Tribal Minds Inc

What it reported doing in 2023

We had a mission to serve our communities that suffered greatly from enormous disparities during an existential crisis. We saw a need in the tribal space where a third-party organization could provide an alternative perspective and skillset when needed the most. In our efforts to be kind, considerate, and valuable, we discovered a road full of possibilities and endless opportunities in the winter of uncertainty. As a native-led grassroots nonprofit in Nevada, we take a statewide approach to the work. There are 28 federally-recognized tribes and colonies of Nevada, all of whom with which we strive to maintain and build healthy working relationships. Tribal minds aims to spark a movement across Nevada and within other parts of indian country to challenge the business-as-usual attitudes of other organizations, community spaces, and industry standards. Our organization is supported by its founder, brian bb melendez, along with our board of directors assisted by a network of experienced staff. Through melendez's leadership and experience, tribal minds imagines and creates the organizational capacity for sustainable native-forward initiatives. During our biannual rez tours, we cross Nevada to raise awareness on how tribal impact bills passed in the Nevada legislature impact our community development. We go from urban communities to the most rural and remote tribes over the course of two weeks, discussing with tribal people everywhere the futures of our communities and the next seven generations. Every january, we work with community partners to create a dialogue space to cultivate greater racial understanding across racial difference. We brainstorm ways to build racial healing in our own community, laying the groundwork for effective relationships to sustain solidarity in the long run. With the generous support of the san manuel band of mission indians, tribal minds, inc. Launched the 2023 native Nevada governance project to provide free workshops on tribal governance. Good governance empowers leaders of our sovereign nations with knowledge to develop more effective and efficient programs to support our communities working together across tribal borders to forge new indigenous solutions for indigenous problems that will uplift native people throughout the state: urban, rural and remote. Together, we can work together to improve good governance and strive to learn new tools to improve administration. We divided our program based on the three regions of native Nevada. Tribal chairs, councilmembers, and administrators were invited to both shape their regional workshop around the needs of their tribe and to participate in the workshop.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 46.4%; rating input score 46
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 53.6%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.26; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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