Indian Land Tenure Foundation

Analysis

Indian Land Tenure Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Little Canada, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Indian Land Tenure Foundation reported income of $17.4m and spending of $11.1m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $17.4m (+758%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 212%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Indian Land Tenure Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center ($17.4m), Center for Youth Services Inc ($17.4m) and Civica Foundation ($17.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $780k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $557k. At year end it held assets of $75.7m against liabilities of $28.2m, net assets of $47.6m. It reported 14 employees.