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NATIONAL TRIBAL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SUPPORT CENTER

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $810K · expenses $664K · assets $288K

Also known as
INFORMATION SUPPORT CENTER
EIN
27-3139458
Address
PO BOX 638, BONNE TERRE, MO 63628-0638
Website
WWW.TRIBALGIS.COM
NTEE code
S40
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2012
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

TO PROVIDE OUTREACH SUPPORT REGARDING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION TO NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Garet Couch PRESIDENT2019-2024 $41,520$41,520 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
John Ellis DIRECTOR2019-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Letisha Couch VICE PRESIDE2019-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Nicole Lim-Myers SECRETARY2019-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $42K · 6 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARET COUCH PRESIDENT32 $41,520$0$0 $41,5201
JOHN ELLIS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LETISHA COUCH VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
NICOLE LIM-MYERS SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 4 employees · 11 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN ELLIS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
GARET COUCH PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
LETISHA COUCH VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
NICOLE LIM-MYERS SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARET COUCH PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
LETISHA COUCH VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
NICOLE LIM-MYERS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
JOHN ELLIS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARET COUCH PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
LETISHA COUCH VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
NICOLE LIM-MYERS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
JOHN ELLIS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARET COUCH PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
LETISHA COUCH VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
NICOLE LIM-MYERS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
JOHN ELLIS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARET COUCH PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
LETISHA COUCH VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
NICOLE LIM-MYERS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
JOHN ELLIS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$809,822$664,147 $287,683$274,962 $0$809,822 $41,520610
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$222,338$191,314 $135,446$129,287 $0$222,338 -411
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,507$47,476 $100,216$98,263 $26$53,481 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,667$27,902 $95,728$92,233 $29$53,638 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,778$44,758 $66,857$66,468 -$38,778 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,121$104,367 $73,942$72,449 $67,340$84,313 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,121$104,367 $73,942$72,449 $67,340$84,313 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $13,591 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MISSOURI HUMANITIES COUNCIL Public charity Fuzzy filed as “NATIONAL TRIBAL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SUPPORT CENTER” 2024 1$13,500 2024$13,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NATIONAL TRIBAL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SUPPORT CENTER” 2020-2023 4$91 2023$28
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $664,147 spent · pay $218,918 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MEETINGS & PROJECTS - FS $321,484$321,484-- 48.4%
Other salaries and wages $197,192$197,192-- 29.7%
Other (as described)ANNUAL CONFERENCE - AM $32,464$32,464-- 4.9%
Other (as described)FACILITIES & EQUIP - MS $29,092$29,092-- 4.4%
All other expenses $28,632$28,632-- 4.3%
Other (as described)TRAVEL & MEETINGS - MS $19,495$19,495-- 2.9%
Payroll taxes $13,487$13,487-- 2.0%
Pension plan contributions $8,239$8,239-- 1.2%
Fees: legal $8,077$8,077-- 1.2%
Insurance $3,708$3,708-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $2,277$2,277-- 0.3%
Total$664,147100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $191,314 spent · pay $42,782 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MEETINGS & PROJECTS - FS $96,004$96,004-- 50.2%
Other salaries and wages $38,794$38,794-- 20.3%
Other (as described)ANNUAL CONFERENCE - AM $24,528$24,528-- 12.8%
Other (as described)FACILITIES & EQUIP - MS $8,572$8,572-- 4.5%
Other (as described)TRAVEL & MEETINGS - MS $7,397$7,397-- 3.9%
All other expenses $7,247$7,247-- 3.8%
Payroll taxes $3,988$3,988-- 2.1%
Insurance $2,668$2,668-- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $1,220$1,220-- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $896$896-- 0.5%
Total$191,314100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $47,476 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,696 98.4%
Fees to independent contractors $780 1.6%
Total$47,476100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $27,902 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,447 94.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,455 5.2%
Total$27,902100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $44,758 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,978 98.3%
Fees to independent contractors $780 1.7%
Total$44,758100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $104,367 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $103,587 99.3%
Fees to independent contractors $780 0.7%
Total$104,367100%

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