Tipey Joa Native Warriors
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To promote health cultural preservation and social justice in Indigenous communities. Tipey Joa brings together various Indigenous communities and encourages the outside community to participate in bringing health and wellness through various programs which include but are not limited to youth empowerment health education language and cultural events. Tipey Joa works with Yuman groups that include the Kumeyaay nations.
- Income
- $161,586
- Spending
- $168,771
- Reserves
- 10.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Highest pay
- $75,000, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, 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 May 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 May 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 (3)
- $5,000 spent. Program 3 Community Engagement & Binational PartnershipsTipey Joa strengthened community relationships and food sovereignty efforts through collaborative events such as the Roots of Resilience gathering at Buena Vista Audubon Society Wetlands Reserve the JASILJ Native Youth Camp and cross-border activities at Tipai Wamp Ecotourism Center in Baja California. These initiatives brought together over 250 youth and families to exchange cultural knowledge celebrate Indigenous art and food systems and support the annual collection of donations and supplies for Yuman families in Mexico. Each event fostered cultural continuity environmental awareness and intertribal solidarity through traditional arts storytelling and shared community service.
- $4,500 spent. Program 1 Cultural Preservation & Education ProgramsTipey Joa Native Warriors advanced its mission to preserve and revitalize Kumeyaay and Yuman cultural traditions through a series of hands-on educational gatherings including Mujeres del Movimiento! and the Mat Kumeyaay Summer Mataayum. Activities included planting native California plants building traditional Awa dwellings and teaching the traditional game Pshook. More than 200 participants including Tribal youth and community members from both sides of the U.S.Mexico border engaged in intergenerational learning that strengthened language use environmental stewardship and cultural identity.
- $3,500 spent. Program 2 Climate & Environmental Stewardship InitiativesIn partnership with the Climate Science Alliance and the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals Tipey Joa participated in the National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference NTICC and co-hosted community-based climate resilience events such as the Kupiihaaw Mataayum Autumn Gathering at Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve. These programs provided opportunities for over 300 attendees to engage in native plant restoration cultural exchanges storytelling and guided ecological walks. Through education and traditional ecological knowledge the organization promoted awareness of climate impacts and Indigenous-led adaptation strategies across Kumeyaay territories.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 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 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 May 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 June 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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