Agua Caliente Tribe of Cupeno Indians Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 863206183
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2021
- Location
- Redding, CA, USA
- Rating
- 38
- Verdict
- REVIEW
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $150
- Expenses
- $449
- Assets
- $8,807
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- Ronald Angel (Board Chairman)
- Brianne Simmons (Treasurer)
- Emily Rogers (Secretary)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Cultural Education for Tribal Language Customs and traditional healing. Our Non-Profit is working to educate our people of the past history and present challenges for our Tribe. All time is donated for the benefit of our members. The program is of benefit for 6 tribal members mostly younger members. Our purpose is to teach the value of our traditional way of life.
What it reported doing in 2025
Program accomplishments include; Educational meetings with tribal members some needing support and encouragement for our language and traditional healing which includes local plants and grasses. We are teaching basket weaving and the value of traditional cooking. All time and material is donated by tribal members. We are hoping to get grant funding for the fall.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
The verdict
REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 37
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -199.3%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 19.61; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -8.7% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.