Indigenous Language Institute

Analysis

Indigenous Language Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 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 Language Institute reported income of $200k and spending of $259k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $575k to $200k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Language Institute sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fort Myers Beach Art Association Inc ($200k), Brownsville Society for the Performing Arts ($200k) and Burbank International Film Festival ($200k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $61k. At year end it held assets of $130k against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $16k. It reported 3 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.