Turtle Mountain College

Analysis

Turtle Mountain College is a registered charity in United States, based in Belcourt, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Turtle Mountain College reported income of $34.8m and spending of $28.4m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $17.6m to $34.8m (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Turtle Mountain College sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bellwether Education Partners Inc ($34.8m), Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc ($34.9m) and Community School of Naples Inc ($34.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 3.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $703k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.5m. At year end it held assets of $78.4m against liabilities of $14.4m, net assets of $64.0m. It reported 266 employees.