Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2010.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
13 people listed on the 990-EZ.
Programs and updates
Helps at-risk youth grow and achieve through equestrian activities.
Questions for Chief Joseph Foundation
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The Riding Program
CJF offers weekly riding to all area children at our pasture facility in Lapwai.
The National Chief Joseph Trail Ride
CJF takes advanced students on the National Chief Joseph trail ride that covers 100 miles of riding. CJF pays for and coordinates up to 6 youth every year.
The Nez Perce Mounted Scholars Program
CJF has an ongoing program working with students and teaching more advanced riding techniques than the weekly riding program covers.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 10, 2025 | $342K | $184K | $158K | $530K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 | $139K | $372K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 10, 2023 | $211K | $150K | $61K | $593K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 | $208K | $103K | $105K | $532K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 | $38K | $427K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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