Constituent Code for Tribes?

Jessica Peaslee

What is the best constituent code to use for tribes? We receive charitable grants from several tribes in our region, as well as some athletic sponsorships. Some tribes are classified as “Corp/Business” in our RE system, and others as “Nonprofit/Civic group,” and those with charitable giving arms have the code “Foundation.” There's also the option of “Government" code. We're taking a look at all of them now to see if we can be consistent with these constituent codes. Curious to know of other organizations' experience and practice with this. Thanks!

Carrie Aranda

We have received tribal funds in the past and categorize them as Government in our system. For us, the funding is also tracked as government grants. The tribal council is the government entity for the reservation (similar to a city government) in our area, so it made sense for us to put them in the government bucket.