Naa Kaani Native Program

Overview

Mission

The naa kaani native program strives to educate and empower native communities in the pacific norhtwest, with a focus on the salish sea territory. We support cultural events, advocate for tribal rights, and aim to improve lives and healthcare for indigenous communities through traditional medicine educaiton. It is our mission to honor this knowledge, as well as the resilience and strength of indigenous peoples and their enduring spiritual connection to this land.

What it reported doing in 2024

The cultural connections program helps build resilience in our native children placed in the foster care system. We do this by providing cultural, spiritual and indigenous teachings and practices that will help the children develop a strong sense of cultural indentity, while simultaneously embracing and supporting foster parents by sharing the beauty and strength of indigenous teachings.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822361294
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2017
Headquarters
Seattle, WA, USA
Phone
2064320153
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Coalitions

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 56.7%; rating input score 57
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.9%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.35; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 44.8%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68% of revenue deployed · 56.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $187K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $79K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 annual filings from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MARTIN NAPEAHI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $79,385 total reported compensation
  • LINDSEY CROFOOT (TRADITIONAL MEDICINE PROGRAM DIRECT): $68,479 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.