Center for Native Futures

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 85-3159937Revenue $346K in FY2025

On file with the IRScenterfornativefutures.org56 W Adams St Ste 102, 60603-5107 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Jan 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fosters Native artists of all backgrounds.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 2 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $244K a year · 36% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 79% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $543K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.5% 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
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Revenue
$346K
-69% vs prior year
Spent
$578K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$905K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$346K
FY2025▼ -69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$98K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$346K
Expenses
$578K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$236K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$578K
Net assets
$905K
FY2025▼ -20%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$72K
FY2022$173K
FY2023$513K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$905K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2021.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $447K Management & general 19% · $112K Fundraising 3% · $19K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operations Dir.
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Programs Dir.
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Monica Rickert-Bolter’s $85K as Operations Dir. is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Monica Rickert-Bolter$85,000$70,000$60,000
Debra Yepa-Pappan$85,000$70,000—

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

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Supports and promotes Native artists from all backgrounds.

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1 program · $447K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Bringing together Native artists to imagine ourselves richly, where art can provide a lens to learn from the past, nurture our present, and realize a thriving future.

$447Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$346K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$578K
Ln 25
Programscol B$447K
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$905K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$390K
Total assetsLn 16$910K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$346K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$390K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$390K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$910K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$905K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 65
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$573K$390K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$910K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$905K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$170K$153K$8K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$39K$2K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$34K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$905$905
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$66K$54K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$3K$8K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$25K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$1K$11K
TravelLn 17$105K$71K$34K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$33K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$99$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$17K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$561$4K$181
Total functional expensesLn 25$578K$447K$112K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $346K$578K−$232K$905K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$473K$624K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $577K$236K$341K$513K 990 PDF
FY2022 $129K$173K 990 PDF
FY2021 $98K$72K 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 $345,643 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,026,107$333,035
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,436$12,608
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,097,543$345,643
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $176,286$268,919
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $296,931$308,914
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $473,217$577,833
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $624,326−$232,190
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 $345,643 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$333,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$333,035
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,608$12,608
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,608$345,643
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $577,833 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $153,000 · Management $8,500 · Fundraising $8,500$170,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,800 · Management $2,156 · Fundraising $2,156$43,112
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,944 · Management $1,886 · Fundraising $1,886$37,716
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,281 · Management $905 · Fundraising $905$18,091
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,278 · Management $11,622$65,900
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,827 · Management $7,923 · Fundraising $5,000$15,750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,582 · Management $6,254$30,836
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,234 · Management $11,459$12,693
IX-17 TravelPrograms $71,436 · Management $33,717$105,153
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,158 · Management $11,053$44,211
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $99 · Management $3,714$3,813
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,879 · Management $9,153$26,032
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $561 · Management $3,784 · Fundraising $181$4,526
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $447,079 · Management $112,126 · Fundraising $18,628$577,833
Part X · Balance sheet $909,708 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $573,419$390,122
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $537,500$485,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,500$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,892$6,599
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $69,518$27,987
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,195,829$909,708
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,245$4,314
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,245$4,314
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $194,251$273,727
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $943,333$631,667
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,137,584$905,394
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,195,829$909,708
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $905,394 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$345,643
XI-2 Total expenses$577,833
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$232,190
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,137,584
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$905,394

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