Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Indian Land Tenure Foundation reported $21.5 million in revenue and $13.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.39 went to program services, $8.05 to management and general costs and $1.56 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 46.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $212,603 (PRESIDENT). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 963% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.4% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 46.7% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 4.4% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 20.7% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $212,603 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.64% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 53.3 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGeneral program:the Indian Land Tenure Foundation (iltf) continues to reach out to native american communities and the general public to broaden their understanding of the complex issues of land ownership in indian country. Among these activities are grant-making, presenting at conferences and other gatherings, distribution of our relevant publications, outreach through social media and program update reports as well as through the foundation's website. The foundation takes an active role working with native nations addressing issues by hosting regional meetings, meeting with federal…
National indian carbon coalition:the national indian carbon coalition (nicc) works to build capacity for indigenous-led carbon sequestration projects that include tribal nations, alaska native villages & corporations, native hawaiian organizations, and first nations in canada. Nicc has received philanthropic dollars to establish the revolving project fund, which advances our efforts significantly towards building nicc's longer-term support for indigenous projects. Nicc conducts all of the supporting work on indigenous lands as the project proponent and continues to partner with the indigenous…
Native nation rebuilding:iltf established a designated fund for the native governance center (ngc), a 501(c)(3), that focuses on training and informing tribal governments on building the foundation of nation building through policy and governmental functions. Native nation rebuilding fund makes distributions that support ngc and its work on the management of reservation planning and lands. The ngc and iltf are planning several joint efforts to expand the reach of both organizations in 2024
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $154,046 | $0 | $58,557 | $212,603 |
| NICC DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,700 | $0 | $44,213 | $171,913 |
| ACCOUNTANT/HR DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,871 | $0 | $28,771 | $158,642 |
| DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,519 | $0 | $49,155 | $152,674 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,712 | $0 | $31,114 | $142,826 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Indian Land Tenure Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $396K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 515
- Volunteers Part I, line 611
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GREEN TIMBER CONSULTING FORESTERS INC Consulting | $569,881 |
| CARBON INFORMATICS LLC Consulting | $303,600 |
| INDIGO AG INC Consulting | $300,000 |
| LOCAL INVESTED CARBON OFFSETS Consulting | $121,456 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
9 private foundations reported grants to Indian Land Tenure Foundation totaling $2.5M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Indian Land Tenure Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Indian Land Tenure Foundation reported that 90.4% of its $13.0 million in expenses went to program services, 8.1% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Indian Land Tenure Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Indian Land Tenure Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $212,603, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Indian Land Tenure Foundation get its money?
Of $21.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 46.7% came from contributions and grants (including 4.4% from government grants) and 20.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Indian Land Tenure Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-2014273 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533189349304618 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403129349303740 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202331599349301248 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233199349332283 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143129349302929 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041639349300749 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-2014273: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.