Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Inc

Analysis

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2008, 18 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $2.8m, spending 194% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $1.4m (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 725%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation 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 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Van Alen Institute Projects in Public Architecture ($1.4m), Southeastern Theatre Conference Inc ($1.4m) and International Contemporary Ensemble Foundation Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $991k. At year end it held assets of $21.1m against liabilities of $246k, net assets of $20.8m. It reported 18 employees.