Disability Rights New Mexico
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROTECT, PROMOTE, AND EXPAND THE LEGAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
- Income
- $2.9 million
- Spending
- $2.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 5.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 69%
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 17
- Highest pay
- $184,186, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 September 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 (5)
- $578,796 spent. PADD - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: IN THIS PROGRAM AREA, DRNM PROVIDED LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES TO 159 INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR THEIR FAMILIES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO ACCESSING THE SERVICES THEY NEEDED; TO INVESTIGATE AND RESOLVE ABUSE OR NEGLECT, OR ADDRESS OTHER VIOLATIONS OF THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. OVER 60% OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FROM MINORITY OR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. DRNM CONTINUES TO WORK ON INDIVIDUAL CASES AND SYSTEMIC LEGAL RIGHTS ISSUES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. DRNM PADD STAFF PROVIDED 8 TRAININGS AND STAFFED 10 INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS AT CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS. THERE WERE 268 PERSONS THAT RECEIVED TRAINING. SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT DRNM WORKED ON THIS PERIOD WERE: 1. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 2. RESTRICTIVE GUARDIANSHIP/REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE ISSUES 3. RIGHTS BASED INDIVIDUALS ADVOCACY 4. COMPETITIVE, INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT, THAT ELIMINATES SUB-MINIMUM WAGE. 5. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS UNDER TITLE I ADA 6. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 7. ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES 8. ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS PADD - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: IN THIS PROGRAM AREA, DRNM PROVIDED LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES TO 159 INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR THEIR FAMILIES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO ACCESSING THE SERVICES THEY NEEDED; TO INVESTIGATE AND RESOLVE ABUSE OR NEGLECT, OR ADDRESS OTHER VIOLATIONS OF THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. OVER 60% OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FROM MINORITY OR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. DRNM CONTINUES TO WORK ON INDIVIDUAL CASES AND SYSTEMIC LEGAL RIGHTS ISSUES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. DRNM PADD STAFF PROVIDED 8 TRAININGS AND STAFFED 10 INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS AT CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS. THERE WERE 268 PERSONS THAT RECEIVED TRAINING. SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT DRNM WORKED ON THIS PERIOD WERE: 1. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 2. RESTRICTIVE GUARDIANSHIP/REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE ISSUES 3. RIGHTS BASED INDIVIDUALS ADVOCACY 4. COMPETITIVE, INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT, THAT ELIMINATES SUB-MINIMUM WAGE. 5. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS UNDER TITLE I ADA 6. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 7. ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES 8. ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS
- $416,714 spent. PAIMI - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: IN THIS PROGRAM, DRNM PROVIDED ADVOCACY TO 106 INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS. OVER 62% OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSERVED AREAS AND ABOUT TWO-THIRDS WERE IN RESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES AT THE TIME. PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THESE CASES INCLUDED ALLEGED ABUSE, NEGLECT, (INCLUDING LACK OF ADEQUATE OR APPROPRIATE TREATMENT SERVICES), OR OTHER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DUE TO A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. DRNM CONDUCTED AT LEAST 28 PUBLIC TRAININGS AND STAFFED 6 OUTREACH EVENTS FOR PAIMI IN AROUND THE STATE. DRNM STAFF WORKED ON THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES: 1. MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING 2. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 3. SECLUSION/RESTRAINT (INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESTRAINT) 4. GUARDIANSHIP AND TREATMENT GUARDIANSHIP ISSUES 5. APPROPRIATE DISCHARGE PLANNING 6. RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS IN IN-PATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES 7. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 8. RIGHTS BASED INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY 9. BOARD AND CARE FACILITIES MONITORING PAIMI - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: IN THIS PROGRAM, DRNM PROVIDED ADVOCACY TO 106 INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS. OVER 62% OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSERVED AREAS AND ABOUT TWO-THIRDS WERE IN RESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES AT THE TIME. PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THESE CASES INCLUDED ALLEGED ABUSE, NEGLECT, (INCLUDING LACK OF ADEQUATE OR APPROPRIATE TREATMENT SERVICES), OR OTHER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DUE TO A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. DRNM CONDUCTED AT LEAST 28 PUBLIC TRAININGS AND STAFFED 6 OUTREACH EVENTS FOR PAIMI IN AROUND THE STATE. DRNM STAFF WORKED ON THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES: 1. MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING 2. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 3. SECLUSION/RESTRAINT (INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESTRAINT) 4. GUARDIANSHIP AND TREATMENT GUARDIANSHIP ISSUES 5. APPROPRIATE DISCHARGE PLANNING 6. RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS IN IN-PATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES 7. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 8. RIGHTS BASED INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY 9. BOARD AND CARE FACILITIES MONITORING
- $356,029 spent. PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY: DRNM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE UNDER TWO GRANTS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. UNDER THE PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY (PABSS) GRANT, DRNM ASSISTS BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY WHO HAVE DISABILITIES. THIS PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO RETURN TO WORK. THE GOAL OF PABSS IS TO ASSIST BENEFICIARIES WITH THOSE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT THEM FROM RETAINING OR RETURNING TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. DRNM HELPS INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE THE SSA SYSTEM, APPEAL OVERPAYMENT ISSUES, AND TRANSITION TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WITH THE TICKET-TO-WORK PROGRAM. UNDER THE SECOND GRANT, WE ALSO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF THE SSA REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ARE FREE FROM FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION. THE PABSS PROGRAM, DRNM ASSISTED 42 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS FUNDING SUPPORTED DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, DUGGAN V. ADELANTE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. WITH OTHER LITIGATION PARTNERS, DRNM REPRESENTED 237 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAD BEEN PAID SUB-MINIMUM WAGES WHEN EMPLOYED BY ADELANTE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THIS CLASS LAWSUIT WAS SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED WITH CLASS MEMBERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION FOR MULTIPLE YEARS OF UNDERPAID WAGES. DRNM STAFF PROVIDED PRESENTATIONS TO INDIVIDUAL OFFICES OF NEW MEXICO DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (NMDVR). DRNM PROVIDED THREE TRAININGS AT VARIOUS OFFICES IN THE STATE. NMDVR AVERAGED THIRTY NEW HIRES AT EACH TRAINING. DRNM ALONG WITH NATIVE AMERICAN DISABILITY LAW CENTER SPONSORED A FOUR CORNERS SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY. THERE WERE OVER 125 PARTICIPANTS AT THIS EVENT LEARNING ABOUT PABBS AND TRANSITION SERVICES. DRNM COLLABORATED WITH THE SOUTHWEST ASA CENTER TO PROVIDE A TRAINING REGARDING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IN THE WORKPLACE TO STEWARDS FROM THE COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA. THE TRAINING WAS ATTENDED BY 15 UNION STEWARDS. UNDER THE REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM, DRNM CONDUCTED 26 REVIEWS THAT ARE IN COMPLETED, CLOSE OUT, OR IN THE FINAL STAGES OF REGIONAL OFFICE (RO) REVIEW. APPROXIMATELY 3 REVIEWS WERE IN SCHEDULING OR INTERVIEW STATUS AT THE CLOSE OF THE GRANT PERIOD. A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE REP PAYEES DRNM HAS REVIEWED HAVE MINOR DEFICIENCIES THAT INCLUDE RECORDKEEPING ISSUES, DATA DISCREPANT FROM SSA RECORDS, UNREPORTED CHANGES IN BENEFICIARY CONTACT INFORMATION, AND MISSING DOCUMENTATION FOR RENT, BILLS PAID, LARGE EXPENDITURES, ETC. A SMALL NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES HAD ISSUES SERIOUS ENOUGH TO NOTE SUSPICION OF MISUSE. ONE AGENCY THAT PROVIDED REP PAYEE/GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WAS RECENTLY DETERMINED TO BE UNSUITABLE BY THE SSA BECAUSE OF DRNMS FINDINGS. PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY: DRNM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE UNDER TWO GRANTS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. UNDER THE PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY (PABSS) GRANT, DRNM ASSISTS BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY WHO HAVE DISABILITIES. THIS PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO RETURN TO WORK. THE GOAL OF PABSS IS TO ASSIST BENEFICIARIES WITH THOSE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT THEM FROM RETAINING OR RETURNING TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. DRNM HELPS INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE THE SSA SYSTEM, APPEAL OVERPAYMENT ISSUES, AND TRANSITION TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WITH THE TICKET-TO-WORK PROGRAM. UNDER THE SECOND GRANT, WE ALSO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF THE SSA REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ARE FREE FROM FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION. THE PABSS PROGRAM, DRNM ASSISTED 42 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS FUNDING SUPPORTED DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, DUGGAN V. ADELANTE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. WITH OTHER LITIGATION PARTNERS, DRNM REPRESENTED 237 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAD BEEN PAID SUB-MINIMUM WAGES WHEN EMPLOYED BY ADELANTE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THIS CLASS LAWSUIT WAS SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED WITH CLASS MEMBERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION FOR MULTIPLE YEARS OF UNDERPAID WAGES. DRNM STAFF PROVIDED PRESENTATIONS TO INDIVIDUAL OFFICES OF NEW MEXICO DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (NMDVR). DRNM PROVIDED THREE TRAININGS AT VARIOUS OFFICES IN THE STATE. NMDVR AVERAGED THIRTY NEW HIRES AT EACH TRAINING. DRNM ALONG WITH NATIVE AMERICAN DISABILITY LAW CENTER SPONSORED A FOUR CORNERS SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY. THERE WERE OVER 125 PARTICIPANTS AT THIS EVENT LEARNING ABOUT PABBS AND TRANSITION SERVICES. DRNM COLLABORATED WITH THE SOUTHWEST ASA CENTER TO PROVIDE A TRAINING REGARDING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IN THE WORKPLACE TO STEWARDS FROM THE COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA. THE TRAINING WAS ATTENDED BY 15 UNION STEWARDS. UNDER THE REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM, DRNM CONDUCTED 26 REVIEWS THAT ARE IN COMPLETED, CLOSE OUT, OR IN THE FINAL STAGES OF REGIONAL OFFICE (RO) REVIEW. APPROXIMATELY 3 REVIEWS WERE IN SCHEDULING OR INTERVIEW STATUS AT THE CLOSE OF THE GRANT PERIOD. A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE REP PAYEES DRNM HAS REVIEWED HAVE MINOR DEFICIENCIES THAT INCLUDE RECORDKEEPING ISSUES, DATA DISCREPANT FROM SSA RECORDS, UNREPORTED CHANGES IN BENEFICIARY CONTACT INFORMATION, AND MISSING DOCUMENTATION FOR RENT, BILLS PAID, LARGE EXPENDITURES, ETC. A SMALL NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES HAD ISSUES SERIOUS ENOUGH TO NOTE SUSPICION OF MISUSE. ONE AGENCY THAT PROVIDED REP PAYEE/GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WAS RECENTLY DETERMINED TO BE UNSUITABLE BY THE SSA BECAUSE OF DRNMS FINDINGS.
- $1.0 million spent. PAIR - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS: THE PAIR PROGRAM AT DRNM SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES OTHER THAN MENTAL ILLNESS OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. DRNM ASSISTED 92 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED INFORMATION AND REFERRAL (I&R) TO 137 CALLERS IN THIS PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR, ADDRESSING ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEMS, HOUSING DISCRIMINATION, BARRIERS IN ACCESSING NEEDED HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES AS WELL AS ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. PAIR STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED TRAININGS ON DISABILITY SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC ACCESS AND THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. DRNM HAD A TOTAL OF 590 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING TRAINING OR INFORMATION ON LEGAL RIGHTS. DRNM PROVIDED INFORMATION AND TRAINING ON EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 2. RIGHTS BASED ADVOCACY 3. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 4. ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES 5. PUBLIC ACCESS UNDER ADA 6. APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO MEDICAID SELF-DIRECTED PROGRAMS 7. ACCESS TO ACCESSIBLE HOUSING 8. EMPLOYMENT AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, M.G. V. ARMIJO (NM HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY). ON BEHALF OF 250 CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE N.M. MEDICALLY- FRAGILE MEDICAID WAIVER, DRNM SUED NEW MEXICOS HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR ITS FAILURE TO DELIVER LIFE-SAVING PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ALLOW CHILDREN, OFTEN BORN WITH TERMINAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS, THE DIGNITY TO LIVE AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES INSTEAD OF BEING INSTITUTIONALIZED IN FACILITIES. FEDERAL MEDICAID RULES REQUIRE THAT NEW MEXICO OFFERS PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES, BUT FOR MANY YEARS THE STATE HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY FUND THESE POSITIONS. THIS CASE IS CURRENTLY IN LITIGATION. DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, KEVIN S., ET AL. V. BLALOCK, ET AL. (NM CYFD AND NM HSD). ON BEHALF OF 4,700 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN STATE CUSTODY, DRNM AND PARTNERS SUED CYFD AND HSD FOR ITS FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CARE, STABILITY, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT FOR THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION. THE EXPERIENCES OF THE KEVIN S. PLAINTIFFS PAINFULLY ILLUSTRATED THAT CHILDREN IN STATE CUSTODY IN NEW MEXICO ARE REPEATEDLY RE-TRAUMATIZED BY BEING UPROOTED AND CYCLED IN AND OUT OF SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY PLACEMENTS, SUCH AS HOMELESS SHELTERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS. THIS GROUNDBREAKING CASE WAS SETTLED, WITH MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION BY ALL PARTIES CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT DAY. THROUGH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT (HAVA) FUNDING, DRNM CONTINUED TO WORK TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES TO INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT BY PROMOTING AND ADVOCATING FOR VOTER ACCESSIBILITY, PROVIDING OUTREACH AND TRAININGS TO BOTH ELECTION OFFICIALS AND VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES, AND WORKING WITH STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY. THE DRNM TEAM CONDUCTED 18 SURVEYS FOR BOTH SANDOVAL AND SANTA FE COUNTIES. WE WORKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH TEAMS FROM THESE COUNTIES. BOTH COUNTIES DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND TO FULL ACCESS TO VOTING SITES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
- PAIR - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS: THE PAIR PROGRAM AT DRNM SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES OTHER THAN MENTAL ILLNESS OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. DRNM ASSISTED 92 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED INFORMATION AND REFERRAL (I&R) TO 137 CALLERS IN THIS PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR, ADDRESSING ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEMS, HOUSING DISCRIMINATION, BARRIERS IN ACCESSING NEEDED HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES AS WELL AS ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. PAIR STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED TRAININGS ON DISABILITY SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC ACCESS AND THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. DRNM HAD A TOTAL OF 590 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING TRAINING OR INFORMATION ON LEGAL RIGHTS. DRNM PROVIDED INFORMATION AND TRAINING ON EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 2. RIGHTS BASED ADVOCACY 3. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 4. ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES 5. PUBLIC ACCESS UNDER ADA 6. APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO MEDICAID SELF-DIRECTED PROGRAMS 7. ACCESS TO ACCESSIBLE HOUSING 8. EMPLOYMENT AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, M.G. V. ARMIJO (NM HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY). ON BEHALF OF 250 CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE N.M. MEDICALLY- FRAGILE MEDICAID WAIVER, DRNM SUED NEW MEXICOS HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR ITS FAILURE TO DELIVER LIFE-SAVING PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ALLOW CHILDREN, OFTEN BORN WITH TERMINAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS, THE DIGNITY TO LIVE AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES INSTEAD OF BEING INSTITUTIONALIZED IN FACILITIES. FEDERAL MEDICAID RULES REQUIRE THAT NEW MEXICO OFFERS PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES, BUT FOR MANY YEARS THE STATE HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY FUND THESE POSITIONS. THIS CASE IS CURRENTLY IN LITIGATION. DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, KEVIN S., ET AL. V. BLALOCK, ET AL. (NM CYFD AND NM HSD). ON BEHALF OF 4,700 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN STATE CUSTODY, DRNM AND PARTNERS SUED CYFD AND HSD FOR ITS FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CARE, STABILITY, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT FOR THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION. THE EXPERIENCES OF THE KEVIN S. PLAINTIFFS PAINFULLY ILLUSTRATED THAT CHILDREN IN STATE CUSTODY IN NEW MEXICO ARE REPEATEDLY RE-TRAUMATIZED BY BEING UPROOTED AND CYCLED IN AND OUT OF SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY PLACEMENTS, SUCH AS HOMELESS SHELTERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS. THIS GROUNDBREAKING CASE WAS SETTLED, WITH MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION BY ALL PARTIES CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT DAY. THROUGH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT (HAVA) FUNDING, DRNM CONTINUED TO WORK TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES TO INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT BY PROMOTING AND ADVOCATING FOR VOTER ACCESSIBILITY, PROVIDING OUTREACH AND TRAININGS TO BOTH ELECTION OFFICIALS AND VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES, AND WORKING WITH STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY. THE DRNM TEAM CONDUCTED 18 SURVEYS FOR BOTH SANDOVAL AND SANTA FE COUNTIES. WE WORKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH TEAMS FROM THESE COUNTIES. BOTH COUNTIES DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND TO FULL ACCESS TO VOTING SITES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 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? 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
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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