The Native Project

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Spokane, WA501(c)(3)Since 1989EducationEIN 91-1462366Revenue $24.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSnativeproject.org1803 W Maxwell Ave, 99201-2831 · Spokane, WATax-exempt since Jul 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide quality services that promote wellness and balance of mind, body and spirit for individuals, staff, families and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 99 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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FY2024 · 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9.4M a year · 47% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
32 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 31.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $1.2M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.3M
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.2M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$12.4M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$49.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$24.2M
FY2024▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$12.8M
FY2021$13.5M
FY2022$24.9M
FY2023$19.2M
FY2024$24.2M
Expenses
$12.4M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$8.6M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$10.7M
FY2023$11.5M
FY2024$12.4M
Net assets
$49.5M
FY2024▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$10.2M
FY2021$15.9M
FY2022$30.1M
FY2023$37.8M
FY2024$49.5M

From the FY2024 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 Jul 1997.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $8.5M Management & general 32% · $3.9M

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

12 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$271,700Pt VII · Sec A
$268,347Pt VII · Sec A
$248,631Pt VII · Sec A
$202,725Pt VII · Sec A
$198,001Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dire
$182,531Pt VII · Sec A
Physician
$163,430Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Douglas Tanner’s $272K as Physician is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2021
Douglas Tanner$271,700$261,280$222,758$251,135$237,991
Toni Lodge$268,347$262,419$232,430$215,251$188,696
Justin Vanriper$248,631$219,209$195,080$166,958—
John McCarthy$163,430$167,703$203,862$227,097$234,526
Kendra Darnell$202,725$172,342$170,224$174,118—
Maureen Rosette$198,001$183,396$178,195$178,736$151,704
Geoffrey Mwangi———$187,162$179,112
Kenneth Stewart$182,531————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes wellness and balance of mind, body, and spirit for individuals and communities.

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1 program · $8.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The native project provided alcohol, drug, and GANG/VIOLENCE prevention, education through leadership camp, summer program, and wellness program. Out-patient and intensive out-patient drug and alcohol treatment, and adolescent children counseling services were provided.

$8.5Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$1.2M
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $951K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$107,714
Unitemized GrantFY2022$344,749
Unitemized GrantFY2021$498,799

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$12.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.5M
Managementcol C$3.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$49.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32.6M
Total assetsLn 16$52.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$15.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$24.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.7M
SavingsLn 2$28.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$32.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.4M
Total assetsLn 16$52.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$49.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 599
VolunteersI 65
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31.5M$32.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.2M$17.4M
Total assetsLn 16$40.2M$52.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$37.8M$49.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30K$30K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$487K$487K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.7M$4.5M$1.2M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$1.0M$277K
Payroll taxesLn 10$527K$396K$131K
Legal feesLn 11b$139K$139K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$233K$92K$142K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$543K$336K$207K
Information technologyLn 14$636K$46K$590K
OccupancyLn 16$245K$128K$117K
TravelLn 17$59K$32K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$249K$131K$118K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$459K$236K$223K
InsuranceLn 23$78K$4K$74K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.5M$83K
All other expensesLn 24e$134K$9K$125K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.4M$8.5M$3.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $24.2M$12.4M$11.8M$49.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $19.2M$11.5M$7.6M$37.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $24.9M$10.7M$14.2M$30.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.8M$8.6M$4.2M$10.2M 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
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Part I · Summary $24,205,512 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,136,480$15,025,004
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,812,882$7,725,928
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,166,597$1,424,629
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,085$29,951
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,174,044$24,205,512
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $128,803$30,023
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,634,441$8,030,754
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,767,844$4,382,910
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,531,088$12,443,687
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,642,956$11,761,825
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $24,205,512 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$14,983,260
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,744
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,025,004
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,725,928$7,725,928
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,424,629$1,424,629
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $29,951$29,951
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,725,928 · Excluded from tax $1,454,580$24,205,512
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,443,687 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,023$30,023
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $487,185$487,185
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,544,583 · Management $1,177,365$5,721,948
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,016,981 · Management $277,483$1,294,464
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $396,491 · Management $130,666$527,157
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $138,816$138,816
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $91,883 · Management $141,615$233,498
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,590$5,590
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $336,008 · Management $207,274$543,282
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,268 · Management $589,553$635,821
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $128,301 · Management $116,972$245,273
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,005 · Management $26,946$58,951
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $130,977 · Management $117,750$248,727
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $236,076 · Management $223,065$459,141
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,197 · Management $73,990$78,187
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,518,863 · Management $82,957$1,601,820
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,952 · Management $124,852$133,804
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,521,608 · Management $3,922,079 · Fundraising $0$12,443,687
Part X · Balance sheet $52,809,178 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,789,724$3,693,648
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $29,740,758$28,934,352
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,561,164$1,862,443
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $635,277$546,550
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $100,324$105,742
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $156,691$301,209
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,227,636$17,365,234
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,211,574$52,809,178
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $865,320$900,321
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $751,080$617,599
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $834,088$1,768,347
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,450,488$3,286,267
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $37,761,086$49,522,911
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,761,086$49,522,911
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,211,574$52,809,178
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $49,522,911 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,205,512
XI-2 Total expenses$12,443,687
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,761,825
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,761,086
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$49,522,911

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