Build the Capacity of the neediest tribal nonprofits and communities through training and support programs so they are better able to improve the lives of native american youth and families. Improve the health, wellness, and quality of life of the native communities by providing direct services that include teen pregnancy prevention, drug and alcohol prevention, and academic and service learning programs. Encourage love, appreciation, and understanding for one's culture by incorporating cultural learning components in our programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$241K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$218K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2022▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.4M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2022▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.4M
Net assets
$218K
FY2022▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$275K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$78K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2010.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $4.4M Management & general 3% · $118K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$81,097Pt VII · Sec A
Former President
$22,532Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Camelle Cardon’s $81K as Executive Di is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah Montgomery-Abramsen————$256,943
Camelle Cardon$80,997$80,997$81,097$71,517$60,502
Deborah Oftedal$32,536$33,011$22,532$11,969$34,673
Merrissa Johnson————$30,878

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers tribal nonprofits and communities with training and services to improve Native American youth and family well-being.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Ff1

Working in partnership with the navajo nation department of corrections, cbi will implement fatherhood fire, reaching at least 100 incarcerated fathers annually with desperately needed services that will strengthen their capacity to support healthy families.

$550Kprogram expense
02

Tpp

Capacity builders, inc. (cbi) delivered the wyman's teen outreach program (top) in the P.E. And health classes of central consolidated school district high schools. Impact was measured by pre and post surveys. Cbi aims to serve 548 youth annually.

$509Kprogram expense
03

Spf

The purpose of this program is to help reduce the onset and progression of substance misuse and its related problems by supporting the development and delivery of community-based substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services.

$228Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$663K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$118K
Owns and owesPt X
$218K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$663K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$76K
Total assetsLn 16$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K
Net assetsLn 32$218K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5111
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K$76K
Total assetsLn 16$637K$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$362K$241K
Net assetsLn 32$275K$218K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$81K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$2.0M$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$158K$150K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$170K$167K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$475K$461K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$266K$248K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$80K$73K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$248K$230K$18K
TravelLn 17$296K$293K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$39K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$363K$354K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$206K$204K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$414
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.5M$4.4M$118K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.4M$4.4M−$18K$78K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.5M$4.7M−$122K$96K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $4.4M$4.5M−$57K$218K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.8M$4.7M$92K$275K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.7M$4.4M$223K$183K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,418,054 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,180,344$3,742,531
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $619,992$662,926
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,121$12,597
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,802,457$4,418,054
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,254,574$2,479,038
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,456,063$1,996,034
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,710,637$4,475,072
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $91,820−$57,018
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,418,054 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,742,242
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,742,531
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $662,926$662,926
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $28$28
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $12,569$12,569
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $675,523 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,418,054
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,475,072 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,097 · Management $22,532$103,629
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,037,319 · Management $9,848$2,047,167
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $149,793 · Management $8,378$158,171
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $166,681 · Management $3,390$170,071
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $461,179 · Management $14,094$475,273
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,745$9,745
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,655$2,655
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,800 · Management $1,150$5,950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $248,011 · Management $18,250$266,261
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $73,210 · Management $6,988$80,198
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $229,963 · Management $17,709$247,672
IX-17 TravelPrograms $293,045 · Management $2,563$295,608
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,429 · Management $1,975$41,404
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $354,414 · Management $8,841$363,255
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $203,856 · Management $2,221$206,077
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,522 · Management $414$1,936
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,356,719 · Management $118,353 · Fundraising $0$4,475,072
Part X · Balance sheet $458,697 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,486$79,898
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $366,402$303,053
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $117,150$75,746
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $637,038$458,697
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,461$106,628
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $343,712$134,222
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $362,173$240,850
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $274,865$217,847
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $274,865$217,847
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $637,038$458,697
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $217,847 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,418,054
XI-2 Total expenses$4,475,072
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,018
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$274,865
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$217,847

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