Endangered Languages Project EIN 93-4933308

Endangered Languages Project

EIN  93-4933308 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Sustain language diversity worldwide by supporting communities and sharing knowledge on language vitality.
Leadership
Anna Belew · Executive Dir. · $64K
Money in and out
$251K revenue, $399K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency

Sustain language diversity worldwide by supporting communities and sharing knowledge on language vitality. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $251K in revenue, $399K in expenses, and $71K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$251K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$399K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$71K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$149K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -12% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-59%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -160% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$251K
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses
$399K
FY2025▲ ×151
Total assets
$91K
FY2025▼ -59%
Total liabilities
$20K
FY2025▲ ×13
Total revenue
$251K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$399K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$71K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$149K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$91K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $216K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Resource Development

-Developed and published two handbooks for language revitalization -Developed massive online hub for language revitalization, including 8,000+ item resource library, original articles and learning resources, outreach and awareness materials, and spaces for peer networking (to launch early 2025)

$131Kprogram expense
02

Language Revitalization Mentors Program

-Offered free one-on-one mentoring and capacity-building to 117 Indigenous language advocates from 34 countries

$43Kprogram expense
03

Ready to Revitalize

-8-week training course for 20 Indigenous language advocates from 18 countries -Taught skills in language planning, grant writing, language teaching and learning, community organizing -Provided small seed grants of $600 to support community language revitalization projects -Pilot course to be repeated annually

$42Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEndangered Languages Project
EINHdr · item D93-4933308
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.endangeredlanguages.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2024

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$64,434Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna Belew’s $64K as Executive Dir. is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M 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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$247K · 99%
Program service revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$247K
Program service revenue1%$3K
Investment income$209
Total revenueLn 12$251K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.04
Program services78%$310K
Management & general18%$74K
Fundraising4%$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$399K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$78K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$20K
Total net assetsLn 32$71K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $78K · Operating expenses/yr $399K
2.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $310K · Total expenses $399K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $74K · Total expenses $399K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $16K · Total expenses $399K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $8K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $235K
$0.03 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $247K · Total revenue $251K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $251K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $3K · Total revenue $251K
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $209 · Total revenue $251K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $3K · Total expenses $399K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $251K · Prior year $223K
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $71K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $251K · Expenses $399K
-59%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $91K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $71K · Total assets $91K
78%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $91K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Anna Belew · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $64K · Total expenses $399K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $187K · Total expenses $399K
47%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 13%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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.

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$251K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$223K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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