Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance

Analysis

Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Flagstaff, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 American Food Sovereignty Alliance reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.6m, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $323k to $1.7m (+426%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 400%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Barnabas Clinical Services Inc ($1.7m), Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement Corporation ($1.7m) and Push for Excellence Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $576k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 12 employees.