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Xinewh-Ding Inc

EIN 92-3018840 · Hoopa, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceGood84 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO RECLAIM TIME AND SPACE FOR HOLISTIC HUPA LANGUAGE RESURGENCE. WE AIM TO CULTIVATE INTERGENERATIONAL HEALING THROUGH RECONNECTING OUR PEOPLE TO ONE ANOTHER, OUR LANGUAGE, OUR CULTURE AND OUR HOMELANDS. OUR PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON THE CONTINUED TRANSMISSION OF OUR LANGUAGE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS AND THE OVERALL WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

Income
$924,644
Spending
$872,910
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
1.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 68%
Employees
11
Volunteers
10
Highest pay
$90,150, co-director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 77% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 197% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 (3)
  1. $553,697 spent. THE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE IMMERSION NEST IS A MODEL THAT HAS PROVEN GREAT SUCCESS FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE WORLD AT CREATING NEW SPEAKERS OF ENDANGERED LANGUAGES AND PROVEN TO IMPACT WELLNESS OUTCOMES FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. TARGETING THIS AGE GROUP WILL ENABLE US TO CREATE A GENERATION OF BABIES WHO WILL GROW UP HEARING AND SPEAKING HUPA LANGUAGE WITH EACH OTHER, THEIR TEACHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE HAVE SEEN SUCH AMAZING PROGRESS WITH OUR STUDENTS DURING OUR FIRST YEAR INCLUDING SOME OF THE BABIES SPEAKING THEIR VERY FIRST WORDS (OF ANY LANGUAGE) IN HUPA. WE SERVED 9 STUDENTS AGED 2 YEARS TO 4 YEARS OLD IN A FULL TIME PROGRAM MONDAY-THURSDAY FOR 5 HOURS A DAY, FROM OCTOBER 2024 TO MAY 2025. OUR CURRICULUM IS CENTERED AROUND HUPA STORIES, SONGS AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD IN DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE WAYS CONDUCTED PRIMARILY IN NA:TINIXWE MIXINE:WHE, THE HUPA LANGUAGE.
  2. $136,123 spent. AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR WORK TO CREATE HUPA LANGUAGE CURRICULUM FOR USE IN OUR PROGRAMS AND FOR SHARING WITH OUR LARGER COMMUNITY. AS THERE HAVE BEEN NO FULL-TIME HUPA LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOLS, WE HAVE HAD TO ALMOST START FROM SCRATCH IN CREATING BOOKS, SONGS AND OTHER CURRICULUM FOR OUR PROGRAM STUDENTS AND OTHER LEARNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP HUPA LANGUAGE CURRICULUM DURING THE YEAR, CONTINUING TO LEVEL IT UP FOR THE STUDENTS AS THEY GROW.
  3. $64,491 spent. IN LATE SUMMER OF 2024 AND EARLY SUMMER 2025, WE COMPLETED OUR 8TH AND 9TH SUMMER OF PUTTING ON OUR ANNUAL XONTEHL-TAW IMMERSION SUMMER SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN (K-4). THESE CAMPS PROVIDE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING FOR OLDER STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE LITTLE TO NO SUCH PROGRAMMING IN LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WHO THRIVE WHEN THEY ARE IMMERSED IN OUR HUPA WAYS OF BEING. OUR SUMMER SCHOOL ALSO SERVES AS A TRAINING GROUND FOR FUTURE HUPA LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND PROMOTES THE LOVE AND USE OF OUR ANCESTRAL LANGUAGE AND TRADITIONS. WE HAVE ALSO INTRODUCED A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 5TH-8TH GRADES AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO CAN HELP AT CAMP AND MENTOR THE YOUNGER STUDENTS IN THEIR HUPA LANGUAGE LEARNING.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.

    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 December 2023.

    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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