Native American Veterans Assistance

Tax-deductible

Rapid City, SD501(c)(3)Since 2015Human ServicesEIN 47-5548657Revenue $13.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnativevets.orgPo Box 3800, 57709-3800 · Rapid City, SDTax-exempt since Mar 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To bring attention to the plight of Native American Veterans and provide goods, equipment, services and funds to help relieve the challenges encountered by Native American Veterans.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$262K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$225K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.5M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$11.6M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$10.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.5M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$8.6M
FY2022$10.7M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$13.9M
FY2025$13.5M
Expenses
$11.6M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$9.3M
FY2024$12.0M
FY2025$11.6M
Net assets
$10.2M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$10.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $9.5M Management & general 2% · $180K Fundraising 16% · $1.9M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $262K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Pres/Executi
$157,458Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$104,657Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clay Ramsey’s $157K as Pres/Executi is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Clay Ramsey$157,458$126,882$104,150$94,682$86,502$83,395
Will Burritt$104,657$94,325$86,128$76,895$62,643—
William Burritt—————$56,017

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $9.5M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Assistance in alleviating the problems and conditions of native american veterans by preparing educational materials and conducting educational activities to assist other charitable, educational and social welfare organizations in assisting native american veterans.

$9.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$436K
Money outPt IX
$11.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.5M
Managementcol C$180K
Fundraisingcol D$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$10.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.6M
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$436K
Gains on assetsLn 7$75K
Total revenueLn 12$13.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$8.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$301K
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
Net assetsLn 32$10.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M$9.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$171K$301K
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$214K$225K
Net assetsLn 32$8.8M$10.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8.4M$8.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$262K$134K$58K$71K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$305K$22K$68K$215K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$12K$9K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$1.4M$1.4M
OccupancyLn 16$90K$14K$11K$65K
TravelLn 17$88K$54K$34K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$67K$66K$203$406
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$832K$795K$26$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.6M$9.5M$180K$1.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $13.5M$11.6M$1.9M$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.9M$12.0M$1.9M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.0M$9.3M$1.6M$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.7M$9.4M$1.4M$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.6M$7.2M$1.3M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.6M$5.2M$1.3M$2.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,497,911 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,518,535$13,061,682
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $314,217$436,229
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,560$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,855,312$13,497,911
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,159,109$8,434,499
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $575,378$636,571
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,256,527$2,524,311
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,991,014$11,595,381
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,864,298$1,902,530
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,497,911 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,061,682
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,434,499
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,061,682
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $360,992$360,992
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $75,237$75,237
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,237 · Excluded from tax $360,992$13,497,911
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,595,381 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,434,499$8,434,499
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $133,650 · Management $57,656 · Fundraising $70,809$262,115
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,830 · Management $68,209 · Fundraising $214,555$304,594
IX-9 Other employee benefitsFundraising $30,623$30,623
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,686 · Management $9,460 · Fundraising $18,093$39,239
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,238$33,238
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $1,414,073$1,414,073
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,276 · Management $11,217 · Fundraising $64,913$90,406
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,447 · Fundraising $33,521$87,968
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $66,069 · Management $203 · Fundraising $406$66,678
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $794,548 · Management $26 · Fundraising $37,374$831,948
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,531,005 · Management $180,009 · Fundraising $1,884,367$11,595,381
Part X · Balance sheet $10,459,679 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $522,238; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,217,577$1,234,593
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,603,158$8,383,211
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,534$3,655
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,849$14,767
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $171,357$301,215
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,968,872$10,459,679
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $213,754$225,109
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $213,754$225,109
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,755,118$10,234,570
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,755,118$10,234,570
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,968,872$10,459,679
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,234,570 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,497,911
XI-2 Total expenses$11,595,381
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,902,530
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,755,118
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$423,078
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,234,570

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