One rapid city's mission is to make our community safe, inclusive, and equitable for everyone by empowering marginalized communities in the black hills area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers.
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $190K a year · 24% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$256K
to officers and key staff · 61% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 61% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $218K
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
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$366K
+134% vs prior year
Spent
$417K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$426K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$366K
FY2024▲ +134%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$99K
FY2022$762K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$366K
Expenses
$417K
FY2024▲ +83%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$228K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$417K
Net assets
$426K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$640K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$426K

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 Jun 2020.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $347K Management & general 17% · $70K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $256K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$79,000Pt VII · Sec A
$19,636Pt VII · Sec A
$19,636Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$18,796Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$18,796Pt VII · Sec A
$3,708Pt VII · Sec A
$3,708Pt VII · Sec A

Natalie Stites Means’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Natalie Stites Means$79,000$52,900—
Candi Brings Plenty$19,636——
Jean Roach$18,796——
Marlene Poor Bear$3,708——
Chantelle Blue Arm$3,000——
Natalie Jordan Zaragoza$2,000——
Santanah Brave$1,875——
Ramona Herrington——$861

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering marginalized communities to make the Black Hills area safe, inclusive, and equitable for all.

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2 programs · $693K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Created the Wotakuye Fund for Healing Justice & Mutual Aid for individuals directly impacted by police violence and other violent crime. Sponsored "water for relatives" campaign to provide free, cold water on hot summer days to the unhoused relatives that often congregate in our commercial office space areas.

$347Kprogram expense
02

Created the Wotakuye Fund for Healing Justice & Mutual Aid for individuals directly impacted by police violence and other violent crime. Sponsored "water for relatives" campaign to provide free, cold water on hot summer days to the unhoused relatives that often congregate in our commercial office space areas.

$347Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2020
Ndn Collective INCSD · FY2020$1,106,005

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$366K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$358K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Money outPt IX
$417K
Ln 25
Programscol B$347K
Managementcol C$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$426K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$426K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A14
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$358K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$366K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$426K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$426K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $366K$417K−$50K$426K 990 PDF
FY2023 $156K$479K 990 PDF
FY2022 $762K$228K$534K$640K 990 PDF
FY2021 $99K$107K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.2M$88K$88K 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 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

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

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