Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
79 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
5 people listed on the 990.
Henry M Cagey’s $1K as Chair is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Henry M Cagey | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Suzie George | $1,000 | — |
| Elder Alma Goddard | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Rita Jefferson | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Elder Ramona Ahto | — | $1,000 |
| Sister Julie Codd | — | $1,000 |
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.
See Mother Nation 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
Supports Native American women with culturally informed healing, advocacy, and mentorship.
Questions for Mother Nation
Your first name shows with your question. Mother Nation answers here, for everyone.
We advocate to support Native women during emergencies providing transports to safety in domestic violence, housing and shelter referrals or homeless verification, Indian Child Welfare, employment guidance, scholarship support for education, and access to legal support when possible.
The goal of services is to inspire participants to identify who they are, overcome obstacles to a life free from violence and trauma. By acknowledging the past and re-learning who we are as a Native people today, participants transform their path to a journey of natural leadership and wisdom built on the ancestral strength of our Native…
In addition we offer training to front-line staff, advocates and Tribal Leadership in areas of grief and loss, historical trauma, sexual abuse and the impacts of violence against women on survivors, family and community.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $246K | $608K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $37K | $61K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $427K | $975K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $47K | $68K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $380K | $907K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $566K | $424K | $85K | $57K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $84K | $63K | $13K | $8K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $60K | $45K | $9K | $6K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $39K | $39K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $44K | $21K | $23K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $22K | $16K | $3K | $2K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $32K | $24K | $5K | $3K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $26K | $24K | $2K | $1K |
| TravelLn 17 | $30K | $23K | $5K | $3K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $12K | $11K | $142 | $95 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $426K | $426K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $49K | $21K | $25K | $3K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $213K | $83K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 14, 2025 | $3.5M | $3.7M | −$156K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2024 | $2.7M | $3.1M | −$452K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 6, 2023 | $3.1M | $2.2M | $918K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 21, 2022 | $1.9M | $1.4M | $527K | $907K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 29, 2021 | $1.1M | $940K | $151K | $380K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,925,378 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,925,378 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,398,310 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $975,337 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $907,034 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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