American Indian Artists Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133515233
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2125980968
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$88,163
Expenses
$102,382
Assets
$1,183,389
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • DAVID BUNN MARTINE (CHAIRPERSON): $26,678 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Native american art and cultural and community service

What it reported doing in 2025

Film & media program to benefit the 53+ film and media artists working with amerinda and the general public. Dream starter/pretty hair camp- a dramatic short film of contemporary native american tradition and culture. Monies were used for: costume designer/ kit rental, hair & make- up, producer, sound mixer, film/video editing. Land sale- a dramatic feature film of contemporary native american tradition and culture. Monies were used for: graphic designer pitch deck, film/still photo footage license, producer-budget prep, producer, internet subscription, program travel the heart stays- a dramatic feature film of contemporary native american tradition and culture. Monies were used for: delivery, internet subscription, archival storage, professional member dues, meal & entertainment, professional member dues. The reawakening- a dramatic feature film of contemporary native american tradition and culture. Archival film storage.

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.

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: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.5%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 52.2%; rating input score 52
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16.1%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.56; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.1%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -20.8% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.7% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.5% of revenue deployed · 52.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $53K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $27K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 52/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.