Indigigenius

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Spokane, WA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 92-0498044Revenue $1.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSindigigenius.org522 West Riverside Avenue Ste 4934, 99201-0580 · Spokane, WATax-exempt since Nov 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mission : We are Indigenous futurists dedicated to empowering communities through culturally-centered mentorship, education, research, and career development. By advancing Indigenous knowledge and sovereignty in AI, computer science, and transformational technologies, we aim to inspire future leaders and drive innovation that benefits Indigenous peoples. Our Vision : We envision an ecosystem of Indigenous excellence in AI, computer science, and advanced technology, guided by culturally informed research, education, and community-driven programs. As a North Star, our initiatives empower youth, educators, and communities to reclaim knowledge, innovate, and lead in fields shaping our future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$196K 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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FY2024 · 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $575K a year · 44% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$196K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
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
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$10K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +294%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$291K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024-0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$10K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2022.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.0M Management & general 9% · $101K Fundraising 1% · $16K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $196K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$150,547Pt VII · Sec A
$23,250Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$13,250Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$9,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Delgado-Olson’s $151K as Executive Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Andrea Delgado-Olson$150,547$71,659
Ian Her Many Horses$23,250$12,000
Mason Grimshaw$13,250$12,000
Michael Running Wolf—$12,000
Shawn Tsosie—$12,000
Caroline Running Wolf—$12,000
Elizabeth Starks$9,250—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering Indigenous communities through technology education and mentorship, advancing their knowledge and leadership.

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3 programs · $816K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Teach the Teacher Professional Development (T3PD) offers AI Education to Indigenous communities, who have historically been underserved, by recruiting, training, and supporting future instructors to implement an AI Code Camp in their home community.

$558Kprogram expense
02

Lakota AI Code Camp Program aims to inspire students to pursue pathways into higher education and careers in advanced technology fields. LAICC is a three-week long summer program for high school students where they gain hands-on experience developing personalized mobile apps using industry standard software engineering practices…

$248Kprogram expense
03

Indigenous in AI/ML's vision is to build an international community of Native, Aboriginal, and First Nations who will collectively transform their home communities with advanced technology. By elevating the voices of Indigenous ML researchers we will inspire future impactful work and break stereotypes.

$9Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$101K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$151K$105K$30K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$321K$278K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$33K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$37K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$23K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$744$744
Accounting feesLn 11c$97$11$86
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$210K$210K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$12K$726$478
Office expensesLn 13$135K$130K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
TravelLn 17$170K$169K$830
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$402
InsuranceLn 23$561$561
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$29K$2K$350
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.0M$101K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M−$5K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$291K$1.2M$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10K$10K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,140,021 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,446,763$1,135,094
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$4,927
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,446,763$1,140,021
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 $88,667$558,601
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $202,099$586,782
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $290,766$1,145,383
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,155,997−$5,362
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,140,021 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,135,094
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,135,094
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,927 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,927
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,927 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,140,021
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,145,383 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $105,382 · Management $30,110 · Fundraising $15,055$150,547
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $278,012 · Management $43,129$321,141
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,970 · Management $8,243$41,213
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,560 · Management $9,140$45,700
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $23,438$23,438
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $744$744
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11 · Management $86$97
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $210,392$210,392
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,068 · Management $726 · Fundraising $478$13,272
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $129,536 · Management $5,385$134,921
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $168,875 · Management $830$169,705
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,608 · Management $402$2,010
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $561$561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,484 · Management $1,808 · Fundraising $350$31,642
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,028,897 · Management $100,603 · Fundraising $15,883$1,145,383
Part X · Balance sheet $1,171,988 assets, 7 lines filed
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,174,886$1,171,988
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,174,886$1,171,988
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $924,886$1,021,239
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $250,000$150,749
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,174,886$1,171,988
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,174,886$1,171,988
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,171,988 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,140,021
XI-2 Total expenses$1,145,383
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,362
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,174,886
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,464
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,171,988

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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