The mission of Manidoo Ogitigaan is to work with our communities to preserve & revitalize the spiritual knowledge, language, culture & ceremonies of the Anishinaabeg to improve the health ofour ecological family.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 2 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $200K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$487K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$293K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$515K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$487K
FY2025▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$326K
FY2025$487K
Expenses
$293K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$348K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$461K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$293K
Net assets
$515K
FY2025▲ +60%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$0
FY2023$330K
FY2024$321K
FY2025$515K

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 Jun 2018.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $249K Management & general 9% · $27K Fundraising 6% · $16K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alex Decotea’s $2K as Board Member is at the 1st 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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserve and revitalize Anishinaabeg spiritual knowledge, language, culture, and ceremonies for ecological health.

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1 program · $249K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Accomplishments include but are not limited to language revitalization & immersion projects. We work with community Elders to teach & reach out on multiple levels through food,art & storytelling.

$249Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$67K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$487K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Other incomeLn 4–11$396
Investment incomeLn 3$288
Money outPt IX
$293K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$515K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Investment incomeLn 3$288
Other incomeLn 4–11$396
Total revenueLn 12$487K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$128K
SavingsLn 2$471
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$194K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$515K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$194K$194K
Total assetsLn 16$330K$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$321K$515K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$46K$6K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$34K$4K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$4K$616$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$721$1K
Management feesLn 11a$80K$80K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$497$497$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$675$315$360$0
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$2K$816
OccupancyLn 16$15K$11K$4K$0
TravelLn 17$19K$19K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$0
InterestLn 20$630$630$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$510$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$37K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$293K$249K$27K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $487K$293K$194K$515K 990 PDF
FY2024 $326K$335K−$9K$321K 990 PDF
FY2023 $646K$461K$185K$330K 990 PDF
FY2022 $417K$377K$39K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $255K$348K−$93K$107K 990 PDF
FY2020 $318K$161K$157K$200K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $486,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $326,181$485,851
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $138$288
I-11 Other revenue$396
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $326,319$486,535
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $97,149$116,440
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $237,820$176,404
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $334,969$292,844
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,650$193,691
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $486,535 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $396 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$485,851
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$485,851
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $288 · Excluded from tax $0$288
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $396 · Unrelated business $288 · Excluded from tax $0$486,535
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $292,844 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,500 · Management $6,500 · Fundraising $13,000$65,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,269 · Management $3,808 · Fundraising $0$38,077
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,306 · Management $616 · Fundraising $1,230$6,152
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,048 · Management $721 · Fundraising $1,442$7,211
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $79,662 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$79,662
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $497 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$497
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,115 · Fundraising $0$5,115
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,944 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,944
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $315 · Management $360 · Fundraising $0$675
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,712 · Management $1,632 · Fundraising $816$8,160
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,278 · Management $3,591 · Fundraising $0$14,869
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,833 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,833
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,398 · Fundraising $0$1,398
IX-20 InterestPrograms $630 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$630
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,190 · Management $510 · Fundraising $0$1,700
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,903 · Management $3,018 · Fundraising $0$39,921
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $249,087 · Management $27,269 · Fundraising $16,488$292,844
Part X · Balance sheet $526,160 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,449$128,057
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $449$471
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,737$2,901
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $193,609$193,609
X-13 Program-related investments$200,000
X-15 Other assets$1,122
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $330,244$526,160
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,260$9,113
X-25 Other liabilities$2,372
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,260$11,485
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $320,984$514,675
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $320,984$514,675
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $330,244$526,160
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $514,675 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$486,535
XI-2 Total expenses$292,844
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$193,691
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$320,984
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$514,675

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