California · Nonprofit
Rena Flying Coyote Collective
Rena Flying Coyote Collective (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $580,600 to it, the largest being THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION ($502,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $682k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $581k
- Net assets
- $401k
What Rena Flying Coyote Collective does
Mission
Rena Flying Coyote Collective is dedicated to telling the stories of Indigenous peoples through film, television, and the arts.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Development of PBS Learning Media Curriculum for Imagining The Indian
$250,203 spent$527,700 earned by the program100% of program spendingContinued community, tribal, and educational screenings of Imagining The Indian
Production launched for "Loyal To The Soil"
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $250,203.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Ben West
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Rena Flying Coyote Collective’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Rena Flying Coyote Collective leans on a few funders — its largest provides 86% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
87% of Rena Flying Coyote Collective's grant income comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Rena Flying Coyote Collective runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like Rena Flying Coyote Collective
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Rena Flying Coyote Collective: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Rena Flying Coyote Collective?
- Rena Flying Coyote Collective (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $580,600 to it, the largest being THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION ($502,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Rena Flying Coyote Collective have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $580,600 in grants to Rena Flying Coyote Collective, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Rena Flying Coyote Collective?
- THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $502,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Rena Flying Coyote Collective find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing