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.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 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
$19K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$646K
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$461K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$330K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$646K
FY2023▲ +55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$326K
FY2025$487K
Expenses
$461K
FY2023▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$348K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$461K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$293K
Net assets
$330K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$0
FY2023$330K
FY2024$321K
FY2025$515K

From the FY2023 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

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $419K Management & general 9% · $42K

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
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$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 2Yes
  • 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 · $419K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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.

$419Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$646K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$646K
Investment incomeLn 3$258
Money outPt IX
$461K
Ln 25
Programscol B$419K
Managementcol C$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$330K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K
Total assetsLn 16$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$646K
Investment incomeLn 3$258
Total revenueLn 12$646K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$154K
SavingsLn 2$423
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$194K
Total assetsLn 16$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$330K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$194K
Total assetsLn 16$148K$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$145K$330K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$81K$20K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$8K$2K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$2K$0
Management feesLn 11a$182K$182K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$10K$335$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$32$32$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$0$5K$0
TravelLn 17$56K$56K$0$0
InterestLn 20$940$940$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$65K$712$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$461K$419K$42K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $487K$293K$194K$515K 990 PDF
FY2024 $326K$335K−$9K$321K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $646,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $416,125$645,894
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $350$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66$258
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $416,541$646,152
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $96,388$118,295
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $281,052$342,784
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $377,440$461,079
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,101$185,073
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $646,152 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$645,894
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$645,894
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$258
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $258 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$646,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $461,079 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,896 · Management $20,000 · Fundraising $0$100,896
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,600 · Management $1,900 · Fundraising $0$9,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,319 · Management $1,580 · Fundraising $0$7,899
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $181,590 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$181,590
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,281 · Management $335 · Fundraising $0$10,616
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,250 · Fundraising $0$5,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,297 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,297
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,344 · Management $2,568 · Fundraising $0$8,912
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $4,884 · Fundraising $0$4,884
IX-17 TravelPrograms $56,193 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$56,193
IX-20 InterestPrograms $940 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$940
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $5,124 · Fundraising $0$5,124
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,234 · Management $712 · Fundraising $0$65,946
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $418,726 · Management $42,353 · Fundraising $0$461,079
Part X · Balance sheet $348,268 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,135$154,236
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $420$423
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$193,609
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $147,555$348,268
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,994$18,634
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,994$18,634
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $144,561$329,634
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $144,561$329,634
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $147,555$348,268
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $329,634 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$646,152
XI-2 Total expenses$461,079
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$185,073
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$144,561
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$329,634

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