Responding to immediate needs, we provide resources that improve the quality of life for members of the oglala lakota nation and create meaningful opportunities to build understanding for our volunteers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $183K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $45K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$244K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$944K
Spent
$854K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$944K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$944K
FY2021$998K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$854K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$854K
FY2021$796K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2001.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $719K Management & general 10% · $86K Fundraising 6% · $50K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$61,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Paese’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Cory True——$74,310$69,406$61,800
William Paese$72,019$68,377———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Providing resources and opportunities to improve lives and build understanding for the Oglala Lakota Nation.

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1 program · $719K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To improve the quality of life on pine ridge reservation in south dakota through relationships, shared resources, and volunteer services. In 2020, re-member assisted families with $10,850 in firewood; $13,670 in emergency ELECTRIC/PROPANE; provided 4 wheelchair ramps; 26 outhouses; 18 STEPS/DECKS; 4 trailers skirted; 118 single and bunk…

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$45K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$944K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$884K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$854K
Ln 25
Programscol B$719K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$972K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$884K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$191K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$944K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$230K
SavingsLn 2$742K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$972K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$792K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 6533
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$853K$972K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$760K$792K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K$244K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$49K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$255K$208K$29K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$1K$543
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$21K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$16K$7K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$18K$7K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$64
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$80K$80K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$34K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$288K$286K$340$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$854K$719K$86K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.5M$99K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.3M$418K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.2M$116K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.0M$174K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $998K$796K$202K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $944K$854K$90K$1.6M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $943,716 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $687,002$883,938
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $607,575$43,083
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,843$11,945
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,454$4,750
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,311,874$943,716
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $374,326$348,293
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $670,536$505,760
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,044,862$854,053
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $267,012$89,663
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $943,716 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,896 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$882,338
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$191,110
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$883,938
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,083 · Excluded from tax $10,000$43,083
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11,945$11,945
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$146−$146
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,028 · Unrelated business $4,896 · Excluded from tax $9,854$943,716
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $854,053 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,440 · Management $12,360$61,800
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $207,985 · Management $29,157 · Fundraising $17,614$254,756
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,577 · Management $1,278 · Fundraising $543$6,398
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,790 · Management $3,192 · Fundraising $1,357$25,339
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,825$7,825
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,765 · Management $7,147 · Fundraising $28,713$51,625
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,026 · Management $7,173$25,199
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,847 · Fundraising $64$1,911
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $80,279$80,279
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,149 · Management $17,173$51,322
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $285,993 · Management $340 · Fundraising $1,266$287,599
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $718,851 · Management $85,645 · Fundraising $49,557$854,053
Part X · Balance sheet $1,842,302 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $228,222$230,162
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $624,384$741,633
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,015$7,250
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $16,176$30,353
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $33,419$26,297
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $760,295$792,184
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,865$14,423
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,685,376$1,842,302
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,656$15,395
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $144,029$156,753
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$71,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $176,685$243,948
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,191,382$1,296,446
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $317,309$301,908
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,508,691$1,598,354
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,685,376$1,842,302
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,598,354 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$943,716
XI-2 Total expenses$854,053
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,508,691
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,598,354

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