Native Strength Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Native Strength Network builds leadership from the inside out. Our model trains Native community members to serve as peer supporters and wellness advocates-equipping them with culturally aligned strategies to address trauma, addiction, and mental health challenges. We offer workshops, leadership cohorts, and group support models rooted in both evidence-based practices and spiritual care. We're creating safe, welcoming places for healing to begin. Our programs are designed to grow with the community and are strengthened through partnerships with local churches, ministries, and volunteers. Every leader we train becomes a light in their community-helping others find hope, connection, and strength.
- Income
- $69,278
- Spending
- $60,660
- Reserves
- 9.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $47,375, president executive director
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
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (mental health, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% 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 (1)
- $18,253 spent. Community Wellness Education - Native Strength Network provided community wellness education through workshops and gatherings focused on veteran support, health and nutrition, and its Human Care & Compassion series. In 2025, these activities reached approximately 360 participants, including 15 participants in a veteran support workshop, more than 300 participants through health and nutrition workshops, and 45 participants in the Human Care & Compassion series. These programs offered practical tools, encouragement, and faith-based support to strengthen individual and community wellness.
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 April 2024.
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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