Partnership With Native Americans
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Partnership With Native Americans meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Complaints
Number of complaints processed by BBB WGA in the last 36 months: 2
The organization addressed the complaint issues brought to its attention: 2
(These complaints involved mailing list removal).
Stated Purpose:
"to serve immediate needs and support long-term solutions for strong, self-sufficient Native American communities."
Year, State Incorporated:
2015, TX
Also Known As:
American Indian Relief Council Council of Indian Nations American Indian Education Fund Native American Aid Navajo Relief Fund Northern Plains Reservation Aid Reservation Animal Rescue Sioux Nation Relief Fund Southwest Indian Relief Council Southwest Reservation Aid National Relief Charities
Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) reports that it works to improve the quality of life for Native Americans annually across hundreds of tribal communities in the Southwest and Northern Plains. The organization partners with tribal communities and provides materials for nutrition, health, education, disaster relief and other emergency services, animal welfare, and holiday support. Simultaneously, PWNA also supports higher education and capacity building through impact-focused training, as well as community-led projects that address poverty and contribute to self-sufficiency. In all its services, the organization reports that it takes an asset-based community development (ABCD) approach, which builds on strengths present in the tribal communities it serves and brings together individuals, programs, and outside resources in order to leverage the social capital of a network mobilizing toward a common solution. Some ($1,346,580 or 8%) of PWNA's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fundraising appeals.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, Partnership With Native Americans's program expenses were:
| Southwest Reservation Aid | $8,371,305 |
| Northern Plains Reservation Aid | $6,218,023 |
| Long-term solutions | $1,450,002 |
| Total Program Expenses | $16,039,330 |
Chief Executive
Joshua Arce, President and Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*
$276,089
Chair of the Board
Corey Mzhickteno
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Provides flight expertise, consulting services, flight tests, aircraft delivery, and flight training to domestic & international customers, and part-time work in U.S. Air Force Reserves
Board Size
7
Paid Staff Size
60
*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Door-to-door appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Membership appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Telephone appeals
PWNA incurred joint costs of $3,561,977 for informational materials and activities that included fundraising materials. Of those costs $2,215,397 was allocated to fundraising expenses and $1,346,580 was allocated to program expenses.
Fundraising costs were 23% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $27,329,041, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Partnership With Native Americans's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Contributions | $17,912,246 |
| In-kind contributions | $9,416,795 |
| Other income | $545,672 |
| Gain on sale of asset | $80,720 |
| Total Income | $27,955,433 |
Programs: 67% Fundraising: 26% Administrative: 8%
| Total Income | $27,955,433 |
| Total expenses: | $24,066,824 |
| Program expenses | $16,039,330 |
| Fundraising expenses | $6,204,942 |
| Administrative expenses | $1,822,552 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $3,888,609 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $27,951,839 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $31,840,448 |
| Total Liabilities | $1,118,152 |
| Total Assets | $32,958,600 |
Note: According to the organization’s 2024 audited financial statements, PWNA received in-kind gifts totaling $9,416,795 in the form of health items ($4,106,222), household items ($3,477,212), food items ($797,219), advertising ($454,383), land held for sale ($341,400), and other ($240,359).
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