To meet the many needs of the tribal members we serve and to continue our mission of protecting the cultural heritage of native american peoples.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$484K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $445K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$484K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $13.2M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$640K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$5.6M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$18.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$5.6M
Expenses
$5.6M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$5.6M
Net assets
$18.8M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.6M
FY2021$18.1M
FY2022$16.7M
FY2023$18.4M
FY2024$18.6M
FY2025$18.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1998.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $4.2M Management & general 9% · $532K Fundraising 16% · $891K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $484K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former President & CEO
$166,413Pt VII · Sec A
Hlc Administrator
$163,814Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$82,125Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & Secretary
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael W Skaggs’s $166K as Former President & CEO is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Skaggs—$185,296$179,282$177,549$158,531$146,573
Michael W Skaggs$166,413—————
Jerry Thex$163,814—————
Kay Medicinebull$82,125—————
David P Fitzsimmonscpa$72,000$72,000————
Conrad E Sump ESQ—$56,000————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides assisted living and adult daycare services for seniors.

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2 programs · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The heritage living center serves the elderly and disabled population of ashland, MT and the surrounding area of the northern cheyenne indian reservation. This is the only licensed assisted living facility within 60 miles of the northern cheyenne indian reservation.

$3.7Mprogram expense
02

The soaring eagle fundraising operation has the primary objective of raising funds for the operation, maintenance, and future expansion of the heritage living center and senior services to the tribal and local community. Costs related to this work have been classified as program services under the caption education.

$508Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Money outPt IX
$5.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.2M
Managementcol C$532K
Fundraisingcol D$891K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$273K
Total assetsLn 16$19.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$640K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Gains on assetsLn 7$762K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$273K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$273K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$19.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$640K
Net assetsLn 32$18.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 551
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K$273K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.6M$13.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.9M$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$19.3M$19.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$668K$640K
Net assetsLn 32$18.6M$18.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$138K$62K$34K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.6M$100K$94K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$62K$45K$8K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$448K$448K
Payroll taxesLn 10$379K$358K$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$256K$48K$156K$52K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$348K$334K$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$63K$43K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$425K$423K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$7K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$769K$135K$623K
All other expensesLn 24e$173K$69K$49K$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.6M$4.2M$532K$891K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.6M$5.6M−$87K$18.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.9M$5.9M−$18K$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.6M$5.3M$1.3M$18.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.2M$4.7M$422K$16.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.7M$4.2M$1.6M$18.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$4.0M−$492K$14.6M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,556,195 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,835,133$4,363,231
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$26,800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,153,976$1,088,441
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$58,433$77,723
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,930,676$5,556,195
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,097,190$2,823,667
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,851,693$2,819,299
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,948,883$5,642,966
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,207−$86,771
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,556,195 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,363,231
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$44,920
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,363,231
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,800$26,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $326,159$326,159
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $762,282$762,282
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $77,723$77,723
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,523 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,088,441$5,556,195
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,642,966 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,952 · Management $34,417 · Fundraising $41,301$137,670
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,603,549 · Management $99,995 · Fundraising $94,253$1,797,797
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $45,291 · Management $8,078 · Fundraising $8,147$61,516
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $448,100$448,100
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $357,875 · Management $10,310 · Fundraising $10,399$378,584
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,873 · Management $156,393 · Fundraising $51,919$256,185
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,411$10,411
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $333,819 · Management $7,053 · Fundraising $7,112$347,984
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,738 · Management $20,172$62,910
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $423,387 · Management $1,701$425,088
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,473 · Management $9,590$17,063
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $768,595 · Management $135,440 · Fundraising $623,097$1,527,132
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $68,737 · Management $49,295 · Fundraising $54,494$172,526
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,219,800 · Management $532,444 · Fundraising $890,722$5,642,966
Part X · Balance sheet $19,457,888 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $201,865$272,628
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $440,730$82,470
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $344$1,847
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $157,744$116,956
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,931,412$5,734,354
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,560,237$13,249,633
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,292,332$19,457,888
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $338,497$327,931
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $329,295$312,321
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $667,792$640,252
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,553,620$18,763,166
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,920$54,470
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,624,540$18,817,636
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,292,332$19,457,888
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,817,636 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,556,195
XI-2 Total expenses$5,642,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$86,771
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,624,540
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$279,867
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,817,636

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