Southwest Native-american Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
432066135
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Boulder, CO, USA
Phone
3035791644
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$186,533
Expenses
$82,683
Assets
$900,309
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN BUCKLEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • BRIAN BUCKLEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • GENEVIEVE BENNALLY (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR)
  • YADIRA CABALLERO (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the southwest native american foundation is to provide the students of native american tribes in the southwestern u.s. With the opportunity of higher education by offering scholarships to outstanding high school students and enrolled university students. We believe that everyone regardless of their background or financial situation should have this opportunity.

What it reported doing in 2024

Statistics consistently show that many talented native american students in the u.s. Southwest choose not to continue their education due to a lack of funds, resources, or both. This year (2024) marks eighteen years of challenging those statistics by creating more opportunities for educational success. In the last 18 years, we have awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to more than 400 students. These 400+ scholarship recipients can testify to the fact that financial support greatly increases indigenous students' chances of earning a university degree. Their stories matter. Their education matters. That's why we do what we do.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 93% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 88
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 43.3%; rating input score 43
  • Program expense ratio: 94.1%; rating input score 94
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th 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: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: 55.7%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.89; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 43.3% of revenue deployed · 94.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $78K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.