Indigenous Life Ways

Analysis

Indigenous Life Ways is a registered charity in United States, based in Gallup, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 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, Indigenous Life Ways reported income of $329k and spending of $276k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $58k to $329k (+472%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 677%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Indigenous Life Ways sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include High Plains Music Fest LLC ($329k), Cloverdale Arts Alliance ($329k) and International Behavioral Neuroscience Society ($329k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (13% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $327k against liabilities of $230, net assets of $327k. It reported 1 employees.