To protect our Treaty areas and to educate the tribal members and youth on current environmental issues. To develop leaders in the environmental area for the next generation. To promote activism within our tribes and to empower tribal members on effecting change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 5 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $189K a year · 46% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
41 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 41.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $461K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$378K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$341K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$378K
FY2025▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$348K
FY2022$510K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$525K
FY2025$378K
Expenses
$341K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$304K
FY2025$341K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$501K
FY2022$804K
FY2023$919K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2015.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $325K Management & general 5% · $17K

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; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$68,259Pt VII · Sec A
$2,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julian Matthews’s $68K as Executive Dir. is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julian Matthews$68,259$67,997$67,997$50,026$19,163$11,760
Dorothy Sherwood$2,200$2,620————
Lucinda Simpson————$2,110$343
Elliott Moffett————$1,390$280

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects treaty lands, educates members on environmental issues, and empowers tribes for change.

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1 program · $325K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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In FY 2025 the Nimiipuu Protecting Environment Coordinator and staff continued our regular get togethers with the Lapwai Elementary School After School program and continued our program with the youth every Wednesday when school was in session.

$325Kprogram expense

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
Seeding JusticeFY2024$86K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$461K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$378K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$347K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Money outPt IX
$341K
Ln 25
Programscol B$325K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$347K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$378K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$1.1M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$68K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$67K$67K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$21K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$32K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$39K$39K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$246$246
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$862$862
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77K$77K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$341K$325K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $378K$341K$37K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $525K$304K$221K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $379K$264K$115K$919K 990 PDF
FY2022 $510K$207K$303K$804K 990 PDF
FY2021 $348K$119K$229K$501K 990 PDF
FY2020 $318K$93K$226K$271K 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 $378,048 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $497,085$346,781
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,136$31,267
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $525,221$378,048
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,689$1,663
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,761$156,598
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,659$183,208
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $304,109$341,469
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $221,112$36,579
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $378,048 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$346,781
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$346,781
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $31,267$31,267
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,267$378,048
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $341,469 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,663$1,663
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,259$68,259
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,307$67,307
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,032$21,032
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,900$2,900
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $32,155$32,155
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,642$3,642
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,787$1,787
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $10,213$10,213
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,615$38,615
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $246$246
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $862$862
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,933$7,933
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,662$76,662
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,193$8,193
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $324,714 · Management $16,755 · Fundraising $0$341,469
Part X · Balance sheet $1,176,918 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,131,371$1,168,812
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,968$8,106
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,140,339$1,176,918
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,140,339$1,176,918
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,140,339$1,176,918
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,140,339$1,176,918
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,176,918 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$378,048
XI-2 Total expenses$341,469
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,579
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,140,339
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,176,918

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