Four Winds of Indian Education

Analysis

Four Winds of Indian Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Chico, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 September 2023, Four Winds of Indian Education reported income of $482k and spending of $338k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $482k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Four Winds of Indian Education sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gospel Revivals Inc ($482k), Minot Area Council of the Arts Incorporated ($482k) and E C Reems International Ministries ($482k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $88k. At year end it held assets of $463k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $452k. It reported 4 employees.