Through a variety of collaborative and multiculturalprojects, we strive to alleviate the conditions of poverty, honor indigenous wisdom, reconcile our shared history with the people of the first nations and empower youth with the leadership skills needed to affect social change in their communities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 135 volunteers and 15 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $35K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$192K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $256K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$150K
75% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 75% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$524K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$513K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$50K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$524K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$674K
FY2024$524K
Expenses
$513K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$527K
FY2022$600K
FY2023$686K
FY2024$513K
Net assets
$50K
FY2024▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$45K
FY2023$36K
FY2024$50K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2010.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $318K Management & general 28% · $142K Fundraising 10% · $53K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $192K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$96,000Pt VII · Sec A
$96,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Ventimiglia’s $96K as Chairman is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dave Ventimiglia$96,000$95,868$90,000$82,500$75,000

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.

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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

Empower youth and alleviate poverty through multicultural projects honoring Indigenous wisdom.

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4 programs · $424K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provided 233 food and supply boxes (nearly 7000 pounds of food) to lakota tribal members

$106Kprogram expense
02

Provided 233 food and supply boxes (nearly 7000 pounds of food) to lakota tribal members

$106Kprogram expense
03

Provided 52 wage-earning opportunities for tribal youth and dozens more for tribal employees

$106Kprogram expense
04

Provided 52 wage-earning opportunities for tribal youth and dozens more for tribal employees

$106Kprogram 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
Wend II INCFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$256K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$524K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$523K
Investment incomeLn 3$242
Money outPt IX
$513K
Ln 25
Programscol B$318K
Managementcol C$142K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$50K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K
Total assetsLn 16$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$523K
Investment incomeLn 3$242
Total revenueLn 12$524K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$155K
Total assetsLn 16$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$50K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6135
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $524K$513K$10K$50K 990 PDF
FY2023 $674K$686K−$12K$36K 990 PDF
FY2022 $498K$600K−$102K$45K 990 PDF
FY2021 $511K$527K−$16K$147K 990 PDF
FY2020 $394K$451K−$57K$163K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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

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