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Native American Rights Fund

EIN 84-0611876Human Services Colorado Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Standing Firm For Justice

Founded in 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide. NARF's practice is concentrated in five key areas: the preservation of tribal existence; the protection of tribal natural resources; the promotion of Native American human rights; the accountability of governments to Native Americans; and the development of Indian law and educating the public about Indian rights, laws, and issues. Throughout its history, NARF has impacted tens of thousands of Indian people in its work for more than 250 tribes.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.92Overall score
out of 100

77.46Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$30,764,589

Total expenses · USD$11,065,425

Program expenses

$8,254,807.05 recorded amount

74.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,903,253.10 recorded amount

17.2%

Administrative expenses

$885,234.00 recorded amount

8.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: John Echohawk
Recorded compensation: $218,206.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.97%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Native American Rights Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide. NARF's practice is concentrated in five key areas: the preservation of tribal existence; the protection of tribal natural resources; the promotion of Native American human rights; the accountability of governments to Native Americans; and the development of Indian law and educating the public about Indian rights, laws, and issues. Throughout its history, NARF has impacted tens of thousands of Indian people in its work for more than 250 tribes.
`ein` EIN	84-0611876
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11065425.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.172
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.746
`fscore` Financial score	77.46
`leader` Recorded leader	John Echohawk
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	218206.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0197
`motto` Tagline	Standing Firm For Justice
`name` Charity name	Native American Rights Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	30764589.0
`score` Overall score	83.92
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8254807.05
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1903253.0999999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	885234.0

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 84-0611876
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.