Cherokee Talents Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
260758806
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Cherokee, NC, USA
Phone
8284973103
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$2,461
Assets
$4,575
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TONYA CARROLL (PRESIDENT)
  • THOMAS L WADE WAIDSUTTE JR (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TONYA CARROLL (PRESIDENT)
  • THOMAS L WADE WAIDSUTTE JR (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LEVI WEST (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To preserve and increase the production and sale of authentic arts and crafts produced by native americans, specifically the members of the eastern band of cherokee indians, through promotion and educational opportunities that will continue production, development and growth of such arts and crafts.

What it reported doing in 2024

Promotion, archival activities and educational opportunities that will continue to encourage the production, development and growth of genuine native american arts and crafts

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 38
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.86; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -23.2% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -25.2% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -27.3% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.