Dakota Wicohan: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 42-1552956)

Grace Goldtooth’s $71K as Executive Director (thru 12/6/24) is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Grace Goldtooth	$70,970	$21,554	—	—	—
O'Keefe Eileen	—	—	—	$65,677	$59,940
Eileen O'Keefe	—	$39,428	$64,142	—	—
Dory Stands	$54,524	—	—	—	—
Raine Cloud	$11,500	$2,200	$2,400	—	—
Mary Erier Peters	—	$1,520	$400	—	—
Evelyn Luna	$776	$600	$600	—	—
Mary Erler Peters	$500	—	—	—	—

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

Preserves Dakota language and culture for future generations.

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3 programs · $598K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Youth Programs

To develop and support emerging leadership that leads with wo'dakota. Youth are provided with a proven after school program that helps revitalize their traditional culture while also teaching a substantial number of life skills.

$440Kprogram expense

02

Lifeway Programs

To support and inspire a new generation of dakota artists. The tawokaga program gives emerging and master artists opportunities to either develop or teach their respective art skill. This includes beading, brain tanning, horse regalia and quilling.

$145Kprogram expense

03

Curriculum Project

Dakota homelands curriculum project-this project makes available to schools around the region a high-quality ten-lesson curriculum that introduces dakota environmental teachings and applies these teachings to minnesota history.

$12Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Novo FoundationFY2024$100K

The Minneapolis FoundationFY2024$78K

Women's Foundation of MinnesotaFY2024$40K

The McKnight FoundationFY2024$35K

Common Counsel FoundationFY2024$20K

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$20K

Southwest Minnesota Arts CouncilFY2024$19K

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$13K

Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$325K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$779K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K

Other incomeLn 4–11$3K

Money outPt IX

$881K

Ln 25

Programscol B$598K

Managementcol C$250K

Fundraisingcol D$34K

Owns and owesPt X

$494K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K

Total assetsLn 16$542K

LiabilitiesLn 26$47K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A8

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759K

Government grantsLn 1e$147K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K

Investment incomeLn 3$464

Other incomeLn 4–11$3K

Total revenueLn 12$779K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$117K

SavingsLn 2$17K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K

Other assetsLn 15$21K

Total assetsLn 16$542K

LiabilitiesLn 26$47K

Net assetsLn 32$494K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 54

VolunteersI 610

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$172K	$134K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$28K	$17K
Total assetsLn 16	$657K	$542K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$60K	$47K
Net assetsLn 32	$597K	$494K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$71K	$52K	$14K	$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$211K	$196K	$14K	$674
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$16K	$15K	$1K	$55
Payroll taxesLn 10	$22K	$19K	$2K	$398
Accounting feesLn 11c	$131K		$131K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$210K	$113K	$73K	$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$23K	$17K	$4K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$98K	$96K	$2K	$151
OccupancyLn 16	$38K	$33K	$4K	$650
TravelLn 17	$22K	$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$1K	$800	$278
InterestLn 20	$37		$37
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$16K	$14K	$2K	$290
InsuranceLn 23	$11K	$10K	$1K	$198
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$9K	$9K
All other expensesLn 24e	$5K	$2K	$2K	$43
Total functional expensesLn 25	$881K	$598K	$250K	$34K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$779K	$881K	−$102K	$494K	990 PDF
FY2023	$707K	$794K	−$87K	$597K	990 PDF
FY2022	$704K	$622K	$82K	$673K	990 PDF
FY2021	$827K	$506K	$321K	$591K	990 PDF
FY2020	$471K	$427K	$43K	$270K	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 $778,897 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $694,461$758,582

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,200$16,708

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,315$464

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $900$3,143

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $706,876$778,897

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 $284,842$319,122

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $509,339$561,916

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $794,181$881,038

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$87,305−$102,141

Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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 $778,897 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$147,108

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$611,474

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$758,582

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,708$16,708

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $464$464

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,143$3,143

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,708 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,607$778,897

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $881,038 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,226 · Management $13,976 · Fundraising $4,728$70,930

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $195,768 · Management $14,199 · Fundraising $674$210,641

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,731 · Management $1,074 · Fundraising $55$15,860

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,159 · Management $2,134 · Fundraising $398$21,691

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $131,234$131,234

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $112,698 · Management $72,564 · Fundraising $24,540$209,802

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,648 · Management $4,088 · Fundraising $2,059$22,795

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $95,897 · Management $1,752 · Fundraising $151$97,800

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,329 · Management $3,524 · Fundraising $650$37,503

IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,913$21,913

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $800 · Management $278$1,078

IX-20 InterestManagement $37$37

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,970 · Management $1,555 · Fundraising $290$15,815

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,522 · Management $1,060 · Fundraising $198$10,780

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,599$8,599

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,341 · Management $2,176 · Fundraising $43$4,560

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $597,601 · Management $249,651 · Fundraising $33,786$881,038

Part X · Balance sheet $541,519 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,080$117,004

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $75,499$17,424

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $412,761$357,753

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,200$1,800

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,990$9,430

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,537$16,898

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $29,675$21,210

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $656,742$541,519

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,214$35,333

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,979$11,778

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,193$47,111

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $335,579$136,975

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $260,970$357,433

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $596,549$494,408

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $656,742$541,519

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $494,408 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$778,897

XI-2 Total expenses$881,038

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$102,141

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$596,549

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$494,408

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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