American Indian Youth Running Strong
Also known as Running Strong for American Indian Youth
American Indian Youth Running Strong reported $10.4 million in revenue and $10.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.01 went to program services, $1.12 to management and general costs and $1.87 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $464,687 (PRESIDENT/CEO). Revenue rose 88% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor 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
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.0% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.1% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.9% | 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 | 97.9% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $464,687 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.61% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.8 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseFood, garden, water and basic need:all children need to have access to healthy food, clean water, and safe homes to grow and thrive. Impoverished economic realities of rural and reservation life challenge many American Indian communities to meet their children's basic needs. Running Strong is dedicated to supporting native community leaders and family's efforts to ensure that their children have a healthy start. Running Strong continued our support for critical needs with food and water connections, as well as with thousands of brand-new in-kind items to communities across the country
Youth, language and culture:Running Strong wholeheartedly advocates for native youth prosperity and academic success. In FY25, we supported today we follow tomorrow we lead's youth summer camp on the navajo nation in arizona, ho'ola's summer camp programming in native hawaiian communities, rock hill school district's catawba youth council for middle school and high school students, oceti wakan's youth programs on pine ridge indian reservation, the students at haskell university amidst federal funding cuts to critical programming, and the kansas university endowment association's summertime…
Dreamstarter program dreamstarter, dreamstarter teacher, dreamstarter creative, dreamstarter scholarship, keep the dream alive, dreamstarter gold. In his travels throughout the nation, our spokesperson billy mills has witnessed what he calls a "poverty of dreams," wherein native youth do not dare to dream. Dreamstarter aims to support native youth in pursuit of their dreams through a combination of financial support, hands-on mentorship, communications training, and networking. Running Strong recognizes that today's native youth are our future leaders and despite the many challenges that…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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/CEO Director/trustee, officer, 3.00 hrs/week | $0 | $406,570 | $58,117 | $464,687 |
| VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COU Officer, 3.00 hrs/week | $0 | $300,608 | $23,980 | $324,588 |
| CFO Officer, 3.00 hrs/week | $0 | $147,746 | $23,743 | $171,489 |
| SECRETARY Officer, 3.00 hrs/week | $0 | $80,649 | $26,581 | $107,230 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Indian Youth Running Strong (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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 · 10 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 511
- Volunteers Part I, line 611
Private foundation grants it received
13 private foundations reported grants to American Indian Youth Running Strong totaling $182K 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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Every number above is copied from American Indian Youth Running Strong's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for American Indian Youth Running Strong, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 American Indian Youth Running Strong spent in FY2025, $97.01 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of American Indian Youth Running Strong's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, American Indian Youth Running Strong reported that 97.0% of its $10.1 million in expenses went to program services, 1.1% to management and general and 1.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American Indian Youth Running Strong pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American Indian Youth Running Strong reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $464,687, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American Indian Youth Running Strong get its money?
Of $10.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.9% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American Indian Youth Running Strong a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 54-1594578 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202523259349301027 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202413269349301201 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202313409349300811 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243199349324174 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133199349316033 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003119349300790 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 54-1594578: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.