Think New Mexico

“Form 990 is distributed to and reviewed in detail by the board of directors prior to filing. The board is encouraged to discuss noteable items and disclosures before final board approval.”

“Officers, directors and employees are aware of the conflict of interest policy, any potential conflicts are disclosed to the appropriate level of management for resolution. Conflict of interes disclosures are completed annually.”

“The board evaluates the executive director's performance and sets compensation as part of the budget approval process. In making the decision, comparability data is considered. Process results are contemporaneously documented in the board or committee minutes. The executive director evaluates employee performance and sets compensation as part of the budget process. The board reviews and approves the annual budget.”

“The organization's form 1023 is made available on the new mexico attorney general's charitable registrar database, and upon request.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available upon request. Financial statements are also posted to the organization's website.”

“Program service accomplishments, continued - during the 2016 legislative session, think new mexico also successfully organized efforts to defeat bills that would have reimposed the food tax on the sale of groceries in new mexico and repealed the requirement that the state lottery deliver a minimum of 30% of revenues to the college scholarship fund. Throughout 2016 think new mexico worked to implement our legislation to create a health care transparency website where new mexicans will be able to find the cost and quality of common medical procedures at any of the state's hospitals, allowing them to shop around for the highest quality, most affordable health care. Since winning passage of this law in 2015, think new mexico's staff has participated in the rule-making processes that will establish the details of the website (e.g., which medical procedures are included, how prices are determined). In addition, think new mexico associate director kristina fisher has been appointed to serve on the stakeholder advisory committee assisting the department of health with implementing the transparency website. Finally, in 2016 think new mexico continued its leadership internship program, which aims to retain a new generation of potential leaders in new mexico by teaching them how they can make a difference in their home state. In 2016, the internship program served five students from across new mexico, training them how to develop and enact sound public policy and introducing them to key policymakers and opinion leaders.”