The Narbha Institute Inc
Flagstaff, AZ · EIN 86-6037149. Reported 160 grants totalling $30.6M to 76 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The Narbha Institute Inc, the IRS classifies it under social science rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE V23Z) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 76 distinct organizations, with 28% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 72% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $44,572. Half of what it reported fell between $20,000 and $104,000; the smallest was $5,500 and the largest $4,816,685. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
6 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $7,595,719 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guidance Center Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $8,426,659 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mohave Mental Health Clinic Inc | Kingman, AZ | $3,885,905 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Country Healthcare Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Southwest Behavioral Health Services Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $2,235,901 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Changepoint Integrated Health | Show Low, AZ | $1,791,789 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Translational Genomics Research Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $1,570,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Community Bridges Inc | Mesa, AZ | $1,493,271 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Yavapai Guidance Clinic | Prescott Valley, AZ | $1,353,270 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Spectrum Healthcare Group Inc | Cottonwood, AZ | $1,105,532 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northern Arizona University Fdn Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $816,384 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hushabye Nursery | Phoenix, AZ | $592,944 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Coconino County Sustainable Economic Development Initiative | Flagstaff, AZ | $370,144 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hope Lives - Vive La Esperanza | Phoenix, AZ | $308,742 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arizona Therapeutic Learning Center | Phoenix, AZ | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Old Concho Community Assistance Center | Concho, AZ | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First Place Az | Phoenix, AZ | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coconino County Community College Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | $184,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Health Current | Phoenix, AZ | $183,323 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute for Healthcare Improvement | Boston, MA | $127,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Awareness Resource Entity of Arizona | Saint Johns, AZ | $117,850 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Northern Arizona | Flagstaff, AZ | $114,350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Flagstaff Family Food Center | Flagstaff, AZ | $114,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Banner Health Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Starfish Partnerships Corporation | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sunshine Rescue Mission | Flagstaff, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grand Canyon Youth | Flagstaff, AZ | $95,756 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Helping Families in Need | Tolleson, AZ | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Flagstaff Symphony Association | Flagstaff, AZ | $88,050 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Steps to Recovery Homes | Cottonwood, AZ | $87,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| M I K I D Mentally Ill Kids in Distress | Phoenix, AZ | $83,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coconino County | Flagstaff, AZ | $82,374 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $74,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Little Colorado Behavioral Health Center Inc | Springerville, AZ | $73,587 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Williams Unified School District #2 | Williams, AZ | $56,806 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Arizona Foundation for the Future of Nursing Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $56,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for the Rights of Abused Children | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| NAMI Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ne Az Community Resource Network | Show Low, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Flagstaff | Flagstaff, AZ | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Flagstaff Unified School District #1 | Flagstaff, AZ | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ideas Collide | Scottsdale, AZ | $43,640 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Southwest Human Development Incorporated | Phoenix, AZ | $40,840 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bloomkidz Inc | Chandler, AZ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council of Mohave County Inc | Kingman, AZ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Supreme Court | Phoenix, AZ | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Recenters of Arizona Inc | Pinetop, AZ | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, AZ | $30,873 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Network Inc | Tempe, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Flagstaff Community Band | Flagstaff, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sedona Chamber Music Society Inc | Sedona, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sitgreaves Community Development Corporation | Pinetop, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Theatrikos Incorporated | Flagstaff, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Involvement Center | Phoenix, AZ | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northland Family Help Center | Flagstaff, AZ | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yavapai County Board of Supervisors | Prescott, AZ | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prevent Child Abuse Arizona | Prescott Vly, AZ | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Helping Ourselves Pursue Enrichment Inc | Tucson, AZ | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nazcare Inc | Prescott Valley, AZ | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Flagstaff Shelter Services Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Az Dental Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology First | Manchester, NH | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Flagstaff | Flagstaff, AZ | $11,356 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whale Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Association of Community Health Centers Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth | Flagstaff, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dancing in the Streets Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parent Student Prison Initiative | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Red Feather Development Group | Flagstaff, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Summit Healthcare Association | Show Low, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | Tempe, AZ | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adelante Healthcare Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rick Wall Consulting | Somis, CA | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ayuda Smiles | Green Valley, AZ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mental Health America of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
39 of 76 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 54 of 76 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30 | $7,138,333 | $32,408 |
| 2021 | 25 | $3,923,935 | $56,000 |
| 2022 | 46 | $11.2M | $51,655 |
| 2023 | 59 | $8,390,533 | $37,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Arizona. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $44,572 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Arizona.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Narbha Institute Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 92 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 616 N Beaver Street, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001.
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