Ataaxum Pomkwaan Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of this organization is to provide community resources centered around healing and improved mental health for the continued survival of Native and Indigenous peoples.
- Income
- $129,835
- Spending
- $95,244
- Reserves
- 4.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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 (4)
- $34,840 spent. Elevate Youth California (EYC) - Sierra Health FoundationPrimary services provided under this title are the year-long, weekly seasonal political education and cultural Native Youth Stewardship program, ages 12-26. Topics include Californias Native and Indigenous histories, games, songs. Weekly Language Class is provided for families online, and an Annual 4 day Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) offering mental health workshops, cultural activities and ceremony is held in June.
- $23,338 spent. The San Diego Foundation (SDF)Primary services under this title, was the development of a Cultural Exchange program between urban Jardin Mixteco and rural ataaxum Pomkwaan and was open to the public; activities centered the importance of Food Sovereignty and the exchange of knowledge regarding such practices among the Indigenous groups.
- $8,294 spent. The California Endowment (TCE)Under this title, funds are used to increase organizational capacity to operate independently of a fiscal sponsor, strengthen workplace and wellness supports to ataaxum team members, continued student and family advocacy addressing the unique academic and cultural needs of the community e.g. cultural programming and co-learning experiences that uplift the transfer of Indigenous knowledge from one generation to the next, and funding support for GONA.ii. Approximately 500 Native youth, families, and non-Indigenous community members have benefited from direct services such as classes, camps, workshops, and trainings. Another 500 have benefitted indirectly through social media, tabling at events, and co-collaborating/co-organizing with local reservations to provide games, storytelling and ceremonies at annual community gatherings.
- $17,373 spent. Other Miscellaneous Programs (Total expenses for each $7,250)
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
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 December 2024.
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 2023.
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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