So Oh Shinali Sister Project

Tax-deductible

West Covina, CA501(c)(3)Since 2020Arts & CultureEIN 85-1245097Revenue $1.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsssisterproject.org1050 Lakes Dr Ste 225, 91790-2910 · West Covina, CATax-exempt since Jun 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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So'oh-shinl Sister Project promotes indigenous education and wellness to empower all indigenous community members in the urban setting through core values, intergenerational relationship building, and inclusive community-based programming rooted in cultural practices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
40¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 10 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $204K a year · 23% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
40%
of spending
Concern: 40% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.3M
+192% vs prior year
Spent
$977K
To programs
40%
Net assets
$871K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +192%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$177K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$458K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$977K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$406K
FY2023$602K
FY2024$791K
FY2025$977K
Net assets
$871K
FY2025▲ +65%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$69K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$860K
FY2024$527K
FY2025$871K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Jun 2020.

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

Where the money goes

40 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 40% · $388K Management & general 52% · $512K Fundraising 8% · $77K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$118,362Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$3,200Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$225Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elena Nourrie’s $118K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Elena Nourrie$118,362$49,955$97,646—
Wildflower Robles Ontiveros——$60,467—
Patricia Miramontes——$56,501—
Bridget Garcia Vera——$35,502$15,589
Cynthia Begay$225$24,113——
Avril Cordova$3,200$4,800——

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

Programs and updates

Empowers Indigenous people through education, wellness, and cultural programs.

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3 programs · $379K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Education Services

We led two series of programs transgenerational health and healing, rooted in resilience, and sacred little ones to focus on education and resources. These series shared education around food sovereignty and intergenerational learning, healing, and trauma.

$194Kprogram expense
02

Wellness Services

We hosted a series of programs dedicated to increasing mental health outcomes and wellness services for our community. This included cohort-based projects, one titled cooking for wellness. Each cohort project was designed to reduce health disparities for families impacted by type 2 diabetes by providing tangible practices that may be…

$130Kprogram expense
03

Leadership Services

We provided facilitation and workshops to 12 organizations through various indigenous leadership topics including - (1) beading circles, (2) social justice in education, (3) culture, balance and indigenous wellness, (4) combatting stereotypes and myths with strengths and truths, (6) indigenizing wellness in the workplace and (6)…

$55Kprogram 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 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Money outPt IX
$977K
Ln 25
Programscol B$388K
Managementcol C$512K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$871K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$871K
Total assetsLn 16$871K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$871K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$871K
Total assetsLn 16$871K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$871K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$527K$871K
Total assetsLn 16$527K$871K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$527K$871K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$959$959
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$24K$50K$71K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$446K$199K$248K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$836$372$464
Other employee benefitsLn 9$71K$32K$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$17K$23K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$6K$17K$593
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$5K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$962$3K$27
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$52K$52K
TravelLn 17$5K$943$4K$71
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$126K$102K$24K$88
All other expensesLn 24e$205$205
Total functional expensesLn 25$977K$388K$512K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$977K$359K$871K 990 PDF
FY2024 $458K$791K−$334K$527K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$602K$637K$860K 990 PDF
FY2022 $561K$406K$155K$223K 990 PDF
FY2021 $177K$69K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,335,851 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $457,523$1,296,551
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$39,300
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $457,523$1,335,851
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$959
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $467,002$709,062
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $324,087$266,760
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $791,089$976,781
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$333,566$359,070
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,335,851 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,296,551
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,296,551
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $39,300$39,300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,300 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,335,851
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $976,781 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $959$959
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,449 · Management $49,581 · Fundraising $70,605$144,635
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $198,502 · Management $247,768$446,270
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $372 · Management $464$836
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,616 · Management $39,463$71,079
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,447 · Management $23,270 · Fundraising $5,525$46,242
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,428$18,428
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,373 · Management $16,652 · Fundraising $593$23,618
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,550 · Management $18,511$23,061
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $962 · Management $3,155 · Fundraising $27$4,144
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,333$3,333
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $51,606$51,606
IX-17 TravelPrograms $943 · Management $4,446 · Fundraising $71$5,460
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,711$10,711
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $102,045 · Management $24,061 · Fundraising $88$126,194
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $205$205
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $388,218 · Management $511,654 · Fundraising $76,909$976,781
Part X · Balance sheet $870,811 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $526,740$870,811
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $526,740$870,811
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $526,740$870,811
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $526,740$870,811
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $526,740$870,811
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $870,811 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,335,851
XI-2 Total expenses$976,781
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$359,070
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$526,740
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$15,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$870,811

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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