Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2020.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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.
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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Empowers Native American communities through service and leadership, honoring Jim Thorpe's legacy.
Questions for Bright Path Strong
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Amplify native american voices and stories past and present by giving a specialized platform we created using social media tools, produced videos, live webinars, and community outreach.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-2007935) · Dispute this lineWe are committed to the multi-pronged effort to reinstate native american athlete, jim thorpe, as sole champion in his events in the 1912 olympic games in stockholm, sweden. Petitioning and working with world government organizations and key individuals to further legitimize thorpe as the monumental figure in world history that places…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-2007935) · Dispute this lineOur goal is to help bring clean drinking water solutions to native american communities in the U.S. We create fundraising campaigns and strategic partnerships for executing of viable strategic solutions for these native communities.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-2007935) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $10K | $9K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $986K | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $10K | $995K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $10K | $995K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $1K | $1K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $166 | $166 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1K | $1K | $0 | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 24, 2025 | $2K | $19K | −$17K | $978K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 24, 2024 | $987K | $1K | $985K | $995K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $986,772 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $986,772 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,416 across 2 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $995,115 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $995,115 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2023 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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