Public Charity

EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE

EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in ALBUQUERQUE, NM. Its most recent IRS filing (2026) reports revenue of $514K, expenses of $408K, total assets of $457K. Imperigo tracks 24 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $1.6M.

EIN: 850437183 ALBUQUERQUE, NM Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C. NTEE: T99 Latest filing: 2026
Total Revenue$514K
Total Expenses$408K
Total Assets$457K
Grants Given24
Grant Total$1.6M
Filing Years2022–2026

Mission

TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE BY SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME NEW MEXICANS. EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROVIDES UNRESTRICTED, NONCOMPETITIVE FUNDS TO LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT NEW MEXICANS.

Where $100 goes at Equal Access to Justice

How Equal Access to Justice divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$30
Providing resources for dna people's legal services (dna)
35% of program spending
$28
Providing resources for new mexico legal aid (nmla)
33% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 20,000 people
$26
Providing resources for the new mexico center on law and poverty (nmclp)
31% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2026. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

WINDOW ROCK, AZ · 2025
LEGAL AID ASSISTANCE
$110,333
ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 2025
LEGAL AID ASSISTANCE
$102,833
ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 2025
LEGAL AID ASSISTANCE
$95,583
WINDOW ROCK, AZ · 2024
LEGAL AID ASSISTANCE
$105,333
ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 2024
LEGAL AID ASSISTANCE
$104,333

Showing up to 5 of 24 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Bruce Cottrell
VICE PRESIDENT Charles K Purcell
DIRECTOR Dan Akenhead
DIRECTOR David Stout
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Heather Norfleet
PRESIDENT M Karen Kilgore

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$1,576,774 24 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2026 $514K $408K $457K
2025 $362K $414K $351K
2024 $410K $304K $402K
2023 $292K $275K $292K
2022 $275K $250K $275K

Between 2022 and 2026, reported annual revenue grew from $275K to $514K (+87%), with total assets most recently reported at $457K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, NM.

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