Cook Native American Ministries Foundation

Analysis

Cook Native American Ministries Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Tempe, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cook Native American Ministries Foundation reported income of $1.0m and spending of $570k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $817k to $1.0m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cook Native American Ministries Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Armed Services Arts Partnership ($1.0m), Exalt Education Inc ($1.0m) and Age of Montessori ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $14.4m against liabilities of $308k, net assets of $14.1m. It reported 4 employees.