United Tribes Technical College

Tax-deductible

Bismarck, ND501(c)(3)Since 1968EducationEIN 45-0314233

United tribes technical college provides quality post-secondary education and training to enhance knowledge, diversity, and leadership for all indigenous nations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 382 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.9M a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$387K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 83% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $1.4M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.1M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$33.9M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$29.5M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$62.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$33.9M
FY2024▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24.4M
FY2021$32.3M
FY2022$40.7M
FY2023$33.4M
FY2024$35.6M
FY2024$33.9M
Expenses
$29.5M
FY2024▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$21.4M
FY2021$28.1M
FY2022$33.3M
FY2023$28.9M
FY2024$30.2M
FY2024$29.5M
Net assets
$62.1M
FY2024▲ +7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$46.1M
FY2021$50.3M
FY2022$57.7M
FY2023$51.2M
FY2024$57.8M
FY2024$62.1M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1982.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $22.7M Management & general 23% · $6.8M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $387K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$154,221Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Academic Affairs
$111,674Pt VII · Sec A
$95,294Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer (left October 2025)
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (left October 2025)
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice-Chair
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,750Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$2,750Pt VII · Sec A

Leander McDonald’s $154K as President is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2020
Leander McDonald$154,221$145,966$134,525—
Lisa Azure$111,674$112,516$109,270—
Leander R McDonald PHD———$95,372
Katina Decoteau$95,294$94,504$90,962—
Chad Counts$1,623$3,250$2,500—
Janet Alkire$3,000$2,750$3,250—
Mark Fox$2,250$3,000$3,000—
Rena Lohnes$2,750$2,750$3,000—

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

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

Offers post-secondary education and training to boost knowledge, diversity, and leadership for Indigenous peoples.

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2 program services account for $22.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Adult education programs.

$19.0Mprogram expense
02

Operation of elementary school.

$3.7Mprogram expense

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $5.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,806,480
Unitemized GrantFY2024$69,700
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,702
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,991
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,348,856
Unitemized GrantFY2023$68,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$44,542
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,304
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,300
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,662,252

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$33.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$702K
Money outPt IX
$29.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$22.7M
Managementcol C$6.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$62.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26.1M
Total assetsLn 16$72.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$27.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$306K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$126K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$702K
Total revenueLn 12$33.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25.4M
SavingsLn 2$696K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43.5M
Other assetsLn 15$165K
Total assetsLn 16$72.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.1M
Net assetsLn 32$62.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5382
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.0M$26.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39.7M$43.5M
Total assetsLn 16$66.7M$72.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.8M$10.1M
Net assetsLn 32$57.8M$62.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.0M$2.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$375K$138K$237K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.8M$9.1M$1.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$404K$332K$72K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.3M$2.1M$1.2M
Payroll taxesLn 10$864K$710K$154K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.2M$2.4M$728K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$73K$65K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$326K$317K$9K
TravelLn 17$550K$447K$103K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$116K$106K$10K
InterestLn 20$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.9M$1.9M
InsuranceLn 23$153K$153K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.4M$3.1M$2.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$29.5M$22.7M$6.8M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $35.6M$30.2M$5.4M$57.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $33.4M$28.9M$4.6M$51.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $40.7M$33.3M$7.4M$57.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $32.3M$28.1M$4.2M$50.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $24.4M$21.4M$3.0M$46.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $33,912,395 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$126,489
VIII-1e Government grants$27,400,245
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$890,071
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$306,357
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,416,805
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,046,924$5,046,924
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $701,644$701,644
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$252,978−$252,978
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,046,924 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $448,666$33,912,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $29,513,257 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,952,873$1,952,873
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $137,682 · Management $236,880$374,562
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,089,437 · Management $1,760,265$10,849,702
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $331,911 · Management $71,840$403,751
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,056,944 · Management $1,243,764$3,300,708
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $709,890 · Management $153,651$863,541
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,448,751 · Management $728,354$3,177,105
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,260$6,260
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $65,414 · Management $7,099$72,513
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $316,509 · Management $9,322$325,831
IX-17 TravelPrograms $447,240 · Management $102,597$549,837
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $106,093 · Management $10,054$116,147
IX-20 InterestPrograms $19,857$19,857
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,906,334$1,906,334
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $152,991$152,991
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,116,343 · Management $2,324,902$5,441,245
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $22,711,538 · Management $6,801,719 · Fundraising $0$29,513,257
Part X · Balance sheet $72,132,206 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,369,838$25,356,917
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $668,819$696,200
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,700,721$2,121,084
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $72,319$2,669
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $191,482$269,997
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,994$3,994
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $39,658,677$43,516,422
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$164,923
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,665,850$72,132,206
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,911,939$1,885,823
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,568,418$6,448,467
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $265,024$734,593
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,843,381$10,071,460
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $57,822,469$62,060,746
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $57,822,469$62,060,746
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,665,850$72,132,206
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $62,060,746 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$33,912,395
XI-2 Total expenses$29,513,257
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,399,138
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$57,822,469
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$160,861
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$62,060,746

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