Native Directions Inc

Analysis

Native Directions Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Manteca, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1977, 49 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Native Directions Inc reported income of $3.3m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.3m (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Native Directions Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lutheran Adoption Services Inc ($3.3m), The Shade Tree Incorporated ($3.3m) and United States Biathlon Association Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $5.5m.