Mother Nation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462691773
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Phone
2067222321
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,866,469
Expenses
$3,791,888
Assets
$1,854,109
Liabilities
$391,991

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Henry M Cagey (Chair): $1,000 total reported compensation
  • Suzie George (Secretary): $1,000 total reported compensation
  • Elder Alma Goddard (Director): $1,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Mother Nation is a Native American 501(c)(3) nonprofit that offers culturally informed healing services, advocacy, mentorship and homeless prevention in Washington State. We support Native and Indigenous women during times of transition from chronic homelessness and gender-based violence to stable housing by providing counseling, connection to social services, sisterhood, community and spiritual support.Our culturally informed healing services are designed and provided by credentialed Native American Elders who apply culture to clinical practice. We use traditional Native medicines including essential oils, prayer, stories, song, ceremony, art, kinship, humor, laughter, food, and earth-based teachings. By acknowledging the past and re-learning who we are as a Native people, Indigenious Sisters who participate in our programs transform their path to a journey of natural leaderhsip and wisdom built on ancestral strength.

What it reported doing in 2025

Yeha: wi - We deliver powerful cultural healing services that nurture, embolden, and honor a new generation of Native women leaders. We support Native and Indigenous women in their healing journeys from gender violence and homelessness by reclaiming their cultural heritage, building strong relationships of sisterhood, and participating in their community. We provide a safe space for women to share stories and connect with other women who have similar lived experiences. Our healing services are custom-designed and provided by credentialed Native American Elders who apply culture to clinical practice.Waatunwan - We support unsheltered relatives in Washington State who are at risk of homelessness and may not be eligible for tribal services. Partnering with tribes and organizations across the state, our program provides case management, cultural and spiritual support, traditional medicine, connection to mental health resources, food, community, and financial assistance for rent, utilities, and moving costs. Emergency support services are also available for unsheltered relatives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 68% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 65% for direct work, and 35% for grants.

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: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 83.5%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.77 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 49; 49th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.9%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.1%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82% of revenue deployed · 83.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.