Native California Research Institute
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 854333954
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2025–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Santa Rosa, CA, USA
- Phone
- 7206484306
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $109,873
- Expenses
- $81,912
- Assets
- $38,065
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
People named in this filing
- Beverly R Ortiz (Chair and CFO)
- Gregg Castro (Vice-Chair)
- Maria Ross (Secretary)
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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Native California Research Institute (NaCRI) is dedicated to perpetuating the legacies of Native California Elders and Culture Bearers, the California Indian Conference, Native California archives, and culturally important places.
What it reported doing in 2025
Events for which NaCRI served as fiscal sponsor:1. Red Dress Day, Monterey, April 3 Measurements: 140 participants in memorial ceremony with singers, drummers, dancers, keynote speakers, and art exhibition.2. Missing Murdered and Indigenous People Training Conference, Monterey, Saturday, November 14, preceded by November 13, Press Conference Measurements: 41 press conference participants and 131 training conference participants.Events where presented on behalf of NaCRI:1. Cultural Sites Protection Within Current Legal Frameworks, Society for California Archeology Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Conference Center, Burlingame, March 14 Measurements: 57 participants2. Manzanita Cider and Pine Nut Bead Jewelry, Tule Boat Festival, Big Valley Rancheria, July 25-26 Measurements: 823. Native Plants Foods Tasting and Miniature Tule Boat Making, An Evening of Connection Indigenous Economic Futures Summit, California Academy of Sciences, November 5 Measurements: 344. The Development of an Ohlone Curriculum Plenary and Bridging Common Humanity Through Grades 3-5 Indigenous Curriculum Breakout Session, Building Alliances in Indigenous Education Conference, Cabrillo College, November 15 Measurements: 94 participants
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 54
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 67.1%; rating input score 67
- Program expense ratio: 90%; rating input score 90
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 25.4%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.46; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 67.1% of revenue deployed · 90% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $74K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.