Native Governance Center

Analysis

Native Governance Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 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, Native Governance Center reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.2m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $648k to $3.1m (+375%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 441%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Native Governance Center sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawaii Leadership Forum ($3.1m), Family Violence Center Inc ($3.1m) and Canopy Village Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $294k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $604k. At year end it held assets of $8.3m against liabilities of $192k, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 11 employees.