Redbird
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Redbird is a Native American and environmental charitable and educational association. The primary population we serve is tribal, indigenous, mixed heritage, low income and high risk youth, adults and elders. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, tribal enrollment, socio-economic factors, gender, political or religious affiliations or lack thereof.
- Income
- $79,004
- Spending
- $73,938
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 62%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (4)
- $9,990 spent. Highway 2 Motorcycle Track Days on Horse Thief Mile, Willow Springs International Raceway Motorcycle technical skills events with emphasis on control, turning, braking and managing a motorcycle in canyon conditions. This program began in December 2019 as a response to the high accident rate and death toll on the Angeles Crest Highway, which is the main artery through the Angeles National Forest, where Redbird owns and operates the Chilao School property. The program involves relatively high risk and a high expense ratio, but it also has great potential rewards. We are directly influencing how people ride motorcycles and helping them improve their chances of responding appropriately in an emergency situation.
- $1,900 spent. Chilao School, environmental, arts, healing arts and life skills programs In 2021 we continued programs at the school with much-reduced attendance due to Covid, utilizing outdoor spaces whenever possible. We did a number of renovations to the school itself, including the restoration of electricity after a fallen tree had destroyed our power pole; new interior lighting, the addition of an electric vehicle charging station, extensive grading to the adjacent property after a firebreak was created during the Bobcat fire, and several "hardening" exterior upgrades to improve fire safety in the event of the next wildfire.
- $2,272 spent. Redbird's 26th annual Blanket Drive and Mini Powwow December 4, 2022 A family style one day Native American social and spiritual gathering, inviting the public to contribute to a blanket drive for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota. The 2021 event was extremely well attended and the end result was four truckloads of donations. Used items were distributed locally and new blankets and winter clothing items were shipped via USPS to the White Plume Family for distribution to needy families throughout the reservation's most remote regions. This was probably our most successful drive in the 26 year history of the event.
- $27,980 spent. Children of Many Colors Native American Powwow, returning in 2022 after a two year hiatus due to he Coronavirus pandemic. A family friendly, public friendly gathering an celebration of indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere. Singing, dancing, drumming, arts, crafts, foods, culture sharing, interactive community and cultural exchange. We were joined by 13 other non profit and human service groups for the 2022 powwow.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 October 13, 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 December 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 September 1994.
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 October 21, 2026.
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