To assist native americans in developing their human and natural resources in order to help them make a contribution to society without detracting from the culture and background from which they have emerged.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$248K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $89K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$248K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $385K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$876K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2022▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$3.8M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2022▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.7M
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2022▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$8.3M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1981.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $4.1M Management & general 6% · $267K Fundraising 7% · $342K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $248K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Emeritus Pre
$57,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chauma Kee-Jansen’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 44th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sylvia McMillan——$80,000$120,000$111,738
Chauma Kee-Jansen$110,000$110,000$110,000$18,333—
Dale Tingey$57,500$57,500$57,500$57,500$56,938

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 Native Americans to develop resources, contributing to society while honoring their culture.

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3 programs · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Scholarships awarded to students of native american descent to attend college or vocational schools.

$2.8Mprogram expense
02

Provided education to native american youth to increase self esteem.

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Provided resources to native american tribes and nations to assist in training and developing skills.

$132Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $12.8M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,966,398
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,886,315
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,627,071
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,235,486
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,062,261

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$73K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$267K
Fundraisingcol D$342K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$981K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$876K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$154K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$304K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$207K
Investment incomeLn 3$73K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$250
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$981K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$981K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$74K
Other assetsLn 15$379K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$876K
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$304K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$981K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.3M$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K$74K
Total assetsLn 16$10.2M$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$876K
Net assetsLn 32$8.3M$6.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.6M$2.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$248K$117K$94K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$853K$633K$59K$161K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$82K$60K$10K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$86K$59K$11K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$28K$2K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$78K$1K$241$77K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$26K$21K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$29K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$66K$45K$9K$12K
TravelLn 17$13K$5K$998$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$13K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$2K$17K$473
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$490K$490K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$4.1M$267K$342K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $3.8M$4.7M−$936K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $4.6M$3.6M$986K$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 11, 2023 $4.3M$4.7M−$444K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2022 $4.7M$4.9M−$123K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 26, 2021 $3.7M$3.6M$70K$7.0M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,300,398 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,637,006$3,196,195
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70,184$73,463
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,034,209$1,030,740
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,741,399$4,300,398
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,235,486$2,627,071
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,144,282$1,267,570
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $484,514$849,277
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,864,282$4,743,918
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$122,883−$443,520
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $4,300,398 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$206,539
VIII-1e Government grants$154,246
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,835,410
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$304,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,196,195
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $73,213$73,213
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $250$250
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,030,740$1,030,740
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $250 · Excluded from tax $1,103,953$4,300,398
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,743,918 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,627,071$2,627,071
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,000 · Management $93,750 · Fundraising $36,750$247,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $632,845 · Management $58,846 · Fundraising $161,301$852,992
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $59,532 · Management $9,786 · Fundraising $12,233$81,551
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $58,809 · Management $11,423 · Fundraising $15,295$85,527
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $38,360$38,360
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,041 · Management $1,856 · Fundraising $5,829$35,726
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,184 · Management $241 · Fundraising $76,800$78,225
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,672 · Management $21,190 · Fundraising $9,584$56,446
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $29,177 · Management $1,397 · Fundraising $1,814$32,388
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,855 · Management $9,129 · Fundraising $11,847$65,831
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,231 · Management $998 · Fundraising $6,756$12,985
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,109 · Management $2,668 · Fundraising $3,463$19,240
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,790 · Management $17,443 · Fundraising $473$19,706
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $490,370$490,370
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,134,686 · Management $267,087 · Fundraising $342,145$4,743,918
Part X · Balance sheet $7,353,378 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,716,079$981,372
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $88,000$30,632
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,437$12,566
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $83,855$73,626
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,294,989$5,876,337
X-15 Other assets$378,845
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,193,360$7,353,378
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $135,472$53,297
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,557,652$433,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $105,000$389,335
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,902,379$876,132
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,893,979$5,884,043
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $397,002$593,203
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,290,981$6,477,246
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,193,360$7,353,378
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,477,246 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,300,398
XI-2 Total expenses$4,743,918
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$443,520
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,290,981
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,370,215
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,477,246

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