Unkitawa: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 83-2398323)

Edna Wyena’s $132K as Executive Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Edna Wyena	$132,170	$128,069	$20,739	—	—
Donalda Lyons	—	—	$104,088	—	—
Marne Schierbeck	—	—	$61,914	$26,231	—
George Farrell	—	—	—	$61,127	$10,398
Ixtli Whitehawk	—	—	$28,693	$60,291	$58,279
Patty Stonefish	—	—	—	$43,326	$59,883
Brenda Frazier	—	—	$52,449	—	—
Mona Poor Thunder	—	—	—	$17,295	—

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

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Heals and educates Indigenous peoples using culture and tradition.

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1 program · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023

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Unkitawa is a service provider within a Native American/indigenous context. Across all programs the core work of what we do is to provide, promote, enhance, teach, and spread Native American indigenous spiritual and cultural practices.

$3.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal DefenseFY2024$700K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$216K

Novo FoundationFY2024$200K

United Way of King CountyFY2024$50K

The Sunrise Project INCFY2024$35K

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$35K

Social Justice Fund NorthwestFY2024$30K

Solutions Project INCFY2024$30K

Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$1.4M

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Grants paid · 23 grants · $592K · 2021–2024

Great Lakes CoalitionMI · FY2024$233,890

Unitemized GrantFY2024$80,570

Native American Helping Hand INCGA · FY2024$15,000

Becu FoundationWA · FY2024$11,550

Individual RecipientFY2024$7,424

Unitemized GrantFY2023$29,473

Unitemized GrantFY2023$26,477

Native American Helping Hand INCGA · FY2023$15,000

Urban American Indian Alaska Native Education AllianceWA · FY2023$11,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,900

Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,850

Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,500

Unitemized GrantFY2022$39,206

Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,355

Native American Helping Hand INCGA · FY2022$15,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,875

Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,900

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M

Other incomeLn 4–11$211K

Investment incomeLn 3$795

Money outPt IX

$4.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$3.3M

Managementcol C$408K

Fundraisingcol D$272K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$978K

Total assetsLn 16$3.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$325K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$807K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Investment incomeLn 3$795

Other incomeLn 4–11$211K

Total revenueLn 12$3.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$978K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$978K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$607K

Other assetsLn 15$296K

Total assetsLn 16$3.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$325K

Net assetsLn 32$2.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 521

VolunteersI 675

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$914K	$978K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.2M	$607K
Total assetsLn 16	$3.7M	$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$322K	$325K
Net assetsLn 32	$3.4M	$2.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$158K	$158K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$128K	$128K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$807K	$574K	$140K	$94K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$82K	$61K	$12K	$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$100K	$75K	$15K	$10K
Legal feesLn 11b	$31K	$23K	$5K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$48K	$36K	$7K	$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$793K	$594K	$119K	$79K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$7K	$5K	$1K	$712
Office expensesLn 13	$34K	$25K	$5K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$28K	$21K	$4K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$175K	$131K	$26K	$17K
TravelLn 17	$129K	$97K	$19K	$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$11K	$8K	$2K	$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$15K	$11K	$2K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.4M	$1.4M	$50K	$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$4.0M	$3.3M	$408K	$272K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$2.8M	$3.3M	−$537K	$2.1M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$3.8M	$4.0M	−$191K	$2.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$3.2M	$2.5M	$710K	$3.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$3.9M	$1.6M	$2.3M	$2.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$894K	$766K	$128K	$344K	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

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Part I · Summary $3,803,700 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,217,227$3,591,995

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $248$795

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,946$210,910

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,239,421$3,803,700

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $202,549$157,977

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $964,106$1,117,455

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,362,547$2,718,870

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,529,202$3,994,302

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $710,219−$190,602

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 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-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,803,700 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $11,448 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$806,788

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,785,207

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,591,995

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $795 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$795

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $199,462 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$199,462

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $211,705 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,803,700

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,994,302 across 16 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $157,977$157,977

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,069$128,069

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $573,598 · Management $140,333 · Fundraising $93,556$807,487

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,344 · Management $12,269 · Fundraising $8,179$81,792

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $75,080 · Management $15,016 · Fundraising $10,011$100,107

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $23,213 · Management $4,643 · Fundraising $3,095$30,951

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $35,626 · Management $7,125 · Fundraising $4,750$47,501

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $594,415 · Management $118,883 · Fundraising $79,255$792,553

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,352 · Management $1,070 · Fundraising $712$7,134

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,296 · Management $5,059 · Fundraising $3,373$33,728

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,304 · Management $4,261 · Fundraising $2,841$28,406

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $131,060 · Management $26,212 · Fundraising $17,475$174,747

IX-17 TravelPrograms $96,706 · Management $19,341 · Fundraising $12,894$128,941

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,317 · Management $1,663 · Fundraising $1,109$11,089

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,221 · Management $2,244 · Fundraising $1,496$14,961

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,365,061 · Management $50,279 · Fundraising $33,519$1,448,859

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,313,639 · Management $408,398 · Fundraising $272,265$3,994,302

Part X · Balance sheet $2,974,870 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $914,233$977,792

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,325,004$1,079,502

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,397$14,260

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,171,225$607,451

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $257,936$295,865

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,687,795$2,974,870

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,157$14,623

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $259,974$280,400

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $45,342$29,771

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $322,473$324,794

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $643,890$275,264

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,721,432$2,374,812

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,365,322$2,650,076

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,687,795$2,974,870

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,650,076 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,803,700

XI-2 Total expenses$3,994,302

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$190,602

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,365,322

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$524,644

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,650,076

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