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Ndn Girls Book Club

EIN 99-0774757 · Nashville, TN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

NDN GIRLS BOOK CLUB IS FORMED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO ENCOURAGE READING AND WRITING AMONG NATIVE YOUTH AND AMPLIFY INDIGENOUS AUTHORS AND ARTISTS.

Income
$37,882
Spending
$50,142
Reserves
3.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ 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 26% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 32% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 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. $9,923 spent. TLINGIT + HAIDA BOOK DROP: SUCCESSFULLY DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 5,000 FREE BOOKS BY INDIGENOUS AUTHORS ACROSS VILLAGES IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA DURING THEIR MAY 2025 BOOK DROP. THE GROUP TRAVELED BY AIR, SEA AND LAND TO REACH INDIGENOUS YOUTH, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES IN REMOTE AREAS.
  2. $5,169 spent. INAUGURAL BLUE CORN FESTIVAL: CO-HOSTED THE FIRST EVER BLUE CORN FESTIVAL IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA IN MARCH 2025 WITH ARIZONA HUMANITIES. THE EVENT CELEBRATED INDIGENOUS FOODWAYS AND RESILIENCE IN THE SOUTHWEST REGION, HOSTED DOZENS OF VENDORS AND CHEFS AND FEATURED A FREE BOOK DISTRIBTUION BY THE BOOK CLUB.
  3. $968 spent. REMATRIATION RETREAT: HELPED TO FACILITATE THE FIRST EVER REMATRIATION RETREAT IN OKLAHOMA IN APRIL 2025. THE GROUP FACILITATED A TALK WITH U.S. POET LAUREATE JOY HARJO, DISTRIBUTED FREE MATERIALS TO GUESTS AND ATTENDEES AND LED A TALK ON REMATRIATION, LITERACY AND STORYTELLING TO AN AUDIENCE OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN, EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 13, 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 April 2025.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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