Standing Bear Native American FNDN

Analysis

Standing Bear Native American FNDN is a registered charity in United States, based in Ponca City, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Standing Bear Native American FNDN reported income of $148k and spending of $326k, spending 221% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $77k to $148k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 256%. Over the whole period it spent 204% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Standing Bear Native American FNDN sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pasadena Literary Alliance ($148k), India Center Inc ($148k) and Escondido Arts Partnership ($148k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 106% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $23k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $30, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 2 employees.

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.