Nonprofit · EIN 26-1595870
NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97214
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,690,754 | $3,220,311 | -$1,529,557 | $18,119,168 | $349,656 | $17,769,512 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,432,711 | $2,778,567 | -$1,345,856 | $21,088,791 | $245,818 | $20,842,973 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $937,042
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $667,762
- Other revenue
- $85,950
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $502,300
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $551,101
- Other salaries and wages
- $883,519
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,626,159
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,395
- Accounting fees
- $50,955
- Travel
- $190,252
- Depreciation
- $34,492
- Program services (functional)
- $1,697,563
- Management and general (functional)
- $744,020
- Fundraising (functional)
- $778,728
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $21,088,791
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,119,168
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $349,656
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,769,512
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,692,112
- Publicly traded securities
- $13,929,920
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,966,323
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,803,189
- Gross receipts
- $3,340,754
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHYLA SPICER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $178,800 | $6,561 |
| KEVIN WASHINGTON | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,900 | $10,944 |
| ANDREA HANLEY | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,750 | $12,912 |
| GABRIELLA TAGLIOCOZZO | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,265 | $7,969 |
| VALORIE JOHNSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND FOXWORTH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAMANI KUALA'AU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISE PASCHEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMILLA ROCKEFELLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB SASSOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NADIA SETHI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SR TOMMIE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE TETERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN D VALLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY RICHARDS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICA MEREDITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE WALSH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONA ABADIR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T LULANI ARQUETTE | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $159,200 | $10,000 |
| KEVIN WASHINGTON | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,693 | $0 |
| KATHERINE HILTON | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,283 | $0 |
| SHYLA SPICER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $15,000 | $0 |
| JOY HARJO-SAPULPA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALORIE JOHNSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND FOXWORTH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAMANI KUALA'AU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISE PASCHEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMILLA ROCKEFELLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB SASSOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NADIA SETHI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SR TOMMIE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE TETERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN D VALLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY RICHARDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMERICA MEREDITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1020SE 7TH AVE UNIT14460, PORTLAND, OR 97214-2387
- In care of
- % KEVIN WASHINGTON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHYLA SPICER, 800 SE 10TH AVENUE, PORTLAND, OR 97214
- Signed the 990
- SHYLA SPICER, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (503) 388-3443
- 990-N for 2007 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Walter Echo Hawk, 220 S 6th St, Suite 300, Minneapolis MN 55402. Mailing address: 220 S 6th St, Suite 300, Minneapolis MN 55402.
- Return prepared by
- HOFFMAN STEWART & SCHMIDT PC
Mission
NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION ADVANCES EQUITY AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE, FOCUSING ON THE POWER OF ARTS AND COLLABORATION TO STRENGTHEN NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE WITH AMERICAN INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE PEOPLES IN THE US.
Program accomplishments
- SHIFT: TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE + INDIGENOUS ARTS SUPPORTS NATIVE ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND ARTIST COLLECTIVES IN CREATING AND PRESENTING INNOVATIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL-CHANGE ISSUES. SHIFT FOCUSES ON EFFORTS GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY CULTURAL ASSETS, RESILIENCE, AND STRENGTHS, DRAWING INCREASED ATTENTION TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES, PERSPECTIVES, AND CHALLENGES WHILE SHIFTING NARRATIVES OF INVISIBILITY, MISUNDERSTANDING, AND MISAPPROPRIATION. SHIFT PROVIDES MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT, INCLUDING $100,000 TWO-YEAR AWARDS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT EVALUATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND MARKETING SUPPORT.Expenses $1,563,056 · grants $462,500
- LIFT: EARLY CAREER SUPPORT FOR NATIVE ARTISTS SUPPORTS EMERGING NATIVE ARTISTS TO DEVELOP NEW WORK, REFINE THEIR CRAFT, ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS, AND ESTABLISH THEIR PLACE AS VITAL CREATIVE VOICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES ARTISTS TO UPLIFT COMMUNITIES, ADVANCE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE, POINT COURAGEOUSLY TOWARD ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND FOSTER COMMUNAL MEANING-MAKING. THROUGH THEIR PROJECTS, LIFT ARTISTS ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES AROUND CULTURAL SOVEREIGNTY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, HEALING AND WELL-BEING, AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE. LIFT PROVIDES $15,000 ON-YEAR AWARDS, ARTIST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP, PROJECT EVALUATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS/MARKETING SUPPORT.
- WE CONTINUE OUR INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE SMALL AWARDS SUPPORTING NATIVE ARTISTS, CULTURE BEARERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS IN PRESENTING THEIR WORK THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, GATHERINGS, CONFERENCES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC-FACING PROGRAMS.Expenses $134,507 · grants $39,800
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-1595870
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,119,168
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,340,754
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,690,754 | $3,220,311 | $18,119,168 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,432,711 | $2,778,567 | $21,088,791 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,197,604 | $2,821,595 | $21,825,941 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2007 Officer: Walter Echo Hawk Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2007 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1595870).
Questions about NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC is 26-1595870.
- Is NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SHYLA SPICER.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $178,800 (SHYLA SPICER, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,690,754, expenses of $3,220,311 and total assets of $18,119,168 at year end.
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