Native Project

Analysis

Native Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Native Project reported income of $19.2m and spending of $11.5m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $8.2m to $19.2m (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Native Project sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montague Charter Academy for the Arts and Sciences ($19.2m), Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op ($19.2m) and Shining Hope for Communities Inc ($19.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $606k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.3m. At year end it held assets of $40.2m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $37.8m. It reported 115 employees.