To promote healthy, engaged, independent Native communities through Media access, control and ownership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $660K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$942K
+78% vs prior year
Spent
$577K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$942K
FY2022▲ +78%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$560K
FY2021$529K
FY2022$942K
FY2023$495K
FY2024$757K
Expenses
$577K
FY2022▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$597K
FY2021$703K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$608K
FY2024$614K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2022▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$890K
FY2021$716K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$972K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2022 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2012.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $456K Management & general 19% · $108K Fundraising 2% · $13K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$99,225Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
March, Then Member Until May
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary as of March
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Loris a Taylor’s $115K as President and CEO is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Loris a Taylor$115,486$104,186$99,225$99,225$94,428

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers Native communities with media access, control, and ownership for healthy, engaged independence.

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2 programs · $456K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Station Support Program

NPM currently supports 57 tribal radio stations and four television stations across the united states, by providing services and programs that are critical to increasing the leadership and capacity of native peoples to operate their own broadcast facilities.

$449Kprogram expense
02

Policy Program

NPM advocates for progressive policies and regulations that encourage the expansion and strengthening of native public media through mediums and platforms that are truly community-based, local, and DEMOCRATIC.POLICY change through community engagement is inherent to all of NPM'S work and aims TO:1.) assist tribes and tribal entities in…

$6Kprogram 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$660K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$942K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$941K
Investment incomeLn 3$687
Money outPt IX
$577K
Ln 25
Programscol B$456K
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$743K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$941K
Investment incomeLn 3$687
Total revenueLn 12$942K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$743K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$743K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 66
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$781K$743K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$849K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$716K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$74K$22K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$212K$159K$47K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$44K$13K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$22K$6K$862
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$25K$4K$567
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$3K$369
TravelLn 17$31K$31K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$41K$41K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$978$133
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$538$73
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$43K$3K$367
Total functional expensesLn 25$577K$456K$108K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $757K$614K$143K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $495K$608K−$113K$972K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $942K$577K$365K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $529K$703K−$174K$716K 990 PDF
FY2020 $560K$597K−$37K$890K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $941,987 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $527,486$941,300
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,270$687
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $528,756$941,987
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $391,500$398,445
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $311,271$178,968
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $702,771$577,413
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$174,015$364,574
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $941,987 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$941,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$941,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $687$687
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $687$941,987
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $577,413 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,419 · Management $21,830 · Fundraising $2,977$99,226
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $159,324 · Management $46,735 · Fundraising $6,373$212,432
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,534 · Management $12,770 · Fundraising $1,742$58,046
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,556 · Management $6,323 · Fundraising $862$28,741
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,600$9,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,892 · Management $4,163 · Fundraising $567$29,622
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,222 · Management $2,715 · Fundraising $369$12,306
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,934$30,934
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $41,278$41,278
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,334 · Management $978 · Fundraising $133$4,445
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,833 · Management $538 · Fundraising $73$2,444
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,779 · Management $2,693 · Fundraising $367$45,839
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $455,605 · Management $108,345 · Fundraising $13,463$577,413
Part X · Balance sheet $1,160,972 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $781,265$742,600
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,000$407,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,645$8,141
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,176$2,731
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $849,086$1,160,972
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,138$53,905
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $83,858$26,823
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,420$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $133,416$80,728
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $715,670$651,244
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$429,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $715,670$1,080,244
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $849,086$1,160,972
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,080,244 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$941,987
XI-2 Total expenses$577,413
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$364,574
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$715,670
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,080,244

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