Honor the Earth

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Lame Deer, MT501(c)(3)Since 2012EnvironmentEIN 45-4714238

Honor the earth is committed to protecting the lifeways and sovereignty of our indigenous relatives across mother earth. We DO this by investing in our communities and a new generation of organizers through campaigns, research, training, reclaiming our narrative, and providing capacity support in service of all land and life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 23 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $765K a year · 17% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$174K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $37K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$38K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.5M
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
56%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2024▼ -31%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2024▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2024$4.4M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2024▼ -18%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2024$3.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $2.5M Management & general 38% · $1.7M Fundraising 7% · $290K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $174K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$125,508Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$48,275Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair ,secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Krystal Two Bulls’s $126K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2020
Krystal Two Bulls$125,508——
Winona Laduke——$96,990
Krystal Two Bulls—$54,532—
Kyla Two Bulls$48,275——

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

Defends Indigenous sovereignty and lifeways globally by funding grassroots campaigns, resisting colonialism, and training the next generation of land defense organizers.

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2 program services account for $2.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Capacity support for indigenous-led, grassroots organizations and individuals to preserve culture, PROTECT/RECLAIM indigenous lands and communities.

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Environmental advocacy, organizing and research for the preservation of clean water, land, air, and healthy communities.

$411Kprogram 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 · FY2025
EarthworksFY2025$21K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$37K
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Grants paid · 46 grants · $1.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$140,921
Noowuh Knowledge CenterNV · FY2024$6,000
Minnesota Interfaith Power and LightMN · FY2023$44,000
Vines Art FestivalFY2023$14,800
Tipey Joa Native WarriorsCA · FY2023$7,500
Owe Aku InternationalFY2023$6,000
Anishinaabe Ag InstituteCO · FY2022$100,231
Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,541
Puppet Farm ArtsMN · FY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$59,000
Anishinaabe Agriculture InstituteCO · FY2020$57,000
See all 46 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$290K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$425K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 66
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$436K$425K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$798K$38K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$154K$154K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$141K$141K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$303K$91K$121K$91K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$819K$459K$77K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$42K$25K$14K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$157K$90K$54K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$132K$73K$46K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$567K$50K$517K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$197K$91K$26K$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$2K$2K$156
Office expensesLn 13$58K$21K$34K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$258$10K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
TravelLn 17$209K$139K$66K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$98K$63K$34K$893
InsuranceLn 23$702$702
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$959K$701K$253K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$5K$22K$248
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$2.5M$1.7M$290K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.7M$4.0M−$300K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.2M$5.5M$704K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $5.6M$3.7M$1.9M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$1.9M$744K$1.7M 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 $2,520,162 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,501,437
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,501,437
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,866$1,866
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $16,859$16,859
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,725$2,520,162
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,444,992 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $154,124$154,124
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $140,921$140,921
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,888 · Management $121,184 · Fundraising $90,888$302,960
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $818,779 · Management $458,648 · Fundraising $76,937$1,354,364
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,606 · Management $14,290 · Fundraising $2,906$41,802
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $90,413 · Management $54,278 · Fundraising $12,752$157,443
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,617 · Management $45,950 · Fundraising $13,003$131,570
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $50,000 · Management $517,278$567,278
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,147$12,147
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $91,180 · Management $26,103 · Fundraising $80,000$197,283
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,588 · Management $1,884 · Fundraising $156$3,628
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,070 · Management $33,509 · Fundraising $3,492$58,071
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $258 · Management $9,510$9,768
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,084$19,084
IX-17 TravelPrograms $139,399 · Management $65,622 · Fundraising $4,301$209,322
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $62,717 · Management $34,037 · Fundraising $893$97,647
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $702$702
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $701,344 · Management $253,331 · Fundraising $4,451$959,126
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,273 · Management $22,231 · Fundraising $248$27,752
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,484,261 · Management $1,670,704 · Fundraising $290,027$4,444,992
Part X · Balance sheet $3,499,257 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,913,643$2,266,566
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $419,674$643,730
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $167,168$88,699
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,567$26,706
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $436,486$425,223
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $45,833$48,333
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,039,371$3,499,257
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $149,373$37,730
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $648,628$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $798,001$37,730
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,241,370$3,461,527
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,241,370$3,461,527
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,039,371$3,499,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,461,527 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,520,162
XI-2 Total expenses$4,444,992
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,924,830
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,241,370
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,144,987
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,461,527

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

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