Lakota Language Consortium Inc

Analysis

Lakota Language Consortium Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mandan, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Lakota Language Consortium Inc reported income of $831k and spending of $1.0m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $690k to $831k (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lakota Language Consortium Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Center for Arts and Technology Inc ($831k), Colectivo El Ancon de Loiza Incorporado ($831k) and Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation ($831k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $94k. At year end it held assets of $324k against liabilities of $461k, net assets of -$137k. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.