Public Charity

NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND INC

Based in BOULDER, CO, NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $24.7M in revenue, $21.3M in expenses, $92.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 200 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $17.9M.

EIN: 840611876 BOULDER, CO Minority Rights NTEE: R22 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$24.7M
Total Expenses$21.3M
Total Assets$92.2M
Grant Records200
Funding Total$17.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND HOLDS GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE. WE FIGHT TO PROTECT NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS, RESOURCES, AND LIFEWAYS THROUGH LITIGATION, LEGAL ADVOCACY, AND LEGAL EXPERTISE. AS ESTABLISHED BY NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND'S (NARF) FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Where $100 goes at Native American Rights Fund Inc

How Native American Rights Fund Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$69 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$20 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $69 for programs

$66
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) continues to provide high-level legal advocacy and programs that serve tribal nations and their communities across the country
95% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 26 organizations; 14 acres; 9,000 acres of federal
$3
National Indian Law Library In 1972, NARF founded the National Indian Law Library (NILL) to serve the research needs of NARF attorneys
5% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 4,500 books
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

ATTORNEY Brett Shelton
BOARD MEMBER Camille Kalama
ATTORNEY David Gover
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Donald Ragona
BOARD MEMBER Gayla Hoseth
BOARD MEMBER Geoffrey Blackwell

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$9,771,522 123 grants
Environment & Conservation
$2,750,165 29 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$1,711,846 11 grants
Research & Policy
$877,075 7 grants
Animal Welfare
$695,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $24.7M $21.3M $92.2M
2024 $24.6M $20.5M $84.1M
2023 $18.9M $18.7M $71.4M
2022 $17.5M $14.6M $64.7M
2021 $30.5M $13.9M $72.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $30.5M to $24.7M (-19%), with total assets most recently reported at $92.2M.

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