Crows Shadow Institute INC

Tax-deductible

Pendleton, OR501(c)(3)UnclassifiedEIN 93-1120037

Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts provides educational, social and economic opportunitities to Native Americans through artistic development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $89K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$654K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$737K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$939K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$654K
FY2024▼ -17%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$674K
FY2022$492K
FY2023$789K
FY2024$654K
Expenses
$737K
FY2024▲ +26%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$351K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$468K
FY2023$587K
FY2024$737K
Net assets
$939K
FY2024▼ -6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$531K
FY2021$748K
FY2022$762K
FY2023$996K
FY2024$939K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1994.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $519K Management & general 25% · $186K Fundraising 4% · $32K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephanie Brown$90,000$18,750———
Karl Davis—$22,150$62,037$61,500$61,500
Samantha Hopple—$35,947———

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

Programs and updates

Empowers Native Americans with artistic skills for education, social growth, and economic advancement.

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2 program services account for $519K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In 2024 Crow's Shadow hosted four artists for two-week residencies each. Each artist works in the print studio with a master printer to produce fine-art, limited-edition prints.

$465Kprogram expense
02

Throughout the year Crows Shadow facilitates multiple Creative Indigenous Arts workshops, hosting master artisans who in turn teach traditional Native arts. In 2024 Crow's Shadow hosted fifteen separate workshops with 115 attendees.

$54Kprogram expense

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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 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$654K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$386K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$737K
Ln 25
Programscol B$519K
Managementcol C$186K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$939K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$544K
Total assetsLn 16$981K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$386K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$654K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$186K
SavingsLn 2$358K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$544K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$62K
Other assetsLn 15$259
Total assetsLn 16$981K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$939K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
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
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$593K$544K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$57K$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K$62K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$981K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$996K$939K
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$90K$68K$18K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$221K$166K$44K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$20K$5K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$17K$5K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$228K$171K$46K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$11K$3K$715
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$12K$9K$2K$625
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14$11$2$1
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$14K$4K$925
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$34K$13K$465
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$10K$9K$180
Total functional expensesLn 25$737K$519K$186K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $654K$737K−$83K$939K 990 PDF
FY2023 $789K$587K$203K$996K 990 PDF
FY2022 $492K$468K$24K$762K 990 PDF
FY2021 $674K$473K$201K$748K 990 PDF
FY2020 $451K$351K$100K$531K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $654,062 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $385,483 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$5,075
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$237,586
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,030
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$242,661
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,370$6,370
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,699$18,699
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$849
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,370 · Excluded from tax $404,182$654,062
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $737,390 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 $67,500 · Management $18,000 · Fundraising $4,500$90,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $166,082 · Management $44,288 · Fundraising $11,072$221,442
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,226 · Management $5,394 · Fundraising $1,348$26,968
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,069 · Management $4,551 · Fundraising $1,138$22,758
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,321$12,321
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $170,710 · Management $45,523 · Fundraising $11,380$227,613
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,731 · Management $2,862 · Fundraising $715$14,308
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,553$6,553
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,203$6,203
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,375 · Management $2,500 · Fundraising $625$12,500
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11 · Management $2 · Fundraising $1$14
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,881 · Management $3,702 · Fundraising $925$18,508
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,828$11,828
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,263 · Management $13,173 · Fundraising $465$47,901
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,590 · Management $8,703 · Fundraising $180$18,473
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $519,438 · Management $185,603 · Fundraising $32,349$737,390
Part X · Balance sheet $980,598 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $250,532$186,359
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $342,000$358,130
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,500$5,705
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $311,130$305,277
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $75,278$62,460
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $56,614$62,408
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $259$259
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,042,313$980,598
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $45,821$41,782
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,821$41,782
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $774,121$794,567
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $222,371$144,249
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $996,492$938,816
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,042,313$980,598
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $938,816 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$654,062
XI-2 Total expenses$737,390
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$83,328
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$996,492
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,652
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$938,816

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