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Indigenous Regeneration

EIN 81-4845043 · Valley Center, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak0 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It owes more than it owns.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVE CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND PROMOTE SELF-DETERMINATION AMONG OUR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

Income
$183,569
Spending
$307,204
Reserves
-1.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$89,057, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 0 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    0 of 20

    It owes 298% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 67% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (3)
  1. $109,024 spent. FARM : LAND-BASED CLASSROOM FOR INTERGENERATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE (TEK) THE SPACE HAS A COMMUNITY-DESIGNED STAGE AND FIRE CIRCLE, SURROUNDED BY HAY BALE SEATING -- A SPACE FOR BIRD SONGS, STORYTELLING, AND CEREMONY.ONE OF TWO COMMUNITY-BUILT EARTH DOMES, CREATED USING NATURAL MATERIALS AND TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES NATIVE PLANT BEDS, POLLINATOR HABITAT ZONES, OPEN RESTORATION SPACES THRIVING FARM AND EMERGING FOOD FOREST, SUPPORTING CULTURAL FOODWAYS, INTERTRIBAL NOURISHMENT, AND HANDS-ON EDUCATION.
  2. $89,651 spent. BIRD SONG PROJECT: INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES ARE LIVING ARCHIVES--ENCODING THE LAND'S HISTORY, ECOLOGY, AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY. IN TODAY'S LANDSCAPE, MANY INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES ARE IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION. AT IRG, DIGITAL STORYTELLING IS A CULTURAL STRATEGY TO PRESERVE AND PASS ON LANGUAGE AND KNOWLEDGE. THE BIRD SONG PROJECT IS AN INITIATIVE TO DOCUMENT AND PRESERVE KUMEYAAY TRADITIONAL BIRD SONGS IN A DIGITAL ARCHIVE. THE PROJECT HOSTS QUARTERLY PROGRAMMING AND ENGAGES TRIBAL YOUTH AND INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PRESERVE AND REVITALIZE TRADITIONAL SONGS, LANGUAGE, AND THE CULTURAL TEACHINGS.
  3. $11,648 spent. BOARD GAME: THE KUMEYAAY ETHNOBOTANY BOARD GAME CREATED BY RICHARD BUGBEE AND LACEY CANNON IS AN EXCITING PROJECT DOCUMENTING DEEP CULTURAL HISTORY, LANGUAGE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN SAN DIEGO. THIS INTERACTIVE, EDUCATIONAL BOARD GAME IS A TOOL FOR CULTURAL REVITALIZATION AND INCLUDES ORIGINAL TRIBAL TERRITORIES IN SAN DIEGO AND BAJA, THE ORIGINAL TRADING TRAILS AND SEASONAL TRAVELING DIRECTIONS OF THE KUMEYAAY.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2017.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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