The organization believes that IT is vital for humans to form a holistic and sustainable relationship between themselves and the living earth. Striving to achieve this goal, the organization partners with individuals and collectives who seek & promote the ancient and enduring Values and wisdom of Indigenous people's traditions of the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $111K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $576K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% 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
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Revenue
$752K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$843K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$754K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$752K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$752K
Expenses
$843K
FY2024▲ +64%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$237K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$513K
FY2024$843K
Net assets
$754K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$844K
FY2024$754K

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 Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $609K Management & general 24% · $204K Fundraising 4% · $30K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Betty Lyons’s $57K as Executive is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Promotes Indigenous wisdom for a holistic, sustainable human-Earth relationship.

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1 program · $609K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Supporting indigenous advocacy at the united nations through becoming a fiscal agent for the american indian law alliance

$609Kprogram expense

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 · 4 grants · $51K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,532
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,532

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$752K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$680K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K
Money outPt IX
$843K
Ln 25
Programscol B$609K
Managementcol C$204K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$754K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$236K
Total assetsLn 16$809K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$680K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K
Total revenueLn 12$752K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$236K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$236K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$44K
Total assetsLn 16$809K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$754K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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$479K$236K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$922K$809K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$844K$754K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$75K$75K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$279K$167K$84K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$13K$7K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$788$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$2K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$540$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$5K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$4K$23K
TravelLn 17$164K$164K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$142K$142K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$6K$45K
All other expensesLn 24e$42$6$36
Total functional expensesLn 25$843K$609K$204K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $752K$843K−$91K$754K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$513K$640K$844K 990 PDF
FY2022 $296K$326K−$30K$204K 990 PDF
FY2021 $224K$237K−$13K$234K 990 PDF
FY2020 $273K$224K$49K$248K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $752,353 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,113,540$679,841
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,112$72,512
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,153,652$752,353
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $96,219$75,449
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $147,483$300,822
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $269,542$466,633
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $513,244$842,904
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $640,408−$90,551
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $752,353 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$679,841
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$679,841
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $72,512$72,512
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $72,512 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$752,353
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $842,904 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $75,449$75,449
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $167,339 · Management $83,669 · Fundraising $27,890$278,898
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,154 · Management $6,577 · Fundraising $2,193$21,924
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $788 · Management $4,467$5,255
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,500 · Management $8,500$10,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $540 · Management $3,060$3,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,096 · Management $28,879$33,975
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $29,419$29,419
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,013 · Management $22,740$26,753
IX-17 TravelPrograms $163,601$163,601
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $141,975$141,975
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,306$1,306
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,677 · Management $45,030$50,707
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6 · Management $36$42
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $608,557 · Management $204,264 · Fundraising $30,083$842,904
Part X · Balance sheet $809,362 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $478,949$235,556
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $375,000$525,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,283$4,449
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $63,907$44,357
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $922,139$809,362
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,883$13,207
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $61,907$42,357
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,790$55,564
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $94,349$295,202
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $750,000$458,596
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $844,349$753,798
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $922,139$809,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $753,798 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$752,353
XI-2 Total expenses$842,904
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$90,551
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$844,349
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$753,798

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

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