New Mexico · Nonprofit
THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC
THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC (New Mexico) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $22,198,544 to it, the largest being THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION ($8,424,471). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.7M
- Funders on record
- 34
- Grants received
- $22M
- Net assets
- $15M
What The Notah Begay III Foundation Inc does
Mission
The notah begay iii foundation's (nb3f) mission is to ensure native children achieve their full potential by advancing cultures of native american community health.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Community empowerment: the foundation's national grantmaking and technical support program is intended to provide native american communities, tribes, and native-led organizations with the tools, information, and inspiration for effective long-term change in their communities that benefits their children's health. The nb3 foundation invests in community-led and culturally relevant programs that promote the four core areas of healthy nutrition, physical activity, youth development, and cultural connections. Community empowerment led the continued growth of the nb3 foundation's youth council, designed to provide leadership development opportunities to native youth and ensure the youth perspective is reflected in nb3 foundation initiatives. In addition, they utilized the nb3 foundation water trailer to promote healthy hydration at several community events.
$328,277 spentof which $76,135 as grants$69,456 earned by the program22% of program spendingNb3fit: nb3fit is a youth development and leadership program serving native american and tribal communities. A core purpose of the nb3fit program is to get native youth healthy and active through sports, utilizing a curriculum focused on the nb3 foundation's four core areas of physical activity, healthy nutrition, youth development, and cultural connections. Nb3fit coaches teach about healthy food and nutrition so youth may make positive healthy lifestyle choices. The youth also learn leadership skills, incorporating cultural values where appropriate, including respect, self- persistence, teamwork, and self-discipline. This year, nb3fit saw a significant increases in all programs, with the organization's highest ever number of youth participants in nb3fit programs. Nb3fit sent teams to the usatf cross-country and track national championships and introduced new basketball and soccer leagues. The nb3 foundation youth golf team participated in several tournaments, including the nb3 foundation native youth golf championship.
$704,101 spentof which $7,750 as grants$6,101 earned by the program48% of program spendingEvaluation and research: nb3 foundation created an evaluation methodology that captures the essence of indigenous knowledge in a manner that was inherent to native communities' lived experiences and expertise. To enhance knowledge and decision-making, the nb3 foundation applied various methods of evaluation and research in three areas: 1) organizationally, 2) nb3fit, and 3) community empowerment.
$444,956 spent30% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,477,334.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $5.6M to $10M (+87%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 2% · 2023 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
88% of THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
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
Tunte Vigil
Pres & CEO--
Board chair
Derek Valdo
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 8 funders, grant income fell $2.0M → $1.8M.
13 of 34 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 31% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 34 funders by total. 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
THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 38% of grant income and the top three 90%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
32% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 49% · 2018 49% · 2019 81% · 2020 96% · 2021 84% · 2022 80% · 2023 82% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
How long its funders stay
21% of THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 32% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC draws 99% of its grant income from funders outside New Mexico, across 12 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,623 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,623 recreation & sports nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC
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 New Mexico
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
67% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
48%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC?
- THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC (New Mexico) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $22,198,544 to it, the largest being THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION ($8,424,471). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 34 organizations giving $22,198,544 in grants to THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC?
- THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $8,424,471 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Mexico. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 34 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