Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial Association Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 856002663
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Gallup, NM, USA
- Phone
- 5058633896
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arts, Culture, and Humanities N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $908,672
- Expenses
- $736,885
- Assets
- $487,588
- Liabilities
- $1,744
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- KYLE TOM (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- DAISY ARSENAULT (SECRETARY)
- CAJUN CLEVELAND (VICE PRESIDE)
- JOYCE GRAVES (BOARD MEMBER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To promote & perpetuate native american culture and crafts. Ceremonial looks to become one of the most culturally aware events were people can come to learn and particpate in native american culture and traditions.
What it reported doing in 2024
The inter-tribal ceremonial assocation has hosted, ceremonial for 90 years. The inter - tribal indian ceremonial looks to perpetuate and honor all indigeneous cultures. The standard established at the ceremonial is used to judge native american arts throughout the southwest. The event had more than 70,000 people enjoy the events held in gallup, nm. The event has approximately 50 nations represented each year from canada, mexico and the united states. The gallup ceremonial has traditional native american dances, a contest pow-wow, a navajo song and dance, parades, native american arts and crafts as well as native american food, an all indian rodeo, a queen contest and many more activities where you can come to learn about and submerse yourself in native american culture.
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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 75
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 76
- Sustainability: 62
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 70.6%; rating input score 71
- Program expense ratio: 86.8%; rating input score 87
- Fundraising efficiency: $19.78 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- 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: 18.9%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.66; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 70.6% of revenue deployed · 86.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $640K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 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.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 58/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.