Inter-tribal Council of Nevada Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
880096475
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Sparks, NV, USA
Phone
7753550600
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Private Grantmaking Foundations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,407,511
Expenses
$17,886,462
Assets
$11,912,597
Liabilities
$3,657,357

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • DESEREA QUINTANA (EXECUTIVE DI): $182,886 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Itcn's mission is to secure for our people the rights and benefits which should accrue to them pursuant to treaties and all legal, moral and equitable commitments and undertakings of the united states government; to preserve and protect the indian cultural values and heritage and at the same time increase the understandings of our people in their fuller participation in the constitutions of free government in the state and communities in which they live. To secure and promote the general welfare and education of our people and their full employment and exercise of all the privileges of citizenship in the united states; to hasten and improve the education of our people in a basis of equality of instruction and facilities with other citizens; and to enlighten the public with respect to indian affairs and promote a better understanding between the indians and their fellow citizens of the state of Nevada and of the united states.

What it reported doing in 2023

Health and welfare - this program includes the following projects and programs: women, infant, and children (wic), appellate court, child care development program (ccdf), elders meals and caregivers program (aoa), family violence prevention program, substance abuse prevention and public health preparedness/emergency management performance. These programs support the nutrition and safety of families both tribal and non-tribal that are eligible within the communities served. Women infant & children (wic) - the wic program aims to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants and children up to age 5 who are at a nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care. Wic serves pregnant women, breastfeeding women, non-breastfeeding postpartum women, infants, toddlers and children up to age 5. Appellate court - offers court services for tribes within the state of Nevada. The family violence prevention program provides advocacy and direct services for native american victims of domestic violence. Services include emergency shelter, food, clothing, hygiene, relocation and transportation. In addition, the program provides domestic violence awareness and prevention presentations to the twenty-seven Nevada tribes. The itcn-fvpp has two office locations. One office is located in elko and the main office is in sparks. The ccdf program has fourteen consortium member tribes which help subsidize six tribal child care centers, seven after school programs and twelve certificate programs. The aoa program provides meals to elders on nine reservations throughout the state of Nevada, along with referral, caregiver information, lending closet information, and respite care. The environmental protection program works as a tribal liaison between the 27 federally recognized Nevada tribes and the state of Nevada and other non-tribal governmental agencies and groups, to better coordinate on efforts to protect the environment from contamination of pollutants, and to coordinate on land, water, and air management activities that protect health and safety of individuals and communities. The past two years our program directly serviced twenty consortium member tribes and is working on adding two more tribes to that list by making them eligible for federal environmental protection agency (epa) grants. Our program provides training, technical assistance, and facilitates quarterly meetings for the consortium member tribes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 98% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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 - 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.2%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 91.8%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.8%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 36.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.2% of revenue deployed · 91.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 27 of 27 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $16.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $183K · 29 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $628K reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2011 to 2023
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.