Huukuiko Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
920748316
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Nicasio, CA, USA
Phone
6504683059
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
Affiliation
Religious (unspecified)

Reported finances

Revenue
$153,763
Expenses
$91,241
Assets
$2,168,604
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSEPH SANCHEZ (President)
  • JOHN SIMONS (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • JASON DESCHLER (Director): $24,000 total reported compensation
  • NANCY BINZEN (Director): $1,500 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The charitable purpose of Huukuiko, Inc. (Huukuiko) is to support the religious-based cultural preservation and language revitalization activities of the Coast Miwok Tribal Community of Marin and its governing body, the Coast Miwok Tribal Council.

What it reported doing in 2025

PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2025February: land restoration day, planting native sword ferns for erosion controlMarch: participated in 3rd Annual Marin Powwow at College of Marin (sponsored by the Marin American Indian Association)April: led a sold-out field trip for EAC Bird and Wildlife Festival participants on our land (Etcha Tamal) in NicasioMay: second land restoration dayMay: partnership with the Miwok100K Trail Race in Marin CountySeptember: Maria Copa Honor DanceOctober: participated in the Museum of the American Indian annual Trade FeastDecember: third land restoration day - sword ferns for erosion control; native sticky monkey finger, Doug iris, elderberry bush (and milkweed?)

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 78% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% 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 a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.7%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 40.7%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 23.77; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.9%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 50.2% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -118% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.7% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $84K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $24K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.