Institute of American Indian Arts & Alaska Native

Also known as Culture & Arts

Santa Fe, NM · EIN 85-0365964 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Institute of American Indian Arts & Alaska Native reported $34.2 million in revenue and $30.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.83 went to program services, $18.00 to management and general costs and $3.17 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 79.5% of the total. Government grants made up 64.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $241,638 (PRESIDENT). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 49% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $30M

Program services$78.83 $24M
Management & general$18.00 $5.4M
Fundraising$3.17 $960K

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $34M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$14.91 $5.1M
Government grants$64.55 $22M
Program service revenue$18.11 $6.2M
Investment income$0.86 $293K
Other revenue$1.57 $536K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	78.8%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	18.0%	13.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	3.2%	0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.04	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	79.5%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	64.6%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	18.1%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$241,638	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.80%	1.28%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	6	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	35.8	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	13 of 13	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 expense

$24M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $5.7M · revenue $6.2M

A congressionally chartered college serving native americans, the nation, and international communities, iaia focuses on teaching, learning, and outreach to preserve indian culture from the past, to expand personal growth and opportunity, and to improve quality of life for its students and stakeholders

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 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$200,459	$0	$41,179	$241,638
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$169,935	$0	$10,477	$180,412
PROVOST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$131,936	$0	$17,087	$149,023
MUSEUM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$123,188	$0	$17,162	$140,350
DIRECTOR OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$105,693	$0	$17,822	$123,515
DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVMNT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$101,539	$0	$16,041	$117,580
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$88,240	$0	$22,498	$110,738
MEMBER AT LARGE Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week	$1,500	$0	$0	$1,500

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Institute of American Indian Arts & Alaska Native (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $544K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$34M	$30M	78.8%	$90M	$241,638
FY2024 ⓘ	$39M	$25M	78.1%	$86M	$253,890
FY2023 ⓘ	$30M	$24M	78.7%	$72M	$253,890
FY2022 ⓘ	$28M	$24M	77.9%	$67M	$220,868
FY2021 ⓘ	$25M	$22M	79.3%	$63M	$233,739
FY2020 ⓘ	$23M	$22M	80.3%	$59M	$222,599

Governance 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–1b13 · 13 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 5432
Volunteers Part I, line 613

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

FRANKEN CONSTRUCTION Construction	$10,795,204
BON APPETIT Food service	$997,271
FUTURES MECHANICAL LLC Construction	$705,711
GARDAWORLD SECURITY SERVICES Construction	$287,747
CCS FACILITY SERVICES-NEW MEXICO IN Construction	$261,842

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Institute of American Indian Arts & Alaska Native totaling $1.4M 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 Institute of American Indian Arts & Alaska Native's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Institute of American Indian Arts & Alaska Native reported that 78.8% of its $30.2 million in expenses went to program services, 18.0% to management and general and 3.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Institute of American Indian Arts & Alaska Native pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Institute of American Indian Arts & Alaska Native reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $241,638, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Institute of American Indian Arts & Alaska Native get its money?

Of $34.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 79.5% came from contributions and grants (including 64.6% from government grants) and 18.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Institute of American Indian Arts & Alaska Native a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 85-0365964 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), 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 September 30, 2025, object 202631949349301198 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522179349300317 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422129349302152 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202301719349301325 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232169349301878 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102189349301605 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 85-0365964: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.