Public Charity

ILLUMINATIVE INC

ILLUMINATIVE INC is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $644K revenue, $12.7M expenses. 19 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $14.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 921975377 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$644K
Total Expenses$12.7M
Grant Records19
Funding Total$14.6M
Filing Years2023–2025

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD POWER FOR NATIVE PEOPLES BY AMPLIFYING CONTEMPORARY NATIVE VOICES, STORIES, AND ISSUES TO ADVANCE JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND SELF-DETERMINATION. WE UTILIZE RESEARCH, NARRATIVE AND CULTURE CHANGE STRATEGIES, MOVEMENT-BUILDING, AND ORGANIZING TO DISRUPT THE INVISIBILITY OF NATIVE PEOPLES, RE-EDUCATE AMERICANS, AND MOBILIZE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR KEY NATIVE ISSUES.

Where $100 goes at Illuminative Inc

How Illuminative Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.

$59 Programs the work itself
$32 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $59 for programs

$28
Narrative power and impact (npi) houses research-informed storytelling, digital organizing, narrative strategy, media relations, and rapid response communications that educate, engage and activate native and allied audiences around…
47% of program spending
$14
Pop culture & media seeks to advance institutional equity for native peoples throughout the entertainment and media ecosystem
24% of program spending
$13
Research and action (r+a) partners with leading native scholars, institutions, and organizations to initiate and activate original research studies for and about native peoples that inform all other…
23% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES
$5,484,872
2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$280,000
$200,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES, ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$150,000

Showing up to 5 of 19 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SR DIR OF ADVANCEMENT 1/1-8/1/25 Andreas Hipple
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1/1-3/2/25 Angel Charley
COO Collin Czilli
HR DIRECTOR 1/1-7/1/25 Connie Fisher
CEO Crystal Echo Hawk
VICE CHAIR 2/14-12/31/25 David Gover

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$13,563,862 6 grants
General Support
$768,762 10 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$200,000 1 grant
Economic Development
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $644K $12.7M —
2024 $20.8M $11.6M $12.9M
2023 $2.1M $103K $2.0M

Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.1M to $644K (-70%).

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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