Center for World Indigenous Studies: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 91-1247029)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$60K
FY2021	$274K
FY2022	$69K
FY2023	$278K
FY2024	$69K
FY2025	$203K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	Not on file
FY2021	$68K
FY2022	$164K
FY2023	$136K
FY2024	Not on file
FY2025	$157K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$71K
FY2021	$277K
FY2022	$182K
FY2023	$0
FY2024	$292K
FY2025	$339K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1985.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $68K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

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$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie E Korn’s $15K as Executive Dir. is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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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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

Advocates for Indigenous peoples' rights globally through research and action.

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3 programs · $68K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Planning and organizing the congress of nation and states as a new international mechanism with six task forces, a secretariat, a governing body of representatives from indigenous nations (located in west asia, mexico, west africa, new sealand, melanesa, great britain, south east asia, usa, canada) for a total aggregate of 70…

$33Kprogram expense

02

Further the study of MEDICINAL/PHARMACOLOGICAL use of wildlife products. Particularly in relation to local communities

$33Kprogram expense

03

Production of a 30 minute documentary on traditional medicine distributed through the cwis website and through PBS television via the first nations experience (FNX) television network

$2Kprogram 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 · FY2024

California Community FoundationFY2024$11K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$274K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Money outPt IX

$68K

Ln 25

Programscol B$68K

Owns and owesPt X

$277K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$317K

Total assetsLn 16$317K

LiabilitiesLn 26$40K

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a0

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K

Investment incomeLn 3$20

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Total revenueLn 12$274K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$40K

SavingsLn 2$277K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$317K

Total assetsLn 16$317K

LiabilitiesLn 26$40K

Net assetsLn 32$277K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 688

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2		$317K
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$317K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$40K
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$277K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$18K	$18K	$0	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$41K	$41K	$0	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$541	$541	$0	$0
Information technologyLn 14	$9K	$9K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$68K	$68K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$203K	$157K	$47K	$339K	990 PDF
FY2024	$69K			$292K	990 PDF
FY2023	$278K	$136K	$142K	$0	990 PDF
FY2022	$69K	$164K	−$96K	$182K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$274K	$68K	$206K	$277K	990 PDF
FY2020	$60K			$71K	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

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Part I · Summary $273,527 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,787$265,692

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,755$6,683

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $259$20

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46$1,132

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $59,847$273,527

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $47,213$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $23,235$67,672

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $70,448$67,672

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,601$205,855

Part VI · Governance 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $273,527 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $6,683 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,572

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$262,120

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$265,692

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $20 · Excluded from tax $0$20

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1,088 · Excluded from tax $0$1,088

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $44 · Excluded from tax $0$44

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,683 · Unrelated business $1,152 · Excluded from tax $0$273,527

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $67,672 across 4 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,560 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,560

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,655 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$40,655

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $541 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$541

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,916 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,916

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $67,672 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$67,672

Part X · Balance sheet $317,389 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$39,969

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$277,420

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$317,389

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,771

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$38,500

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$40,271

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$277,118

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$277,118

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$317,389

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $277,118 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$273,527

XI-2 Total expenses$67,672

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$205,855

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$71,263

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$277,118

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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