National Congress of American Indians

Analysis

National Congress of American Indians is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1960, 66 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National Congress of American Indians reported income of $9.1m and spending of $10.2m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $9.1m (+43%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Congress of American Indians sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Williams Living Center ($9.1m), Access North Center for Independent Living of Northeastern Minnesota ($9.1m) and Claremont Inst for the Study of Statesmanship & Polit Philosophy ($9.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $14.6m against liabilities of $12.6m, net assets of $2.1m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.