MEMBERS SERVICES - SERVICES AND EVENTS OFFERED BY THE STATE BAR TO ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE: ANNUAL MEETING - THE STATE BAR AND THE CENTER FOR LEGAL EDUCATION COLLABORATE ON PRESENTING THE ANNUAL MEETING IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THIS EVENT. AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES OR WHO HAVE MADE EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE BAR ARE PRESENTED. COMMITTEES, DIVISIONS, AND SECTIONS - MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE ON OR JOIN VARIOUS STANDING COMMITTEES, DIVISIONS, WHICH PROMOTE THE SPECIAL INTERESTS OF SENIOR LAWYERS, AND PRACTICE AREA SECTIONS.
- $817,788 spent. OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL IS A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE THAT ASSISTS THE STATE BAR AND THE FOUNDATION WITH POLICY AND REGULATORY FUNCTIONS OF AN INTEGRATED BAR. SPECIFICALLY, ITS FUNCTIONS ARE TO PROTECT THE LEGAL AND POLICY INTERESTS OF THE STATE BAR; ASSIST IN GOVERNANCE AND REGULATORY FUNCTIONS; PROVIDE A PROFESSIONAL LEGAL RESOURCE FOR LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF; ASSIST WITH OUTREACH TO THE JUDICIARY; AND ADVISE IN THE AREAS OF LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL PROCESSES. IN ADDITION, THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL OVERSEES THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FUND (ATJ) AND THE CLIENT PROTECTION FUND (CPF). THE STATE BAR'S ATJ FUND GRANT COMMISSION IS THE FINANCIAL STEWARD OF THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT FUND FOR THE ATJ FUND, FOR WHICH THE STATE BAR IS THE FISCAL AGENT. THE ATJ FUND CONSISTS OF FUNDS GENERATED PURSUANT TO SUPREME COURT RULE, INCLUDING INTEREST ON LAWYER'S TRUST ACCOUNTS (IOLTA) AND PRO HAC VICE FEES, AS WELL AS DONATIONS. THE ATJ FUND PROVIDES GRANTS TO QUALIFIED CIVIL LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS SELECTED BY THE ATJ FUND GRANT COMMISSION. THE STATE BAR IS ALSO THE IOLTA PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FOR NEW MEXICO. AN IOLTA ACCOUNT IS A POOLED, INTEREST-BEARING DEMAND DEPOSIT ACCOUNT USED BY LAWYERS TO HOLD CLIENT FUNDS. THE CURRENT RULES REQUIRE THAT ALL NEW MEXICO ATTORNEYS WHO HOLD ELIGIBLE FUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN IOLTA AND THAT THE FUNDS BE HELD AT ELIGIBLE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. THE INTEREST GENERATED BY THE CLIENT FUNDS HELD IN A POOLED, INTEREST-BEARING TRUST ACCOUNT ARE REMITTED TO THE STATE BAR, WHICH HOLDS THE FUNDS IN THE ATJ FUND AND DISTRIBUTES THEM AT THE DISCRETION OF THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT AND THE ATJ FUND GRANT COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION ON CLIENT PROTECTION IS A STATEWIDE BODY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND THE INTEGRITY OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION BY REIMBURSING LOSSES CAUSED BY THE DISHONEST CONDUCT OF LAWYERS ADMITTED AND LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE COURTS OF NEW MEXICO. THE FUNDS IN THE CLIENT PROTECTION FUND ARE USED FOR REIMBURSING THESE LOSSES. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS ALSO OVERSEES THE LICENSING OF NEW MEXICO ADMITTED ATTORNEYS AND NONADMITTED ATTORNEYS WISHING TO APPEAR BEFORE A NEW MEXICO COURT IN A CIVIL MATTER, WHO ARE CHARGED PRO HAC VICE FILING FEES. OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL IS A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE THAT ASSISTS THE STATE BAR AND THE FOUNDATION WITH POLICY AND REGULATORY FUNCTIONS OF AN INTEGRATED BAR. SPECIFICALLY, ITS FUNCTIONS ARE TO PROTECT THE LEGAL AND POLICY INTERESTS OF THE STATE BAR; ASSIST IN GOVERNANCE AND REGULATORY FUNCTIONS; PROVIDE A PROFESSIONAL LEGAL RESOURCE FOR LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF; ASSIST WITH OUTREACH TO THE JUDICIARY; AND ADVISE IN THE AREAS OF LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL PROCESSES. IN ADDITION, THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL OVERSEES THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FUND (ATJ) AND THE CLIENT PROTECTION FUND (CPF). THE STATE BAR'S ATJ FUND GRANT COMMISSION IS THE FINANCIAL STEWARD OF THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT FUND FOR THE ATJ FUND, FOR WHICH THE STATE BAR IS THE FISCAL AGENT. THE ATJ FUND CONSISTS OF FUNDS GENERATED PURSUANT TO SUPREME COURT RULE, INCLUDING INTEREST ON LAWYER'S TRUST ACCOUNTS (IOLTA) AND PRO HAC VICE FEES, AS WELL AS DONATIONS. THE ATJ FUND PROVIDES GRANTS TO QUALIFIED CIVIL LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS SELECTED BY THE ATJ FUND GRANT COMMISSION. THE STATE BAR IS ALSO THE IOLTA PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FOR NEW MEXICO. AN IOLTA ACCOUNT IS A POOLED, INTEREST-BEARING DEMAND DEPOSIT ACCOUNT USED BY LAWYERS TO HOLD CLIENT FUNDS. THE CURRENT RULES REQUIRE THAT ALL NEW MEXICO ATTORNEYS WHO HOLD ELIGIBLE FUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN IOLTA AND THAT THE FUNDS BE HELD AT ELIGIBLE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. THE INTEREST GENERATED BY THE CLIENT FUNDS HELD IN A POOLED, INTEREST-BEARING TRUST ACCOUNT ARE REMITTED TO THE STATE BAR, WHICH HOLDS THE FUNDS IN THE ATJ FUND AND DISTRIBUTES THEM AT THE DISCRETION OF THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT AND THE ATJ FUND GRANT COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION ON CLIENT PROTECTION IS A STATEWIDE BODY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND THE INTEGRITY OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION BY REIMBURSING LOSSES CAUSED BY THE DISHONEST CONDUCT OF LAWYERS ADMITTED AND LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE COURTS OF NEW MEXICO. THE FUNDS IN THE CLIENT PROTECTION FUND ARE USED FOR REIMBURSING THESE LOSSES. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS ALSO OVERSEES THE LICENSING OF NEW MEXICO ADMITTED ATTORNEYS AND NONADMITTED ATTORNEYS WISHING TO APPEAR BEFORE A NEW MEXICO COURT IN A CIVIL MATTER, WHO ARE CHARGED PRO HAC VICE FILING FEES.
- $647,473 spent. PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS GROUP PROVIDES EDUCATION, ASSISTANCE, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR NEW MEXICO ATTORNEYS IN ALL AREAS AND STAGES OF THE PRACTICE OF LAW. THE GROUP IS MADE UP OF LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, BEST PRACTICES, ETHICS ASSISTANCE AND HELPLINE, HEALTHY STANDARDS FOR PRACTICING LAW AND PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE WITH VARIOUS ADDICTIONS THROUGH THE LAWYERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
- $520,783 spent. MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLICATIONS MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE PRINT AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED TO MEMBERSHIP WHICH INCLUDE OFFICIAL STATE BAR OF NEW MEXICO PUBLICATIONS, SUCH AS THE BAR BULLETIN AND RESOURCE DESKBOOK. IN ADDITION, THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE IN-HOUSE BRANDING FOR BOTH THE STATE BAR AND THE FOUNDATION, WEBSITE EDITS, MANAGING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND SERVING AS MEDIA LIAISON. THE STATE BAR OPERATED A DIGITAL PRINT CENTER THAT CEASED OPERATIONS IN APRIL 2024. THE PRINT CENTER PROVIDED THE MAJORITY OF INTERNAL PRINTING NEEDS FOR THE STATE BAR AND THE FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS MAILING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES WERE ALSO AVAILABLE TO OUTSIDE PARTIES.
- MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLICATIONS MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE PRINT AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED TO MEMBERSHIP WHICH INCLUDE OFFICIAL STATE BAR OF NEW MEXICO PUBLICATIONS, SUCH AS THE BAR BULLETIN AND RESOURCE DESKBOOK. IN ADDITION, THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE IN-HOUSE BRANDING FOR BOTH THE STATE BAR AND THE FOUNDATION, WEBSITE EDITS, MANAGING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND SERVING AS MEDIA LIAISON. THE STATE BAR OPERATED A DIGITAL PRINT CENTER THAT CEASED OPERATIONS IN APRIL 2024. THE PRINT CENTER PROVIDED THE MAJORITY OF INTERNAL PRINTING NEEDS FOR THE STATE BAR AND THE FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS MAILING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES WERE ALSO AVAILABLE TO OUTSIDE PARTIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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