Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1980.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $165K paid to officers and key staff.
Kelly Drummer’s $165K as President is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Drummer | $165,473 | $153,432 | $137,319 | $142,830 | $144,550 | $127,119 |
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.
See Migizi Communications INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Nurtures American Indian youth's educational, social, economic, and cultural growth through strong support.
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Cultural, Leadership, Academics, Well-Being (claw)
Our in-school and afterschool programs provide youth with academic, cultural, and leadership support, including classroom advocacy, cultural experiences, afterschool tutoring, mental health and well-being supports, credit recovery, and Native Youth Leadership networks.
Green Tech Institute
This career pathway program trains youth ages 1421 in STEM education focused on sustainable green energy fields, including solar energy, energy systems, pollution, transportation, and other green energy concepts that lead to careers in the field. Youth participate in this paid training for up to 60 hours over eight weeks after school.
First Person Productions
This career pathway program trains youth ages 1421 for media careers, including film, photography, graphic design, podcasting, radio, social media, and marketing. Youth participate in this paid training for up to 60 hours over eight weeks after school. In the summer, we partner with Step Up Minneapolis and Right Track St.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $423K | $343K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $7.6M | $9.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $5.8M | $5.7M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $14.8M | $15.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.4M | $1.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $13.4M | $14.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $210K | $154K | $25K | $30K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $624K | $460K | $73K | $91K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $72K | $52K | $10K | $10K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $70K | $55K | $4K | $11K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $20K | $20K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $116K | $116K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $83K | $83K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $13K | $13K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $170K | $109K | $16K | $45K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2K | $1K | $810 | $355 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $26K | $18K | $4K | $3K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $9K | $8K | $590 | $207 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $84K | $78K | $3K | $3K |
| TravelLn 17 | $30K | $22K | $7K | $534 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $183K | $170K | $6K | $7K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $58K | $54K | $2K | $2K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $221K | $218K | $2K | $887 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.0M | $1.4M | $304K | $287K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 1, 2026 | $3.0M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $14.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 27, 2025 | $2.8M | $1.8M | $1.0M | $13.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 24, 2024 | $3.5M | $1.6M | $1.9M | $12.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 7, 2023 | $5.0M | $1.3M | $3.8M | $10.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 2, 2022 | $3.0M | $1.2M | $1.8M | $6.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 29, 2021 | $3.7M | $1.1M | $2.6M | $4.9M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,020,216 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,020,216 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,989,561 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $15,887,179 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,708,929 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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