American Indigenous Tourism Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
DEFINE, INTRODUCE, GROW AND SUSTAIN AMERICAN INDIGENOUS TOURISM THAT HONORS TRADITIONS AND VALUES.
- Income
- $3.6 million
- Spending
- $3.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 46%
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 26
- Highest pay
- $148,617, chief exec o
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 29% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $1.5 million spent. PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT -- AIT'S PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FACILITATES STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES, FEDERAL AGENCIES, DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER INDUSTRY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDRESSING HOSPITALITY-RELATED ISSUES AND FACILITATING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AMONG THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL PARTNERS WITH COMMON GOALS AND VALUES THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE ADVICE AND SKILLS OF ALL PARTNERS. AIT WORKS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES, DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS AND NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATIONS TO BUILD PUBLIC AWARENESS OF TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES ON TRIBAL AND FEDERAL LANDS, WHICH IN TURN PRODUCES ECONOMIC BENEFITS WHILE PROVIDING NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO PERPETUATE THEIR CULTURE, HERITAGE, LANGUAGE AND CULINARY OFFERINGS. PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT -- AIT'S PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FACILITATES STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES, FEDERAL AGENCIES, DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER INDUSTRY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDRESSING HOSPITALITY-RELATED ISSUES AND FACILITATING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AMONG THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL PARTNERS WITH COMMON GOALS AND VALUES THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE ADVICE AND SKILLS OF ALL PARTNERS. AIT WORKS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES, DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS AND NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATIONS TO BUILD PUBLIC AWARENESS OF TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES ON TRIBAL AND FEDERAL LANDS, WHICH IN TURN PRODUCES ECONOMIC BENEFITS WHILE PROVIDING NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO PERPETUATE THEIR CULTURE, HERITAGE, LANGUAGE AND CULINARY OFFERINGS.
- $832,724 spent. COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM -- AS PART OF OUR ONGOING MISSION TO SUPPORT NATIVE NATIONS, AIT HAS LAUNCHED A PROGRAM AIMED AT CONNECTING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S.-PARTICULARLY THOSE AT HIGH RISK OF WILDFIRES AND CLIMATE IMPACTS-WITH FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ADDRESS CLIMATE IMPACTS, PROMOTE HEALTHY FORESTS AND LANDS, AND STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS OF NATIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE RECREATION AND CULTURAL TOURISM. THROUGH A NEWLY ESTABLISHED MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, AIT GUIDES NATIVE NATIONS IN IDENTIFYING GRANT ELIGIBILITY, NAVIGATING APPLICATION PROCESSES, AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY NEEDED FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS. BY OFFERING WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS FOCUSED ON CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE PERSISTENT BARRIERS MANY INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES FACE IN ACCESSING FEDERAL FUNDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS. THIS PROJECT REFLECTS AIT'S COMMITMENT TO BRIDGING THOSE GAPS WHILE REINFORCING TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND EMPOWERING NATIVE NATIONS TO GROW RESILIENT, CULTURALLY ALIGNED TOURISM ECONOMIES ROOTED IN THE STEWARDSHIP OF HEALTHY LANDS AND FORESTS. COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM -- AS PART OF OUR ONGOING MISSION TO SUPPORT NATIVE NATIONS, AIT HAS LAUNCHED A PROGRAM AIMED AT CONNECTING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S.-PARTICULARLY THOSE AT HIGH RISK OF WILDFIRES AND CLIMATE IMPACTS-WITH FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ADDRESS CLIMATE IMPACTS, PROMOTE HEALTHY FORESTS AND LANDS, AND STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS OF NATIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE RECREATION AND CULTURAL TOURISM. THROUGH A NEWLY ESTABLISHED MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, AIT GUIDES NATIVE NATIONS IN IDENTIFYING GRANT ELIGIBILITY, NAVIGATING APPLICATION PROCESSES, AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY NEEDED FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS. BY OFFERING WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS FOCUSED ON CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE PERSISTENT BARRIERS MANY INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES FACE IN ACCESSING FEDERAL FUNDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS. THIS PROJECT REFLECTS AIT'S COMMITMENT TO BRIDGING THOSE GAPS WHILE REINFORCING TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND EMPOWERING NATIVE NATIONS TO GROW RESILIENT, CULTURALLY ALIGNED TOURISM ECONOMIES ROOTED IN THE STEWARDSHIP OF HEALTHY LANDS AND FORESTS.
- $259,631 spent. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING -- AIT WORKS WITH THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, BUSINESSES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, TRIBAL PARTNERS, NON-PROFITS, NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY AND DELIVER RESPONSIVE AND RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT. OUR TAILORED AND PARTNERSHIP-DRIVEN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE THE KEY TO OUR SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH AND ENHANCEMENT OF INDIGENOUS TOURISM PRODUCTS. OUR PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THE AMERICAN INDIGENOUS TOURISM CONFERENCE (AITC); INTERNATIONAL MARKET READINESS TRAINING - GO INTERNATIONAL; CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS; OUTREACH, RESOURCES, ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND BREAKING NEWS; PARTNER-BASED WEBINAR INSTRUCTION; INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. AIT ALSO PROVIDES INDUSTRY TRAINING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THEIR WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE A CRITICAL ACCESS POINT FOR EXPANDING THE INDIGENOUS TOURISM KNOWLEDGE BASE AND EXPERTISE IN U.S. NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING -- AIT WORKS WITH THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, BUSINESSES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, TRIBAL PARTNERS, NON-PROFITS, NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY AND DELIVER RESPONSIVE AND RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT. OUR TAILORED AND PARTNERSHIP-DRIVEN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE THE KEY TO OUR SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH AND ENHANCEMENT OF INDIGENOUS TOURISM PRODUCTS. OUR PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THE AMERICAN INDIGENOUS TOURISM CONFERENCE (AITC); INTERNATIONAL MARKET READINESS TRAINING - GO INTERNATIONAL; CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS; OUTREACH, RESOURCES, ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND BREAKING NEWS; PARTNER-BASED WEBINAR INSTRUCTION; INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. AIT ALSO PROVIDES INDUSTRY TRAINING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THEIR WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE A CRITICAL ACCESS POINT FOR EXPANDING THE INDIGENOUS TOURISM KNOWLEDGE BASE AND EXPERTISE IN U.S. NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES.
- $277,039 spent. TRIBAL RELATIONS AND OUTREACH -- THE TRIBAL RELATIONS AND OUTREACH PROGRAM CONDUCTS DIRECT OUTREACH TO TRIBES AND NATIVE-OWNED BUSINESSES TO IDENTIFY CAPACITY AND TRAINING NEEDS AND TO INCREASE THE CONTENT ON AIT'S CONSUMER WEBSITE, DESTINATIONNATIVEAMERICA.COM (CONSUMER-FACING DESTINATION WEBSITE DEDICATED TO INDIGENOUS TOURISM) AND AIT'S PROPRIETARY DATABASE. THE TRIBAL RELATIONS AND OUTREACH PROGRAM INTRODUCES AIT RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO TRIBES, NATIVE-OWNED TOURISM BUSINESSES AND PARTNERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS OF PLANNING AND FUNDING FOR CULTURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. DURING INTERVIEWS, THE TEAM GATHERS INFORMATION ABOUT INDIGENOUS TOURISM ATTRACTIONS AND ENCOURAGES FUTURE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM CULTIVATES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ESTABLISHING/ MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIGENOUS TRAVEL, TOURISM AND RECREATION STAFF; TOURISM INDUSTRY LEADERS; FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS; HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICERS; ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS. THE DESTINATIONNATIVEAMERICA.COM WEBSITE PROVIDES INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION TO TRAVEL TRADE PROFESSIONALS AND INDIVIDUAL TRAVELERS TO ASSIST THEM IN LOCATING AUTHENTIC CULTURAL HERITAGE AND INDIGENOUS TOURISM DESTINATIONS TO EXPLORE WITHIN NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. AIT INVITES EACH FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE TO CLAIM AND POPULATE THEIR OWN PAGE, PROVIDING A PROFILE OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND EXPERIENCES THEY WISH TO SHARE. THE SITE INCLUDES A BLOG TO SHOWCASE TRENDS OR GROUPS OF SIMILAR DESTINATIONS. AIT HAS INCREASED OUTREACH TO NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO ENCOURAGE THEIR PARTICIPATION AND VISITOR EXPLORATION OF INDIGENOUS ATTRACTIONS, DESTINATIONS AND EXPERIENCES. DESTINATIONNATIVEAMERICA.COM IS EVOLVING INTO A POWERFUL TOOL FOR NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE INDIGENOUS TOURISM REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. AIT IS ENGAGING AND TRAINING INDIGENOUS TOURISM LEADERS TO USE THIS TOOL TO PERPETUATE AND PROMOTE THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY. MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS -- AIT PROVIDES OUTREACH AND MARKETING SUPPORT TO EXPAND THE IMPACT OF INDIGENOUS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. IN THE PAST YEAR, AIT REACHED POTENTIAL TRAVELERS DOMESTICALLY AND IN NEARLY 50 COUNTRIES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, AMERICANINDIGENOUSTOURISM.ORG AND DESTINATIONNATIVEAMERICA.COM. AIT EARNS MILLIONS OF MEDIA IMPRESSIONS ANNUALLY AND REACHES THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH E-MAIL NEWS BLASTS, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. AIT'S REACH IS EXTENDED THROUGH A TARGETED MEDIA RELATIONS CAMPAIGN, WITH PRESS RELEASES DISTRIBUTED TO LEADING INDIGENOUS PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING NATIVE NEWS ONLINE, NATIVE AMERICA CALLING, CHEROKEE ONE FEATHER, INDIANZ.COM AND HIGH COUNTRY NEWS, TO NAME A FEW. ADDITIONALLY, AIT TARGETS LEADING TRAVEL TRADE (TRAVEL AGENT AND TOUR OPERATOR) PUBLICATIONS, SUCH AS TRAVEL WEEKLY, TRAVELAGE WEST, TRAVELPULSE, WANDERLUST AND SKIFT TO NAME A FEW. AIT ALSO COMMUNICATES WITH LEADING CONSUMER TRAVEL WRITERS, BOTH FREELANCE AND EDITORIAL STAFF TO FURTHER GENERATE STORIES FOR INDIGENOUS TOURISM. AIT INVITES MEDIA AND THE TRAVEL TRADE OUT TO EXPERIENCE INDIGENOUS DESTINATIONS, ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS ON CURATED FAM (FAMILIARIZATION) TOURS. VISITOR OUTREACH -- AIT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM STRATEGY TO BRING MORE VISITORS TO THE UNITED STATES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR PARTICIPATION AT DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOWS TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. AIT'S VISITOR OUTREACH PROGRAM IS CRITICAL TO FULFILLING OUR MISSION AND PROMISE TO AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES. UNIQUE TO AIT, WE WORK WITH NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR AND ENTERING THE TOURISM MARKETPLACE. CURRENTLY, AIT PROMOTES INDIGENOUS DESTINATIONS TO VISITOR MARKETS AT INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TRAVEL TRADESHOWS, INCLUDING IPW (HELD IN ROTATING U.S. DESTINATIONS) AND GO WEST. INTERNATIONALLY, AIT ATTENDS BRAND USA'S TRAVEL WEEK (LONDON, UK). AIT ALSO CREATES INDUSTRY TOOLS LIKE THE TOP 10 INDIGENOUS EXPERIENCES AND 15 CULTURAL PROTOCOLS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU VISIT NATIVE HOMELANDS IN THE U.S.
- TRIBAL RELATIONS AND OUTREACH -- THE TRIBAL RELATIONS AND OUTREACH PROGRAM CONDUCTS DIRECT OUTREACH TO TRIBES AND NATIVE-OWNED BUSINESSES TO IDENTIFY CAPACITY AND TRAINING NEEDS AND TO INCREASE THE CONTENT ON AIT'S CONSUMER WEBSITE, DESTINATIONNATIVEAMERICA.COM (CONSUMER-FACING DESTINATION WEBSITE DEDICATED TO INDIGENOUS TOURISM) AND AIT'S PROPRIETARY DATABASE. THE TRIBAL RELATIONS AND OUTREACH PROGRAM INTRODUCES AIT RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO TRIBES, NATIVE-OWNED TOURISM BUSINESSES AND PARTNERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS OF PLANNING AND FUNDING FOR CULTURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. DURING INTERVIEWS, THE TEAM GATHERS INFORMATION ABOUT INDIGENOUS TOURISM ATTRACTIONS AND ENCOURAGES FUTURE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM CULTIVATES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ESTABLISHING/ MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIGENOUS TRAVEL, TOURISM AND RECREATION STAFF; TOURISM INDUSTRY LEADERS; FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS; HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICERS; ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS. THE DESTINATIONNATIVEAMERICA.COM WEBSITE PROVIDES INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION TO TRAVEL TRADE PROFESSIONALS AND INDIVIDUAL TRAVELERS TO ASSIST THEM IN LOCATING AUTHENTIC CULTURAL HERITAGE AND INDIGENOUS TOURISM DESTINATIONS TO EXPLORE WITHIN NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. AIT INVITES EACH FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE TO CLAIM AND POPULATE THEIR OWN PAGE, PROVIDING A PROFILE OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND EXPERIENCES THEY WISH TO SHARE. THE SITE INCLUDES A BLOG TO SHOWCASE TRENDS OR GROUPS OF SIMILAR DESTINATIONS. AIT HAS INCREASED OUTREACH TO NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO ENCOURAGE THEIR PARTICIPATION AND VISITOR EXPLORATION OF INDIGENOUS ATTRACTIONS, DESTINATIONS AND EXPERIENCES. DESTINATIONNATIVEAMERICA.COM IS EVOLVING INTO A POWERFUL TOOL FOR NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE INDIGENOUS TOURISM REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. AIT IS ENGAGING AND TRAINING INDIGENOUS TOURISM LEADERS TO USE THIS TOOL TO PERPETUATE AND PROMOTE THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY. MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS -- AIT PROVIDES OUTREACH AND MARKETING SUPPORT TO EXPAND THE IMPACT OF INDIGENOUS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. IN THE PAST YEAR, AIT REACHED POTENTIAL TRAVELERS DOMESTICALLY AND IN NEARLY 50 COUNTRIES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, AMERICANINDIGENOUSTOURISM.ORG AND DESTINATIONNATIVEAMERICA.COM. AIT EARNS MILLIONS OF MEDIA IMPRESSIONS ANNUALLY AND REACHES THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH E-MAIL NEWS BLASTS, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. AIT'S REACH IS EXTENDED THROUGH A TARGETED MEDIA RELATIONS CAMPAIGN, WITH PRESS RELEASES DISTRIBUTED TO LEADING INDIGENOUS PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING NATIVE NEWS ONLINE, NATIVE AMERICA CALLING, CHEROKEE ONE FEATHER, INDIANZ.COM AND HIGH COUNTRY NEWS, TO NAME A FEW. ADDITIONALLY, AIT TARGETS LEADING TRAVEL TRADE (TRAVEL AGENT AND TOUR OPERATOR) PUBLICATIONS, SUCH AS TRAVEL WEEKLY, TRAVELAGE WEST, TRAVELPULSE, WANDERLUST AND SKIFT TO NAME A FEW. AIT ALSO COMMUNICATES WITH LEADING CONSUMER TRAVEL WRITERS, BOTH FREELANCE AND EDITORIAL STAFF TO FURTHER GENERATE STORIES FOR INDIGENOUS TOURISM. AIT INVITES MEDIA AND THE TRAVEL TRADE OUT TO EXPERIENCE INDIGENOUS DESTINATIONS, ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS ON CURATED FAM (FAMILIARIZATION) TOURS. VISITOR OUTREACH -- AIT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM STRATEGY TO BRING MORE VISITORS TO THE UNITED STATES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR PARTICIPATION AT DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOWS TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. AIT'S VISITOR OUTREACH PROGRAM IS CRITICAL TO FULFILLING OUR MISSION AND PROMISE TO AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES. UNIQUE TO AIT, WE WORK WITH NATIVE NATIONS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR AND ENTERING THE TOURISM MARKETPLACE. CURRENTLY, AIT PROMOTES INDIGENOUS DESTINATIONS TO VISITOR MARKETS AT INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TRAVEL TRADESHOWS, INCLUDING IPW (HELD IN ROTATING U.S. DESTINATIONS) AND GO WEST. INTERNATIONALLY, AIT ATTENDS BRAND USA'S TRAVEL WEEK (LONDON, UK). AIT ALSO CREATES INDUSTRY TOOLS LIKE THE TOP 10 INDIGENOUS EXPERIENCES AND 15 CULTURAL PROTOCOLS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU VISIT NATIVE HOMELANDS IN THE U.S.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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