Rural Ethnic Institute

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
460340843
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Rapid City, SD, USA
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$42,525
Expenses
$17,988
Assets
$25,309

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Tom Katus (Managing Director)
  • Twila martin Kekabah (Director)
  • Janine Pease (Director)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Promote positive race relations between Native Americans and Settler Americans.

What it reported doing in 2024

Engage tribal college students in non-partisan voter education and registrations

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 43
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 28.4%; rating input score 28
  • Program expense ratio: 67.3%; rating input score 67

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: 57.7%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.41; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.3%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 91.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 90.7% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 107% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 28.4% of revenue deployed · 67.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $12K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.