To further the economic, educational, and social levels of native american communities and all people of thurston county, nebraska by providing employment, expanding opportunities to own, manage, and operate business enterprises, identifying and pursuing public and private resources for community devlopment projects, and expanding housing opportunities for low-income persons and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$150K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $134K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $412K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$784K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
$2.1M
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$6.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$973K
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +85%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.9M
Net assets
$6.2M
FY2025-0.04%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$6.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2000.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $2.6M Management & general 10% · $284K Fundraising 1% · $36K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$89,662Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$60,401Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristine Earth Former’s $90K as Executive Director is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian Mathers——$71,470$90,028$87,896$84,111
Kristine Earth Former$89,662—————
Kristine Earth—$76,032$31,154———
Michelle Parker$60,401—————

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

Empowers Native Americans and Thurston County residents through jobs, business ownership, and housing.

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Housing Development

Program aimed at expanding housing choice and opportunity, decreasing substandard housing, increasing clients' ability to access housing, and increasing capital available locally in the communities served.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Community/Youth Development

Program designed to promote economic empowerment and community development leading to self-sufficiency and foster and promote economic development as a means to combat community deterioration.

$572Kprogram expense
03

Commerical Development

Program designed to decrease unemployment, increase median household incomes, increase goods and services, increase clients' ability to access business opprotunity, increase capital available locally, and empower native americans to participate in the growing economy thereby improving the overall economic situation in the communities…

$187Kprogram 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 · 6 grants · $2.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$675,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$325,800
Unitemized GrantFY2022$465,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$215,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$364,080
Unitemized GrantFY2019$70,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$284K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$784K
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$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$760K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$32K
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$784K
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$522K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$549K$784K
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$6.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$675K$675K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$46K$97K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$135K$81K$53K$539
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$3K$3K$57
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$26K$31K$581
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$10K$12K$223
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K$268
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$897$29K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$136$15
Office expensesLn 13$28K$25K$2K$275
OccupancyLn 16$177K$159K$16K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$7K$570$63
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$94K$84K$8K$937
InsuranceLn 23$17K$16K$2K$174
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.4M$3K$173
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.6M$284K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.1M$2.9M−$824K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$1.6M$1.7M$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $973K$1.1M−$103K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.4M−$111K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.2M−$99K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.5M$253K$5.2M 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
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Part I · Summary $2,054,742 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,177,406$1,902,383
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$48,732
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,616$77,122
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $38,653$26,505
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,244,675$2,054,742
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $325,800$675,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $341,250$365,835
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $888,923$1,838,032
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,555,973$2,878,867
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,688,702−$824,125
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,054,742 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$759,760
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,142,623
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,902,383
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $48,732$48,732
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77,122$77,122
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $26,505$26,505
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,732 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $103,627$2,054,742
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,878,867 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $675,000$675,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,943 · Management $96,888 · Fundraising $2,067$144,898
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $81,339 · Management $53,038 · Fundraising $539$134,916
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,573 · Management $3,088 · Fundraising $57$5,718
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,122 · Management $31,345 · Fundraising $581$58,048
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,015 · Management $12,017 · Fundraising $223$22,255
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,555 · Fundraising $268$26,823
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $897 · Management $28,650 · Fundraising $28,565$58,112
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,356 · Management $136 · Fundraising $15$1,507
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,806 · Management $2,482 · Fundraising $275$27,563
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $159,283 · Management $15,929 · Fundraising $1,770$176,982
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,079 · Management $570 · Fundraising $63$7,712
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $84,352 · Management $8,435 · Fundraising $937$93,724
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,663 · Management $1,566 · Fundraising $174$17,403
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,425,218 · Management $2,815 · Fundraising $173$1,428,206
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,559,646 · Management $283,514 · Fundraising $35,707$2,878,867
Part X · Balance sheet $7,001,485 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100$100
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,539,112$2,089,365
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,208$163,614
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,090$8,534
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,226$4,226
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $521,765$1,126,447
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,659,513$3,577,258
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $36,153$31,941
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,769,167$7,001,485
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,610$307,827
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $492,232$475,701
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $548,842$783,528
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,711,486$1,604,290
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,508,839$4,613,667
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,220,325$6,217,957
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,769,167$7,001,485
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,217,957 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,054,742
XI-2 Total expenses$2,878,867
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$824,125
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,220,325
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$821,757
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,217,957

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