Fiji Indigenous Peoples Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 352531785
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2022–2024
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location: Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Rating: 81
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue: $2,805
Expenses: $5,857
Assets: $5,204

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

Waliki Satakala (President)

People named in this filing

Waliki Satakala (President)
Nacanieli Rogoimuri (Treasurer)

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

Our mission is to protect and promote the rights interests and well-being of the indigenous peoples of Fiji by preserving their ancestral lands fishing areas and resources as well as their cultural heritage traditional knowledge and evolving traditions. We strive to achieve this by raising awareness advocating for policy changes providing education and capacity-building opportunities and fostering collaboration and dialogue among all stakeholders including indigenous communities government agencies civil society organizations and the private sector.

What it reported doing in 2024

Organising Rt Sukuna Day 2024 and establishing Branches in Sacramento and Seattle.

Operating model

Revenue model: Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model: Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 90
Transparency & Controls: 82
Sustainability: 23
Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
Program expense ratio: 73.1%; rating input score 73

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

Operating margin: -108.8%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.89; rating input score 43; 43rd 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: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -40.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -19.7% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 73.1% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
Schedules: 2 filed schedules
Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.