Western Native Voice

Analysis

Western Native Voice is a registered charity in United States, based in Billings, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 2022, Western Native Voice reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.8m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.2m to $1.5m (+21%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Western Native Voice sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Data for Progress Education Fund ($1.5m), Sunshine State Economic Development Corp ($1.5m) and United Ways of the Pacific Northwest ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $357k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 70 employees.