National Indian Child Welfare Association

Analysis

National Indian Child Welfare Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 April 2023, National Indian Child Welfare Association reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.9m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, National Indian Child Welfare Association sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighborhood Recovery Community Development Corporation ($3.9m), South Central Adult Services ($3.9m) and Amber Waves Farm Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $200k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 19 employees.