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Native Action Network EIN 27-0884032

Native Action Network FY2020 filing

EIN  27-0884032 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers Native women and youth through leadership forums, training, and academies to foster knowledge, skills, and community.
Leadership
Iris Friday · President
Money in and out
$540K revenue, $326K expenses
Bottom line
46% program efficiency

Empowers Native women and youth through leadership forums, training, and academies to foster knowledge, skills, and community. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $540K in revenue, $326K in expenses, and $264K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$540K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$326K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$264K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $214K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.46 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
46%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+40%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$540K
FY2020
Expenses
$326K
FY2020
Total assets
$275K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2020
Total revenue
$540K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$326K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$264K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$214K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$275K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B46%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $151K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Native Action Network continued its successful programming and services through several activities: 16th Annual Native Women's Leadership Forum & Honoring Luncheon. Over 125 Native women came together to share their knowledge, leadership, challenges, and success stories.

$151Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNative Action Network
EINHdr · item D27-0884032
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.enduringspirit.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Iris Friday
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Claudia Kauffman
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Cordier
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linley Logan
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cheyenne Sanders
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Rideau’s $48K as Executive Director is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$537K
Program service revenue$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$226K
Total revenueLn 12$540K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.46 Fundraising $0.08
Program services46%$151K
Management & general46%$149K
Fundraising8%$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$326K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$275K
Total assetsLn 16$275K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$264K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $275K · Operating expenses/yr $326K
10.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $151K · Total expenses $326K
46%
Management & General
Management & general $149K · Total expenses $326K
46%
Fundraising
Fundraising $26K · Total expenses $326K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $26K · Solicited contributions $311K
$0.08 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $537K · Total revenue $540K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $226K · Total revenue $540K
42%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $3K · Total revenue $540K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $540K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $3K · Total expenses $326K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $540K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $264K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $540K · Expenses $326K
+40%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $275K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $264K · Total assets $275K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $275K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Iris Friday · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $326K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $88K · Total expenses $326K
27%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 46%——
Overhead ratio 46%——
Fundraising cost ratio 5%——
Accounting fee ratio 5%——
Fundraising fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$250K
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationFY2024$200K
United Way of King CountyFY2024$153K
Common Counsel FoundationFY2024$80K
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INCFY2024$57K
Network for Good INCFY2024$29K
Group Health FoundationFY2024$16K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$816K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $26K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$25,862

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$730K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$540K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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