Dakota Legacy

Tax-deductible

Bismarck, ND501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 45-2773956

Produce Documentaries Concerning Local and Area History

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 9% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$28K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$85K
-60% vs prior year
Spent
$180K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$36K
By yearFY2021–FY2022
Revenue
$85K
FY2022▼ -60%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$214K
FY2022$85K
Expenses
$180K
FY2022▲ +95%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$92K
FY2022$180K
Net assets
$36K
FY2022▼ -73%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$130K
FY2022$36K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $180K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $28K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$21,800Pt VII · Sec A
$6,400Pt VII · Sec A
President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Courtney Yellow Fat’s $22K as Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K arts & culture 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

NameFY2022FY2021
Courtney Yellow Fat$21,800$3,750
Dennis Neumann$6,400$1,800

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Creates documentaries exploring local and regional history.

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1 program service account for $180K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$85K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Money outPt IX
$180K
Ln 25
Programscol B$180K
Owns and owesPt X
$36K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Government grantsLn 1e$85K
Total revenueLn 12$85K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$36K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K$36K
Total assetsLn 16$130K$36K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$130K$36K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$625$625$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$179K$179K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$279$279$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10$10$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$180K$180K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $85K$180K−$95K$36K 990 PDF
FY2021 $214K$92K$122K$130K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $84,853 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$84,853
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$84,853
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$84,853
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $179,715 across 4 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $625 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$625
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $178,801 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$178,801
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $279 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$279
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $179,715 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$179,715
Part X · Balance sheet $35,583 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $130,446$35,583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $130,446$35,583
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,771$7,771
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $122,675$27,812
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $130,446$35,583
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $130,446$35,583
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,583 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$84,853
XI-2 Total expenses$179,715
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$94,862
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$130,446
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,583

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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