2026-06-26T18:46:33-04:00 2025-08-31 463916466 Jaramillo Accounting Group LLC 4700 Lincoln Road NE Albuquerque NM 87109 990 2024-09-01 850271348 SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE % THOMAS CHESNEY SOUT 5054715756 3960 SAN FELIPE RD Santa Fe NM 87507 THOMAS CHESNEY PRESIDENT 5054715756 2026-06-26 true true SCOTT ELIASON P02372673 5053232035 2026-06-26 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THOMAS CHESNEY 3960 SAN FELIPE RD Santa Fe NM 87507 6540933 false X WWW.SWC.EDU X 1977 NM SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGES MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH EDUCATION. SINCE 1976, IT HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO FOSTERING CONSCIOUSNESS AND TRANSFORMATION. ITS PROGRAMS PROVIDE A HOLISTIC LEARNING PERSPECTIVE IN THE FIELDS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, LEADERSHIP, AND EDUCATION. 15 15 118 11 0 0 78083 175530 5441044 6224780 96780 128188 -9879 5482 5606028 6533980 2800 0 4023147 4561960 0 74811 1273206 1278024 5296353 5842784 309675 691196 6772326 7677996 768627 836017 6003699 6841979 SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGES MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH EDUCATION. SINCE 1976, IT HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO FOSTERING CONSCIOUSNESS AND TRANSFORMATION. ITS PROGRAMS PROVIDE A HOLISTIC LEARNING PERSPECTIVE IN THE FIELDS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, LEADERSHIP, AND EDUCATION. false false 3845985 2800 5292886 SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT OFFERS MASTER OF ARTS DEGREES IN COUNSELING, ART THERAPY/COUNSELING, ART THERAPY FOR CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS, AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN ACTION. ADDITIONALLY, IT OFFERS A PHD IN VISIONARY PRACTICE AND REGENERATIVE LEADERSHIP. ALL DEGREE PROGRAMS ARE FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION. THE COLLEGE ALSO PROVIDES SEVEN CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS: ADDICTION, ABUSE, & RECOVERY; APPLIED INTERPERSONAL NEUROBIOLOGY; CHILDRENS MENTAL HEALTH; ECOTHERAPY; HUMAN SEXUALITY; PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES; AND TRAUMA, GRIEF & RENEWAL. 1068110 553258 THE COLLEGE OFFERS COUNSELING SERVICES THROUGH TIERRA NUEVA COUNSELING CENTER (TNCC), ITS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC. THE COUNSELING CENTER SERVES AS A FIELD TRAINING SITE FOR STUDENT THERAPISTS AND EMPLOYS EXPERIENCED, INDEPENDENTLY LICENSED THERAPISTS AND ACCEPTS VARIOUS INSURANCES. COUNSELING AND ART THERAPY SERVICES ARE TAILORED TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES OF INDIVIDUALS. TNCC USES A PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH AND IS COMMITTED TO ETHICAL PRACTICES, GROUNDED IN THE COLLEGES VALUES OF EMPATHY, LOVE, AND KINDNESS. 294890 378636 THE NEW EARTH INSTITUTE SERVES AS THE COLLEGES COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM, OFFERING NON-DEGREE COURSES FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IT HOSTS AN ANNUAL EVENT, THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AND HEALING CONFERENCE, AIMED AT CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR GRADUATES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 5208985 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 51 0 118 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X THE ORGANIZATION 5054715756 3960 SAN FELIPE RD Santa Fe NM 87507 ANN FILEMYR FORMER PRESIDENT OF COLLEGE 40.00 0.00 X 162699 0 32261 KATHERINE NINOS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 0.00 X 162736 0 15754 VIRGINIA PADILLA-VIGIL VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 40.00 0.00 X 119702 0 20194 DONNA HARRINGTON CTO 40.00 0.00 X 127561 0 4826 ALLISON FRANK CFO 40.00 0.00 X 102861 0 17151 THOMAS CHESNEY PRESIDENT OF COLLEGE 40.00 0.00 X 57256 0 10342 CHERYL OKUBO MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT WATERMAN MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIGUEL ACOSTA MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIJAH CHONG MEMBER THROUGH 52025 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOLORES CORTEZ MEMBER THROUGH 082025 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JESS CLARK MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ALBRIGHT-KNASH MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STAVO CRAFT MEMBER THROUGH 082025 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROSI HAYES MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE MONTOYA MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KERSTI TYSON MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICAELA WOOD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN WALL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL MACKS CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT BIDAL VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 732815 0 100528 5 true true false 175530 175530 TUITION 900099 5292886 5292886 COUNSELING 900099 553258 553258 OTHER INCOME 900099 378636 378636 6224780 128188 128188 0 12435 6953 5482 5482 6533980 6230262 0 128188 X 2800 2800 823002 737199 74675 11128 2972797 2662868 269735 40194 405251 334852 57778 12621 360910 407073 -52983 6820 30835 16029 14806 20085 20085 281513 243845 37668 168833 166127 1915 791 213800 167532 45637 631 127442 102231 25211 40595 32476 8119 21597 20210 1289 98 592 299 293 171984 171984 55067 31227 23840 LIBRARY 33114 33114 STAFF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 40991 35289 4490 1212 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 18762 16452 1987 323 ACCREDITATION 19862 16638 2570 654 32952 10740 21873 339 5842784 5208985 558988 74811 321501 299219 570595 352495 70043 101790 19940 19684 144778 114683 5039905 2117779 2689874 2922126 2539426 3519026 416169 348973 6772326 7677996 401392 521664 63667 57532 303568 256821 768627 836017 X 5866923 6744695 136776 97284 6003699 6841979 6772326 7677996 691196 147084 0 X X false true X true true true X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 112600 X X X 1302257 202174 12595 1491836 1302257 233353 10875 11317 1513418 1207023 102785 -2086 9637 1302257 1424440 -168549 38322 10546 1207023 1188831 246018 10409 1424440 false false 670981 670981 3499007 1504241 1994766 869917 613538 256379 2922126 DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITY 236373 LEASE LIABILITY 20448 256821 X 6660979 147085 147085 6513894 20085 20085 6533979 5822699 5822699 20085 20085 5842784 Part III, Line 1a-Text in footnote regarding SFAS 116 (ASC 958) THE COLLEGE HAS CAPITALIZED TWO SPECIALTY LIBRARY COLLECTIONS SINCE INCEPTION. IF PURCHASED, ITEMS ACCESSIONED INTO THE COLLECTIONS ARE CAPITALIZED AT COST, AND IF DONATED, THEY ARE CAPITALIZED AT THEIR APPRAISED OR FAIR VALUE ON THE ACCESSION DATE (THE DATE ON WHICH THE ITEM IS ACCEPTED BY THE COLLEGE). GAINS AND LOSSES ON THE DE-ACCESSION OF THE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE CLASSIFIED IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AS SUPPORT WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS,OR WITHOUTDONOR RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON THE ITEM AT THE TIME OF ACCESSION. NO DEPRECIATION HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR THIS COLLECTION. FOR THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31,2025 AND 2024, THERE WERE NO DONATIONS INTO THE THE COLLECTION. NO ITEMS WERE REMOVED FROM THE COLLECTION IN 2025 AND 2024. Part III, Line 4-Description organizations collections THE QUIMBY MEMORIAL LIBRARY HOUSES ONE OF THE LARGEST METAPHYSICAL COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS A LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER WHICH CONTAINS 16,000 BOOKS, JOURNALS AND AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS CONCENTRATED ON COUNSELING, APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, ART THERAPY, EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AND PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE BOOKS ARE HELD FOR STUDENTS TO ENHANCE THEIR HOLISTIC AND EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AND ARE PROTECTED AND CARED FOR. THE BOOKS ARE ACTIVELY PRESERVED AND ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE LIBRARY. Part V, Line 4-Intended uses of endowment funds THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT FUND IS PRESENT IN THE EVENT THAT THE ORGANIZATION NEEDS FUNDS TO COVER LIABILITIES THAT MAY ARISE TO STUDENTS, EITHER MONETARILY OR CONTINUING TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IN THE CASE OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS. Part X, Line 2-Text in footnote regarding FIN 48 (ASC 740) SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE STATUTES OF NEW MEXICO. SWCS OPEN AUDIT PERIODS ARE FISCAL YEARS 2023 THROUGH 2025, GENERALLY THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD HAS ISSUED ASC 740-10, WHICH PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR HOW AN ORGANIZATION SHOULD MEASURE, RECOGNIZE, PRESENT AND DISCLOSE IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT AN ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE ON A TAX RETURN. SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS DISCUSSION. true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true Governmental Agency Financial Aid (Questions 6a and 6b) THE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM OFFERS UNSUBSIDIZED STAFFORD LOANS TO STUDENTS TO PAY FOR THE COST OF ATTENDING A POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. THESE LOANS ARE NOT REFLECTED ON THE FINANCIAL BOOKS OF SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE. Description of nondiscriminatory policy (Question 3) ALL LITERATURE, BROCHURES, ADVERTISING CONTAIN NON-DISCRIMINATORY STATEMENTS. true SCHOLARSHIPS 61 2800 172520 TUITION ASSISTANCEDISCOUNT OTHER GRANTS 4 2800 Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) A NUMBER OF COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO DEGREE STUDENTS. STUDENTS ARE NOTIFIED VIA THEIR COLLEGE EMAIL WHEN THEAPPLICATION PROCESS WILL OPEN AND DEADLINES FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION. STUDENTS COMPLETE AN ONLINE APPLICATION FORCONSIDERATION. X X false false false false false false false false false KATHERINE NINOS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 162736 15178 576 178490 ANN FILEMYR FORMER PRESIDENT OF COLLEGE 162699 14472 17789 194960 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 BEFORE IT IS FILED, THE CFO REVIEWS THE 990 AND DISTRIBUTES IT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR CRITICAL REVIEW. FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE RETURN IS PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FULL BOARD ALLOWING A TWO WEEK PERIOD IN WHICH QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS CAN BE RAISED AND CHANGES ARE ALLOWED TO BE MADE. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c A STATEMENT IS SIGNED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENTS SALARY IS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL NOT INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENTS SALARY IS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL NOT INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY MAIL OR ELECTRONICALLY. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES:CONTRACT FACULTY - $ 36,324OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICES - $ 245,188TOTAL: $ 281,512 Part XII Response or note to any line in Part XII THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIALS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. TIERRA NUEVA COUNSELING CENTER LLC 3952 SAN FELIPE ROAD SANTA FE NM 87507 823364528 MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING NM 578574 231067 N/A