Public Charity

Tribal Law and Policy Institute

Tribal Law and Policy Institute, of Los Angeles, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $6.8M in revenue, $6.8M in expenses, $1.1M in total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $233K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 943255933 Los Angeles, CA Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.8M
Total Expenses$6.8M
Total Assets$1.1M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$233K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) is a Native American operated non-profit:Dedicated to providing free publication resources, comprehensive training, and technical assistance for Native nations and tribal justice systems in pursuit of our vision to empower Native communities to create and control their own institutions for the benefit of all community members, now, and for future generations.

Where $100 goes at Tribal Law and Policy Institute

How Tribal Law and Policy Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $84 for programs

$46
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Training and Technical Assistance Program: provided a wide array of training and technical assistance to Tribes to build…
55% of program spending
$36
Other Program Activities:1
43% of program spending
$2
Office of Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention Tribal Youth Resource Center: TLPI, in collaboration with project partner, the National Native Children's Trauma Center, provided a range of individualized, intensive…
2% of program spending
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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

2025
PROVIDE SERVICE FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROJECT SITES TO INCREASE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE
$10,646
$77,671
2024
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$7,000
2023
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$7,000
2020
VISION 21: TRIBAL VICTIM SERVICES RESOURCE MAPPING PROJECT
$130,460

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

Officers & Directors

President Abby Abinanti
Tribal Courts Specialist Chia Halper Beetso
Vice President David Raasch
Board Member (end 9/25) Edward Reina
Executive Director Gerald Gardner
Deputy Director Heather Valdez Freedman

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$232,777 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.8M $6.8M $1.1M
2024 $7.1M $7.0M $1.2M
2023 $7.2M $7.0M $1.1M
2022 $6.3M $6.2M $994K
2021 $6.0M $5.8M $825K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.0M to $6.8M (+13%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.

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